Twelve Steps for Overeaters: An Interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous

by Elisabeth L.

Book Overview

From the author of Food for Thought and Listen to the Hunger comes this in-depth interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous, the recovery program for cumpulsive overeaters based on the Twelve Step model of Alcoholics Anonymous.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062554786
• ISBN13: 9780062554789
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Source of Information

Are you a compulsive overeater? Have you tried just about everything you can think of or get your hands on to stop bingeing or obsessing about food? Have you come to a point in your life where you can honestly say that you are powerless over food and need help from a Higher Power? Get this book! Based on the Twelve Steps for Alcholics Anonymous, this book will help you understand each step and how it can help free you from the bonds of food addiction. Written in easy-to-read format with wording in a way that makes it seem like you're chatting with a close friend, this book is the book to help you release your grasps on an addiction that you can't simply overcome with "willpower."

This book is life altering if you are ready to recover

I was shocked to see that there were actually negative reviews on this book. One of the reviews I read sounds like it was written for another book as the content in the review was not related to any of the people or subjects contained in this book. ... On to what I have to say about this book. This is positively one of the greatest books I have read for overeaters. This is not a diet book, but a healing tool, and a spiritual tool using the twelve steps. In many ways compulsive overeaters or binge eaters are like alcoholics. It is a compulsive disorder that has so little to do with food. We eat to "stuff" our pain, hurt, anger, fears, regrets, sorrows and disappointments. Using the tools in this book and going to Overeaters Anonymous I have been binge free for two months. I haven't had any sugar during that time. At one time these both really did seem impossible. But thanks to this wonderful book and the help of OA I am healing. If you have problems with binge eating or compulsive overeating I think this book is well worth the money and more.

Excellent 12 Step Companion Book

Being in recovery in OA for 6 years and reading the OA and AA 12 & 12's NUMEROUS times, I was looing for something new and fresh to read. This book truly fit the bill. The author really breaks the steps down into many subcategories and delves into issues deeply. Not a substituute for the AA or OA 12 & 12 by any means, but a great "study aid" to the 12 steps.