Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous

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Free talks about recovery from food addiction. More at: https://www.foodaddicts.org/order-downloads

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Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous episodes:

05.01.2024
090. Eating Against My Will
A sneak eater and a speed eater from the jump, I literally made friends with kids based on what they had in their fridge and pantry. When I was around food, I couldn’t rest until it was finished. My earliest...
04.17.2024
089. Finally Convinced
My whole life was about dieting, restricting, and waiting to be thin. When I’m thin, then I’ll be happy, I thought. I was sure Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) was not for me – too time consuming, and there...
04.03.2024
088. First Stop: Refrigerator
Standing at the refrigerator looking for something—anything—to change the way I felt, I heard myself admit, “I do not know how to eat,” and I started to cry. Ironically, I was the class clown, the jokester, and above all, I...
03.20.2024
087. Finding My Value and My Voice
At the age of thirty and weighing 207 pounds, I was living a hopeless life. My existence was one of self-loathing, never feeling like I belonged. As a young person, I started hiding food, which began a cycle of guilt...
03.06.2024
086. You Can Do This
At nine years old, eating five meals a day and snacking in between, I thought I was ugly and I hated my body. In high school, at 217 pounds, my friends thought I was the strong one, but I never...
02.21.2024
085. How I Got My Life Back
I was just miserable. Ashamed. Desperate. Somehow, I had eaten my way to being 80 pounds overweight. What I could wear on a Friday wouldn’t fit by Sunday night. Willpower is something I have in spades, but I was no...
02.07.2024
084. A Miraculous Transformation
Plagued by a lifetime of anxiety and repeated hospitalizations for depression, this transgender man took refuge in food. As his addiction progressed, everyday tasks and the most basic self-care seemed impossible. With anger issues escalating at work, diabetes so out...
01.17.2024
083. From Isolation to Collaboration
I grew up a middle child in a single parent family, until my life changed at the age of five when I moved in with my aunt and uncle. I would eat everything in the kitchen, and then deny, deny,...
01.03.2024
082. At 300 Pounds, Everything Hurt
While putting food on the table and keeping the lights on were ongoing challenges at home, my family showed their love through large quantities of food. At school, I was always the biggest person in my class. TV shows and...
12.20.2023
081. Made A Decision
She did not have weight to lose, but knew she was in serious trouble with binge eating. Repeated trips to fast food and convenient stores looking for “pep” and answers in food, she was overwhelmed, hopeless, and certain Food Addicts...
12.06.2023
080. Ninety Pound Pendulum
I was an anxiety-ridden child. I was uncomfortable in my own skin and felt as if I just never fit in. Looking for relief, I made food my solution. I hoarded food, stole food, and stole money to buy food....
11.15.2023
079. Ticking Time-Bomb
As a kid, I would eat everything that was put in front of me and then go back for seconds. But I was thin, so my weight wasn’t an issue. As I grew up, I ate to escape: from work...
11.02.2023
078. The Secret is to Stay
From my earliest memories, I was never satisfied. No matter how much I got, I wanted more. I felt like everyone else had life’s instruction manual, but I felt alone and awkward. In school I found my solace in food...
10.18.2023
077. An Abundance of Miracles
I grew up an only child with two loving parents, but my expectations were so high I never believed anyone loved me enough. I was left with a deep emptiness that I tried to fill with food, constantly fantasizing about...
10.04.2023
076. I Can’t Go. I Have To Mow My Lawn.
At 58 years of age, I argued that I didn’t really eat much, but you don’t get to be 300 pounds without eating. In reality, I was a fast food guy in denial. I never ate breakfast, but I would...
09.20.2023
075. Overcoming Survivor’s Guilt
At 18 years old and 295 pounds, I was trapped in the downward spiral of food addiction. When I heard about Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), I thought, “No way will I ever set foot in one of those...
09.06.2023
074. I Found Hope
Nineteen years old, 245 lbs., and completely out of control with food, I could not get it together to apply to colleges, get my driver’s license, or even get out of bed. Lonely and depressed, “eh, whatever” became my mantra....
08.02.2023
073. Always Running, Running, Running
On the outside, she would light up a room with smiles and positive energy. A competitive athlete who also had a penchant for traveling the world, her life looked like a dream. On the inside, however, she was plagued with...
07.02.2023
072. 10,000-Calorie Binges
Fueled by willpower, high moral standards, and determination, I successfully controlled my weight for extended periods. However, by my early twenties, my eating was out of control and I was overweight and hopeless. After each 10,000 calorie binge, I would...
06.11.2023
071. Put in the Cork, Picked Up the Fork
Over time, she went from being a picky eater, to an under-eater, to an emotional eater, to a binge eater. After getting sober in another 12-step program, her eating got completely out of control, and she realized she was still...
04.02.2023
070. It’s About Gratitude, Y’all
I’d heard about Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), but at my first meeting, when I didn’t see anyone who looked like me, I assumed no one there would understand my culture. I had gained and lost 50 to 100...
03.26.2023
069. If You Liked Me, I Liked You
Battling the war with food and dieting for 20 years, this African-American woman was constantly looking for anything on the outside that could make her feel better on the inside. An overachiever, she could work highly demanding professional jobs, shoving...
02.12.2023
068. The Best Show on Earth
Diabetes ran in this Black woman's family, so she understood that amputation, blindness, heart attack, and stroke were real dangers as long as she continued to eat addictively. Nevertheless, she was stunned when her doctor prescribed insulin for the rest...
02.05.2023
067. Whatever Life Brings
She was intensely driven by obsession with self and the perfect body. Dieting left her miserable, with the perennial question, “What do you do after the diet?” Once she found her way to Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) years...
01.30.2023
066. Nunca Podía Ser Honesta
Se pasó años buscando una solución a su sobrepeso, sin saber que era adicta a la comida. Repetía patrones familiares poco saludables. Su crecimiento en el programa fue lento hasta que pudo dejar de mentirse a sí misma y a...
01.22.2023
065. Big Body, Small Life
At work, with a file cabinet packed with food, he created concoctions at his desk. After work, he hit the vending machines. Expensive diets, gadgets, subliminal audiotapes, metabolism boosters, weight-loss programs; nothing helped until he heard, “Just go to an...
01.15.2023
064. Life of the Party
This chubby child transformed into a teen party girl in New York City, but cute clothes, college, boyfriends, and world travel did not solve her problems with food. Filled with rage, she used bulimia, smoking, marijuana, and other drugs to...
01.08.2023
Nunca Podía Ser Honesta
Se pasó años buscando una solución a su sobrepeso, sin saber que era adicta a la comida. Repetía patrones familiares poco saludables. Su crecimiento en el programa fue lento hasta que pudo dejar de mentirse a sí misma y a...
01.01.2023
063. Uncomfortably Numb
Anxious, depressed, and tortured by uncontrollable, self-destructive eating, she went from cheerleader to punk rocker to looking for geographic cures. At age 22 she heard stories of healthy, bright-eyed food addicts in recovery at her first meeting, and she said,...
12.25.2022
062. The Disease Wants It All
I didn’t care about stomach aches, dental cavities, skin breaking out – I just wanted to eat. But finally, with the help of Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) meetings, I could say, I am a food addict and I...
12.18.2022
061. Not Alone Anymore
Always feeling she wasn’t enough, this food addict struggled, ate, covered up her eating, tried to exercise it off…and repeat. When she heard people in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) talk about food the way she thought about it,...
12.11.2022
060. Clarity of Purpose
He started raiding the kitchen at age six and by age eight was a lonely, emotional binge eater. Then, as a young Black man over 300 pounds, a room full of women in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) showed...
11.20.2022
059. At 400 pounds…
Her health was failing fast: asthma, diabetes, multiple medications, physical agony...not to mention depression, isolation, and shame. “Now I ride horses! I ride bikes! Thanks to FA, today I enjoy a life second to none.”
11.13.2022
058. Seven Desserts and One Fork
After decades of eating everything in the house, feeling unhinged and “stark raving mad,” she finally felt her Higher Power touch her on the shoulder and knew she didn’t have to hurt herself with food anymore.
10.16.2022
057. From Fussing and Cussing to Staying and Praying
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).
10.09.2022
056. Today Is The Day
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.
10.02.2022
055. Really, Really Tired of Being Obese
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...
09.12.2022
054. I’m Not That Bad
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.
08.26.2022
053. Becoming His Authentic Self
Magical thinking around food led to wild mood swings and self-hatred. Today he’s honest about who he is, a food addict in recovery.
08.22.2022
052. Backroom at the Bakery
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.
08.08.2022
051. Home Sweet Home
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.
07.18.2022
050. Couldn’t Live with It, Couldn’t Live without It
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
06.21.2021
049. Twelve Years to Surrender
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)
06.15.2021
048. Hiding and Hating No More
Recovery from alcoholism didn't make her happy, joyous, and free, but she was sober enough to keep trying. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) taught her to love herself. (Recorded in 2003)
03.22.2021
047. Tool Belt
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)
03.15.2021
046. Just Leave Me Alone!
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)
02.18.2021
045. Never Too Late
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)
02.05.2021
044. Freedom From Obsession
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)
01.24.2021
043. Practice Being Satisfied
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)
01.15.2021
042. The Twelve Steps Saved My Life
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)

