Insane. That’s the word Charles uses to describe his relationship with food before OA. He went to his first OA meeting only to support a friend, but he did not recognize his own problem. Years later, when he could no longer control his weight, a growing sense of hopelessness made Charles ready to hear OA’s message. Today he says, “I am totally free of the bondage of food.”
Interview with Charles: Exercise Bulimia and Compulsive Overeating
![Senior man with beard smiling in a park.](https://media.oa.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/01/31084620/charles.jpg)