One of the important components of recovery for OA is having a sponsor. This has been a bit of a struggle for me. In general the ratio of OA participants is 1:15 males to females. In a typical large meeting there are only one or two other men. I find this surprising given that obesity seems to be pretty equally distributed across the sexes. At any given meeting, there are at least 3 or 4 women that are willing to sponsor. But I have not been successful of finding another male sponsor.
This means I am accountable only to myself. To be successful long term, I will have to address this issue. But for now, the journey is a solitary one.
Do you need to have a male sponsor, or would that be more comfortable for you?
I don’t think it is a rule. It is just less complicated.
Totally get that.