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Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous episodes:

090. Eating Against My Will

089. Finally Convinced

088. First Stop: Refrigerator

087. Finding My Value and My Voice

086. You Can Do This

085. How I Got My Life Back

084. A Miraculous Transformation

083. From Isolation to Collaboration

082. At 300 Pounds, Everything Hurt

081. Made A Decision

080. Ninety Pound Pendulum

079. Ticking Time-Bomb

078. The Secret is to Stay

077. An Abundance of Miracles

076. I Can’t Go. I Have To Mow My Lawn.

075. Overcoming Survivor’s Guilt

074. I Found Hope

073. Always Running, Running, Running

072. 10,000-Calorie Binges

071. Put in the Cork, Picked Up the Fork

070. It’s About Gratitude, Y’all

069. If You Liked Me, I Liked You

068. The Best Show on Earth

067. Whatever Life Brings

066. Nunca Podía Ser Honesta

065. Big Body, Small Life

064. Life of the Party

Nunca Podía Ser Honesta

063. Uncomfortably Numb

062. The Disease Wants It All

061. Not Alone Anymore

060. Clarity of Purpose

059. At 400 pounds…

058. Seven Desserts and One Fork

057. From Fussing and Cussing to Staying and Praying

056. Today Is The Day

055. Really, Really Tired of Being Obese

054. I’m Not That Bad

053. Becoming His Authentic Self

052. Backroom at the Bakery

051. Home Sweet Home

050. Couldn’t Live with It, Couldn’t Live without It

049. Twelve Years to Surrender

048. Hiding and Hating No More

047. Tool Belt

046. Just Leave Me Alone!

045. Never Too Late

044. Freedom From Obsession

043. Practice Being Satisfied

042. The Twelve Steps Saved My Life