Steps 1-4

STEP	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LINK
Step 1	PRESENTATION	“We admitted we were powerless over food — that our lives had become unmanageable.” Lulu and Shalece share their experience with this step	1A
Step 1	Cycle of Addiction	You may be asking yourself, "Am I an addict?" This recording can help you come to understand the cycle of addiction. Can you see yourself in it with regards to food?	1B
Step 1	Cycle of Addiction	Link to a PDF of the Cycle of Addiction	1C
Step 1	The Physical Allergy	We invite you to listen to this wonderful podcast for a more clear understanding of the physical allergy entitled "The Doctor’s Opinion” by Harlan G.	1D
Step 1	Fighting the Food	When we came to this program, we were fighting with the food. Can you relate?	1E
Step 1	Food Plan	Click on the link to hear Lulu and Shalece discuss the food plan	1F
Step 1	Food Plan	Link to PDF of a suggested food plan for women (check with your doctor or nutritionist if you need special dietary guidance due to medical concerns)	1G
Step 1	Food Plan	Link to PDF of a suggested food plan for men (check with your doctor or nutritionist if you need special dietary guidance due to medical concerns)	1H
Step 1	Food Plan	Link to PDF of a suggested food plan (6 meals a day for women) (check with your doctor or nutritionist if you have a medical condition that requires you to eat more often during the day (eg. diabetic, weight loss surgery)	1I
Step 1	Food Plan	Link to PDF of a suggested food plan (for pregnant or lactating women) (check with your doctor or nutritionist to see if this food plan is right for you if you are pregnant or breastfeeding - this plan came from a nutritionist)	1J
Step 1	Dining Out Eating Socially	Listen to this recording to learn more about dining with others, ordering in restaurants, bringing your abstinent meal with you, and enjoying social situations	1K
Step 1	The Scales	Listen to this recording to understand how to use the food scale and the bathroom scale in a healthy way	1L
Step 1	How Do I Actually Live This?	Listen to this recording, if you feel like you are never going to have another fun day for the rest of your life!!	1M
Step 1	The Mental Twist	Listen to this recording as Shalece and Lulu discuss the mental twist, the twisted thinking, that that precedes the first bite	1N
Step 1	The Lies Our Disease Tells Us	Link to PDF of the list of the lies our disease tries to tell us	1O
Step 1	My Life Is  Unmanageable	We invite you to listen to this wonderful podcast for a more clear understanding of the unmanageability of life that leads to relapse entitled "More About Alcoholism” by Harlan G.	1P
Step 1	Bill’s Story	We invite you to listen to Harlan G.’s podcast on the chapter “Bill’s Story”. Notice where you identify with Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. His story is a wonderful illustration of what life is like as an active alcoholic (food addict), what he did (understanding the problem and taking action), and what life is like in recovery.	1Q

STEP	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LINK
Step 2	PRESENTATION	“Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Lulu and Shalece share their experience with this step	2A
Step 2	There Is A Solution	There is a Solution for our problem of powerlessness! Listen to this podcast by Harlan G. on the chapter “There Is A Solution”, that will help you to begin to understand the Power that is needed to recover from this food addiction.	2B
Step 2	We Agnostics	Listen to this podcast by Harlan G. on the chapter “We Agnostics” to learn more about finding a Power greater than yourself that will restore you to sanity	2C
Step 2	Get Connected	Enjoy this recording of Shalece and Lulu talking about connecting with a Higher Power (Part 1)	2D
Step 2	Get Connected	Enjoy this recording of Shalece and Lulu talking about connecting with a Higher Power (Part 2)	2E
Step 2	Get Connected	Enjoy this recording of Shalece and Lulu talking about developing a new concept of God	2F
Step 2	OA’s “God” and your religion	Does it feel like creating your own concept of God, as the BB suggests, conflicts with the religion you practice? Listen to this recording to hear a panel of recovered compulsive overeaters sharing their experience with creating a new concept of a Higher Power while still honoring and practicing their religion	2G
Step 2	Our Father	Enjoy this recording as Lulu shares how she analyzed the Lord’s Prayer so she could better understand its message and to find it useful in any spiritual practice	2H
Step 2	Our Father	Link to PDF of Our Father interpretation	2I

 

STEP	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LINK
Step 3	PRESENTATION	“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Lulu and Shalece share their experience with this step	3A
Step 3	How It Works	We invite you to listen to Harlan G.’s podcast on the chapter “How It Works”. His presentation on Step 3 Is filled with amazing insights (please stop listening as soon as he begins speaking on Step 4).	3B
Step 3	Bringing God In	Enjoy this recording of Shalece and Lulu discussing bringing God into your life	3C
Step 3	Sponsoring Prayer	In this recording, Lulu shares the prayer that she uses as a way to invite God into each Step 3 ceremony with sponsees"	3D
Step 3	Sponsoring Prayer	Link to PDF of a suggested prayer for sponsors to use with sponsee during their Step 3 ceremony	3E

STEP	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	LINK
Step 4	PRESENTATION	“Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Lulu and Shalece share their experience with this step	4A
Step 4	Resentment List	Lulu and Shalece share how to begin creating your 4th step resentment list	4B
Step 4	Resentment List	Link to PDF of Cheat Sheet	4C
Step 4	Causes	Follow the instructions in this recording to write the “Causes” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4D
Step 4	Affects My	Follow the instructions in this recording to complete the “Affects My” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4E
Step 4	Affects My	Link to PDF of Cheat Sheet mentioned in above recording (have it open while you listen)	4F
Step 4	Affects My (example)	Link to PDF of an example of a Cause List and how one would feel Affected by it	4G
Step 4	BB Reading	In this recording, Lulu shares some important text from the AA Big Book for Step 4 writing	4H
Step 4	Fears	Follow the instructions in this recording to complete the “Fears” portion of your Step 4 resentment inventory	4I
Step 4	Fears	Link to PDF of Cheat Sheet	4J
Step 4	Self-Seeking	Follow the instructions in this recording to complete the “Self-Seeking” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4K
Step 4	Self-Seeking	Link to PDF of Cheat Sheet	4L
Step 4	Selfish	Follow the instructions in this recording to complete the “Selfish” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4M
Step 4	Dishonesty Part 1	Follow the instructions in this recording to begin the “Dishonesty” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4N
Step 4	Dishonesty (The Lies I Tell Myself)	Open this PDF as you listen to the above recording on the Dishonesty part of the resentment writing (the lies I tell myself)	4O
Step 4	Dishonesty Part 2	Follow the instructions in this recording to complete the “Dishonesty” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4P
Step 4	Dishonesty (The Truth I Deny Myself)	Open this PDF as you listen to the above recording on the Dishonesty part of the resentment writing (the truth I deny myself)	4Q
Step 4	Dishonesty (More Truths)	This recording discusses further insights into finding the truth, by considering each of the Causes listed as dishonest	4R
Step 4	Dishonesty (More Truths)	Open this PDF as you listen to the above recording on the Dishonesty part of the resentment writing (more truths)	4S
Step 4	Fear Inventory	Follow the instructions in this recording to begin the “Fear” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4T
Step 4	Fear Inventory	PDF to fear inventory questions	4U
Step 4	Sex Inventory	Follow the instructions in this recording to begin the “Sex” portion of your Step 4 inventory	4V
Step 4	Sex Inventory	PDF to sex inventory questions	4W
Step 4	Promises	This recording discusses the 4th step promises, as outlined in the BB on pages 70 and 71.	4X