2006-07-28 10:35:45 · 5 answers · asked by sjw430 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It's a 12 step program, based off the ideas of Alcoholics Anonymous. It's anonymous, which means that no one outside the meeting will reveal that you were there. Meetings are usually once or twice a week and last for 1 hour or so. You can participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable doing. Basically, they encourage the overeater to take responsibility for their actions. They look as overeating as kind of a disease, and counsel the overeater to look inside ones self to see why one is overeating.
Meetings are free, and there is usually one in every town.
2006-07-28 10:40:50 · answer #1 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a 12 step program. It helps you to understand why you overeat and you get support from other overeaters to gain control of your eating. I'm not sure there are fees associated with it but I don't think so. They do have a web site if you google it.
It is successful for some people but you have to want it for it to work.
2006-07-28 17:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by miso1cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caps lock problems?
My girlfriend's son went to a few meetings...from what was described to me, it was a support group but they (at least this group) didn't talk much about how the person could stop overeating...I don't know if that's usual or not...basically he described talking about why he overeats and THAT he overeats...but not about trying to stop...and after a few wks he quit going to the meetings (but he was 16 and a good bit younger than the other members in that group)...
2006-07-28 17:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 12 step program modeled after alcoholics
anonymous.
You admit being helpless to stop eating, and ask God's help.
2006-07-28 17:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im assuming its for fat people who overeat and its like AA but for overeaters...?
2006-07-28 17:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by softballgirl0127 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