Nora, member since 2003, identifies as a compulsive overeater and century person. Nora's share from the Tuesday evening Century Meeting includes the following themes: arthritic knees • physical pain • growing up in a food culture (Italian family) • eating all day & alone • sugar addiction • drug use • body image issues • dieting/commercial weight-loss • difficulty keeping off weight • not weighing self or owning a scale • numbing out & lacking clarity • spiritual awakening/moment of clarity/surrender • discovering OA • 1st OA meeting • 1st OA sponsor • food plan • boundaries around food • working Steps • sponsoring others • current meeting attendance • having peace of mind & good health
A century person is an individual who has lost or needs to lose 100 pounds or more.
