I am only on step 1 and have tried attending several OA groups over the years. I just never felt comfortable. I had a belief in a higher power but I also felt like a very powerful smaller version of my higher power. I had overcome some very difficult things in my lifetime and just felt that there had to be a reason why I couldn't overcome sugar addiction.

OA isn't for everybody. I tried an AA meeting as well. I had stopped drinking on my own (it was incredibly hard-the detox was hell) and thought maybe meetings would help me bond with others. When I shared in a meeting that I had stopped on my own using some holistic methods instead of AA they looked at me like I had two heads. And nobody talked to me. That was my last meeting.

I feel like RR has all the answers-the food and the support of those who have gone before me. Please understand that I am not putting recovery groups like OA or AA down, I know that they have worked for many, just not me. It is nice to be home!

Laura