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I was near my top weight when my oldest son was married in 1998. I was nearing my goal weight […]
I mustered up the courage to go to my first FA meeting a little over 90 days ago. I got […]
“Here, eat this, you’ll feel better.” From my earliest years, these comforting words formed a bond of love between my […]
Tuesday nights were once a terrible night for reaching my fellows by phone. I was living in my Alaska hometown […]
I became a member of FA right after my gastric sleeve surgery. It had finally dawned on me that if […]
As the new year approaches, I am sitting here thinking about this occasion in years past. I always had resolutions, […]
I’m not really a food addict—I have a few pounds to lose, but really I’m not like these people, I […]
Before joining FA I would have told you I was not an angry person, but since coming into the program […]
I am riding my bike the few blocks to the beach. It is dawn and the sun is about to […]
On my drive home from college after graduation, I felt full of self-loathing, disappointment, and despair. The drive took longer […]
Desperation came calling again. The first time was a week before Thanksgiving when my weight was 326 pounds (148 kilos). […]
I’m 24 years old, and when I came into FA I weighed 333 pounds and was miserable. I could hardly […]