GET THERE FASTER
FIRST ABOUT TOOLS
In OA, we have tools that help us as we work the Steps. Remember to use these tools every week to support you on this journey. These tools will help keep you engaged when things get rough. Also, your use of the tools will help others stay engaged.
Meet with (phone, video, or in person) your Step Study guide, partner, or sponsor (recommended to schedule ahead of time)
Attend at least 2 meetings this week. You can find meetings by visiting www.oaunity.org/meetings or https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/?type=0
Make at least 2 phone calls every day
you may have to leave a message – that’s o.k.
Post on the text line at least 2 times this week (To be added to Whatsapp textline, text Becca D at (615) 496-9801 and give your first name, last initial, and phone number. Be sure to download Whatsapp to your phone.)
1) Post something about the step study
2) Post a response to someone else’s post
Be of service this week (Remember that service works when all else fails to keep us abstinent!)
do something for someone else
accept a service commitment for the Step Study
or be of service in some other way
Write or journal at least 2 times this week
STEP STUDY ASSIGNMENTS - SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
Below you will find a suggested schedule for completing this weeks Step Study assignments. Each day USUALLY includes about 30 minutes of reading or writing and 30 minutes of listening to a recording of a recovering members experience, strength, and hope on this Step. Assignments are suggested for 6 days with the 7th day being a day of rest or catching up if you fell behind.
1. Day One:
Continue with 40 minutes Bill’s Story by Kim G. (most podcasts in this study can be found at https://www.avision4you.info/.)
List as many examples as you can think of that indicate your powerlessness over food. This should includes rules or boundaries you tried, diets that eventually failed, promises you made, strategies or techniques that didn’t work, etc.
o Example: I promised every Monday that I would start a diet, but by the
end of Monday or within a few days I was eating compulsively
again.
2. Day Two:
Finish listening to Bill’s Story by Kim G.
Read Bill’s Story in the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous)
3. Day Three:
Listen to 30 min Choosing a New Tool Kit: Moving from Fear to Love by Adam S.
List as many examples as you can think of that indicate your life is unmanageable because of your compulsive eating.
o Example: I had difficulty completing tasks at work because I felt lethargic
due to poor eating.
4. Day Four:
Continue to listen to 30 min Choosing a New Tool Kit: Moving from Fear to Love by Adam S.
5. Day Five:
Finish listening to Choosing a New Tool Kit: Moving from Fear to Love by Adam S.
6. Day Six:
Step One is the only one we have to take 100%. Answer these questions about Step One, summarizing what you’ve learned about yourself so far:
a. When you are restless, irritable, and/or discontented, do you ever use
food to change the way you feel?
b. How is your life unmanageable?
c. Have you conceded to your innermost self that you have the Double
Whammy?
d. How are you powerless over food? Give examples. If so, you are a real
compulsive eater and are powerless over food. You have taken Step 1.
Be sure to review your Step One work with your sponsor, Step working partner, or guide.
LIST OF STEP STUDY ASSIGNMENTS
Listen to Bill’s Story by Kim G. (most podcasts in this study can be found at https://www.avision4you.info/.)
List as many examples as you can think of that indicate your powerlessness over food
o This should includes rules or boundaries you tried, diets that eventually failed, promises you made, strategies or techniques that didn’t work, etc.
Example: I promised every Monday that I would start a diet, but by the end of Monday or within a few days I was eating compulsively again.
Read Bill’s Story in the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Listen to Choosing a New Tool Kit: Moving from Fear to Love by Adam S.
List as many examples as you can think of that indicate your life is unmanageable because of your compulsive eating.
o Example: I had difficulty completing tasks at work because I felt lethargic due to poor eating.
Step One is the only one we have to take 100%. Answer these questions about Step One, summarizing what you’ve learned about yourself so far:
a. When you are restless, irritable, and/or discontented, do you ever use food to change the way you feel?
b. Summarize how your life unmanageable?
c. Have you conceded to your innermost self that you have the Double Whammy?
d. Summarize how are you powerless over food? Give examples. If so, you
are a real compulsive eater and are powerless over food.
You have taken Step 1.
Be sure to review your Step One work with your sponsor, Step working partner, or guide.
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