Actually, the only requirement for OA membership is the DESIRE to stop eating compulsively...Losing weight in the program is not a requirement. We have many members who are anorexics and bulemics(spelling?) who do NOT need or want to lose weight, they want to know how to stop eating compulsively! I have been going to OA for over 4 years now and have had so much spiritual and emotional recovery and a bonus of a 40 lbs weight loss, which is the physical part of the program. Give the program a chance, it has changed MY life!