Have you tried diet clubs, shots, pills, weight doctors, etc., only to achieve short-lived success followed by further failures-gaining and regaining  weight each time? Have you known the despair of feeling fat? Are you thin now, but know you are on your way up? Is your eating out of control?  If so, then Overeaters Anonymous (OA) may be for you.

To read more about OA click the "What is OA?" tab shown above.

To help you determine if you are a compulsive overeater, click and answer the questions shown on the "Questions" tab above.  Also read about other Eating Disorders that members of OA suffer from.

There is more information about OA on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) tab.

On the OA World Service website, there is very useful information for newcomers, including what to expect at an OA meeting and more information about OA.

To hear the stories of 3 local members of OA, click here .
 

About Meetings:

To find a meeting that is specifically for newcomers, see the Monday 9:30 AM (Saratoga), Tuesday 7:30 PM (Palo Alto) or the Saturday 9:30 AM (San Jose) meeting.

Newcomers are also welcome at ANY OA meeting.  To find a meeting in Santa Clara County, check our Meetings pages. To find meetings anywhere in the world, check with the OA World Service site (oa.org).

We encourage everyone to attend at least six meetings before you decide whether or not OA is the place for you.  You are under no obligation and are free to leave at any time.   We have meetings with different formats.  Each meeting, although based upon common principles, has a different character.  "Take what you like, and leave the rest" is one of our mottoes. 

If there is an OA group near you, its members will be happy to welcome you and give you further information and help, along with additional literature. If there is no OA group in your community, please write to:

Overeaters Anonymous World Service Office
P.O. Box 44020, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020

or read: http://www.oa.org

or e-mail: info@oa.org

or call (505) 891-2664