Female in my 20's, Canadian with some questions!!
Hello,
About two years ago I started OA and I loved it. I loved the meetings and the idea behind it, I loved the higher power aspect, I loved the retreats, and the community that I found. I had a sponsor, and I was enjoying every aspect of the program expect the RED,YELLOW,GREEN food aspect. I am young and don't want to live my life avoiding foods, I want to be mindful and be able to recover and overcome how I eat, so I can enjoy foods that I thought were "RED". I was eating my red foods again after about 2-3 months, because I was trying so hard to restrict them and my sponsor told me they couldn't continue to go through the program with me unless I was "sober". Personally, I can't consider any type of food as something that makes me "unsober", and In the time when I needed support the most as I was back in a binge, I felt I was kind of told to sort it out.
These people, were so lovely. I think about them often and miss the feeling of community that I haven't found elsewhere. I come from a smaller place and so it was a closer group(s). I guess what I'm asking is that the norm of OA? Like is it you have to not eat certain foods for life to stay abstinent? Is there any groups or meetings that don't depend on needing green/yellow/red foods? I just feel everyone I met had foods they did not eat and planned to never eat again and ate VERY strictly.
Thank you lots for any insight!!