Please call the contact person before attending a meeting for the first time! Meeting places can be hard to find, or the meeting may have moved.
We suggest that newcomers attend 6 meetings before making a decision about OA because meetings vary from place to place.
Overeaters Anonymous does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or veteran status. Anyone with a desire to stop eating compulsively is welcome to attend meetings. OA takes no position on outside issues.
All meetings are non-smoking.
| SPECIAL FOCUS | |
|---|---|
| Note: All OA members are welcome at all meetings. | |
| OP | OPEN meetings are for OA members, those who think they may have a problem with food, and anyone else interested in the OA program, such as professionals, family members, or support people. Visitors are expected to respect the anonymity of those they see. |
| CL | CLOSED meetings are limited to OA members and those who have or think they may have a problem with food. |
| ABC | Anorexic Bulimic Compulsive Overeater |
| HOW | OA H.O.W.-Honesty Open-mindedness and Willingness |
| MEN | Men's meeting |
| NEW | Newcomer's meeting |
| WMN | Women's meeting |
| SPECIAL TOPIC | |
| BB | Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous Study |
| DIS | Topic Discussion/Pitch |
| LIF | Lifeline magazine study |
| LIT | OA/AA Literature Study |
| SPK | Speaker meeting |
| STR | Step and/or Tradition Study |
| WRI | Writing meeting |
| NOTES | |
| X | Meeting not wheelchair accessible |
| H | Meeting only wheelchair accessible (bathroom not) |
| HB | Meeting and bathroom wheelchair accessible |
| BAG | Abstinent meals permitted |
| KID | Children are welcome at the meeting to help parents to attend, although babysitting is *not* available. |