Compulsive overeater, here.

[Granny M]

3. I am definitely sure we are not the only ones.

I live in Ireland and attend OA meetings. My meeting is very small here, too. But at least it's helpful to me and the handful of others there.

That irresistible pull toward the latest "diet" or quick fix draws people in. Anne Lamott recently wrote about the dieting failure. When she announced that she'd be going on a diet, her therapist always said, "Great, honey. How much weight are you planning to gain?"