FA and Binge Eating

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The free 12-Step program of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) helps people stop binge eating

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) address symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder including:

• Eating large quantities of food in a short time span (bingeing)
• Eating when not hungry
• Eating when painfully full
• Eating alone or in secret
• Feeling out of control
• Feeling depressed, disgusted, or ashamed

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"I felt disgusted with myself that I couldn't stop eating. FA has worked for me for over 10 years."

I couldn’t stop eating and was feeling disgusted with my behavior and my appearance. I was bloated and felt uncomfortable in my skin, and my clothing didn’t fit well.

I always ate in private and never overate in front of family members. I put on a false front for my family and tried to act “normal.” I could barely sleep because of the sweats and stomach pains.

From the very FA first meeting, I felt hopeful that there was a solution for me, and that I didn’t have to live in shame and depression anymore. FA has worked for me for over 10 years.

"I searched online for 'help for binge eating.' In FA I found people who shared my story."

I always ended up lying on my bed in the fetal position after a binge. I would eat in a car park at midnight binging on quantities of food. I threw the remains in the bin but, when I got home, I snuck some food out of the kitchen, hiding it behind my hot water bottle, and I continued to eat.

I searched online for “help for binge eating.” I found FA and learned that people in FA shared my story, but they were in right-sized bodies and they were happy too.

Without FA I will end up back in the food and there is nothing left in the food for me but pain. Today I’m choosing peace instead of pain.

"I spent hours looking for food. Nothing worked, until FA."

I used to spend hours looking for food I thought would soothe me. I walked the aisles of grocery stores, farmer’s markets, big box stores, and warehouses, searching for the perfect treats, wondering, What is going to hit the spot?  I bought foods that I remembered loving in the past, but for some reason they stopped working. I tried new foods, funky concoctions, and greater quantities of foods I loved. But nothing worked. My depression became greater. I was a blob of a mess. I was desperate. 

Through a friend, I found FA. In a matter of weeks, my food fog lifted and I felt amazing. I had a freedom from the obsession with food that I had never experienced before.

Find out more about how FA works and learn what steps to take to get started.

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