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It Can Be Done!

I love skiing and traveling. Before being saved by FA, I skied all the day long, overeating at lunch, and […]

Ready, Willing, and Able

“Okay, you are right Dad, I’m addicted to food…now what?” At the tender age of fourteen, I agreed with my […]

An A+ Life

I am sitting in the library at Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA, studying Spanish for an intensive […]

No Free Lunch?

I was sitting in front of the laundromat waiting for a friend to return to the car. I read a […]

The Greatest Gift

Twelve years ago, I had no idea how to eat without bingeing and purging; I didn’t trust food or myself. […]

Fueling Up

It was always my dream to be able to eat whatever I wanted, without consequence. The “consequence” I had in […]

Long Distance Recovery

When I came into FA at 5’2”(160cm), I weighed 143 pounds (65Kgs). Now I am 34 years old and weigh […]

Progress not Perfection

The trails around Stephens Lake switchback and intertwine. Each new vista opens up a tableau worthy of an oil painting. […]

By age 19, I could no longer ignore my frightening loss of control

Me, a food addict? Are you kidding? If you had told me just five years ago that I would soon […]

No Longer in Charge

My first Food Addicts in Recovery meetings were a rude awakening for me. There was so much to do! How […]

Operative Principles

Several weeks ago, I was admitted to the hospital for colitis, after a reaction to antibiotics that were prescribed for […]

Snow Daze

When I was in my disease, and it would snow, I used to look through all my cupboards, trying to […]

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