The California Central Coast Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous is sponsoring a special speaker at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, during the Santa Maria Saturday OA meeting.
The event will be at the Bethel Lutheran Church, at 624 E. Camino Colegio in Santa Maria.
A speaker will share her recovery from anorexia and bulimia with the help of the OA 12-Step program and the use of the “Big Book,” a text published by Alcoholics Anonymous.
The health consequences of compulsive eating result in the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The OA 12-Step program does not endorse a specific plan of eating or exercise. Instead, it addresses the underlying causes of food addiction. All three eating disorders - binge-eating, anorexia and bulimia - are considered compulsive, according to Overeaters Anonymous.
For information about the event, call 937-8269.
The Intergroup supports 13 OA meetings from Lompoc to Atascadero.
MEETINGS:
Local meetings of Overeaters Anonymous:
Mondays, 10:30 a.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, 959 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande. Info: 929-4469.
Mondays, 7 p.m., St. Mary's Church, 2800 Harris Grade Road, Lompoc. Info: 737-1158 or 961-8813.
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Alano Club, 1669 Fir St., Solvang. Info: 688-1472.
Wednesdays, noon, St. Mary's Church, 2800 Harris Grade Road, Lompoc. Info: 736-2432.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Arroyo Grande Hospital Annex, 345 S. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande. Info: 473-7393.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m., Clubhouse, Rancho Del Arroyo Mobile Home Park, 2700 Cienaga, Oceano. Info: 489-3502.
Fridays, 9:45 a.m., 880 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo. Info: 543-7279.
Saturdays, 9:30 a.m., Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio, Santa Maria. Info: 937-8269.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m. St. Stephen Episcopal Church, 1344 Nipomo, San Luis Obispo. Info: 544-2591.
June 12, 2008
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