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Bitter or Better

Several years ago I was in a serious car accident and broke all the vertebrae in my neck, with severe […]

At last there were people who knew of the madness of my obsession with food

At my first FA meeting, I felt uneasy not knowing what to expect. Little did I know that the experience […]

Showing Up

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

DIETS

When I came into FA, I heard that this program was not a diet and in the beginning I really […]

Anatomy of a Relapse

When I came into FA in August 2006 at the age of 30, I was 5’ 4” tall and weighed […]

Thank Goodness

Before FA, I would have asserted I was an honest person. I’d have bet money on the fact that I […]

The 5:15 Fix

I have always enjoyed being active. I played softball in my 20s and soccer in my 30s, but as my […]

Fear’s Fancies

When I came into FA, I was on Social Security disability because I am bipolar. I had a doctor who […]

Dreaming about Food

I am almost two years into program, with over seven months of abstinence. I have lost my weight and am […]

Sanity Not Vanity

I came into FA for the sanity, not the vanity. At 5’5″ with a slight frame, I weighed 174 pounds, […]

The Beautiful Gift

For about six weeks before I found FA, I attended a weekly meeting for a Twelve-Step program geared toward those […]

Trick or Treat

Elementary school is not a time I look back on fondly, but the day I got to go to school […]

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