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As a child I grew very overweight. I was left home alone often and used food to suppress my feelings. […]
I am back in England visiting my father, sitting in the bedroom of the house he moved into about 20 […]
Hopeless. That is pretty much how I felt about the thought of ever weighing under 300 pounds again. At my […]
I had already lost my weight. My top weight was 320 pounds. I was down to 150 pounds. I’d had […]
I recall the first time I heard it, “Every surrender brings you closer to God.” Those were the words I […]
I’ve been married for 14 years to the kindest, sweetest, funniest guy on the planet. I was born under the […]
The people in my childhood family were great cooks. They would cook lots of food, because when they were growing […]
At my first FA meeting, I felt uneasy not knowing what to expect. Little did I know that the experience […]
Before I came into FA, I was miserable. I weighed 297 pounds. I thought I was crazy, because every moment […]
I am a father of four incredible children, now between 3 and 13 years of age. Prior to entering recovery […]
Shortly after joining FA, I signed up for an AWOL, a meeting where we study the Twelve Steps. It didn’t […]
I had become a recluse. I could no longer read or write, the tools of my profession. I was not […]