Sharing the Joy
Before I came into FA, I did service and performed many acts of kindness. But I find that service in
Perspectives on Recovery
Good Enough
Approximately one year ago, after I had been in FA for 15 months, my AWOL group, in its study of
Grandpa Gains From Losing
“Grandpa, you are fat!” my then-five year old granddaughter told me. “I know,” was my reply. A week later, she
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Back to Basics
When I was growing up in California, Mom couldn’t cook meals fast enough and my older brothers sometimes ate food
After Gastric Bypass
A winter night in 2003 marked a low point in my life. From the outside people may not have seen
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A Second Chance
I wanted to be “normal” in my eating. Why should it be a problem when I ate pretty much what
I ate to make myself feel better
I found this program of recovery when I was 19 years old and in college. I have kept 80 pounds
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From Certainty to Wonder
Like so many people who come into the FA program, I had been in several weight-loss programs. Like others, I
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My Valentine Gift
February 13 is a day that I will always remember. This was the day that I received my early Valentine’s