Mill Creek OA 100 Pounder Speaker Meeting

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Bob_05_17_2015

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May 17, 201527 min

Liz_05_10_2015

Liz always worried about getting her share of food at home with her family. She always wanted more, more, more. She hated school so when she got home she'd eat an entire bag of Doritos - in first grade! She got abstinent working the steps and will have a year of abstinence soon with about 56 pounds of weight lost. Even on a cruise she lost weight!!! Half the reason she choose a cruise was so she could enjoy all the food. But she brought her program with her, did the work, worked on her fourth step. She stayed absintent during the whole cruise. She says God meet her more than half way. She says the OA program gave her a level of freedom she never thought she could acheive.

May 10, 201526 min

Ron_04_26_2015

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Apr 26, 201530 min

CindiW_03_29_2015

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Mar 29, 201529 min

EvelynR_03_22_2015

Evelyn has 28 years of abstinence and maintaining a 150 pound weight loss for 25 of those years. "When I was 11 years old I was 100 pounds overweight." "I have a wonderful life. Life is hard. I'm so grateful I'm not alone. I'm grateful that you give your time to be here." "The group has kept me coming back. I'm so grateful for that."

Mar 22, 201529 min

HelenT_03_15_2015

Listen in and celebrate with Helen on her Sweet Sixteen OA Birthday.

Mar 15, 201530 min

Debbie_03_08_2015

Debbie's story.

Mar 8, 201530 min

Aaron_2015_03_01

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Mar 1, 201530 min

Karl_2015_2_22

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Feb 23, 201528 min

Melody_2015_02_08

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Feb 14, 201529 min

Marv_2015_02_01

Marv's story.

Feb 1, 201528 min

Victoria_2015_01_25

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Jan 25, 201528 min

Wanda_2015_01_18

Wanda just had a 2 year birthday having lost 70 pounds. She shares her story of transformation. She lived out on a farm six miles from town. Most of her teens she felt out of step with others. Her father being an alcholholic. She grew up not feeling "with it". Later she went to an OA meeting in Orange and saw people in recovery and couldn't believe it.

Jan 18, 201527 min