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The Queen Baker

I knew I had completely lost control of my eating when I began to make sure I had a dessert every night, even if it meant going to the store late at night. I would crawl into bed with this dessert and eat it before going to sleep.

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From That Night On I Accepted

I had become a recluse. I could no longer read or write, the tools of my profession. I was not […]

My First Abstinent Vacation

“I would suggest eating out two or three times,” my sponsor said. Um what? Two or three times?! Was she […]

Maternal Miracle

I spent the majority of the afternoon planning a vacation my mother and I are taking, a process that has […]

Ending the Wild Ride

I went to high school in the early 70s, when beauty was defined by how blonde and long your hair […]

weight loss surgery

Flying Abstinent

Just recently I flew out for my fourth trip to Sri Lanka. This is not an easy journey as it […]

lost over 100 pounds

I Thought Passion For Food Was Passion For Life

I ate because I couldn’t face my life. Then I couldn’t face my life because I ate! My life was […]

Changing My “Diet Mentality”

I had never heard the term “food addict” before. I discovered it on the Internet, along with the website telling […]

I thought I was crazy, because every moment of my life was consumed with food

Before I came into FA, I was miserable. I weighed 297 pounds. I thought I was crazy, because every moment […]

Abstinent Dating

As a younger person, my two main addictions were food and any attention I could get from men. It started […]

A Family Affair

I wished I was skinnier and happier. I had proclaimed myself a vegan and then gluten free. I was going to yoga and trying to jog like I had jogged addictively in college. I was adding marijuana to the mix because it was low in calories.

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Trying To Fix What Isn’t Broke

I began life outside the womb in an incubator, March of 1940. Within my first few years, I was diagnosed […]

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