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Doctor’s Scale

I became a member of FA right after my gastric sleeve surgery. It had finally dawned on me that if […]

I came into FA in January 2004 at age 58. By that time, I had made several efforts to control […]

I was on a business trip to Dallas, Texas when one of my colleagues suggested I try going to Central […]

When I was new in FA, I heard over and over, almost to the point of the ridiculous, “Just weigh […]

Quiet time. When I first started Program, those two words struck fear in my heart. I dreaded quiet time like […]

When I was living in the disease of food addiction, I hurt myself physically, mentally and spiritually. I was almost […]

I remember walking into my first FA meeting expecting it to be like a scene out of the movie, One […]

The title of an Emily Dickinson poem, “Tell it Slant,” is an apt description of what led to my break—I told the truth, but I told it slant.

In the beginning of my recovery in FA, everything was about my sponsor and me. I felt like a kite […]

I grew up in a pretty strict household, where food was accounted for. I learned early on to sneak food. […]

My brother, two years my senior, died unexpectedly. It was a sad, heart-breaking and bewildering time for those of us […]

When I was a senior in high school, I heard about a Twelve-Step program for people who felt they needed […]