What brought you here?

[alicemdavid]

Hello tinydancer!!

Welcome to Food Addicts Anonymous, We Are glad you are here!!!

***** Definition Of Abstinence: we ask for help from our higher power to abstain from those substances we find ourselves craving, ever mindful of our addiction to sugar, flour, and wheat. Feeding our bodies with a plan of sound nutrition will allow us freedom from the insanity of this disease. With honesty, an open mind and willingness to share our experience, strength and hope, we can recover from this disease, ONE DAY AT A TIME. Use this definition of abstinence...MEMORIZE it...and pray about it when ever food thoughts pop in your head!!

Abstinence alone does not last on our own.When we do what this program prescribes,it works and it lasts.

Without spiritual support and growth, relapse is inevitable.

The main purpose of our fellowship and our program of recovery is to help us develop that spiritual solution: a relationship with a Power greater than ourselves that will relieve us of the obsession with food, and help us deal with those sudden and overpowering urges to eat. Sharing past efforts and repeated failures with others helps each food addict build the vast body of evidence needed to accept this reality. Only when we realize that we have tried every way we know to control our eating, and have failed, are we willing to admit that we are powerless over our food addiction, and that our lives are unmanageable. At that point, we become reachable and teachable. In the same way, the hope of recovery is born of hearing and seeing the solution in the lives of others, like us. At that instant,we know there is a solution and we know what it will bring.We are willing to go to any lengths to achieve recovery.


above quotes are from our literature -- We have wonderful literature. It was written by food addicts for food addicts and the wonderful thing is that they wrote it all down and all we have to do is follow the directions...Good Orderly Direction!! It really does work just follow the directions!!! There is a solution!!

[wantingintegrity]

Im a liar and a theif!

I dont buy unhealthy foods, I shop for the healthy choices.... but, I steal the snack choices from my daughter and my daycare. My 19 year old daughter HATES looking into her cupboard and all her cereal is gone...her snacks are gone... I have to search for money and get into the car and run to the store so I can replace her stuff so she doesnt notice, but then...do I open the bag and make it look like I never touched it? Im afraid to open the bag, cause then im going to feel compelled to eat some.... and then when I eat some, im gonna want more more more, and then im gonna have to go back to the store again!

Its insane and im on a really limited income, I hate wasting, and this is just crazy... then i'll stop buying my daughter and my daycare healthy snacks, force them to eat what I eat... trying to "control" everything! When I have NO CONROL!!!

im sick, im powerless.... im tired of hearing, "have some self control, mom!!!" I wish it was just self control, oh I wish it was just self control...why cant having self control be enough?

im tired of feeling like a child....and seeing my daughter take the "parent stance"


today is day one....

Jill

[mainecyn]

I came here after relapsing. I have controlled my binge eating for a couple years all on my own. I always knew I was a compulsive eater, emotional eater, or binge eater. I relapsed in December, and have been trying to eat cleanly every since. I have never belonged to FAA before, or spent time with others that are focused on the over eating, the effect or cause of it..only the after math-the dieting. I keep trying and failing. I am fully addicted to carbs, sugar, and flour again. No will power. I thought I would try this, its my last hope really. I am looking for someone who understands. There are no AFF meetings in my area of
Wyoming. So, looking to connect with people here. I am tired of hating myself, obsessing about food. I have followed a "low carb" way of eating for 3 years now. It has been the only thing that has kept these carb cravings and addictions under control. Those demons have broken thru again and I'm trying to get a grip on my life again. I am tired of the embarrassment, the self hate. I am tired of hiding my eating. No one knows, but as the weight piles on its hard to hide what I'm doing. Yet, no one in my life has any idea about this other side of me.

[Step One Australia]

I came here after relapsing. I have controlled my binge eating for a couple years all on my own. I always knew I was a compulsive eater, emotional eater, or binge eater. I relapsed in December, and have been trying to eat cleanly every since. I have never belonged to FAA before, or spent time with others that are focused on the over eating, the effect or cause of it..only the after math-the dieting. I keep trying and failing. I am fully addicted to carbs, sugar, and flour again. No will power. I thought I would try this, its my last hope really. I am looking for someone who understands. There are no AFF meetings in my area of
Wyoming. So, looking to connect with people here. I am tired of hating myself, obsessing about food. I have followed a "low carb" way of eating for 3 years now. It has been the only thing that has kept these carb cravings and addictions under control. Those demons have broken thru again and I'm trying to get a grip on my life again. I am tired of the embarrassment, the self hate. I am tired of hiding my eating. No one knows, but as the weight piles on its hard to hide what I'm doing. Yet, no one in my life has any idea about this other side of me.

Hi Mainecyn

Welcome. I am Katie, food addict from Melbourne Australia. I really related to your post. The FAA way of life is a way of freedom, freedom from so many things, including the cravings to eat all the items you describe and that I used to gorge on. Take solace in the fellowship, get some literature and work with a sponsor, before you know it, you will be feeling so much better.

Katie x

[breakingnewterritory]

Really encouraging to see others stepping forward here.. as a side effect of my size i have issues in lack of acceptance so seeing others here take hold of themselves here is so, so encouraging.

i came here out of desperation... i was referred by a counsellor and i'm still looking at the resources here but keen to take further steps... i'm just so tired and becoming increasingly desperate to move out of my current relationship with food.. a part of me is scared as hell thinking about change in how i see and use food, yet another part of me is looking forward to the challenge.

it's just such a relief to find a website like this actually.

Renee.

[JustForToday]

I came back to FAA in desperation - desperate for the solution!

There is a newcomer's phone meeting on Sunday at 6pm Eastern (3pm Pacific). They have topics geared for newcomers and everyone is welcome to share at this meeting. There is also time at the end of the meeting for questions.

The newcomer's pkt is available in PDF format for immediate download for those in the US (and those outside the US, please call the World Service Office - the International monies aren't set up yet). Lots of great information about food addiction and why abstinence is necessary and tips on how to get started and the food plan is included along with the guidelines for abstinence.

Best of luck to you in your recovery.

[eleonard]

My obsession with food brings me here. Had my first talk with someone from FAA. I am new. I have been adstinate before in other programs but need to really be honest with my food and not hide. I have tried to not obsess about food and find myself making "deals" with myself. Constantly bargaining with food and what to eat. Started with bulimia at the age of 16 and at 45 my disorder is still going strong. I want peace of mind.

[MAVI]

I suffered with really bad migraine and one of the triggers is sugar. I "quit" sugar couple of weeks ago and headaches are almost gone. However, I had an ED for a long time and even tough I feel much better, I'm still bingeing on certain foods and I noticed the trigger is usually any type of wheat like pasta. I feel I need an structure in my eating that will allow me to relax and enjoy the rest of life. Otherwise, I'm constantly thinking what to eat and I'm missing the great things around me.
I'm looking for hope in this program. My biggest goal is to be healthy because I would like to start a family, but because of my health issue it could be risky right now.
I like the idea of one step at the time, or even better, one meal at a time.
Wish me luck!

[Max0]

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[kk's house]

I went to an FAA meeting last night for the first time in YEARS---so glad to be back, and was inspired by a wonderful lady who has been abstinant for 11 months.