Service Matters - February 2024

2023 GreySheet Round-Up in New York City

The 2023 GreySheet Roundup in New York was a shot in the arm of abstinence that only a 1.5 day conference can offer. The first day, Saturday, was full of hugs from and breakout chats with fellow GreySheeters who hadn’t seen each other since before the COVID-19 lockdown.

Although some GreySheeters had lost their abstinence during the pandemic, they hadn’t given up on reclaiming it by immersing themselves in meetings all day long.

After all, that’s what a GreySheet Round-Up is for: to bolster your commitment to weighing and measuring three meals a day off the glorious GreySheet.

There were plenty of GreySheeters with long term abstinence in attendance proving to newcomers that relapse is not a requirement.

Most surprising was the number of fellows who had traveled to attend the Roundup. GreySheeters from as far away as Texas, the Pacific Northwest and even France wouldn’t miss the Roundup for anything in the world because ‘Don’t Eat No Matter What’ is not a message that can be heard anywhere else except a GreySheet event.

One could argue that lots of people who are overweight or underweight need GreySheet Abstinence but the slogan is: GreySheet Abstinence is not for people who need it. It’s for people who want it and do it!

That’s what makes each and every GreySheeter so precious.

We are not a dime a dozen so when we lose one GreySheeter, the pain is felt throughout the fellowship. And when we gain a GreySheeter, the joy is felt throughout the fellowship.

The GreySheet Roundup is where we go to count our blessings for yet another year weighing and measuring our meals off the GreySheet one day at a time.

An Anonymous GreySheeter

Board of Trustees Column

I am a Class B Non-Compulsive Eater member of the GSA Board of Trustees. I was one of the three members officially elected as part of the World Service zoom meeting in October 2023.

When I was asked to consider the role, I was not familiar with the Grey Sheet Anonymous organization. Thus, through my time spent researching and speaking to members, I resonated with the experience, strength, and hope that the program provides.

I am actually a member of another 12-step program where I hold various service positions. Through this, I have learned the importance of service and giving back while also understanding that those around me have a unique voice that deserves to be heard.

Being a Board Member gives me an opportunity to represent these new voices, a different perspective, as well as my professional and personal experiences - all to serve others.

Thank you for letting me represent you and to be a part of your journey. I will do my absolute best to serve the GSA organization as well as promote GSA's mission statement.

Ania S.
Ridgefield, CT