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The Slippery Slope

I had been in FA for almost two years, and I was struggling with what to do next. The weight […]

Deep Denial

I was eating when I didn’t want to be eating. This phrase came into my head in a small, clear […]

A New Me

The first time I visited my brother after joining Program was an incredible experience. Through geographical circumstances, my brother and […]

Vicarious Thrills

I was reminded that I am a food addict recently when my daughter was leaving for a five-hour driving trip. […]

Okay, Cupid

I had a boyfriend when I came into FA. After a year of being abstinent, it became clear that we […]

Silence is Golden

In FA we often say, “Less is more,” referring to the fact that letting go of food gives us more […]

Word Salad

I was chuckling to myself as I noticed how my vocabulary has changed since becoming abstinent. Words that I normally […]

Flying Through Recovery

I came into program weighing 293 pounds. I had been obese pretty much my entire life and knew that I […]

FA Is Where I Belong

Looking back to when I entered into that threshold that is the first 90 days of FA, three-and-half years and […]

Living Through Discomfort

A few years ago, I left FA for five months after being abstinent for almost six years, and being in […]

Showing Up

I was four years into FA when my mother had double knee-replacement surgery. I flew from California to Boston in […]

Honesty at the DMV

I went to the California Department of Motor Vehicles to renew my driver’s license. I was especially excited, because after […]

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