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Lose Weight in FA


The free 12-Step program of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) helps people who are overweight lose weight and keep it off.

From a self-reported survey of FA members:

  • 92% reported weight loss from the time they joined FA
  • 85% reported a weight loss of 20 lbs / 9 kg or more
  • 52% reported a weight loss of 50 lbs / 23 kg or more
  • 16% reported a weight loss of 100 lbs / 45 kg or more

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"I lost 160 pounds and stopped using a cane."

When I weighed over 300 pounds, knee pain was a constant companion. I had to use a cane at the ripe old age of 49 just to walk the hallways of the school in which I taught. All that had changed when I lost 160 pounds in FA. I have had the weight off for over three years and I haven’t even thought about my knee in that time. The cane is hanging idle in my front closet. I walk everywhere and have even been known to run a few places. I have enjoyed a freedom of movement I never dreamed possible.

"I lost so much weight, people didn't recognize me at my daughter's wedding."

My daughter got married less than 7 months after I started FA. In that time I had lost all my excess weight, and was in a my right size, which was absolutely shocking to me. It was even more shocking for my family members!\ I hadn’t seen my brother in 10 months. Just before the ceremony, he approached me and said, “Hi I’d like to introduce myself. I'm the bride's uncle." I reached out to shake his hand and said, “Yes I know who you are. I’ve known you for about 50 years.”  It was just great! The only person who one-upped me that day was the beautiful bride.

"After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, I finally lost 100+ pounds and kept it off."

By age 25, at over 390 pounds, I’d experienced years of obesity-related diseases, including gout, kidney stones, high blood pressure, and rheumatic fever. At age 28, I had succeeded in losing 220 pounds by dieting, but I gained back 170 pounds and felt I could never be thin again. Then I came to FA. To my own and my doctor’s surprise and delight, I got rid of all my excess weight, and I've kept it off for the past 15 years. The Twelve-Step program of FA promises much, and it delivers—if I am willing to show-up and learn.

"I never need to worry about dieting again."

I only needed to lose 25 pounds when I came into FA, but those 25 pounds were the difference between hating myself every day, and living life in freedom and confidence. I would have paid any amount of money to weigh under 110 pounds every day of my life. Today, I get that guarantee for free! I never need to worry about dieting again, as long as I stay close to FA and always remember that I am a Food Addict in Recovery.

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

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