I attend 3-4 f2f meetings a week, and attend online meetings daily.

The closest meeting is an hour away, and with gas prices where there at, I can't afford to go more.

I did 5 meeting in a month 14.8 years ago. Didn't like them at all.
Went to one about 2 months ago cause I keep reading how "great" they are and I went with an open mind as I believed that POSSIBLY, after all of these years, things may have changed (or even maybe that I did?) and I just might enjoy going.
Sat through one meeting and stayed for the 2nd (no one showed for the 2nd) so I talked to the guy that ran the 1st meeting for the hour as I had nothing better to do, and he basically said I'm welcome to come back but I am NEVER to let on I quit for that many years without AA.
I was also asked to learn some AA "lingo" so as not to let on that I did.
In other words, that was again, my last meeting......EVER!!!!

I am with a recovering alcoholic who attends AA 5 times a week and who now has 18 days of sobriety under his belt. In between meetings he goes through his daily readings in his BB and daily devotional and also Scripture. He is a member here as well and I have really seen the change in him. He is sharper, clearer, more focused, definitely more determined than I have ever seen him. There is a sparkle in his eyes that hasn't been there in a long time and he actually smiles more than he ever has. He says he feels the changes and that he feels so much better. Not everyone does the AA thing--it's like everything else in life. You have to find your groove and what works for you, whether it's AA or another treatment program. I joined this group to learn more and to be a better support and I am glad I did. I've learned more than I ever thought i would and the folks here are wonderful! I'm also a member of the Family and Friends of Addicts group and a couple of the subgroups here.

When I first got sober i went to meetings pretty much every day. I didnt have anything else to do anyway and so it was pretty easy for me to do that.

I suggest to people that are new to do at least 4 meetings a week and go with quality not quantity - not all meetings where I live are that great.

Now (I am 6 1/2 years sober) I usually only do one meeting a week, more if I am taking newcomers or speaking at other meetings.

I would ideally like to do 2 but I am not well so have to do what I can.

Meetings are only part of my recovery, the most important thing for me is keeping in fit spiritual condition which I can do without going to lots of meetings.

I found that it didnt matter how many meetings a week I did, if I didnt work the program I couldnt stay sober. But when I worked the program I could do less meetings and still stay well.

mytasha ill tell ya what that guy did was just his opinion and he id not represent aa. If you have read our bb and other aa literature it says exactly the oposite. If you cna quit on your own thats cool. If you cna do a about face and drink like a gentleman our hats are off to you. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. But to think all off AA is like that is stupid and foolish. You woudl be welcome to any meetings I go to and esspecially my home group. We follow the traditions. Besides you saying you have quit on your own wouldnt even draw wierd looks in our area. Only replies youd get here is I tried and couldn't do that or that isnt my experience. I feel sad that one person has given you such a bad experience for AA

Thank you Phil!
He told me because this is a "upper class" (I guess he meant rich and snobby) AA meeting place, that's why I wouldn't be welcome.
The reason I went there is because it's where I went when I did the 1st 5 and it's CLOSE.
He told me the town over would be even a worse place for me to fit in.
Oh well, another piece of advice I should have taken with a grain of salt as he had a WHOLE 6 months in (after countless relapses) and he talked like he had YEARS in!

I go to about six or seven a week still. I love going to meetings. A.A. is still first in my life. I go to C.A. too.

I go to one a week. It's enough to remind me who/what I really am.
I'm considering a second steps meeting and that will be additional as I get so much out of the one I go to.

I believe in having a home group - the meeting you get the most from and attending every week - and doing service within that group.

For a long time I did about 5 or 6 meetings a week. Now I do an extra 1 or 2 in addition to my home group meeting, some weeks it is more depending on my schedule.

The reason I still do quite a few is to carry the message for newcomers and potential sponsees.

I do enjoy meetings and I probably always will - they never feel like a bind or chore to me.