OA South Bay Intergroup

The South Bay Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous serves the entire South Bay area with meetings in Gardena, Inglewood, Lakewood, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Seal Beach, and Torrance, California.

Local Meetings

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues. Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer.*

According to OA's Seventh Tradition "...financial support of OA is our responsibility as members of the Fellowship.  We don't ask for or accept support from outside sources."** Therefore, if you are a member of the Overeaters Anonymous fellowship, please consider making a donation today. Your support is much appreciated.

*   OA Preamble
** Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA, p. 162

GROUP TREASURERS:  Please identify your group by city, day, time, and group number on the PayPal site by clicking on "Add Special Instructions."  

Donation Certificate

South Bay Intergroup is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  All donations are tax deductible. 

To the Newcomer

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet in order to help solve a common problem - compulsive overeating, which includes obesity, anorexia and bulimia. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop eating compulsively.
​Please read "Our Invitation to You", check out our website and attend a ​meeting. Whatever your problem with food, OA welcomes you.

​OA Related Announcements

• NEXT INTERGROUP MEETING:  Saturday, February 15, 2020.  Intergroup meetings are held at the Alpert Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA (at Grand Ave. and Willow St., one block west of Lakewood Blvd and the 405 Freeway). Service Board meets at 9:00 AM;  Representatives Meeting follows at 9:30 AM. Visitors are welcome!  Map​

Unity Day - February 29

Unity Day is a worldwide celebration of the STRENGTH we find in the DIVERSITY within our OA Fellowship: we come together simply as compulsive eaters seeking the common solution found in the Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous, sharing the healing power of love within this diverse Fellowship. No matter what our differences may be, WE ARE ALL OA!

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​Please observe a few moments of silence on...
Saturday, February 29, 2020
11:30 AM PST
...to connect with your fellow OA’s all over the world in spirit.

Unity in Overeaters Anonymous is expressed in our Tradition One. Here is a 3-minute video explaining the meaning and importance of this tradition as depicted by one member.  Another member shares on the topic of Unity in the following audio clip.

​A Tool for Recovery

 Been Slipping and Sliding?
The following thirty questions are for use in daily writing and/or discussion with a sponsor by members who want to stop “slipping and sliding.” The questions are also recommended for those in relapse who want to recommit to their OA program.

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​Hearing Is Believing - OA Members Speak

This 5-minute collection of interviews depicts the journeys of several OA members from despair to recovery and serenity. Helpful for newcomers, returning members and long-timers alike.  

​Meeting Spotlight

 
    Young People's Meeting
    Tuesdays, 7:00 PM
     United Methodist Church
     540 Main Street,
     El Segundo, CA 
​        (enter off Mariposa Street) 

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Please join us for our one-hour meeting every Tuesday night in El Segundo. We are a young people’s focus meeting, but all are welcome to join us. We’re less than a mile from the 105 Freeway, and there’s ample parking at the church and on the street.

We have a speaker on the first Tuesday of each month, who brings his or her message of experience, strength, and hope. On subsequent weeks our leader selects a topic and readings from Voices of Recovery and/or For Today, and we read, write, and share.

This is a comfortable, welcoming, and non-judgmental meeting at which we work toward achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight and image. We’ll save you a seat!
--Kathi F

​Celebrate An OA Milestone

“When I came to OA I felt defeated, isolated and alone. That has all changed now. With the help of the fellowship of OA and my sponsor, I have changed my life and my way of reacting to life. The amazing secret to the success of this program is that we are not alone on this journey. Our fellowship gives us the ability to do what we cannot do alone.”                    Mary F.

​One of the ways we support one another is by celebrating our successes. OA has always given out “chips” for milestones, but now there is a new way of celebrating an OA achievement. The South Bay Intergroup now accepts donations in honor of members’ milestones. Whether your sponsor is celebrating another year of abstinence, your sponsee has completed another Step, or a new fellow has achieved a personal goal, your gift will honor, support and offer encouragement on the journey to recovery.

To make a donation via PayPal (you do not need an account), click on the DONATE button on this page. Follow the prompts to make your secure donation. Directly below the DONATE button you will find a DONATION CERTIFICATE button which links to a beautiful certificate that can be personalized and printed. It will serve as a keepsake and something to be treasured, giving encouragement to continue on the journey.

​Each donation will also help the South Bay Intergroup to carry the message of hope, compassion and unity to the compulsive eater who still suffers. There is no better way to honor someone’s journey and support Overeaters Anonymous/South Bay​​.