Nothing short of an honest, wholehearted commitment to abstinence and the OA program will give us the ability to stop eating compulsively. If we think we can get away with small deviations here and there, we are deluding ourselves. Our disease is progressive, and unless we take the steps outlined in the program, it will eventually destroy us. ~ L., Elisabeth. Food for Thought: Daily Meditations for Overeaters (Kindle Locations 2210-2212). Hazelden Publishing.

“I’ll read literature and eat right.”
“I’ll go until I can wear that dress.”
“I don’t need a sponsor. I know this stuff.”
“I can’t do this Higher Power stuff.”
The Big Book says, “Half measures
availed us nothing.
We stood at the turning point.
We asked His protection and care
with complete abandon.”
If we truly take Step Three we will make it.
Short of that is half measures,
which avail us nothing!