Perspectives on Recovery - Food Addicts Blog

A Turbulent Journey

After a conference, I had a 5:55 a.m. flight to get to my niece’s Sweet 16 celebration. I had my

I was the heaviest I had ever been—370 pounds. I almost lost my life and I was using that as

The day of high school homecoming last year was also the day of the choir car wash, the cross-country race,

When I came into FA, I had been in 12-step recovery programs for 19 years. Lots of them. Programs for

Sometimes it seems as if I have slipped into life as into a theatre, when half the movie was already

“Here, eat this, you’ll feel better.” From my earliest years, these comforting words formed a bond of love between my

Last Sunday night my ex-wife called. Twenty years of resentment welled up inside while glancing at my caller ID. Last

As far back as I can remember, I have always gotten a “high” from eating sugar or flour products and

I weighed 270 pounds; my weight was rising quickly. I wouldn’t have called myself depressed, but I certainly wasn’t happy.