Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous

Living a childhood of uncertainty, she constantly sought out food and the people who would give it to her. Nothing stopped her addiction until she got serious about Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).

Anxious, defensive, and suspicious of everyone, she self-medicated with food. And it worked. . . until it didn’t. When she said, today is the day, Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) gave her back her life.

From 3rd-grade gym class weigh-in humiliations to multiple serious adulthood health issues, she was afraid of what was coming next. At 22 years old and 280 pounds, addicted to food, cigarettes, and unhealthy relationships, she found Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).

A former chef with multiple addictions, this food addict hit bottom and found his solution in the tools of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) and a life guided by a power greater than himself.

This former bulimic was a “troubled youth” and lived years as a person she didn’t want to be. Today, honesty, gratitude, and loving relationships mark her journey to recovery.

To avoid any kind of pain, this Australian spent many years and thousands of dollars trying to battle her active addiction. When she found Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), she said These are my people. I belong here.

Joining Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) as a college student and deeply resistant to the program, she finally learned that she could put her recovery first - and STILL have the life of her dreams

Despite a history of relapse, she kept coming back and transported a solid recovery from Boston to many "hungry" food addicts in Florida. (Recorded in 2002)

As an overweight athlete, she tried to convince herself that bigger was better. In recovery, she became right-sized, inside and out. (Recorded in 2004)

This food addict isolated himself with his stash of food and the TV. In Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) he found a way to engage with others and with real life. (Recorded in 2010)

As a 1960's young wife on Long Island, she had trees, grass, and loneliness. After decades of yo-yo dieting, she found Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) in Florida. (Recorded in 2002)

For years this Texas food addict tried to grow his thin body to feel secure in the world. In abstinence, he realized what he really needed to grow was his spirit. (Recorded in 2014)

For years she wanted what she didn’t have, and made bad decisions. After years of strong recovery in California, she now works the FA gold mine in central Florida. (Recorded in 2014)

The miracle of recovery transformed this angry, abusive addict into a gentleman -- and the loving husband of a fellow traveler in FA. (Recorded in 2007)

As a teenage mother and addict, she lost her children when she went to prison. Now a great-grandmother, she has the love and respect of her friends, fellows, and family. (Recorded in 2013)

This musician and Army veteran was so angry she was afraid of hurting her kids. After joining FA she lost 100 pounds and a pile of resentments. (Recorded in 2014)

She could lose weight to get into the wedding dress, but before the honeymoon was over, the honeymoon was over (recorded in 1999).

Depressed, suicidal, and without hope, she felt like a fraud. At the brink of giving up, she came to FA, losing worry, fear, and 133 pounds. (Recorded in 2017)

This expatriate kid felt rejected, lonely and too tall. Food, cigarettes and shopping didn't fill her gaping spiritual hole. God and FA did. (Recorded in 2006)

She came in as a young mother over 200 pounds and clueless. She only knew she wanted a better life for her daughter. (Recorded in 1998)

Recovery taught this lawyer, wife, and mother that she didn't have to work hard to be lovable -- she just was. (Recorded in 2002)

For years she was trapped in a vicious cycle of perfectionism, fear, isolation, and food. She found recovery and carried it with her to Florida, Texas, and Michigan. (Recorded in 2004). 

Diagnosed manic-depressive and suicidal in his forties, he later came to FA, joining his wife in recovery. (Recorded in 1998)

A month-long fast, followed by a binge, put this world traveler in the emergency room. After seven years of struggling in FA she stopped hurting herself with food. (Recorded in 2018)

Coming back from relapse after 9 years of abstinence, she realized she had been "white-knuckling" it with no real faith. Now, facing two chronic illnesses, she counts her blessings daily. (Recorded in 2014)