The Steps.

Recently, the idea that obesity is an addiction has gained more credibility. Although many will argue that unlike most addiction where you can avoid the temptation (be in alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc) you have to eat. You cannot just stop "cold turkey". So how does this fit into the traditional treatment for addiction? I thought that this adaption of the original Alcoholics Anonymous steps was pretty cool:

The 12 Steps:
I admit that I am powerless over FOOD— My life before WLS was unmanageable, and can become so again.
I believe that a Power greater than myself will restore me to sanity.
I have made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I understand Him/Her.
I am making a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself.
I have admitted to God, to myself, and to another human being the exact nature of my wrongs.
I am entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
I will humbly ask Him/Her to remove my shortcomings.
I am making a list of all persons I have harmed, and am willing to make amends to them all.
I will make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
I will continue to take personal inventory and when I am wrong, promptly admit it.
I am seeking, through prayer and meditation, to improve my conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His/Her will for me, and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, I am working to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all of my affairs.

Admitting you are powerless takes a pretty big leap, yes?