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Trading in my Clunker

This year the U.S. government initiated a very successful stimulus program that allowed many Americans to trade in their old,

I came to FA at the age of 47, after 16 years of trying in other Twelve-Step programs to string

When I came into FA in August 2006 at the age of 30, I was 5’ 4” tall and weighed

Early in Program, I heard an FA member say, “My will to do things was so strong that I changed

I’m not really a food addict—I have a few pounds to lose, but really I’m not like these people, I

I had spent so much effort trying to lose weight while still trying to eat my way. One door after

At my first FA meeting, I was greeted by a woman who told me that she had lost 40 pounds.

Before I was abstinent, the idea of ever getting free from food was as impossible and unlikely as hitching a

The Just for Today card suggested that I exercise my soul, stop procrastinating, keep my mouth shut when my feelings