Our Countless Vain Attempts: Recovery from the 12 Step Food Relapse Cycle

This is the third copy of this book. I keep giving it away to share and buying another for myself.

If you have ever tried to diet to lose weight, and failed, then tried again, and failed again, and yet again ,,, you will certainly gain insight from reading this little book. I have loaned my copy to several people, and recommended it to many others. One person reported to me that she thought "every paragraph was a jewel" and proceeded to read it twice back-to-back. I have a shelf full of "self-help" food and diet books. This is the only one I would wholeheartedly recommend.

John has an incredible understanding of the illness of compulsive eating. He shares his experience in a way that makes it relatable and engaging. I found myself hearing my excuses on the pages and seeing how ridiculous they sound. I not only got a better understanding of the disease of food addiction I got a better understanding of myself. This book gave me hope.

Another interesting journey to one'side self

Very good read for those of us who have tried and failed!

Good book. Well written.

Fantastic book.

Er. So many people try in vain, vain, vain to lose weight and certainly it is stressful especially with the modern romantic stressors and the diversities of plentiful bad food. Obesity is a growing epidemic. It’s useful to explore the political and feminist causes and not just hereditary causes.

I liked the readers sharing and ability to relate to the real world. Good book for others who are in the food.

Written for the food 12-step member already familiar with the program but looking to avoid (or recover from) relapse.John has insight into what relapse looks like in OA, why it's so prevalent, and what to do to end it once and for all. He is able to step outside of OA and the other 12-step programs to give some good advice on how to make it work. Most of the value of the book is at the beginning and end, but it's sprinkled with insights throughout that make it worth ploughing through.I had a couple of complaints about the book:1. John reminds us way too often that he has a high IQ.2. This book would have benefited from a professional editor.