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ASK YOURSELF, “DO I TEND TO?” 1) Stop eating when I am satisfied. 2) Eat when I am hungry rather than emotional. 3) Not “pick” and graze on food. 4) Taste each bite before reaching for the next. 5) Think about how nourishing food is for my body. 6) Be nonjudgmental of myself when I accidentally overeat.
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All you have to do is put off eating for five minutes or if five minutes seems unmanageable, start with one minute. Ask yourself the following questions: 1. Am I hungry? 2. Do I really need more food in my stomach? 3. If I am not hungry, which one of my triggers is pushing me to want food? 4. What are my feelings now I have recognized this?
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Feb 12, 2024 · If you find yourself constantly classifying foods as "good" or "bad," avoiding social situations involving food, or feeling extremely anxious about eating, you may have a food obsession. Also known as orthorexia, a food obsession can take a lot of work to overcome.
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Abstinence in FA is equivalent to AA’s “sobriety” and is clearly defined: weighed and measured meals with nothing in between, no flour, no sugar, and the avoidance of any individual binge foods. These boundaries can seem impossible, but actually, members find that abstinence frees them from the physical cravings that drove them. As a result, recove...
Physical abstinence is not enough to sustain long-term recovery. FA members find support for uninterrupted abstinence by: 1. Committing to a food plan with an experienced FA member (a sponsor) 2. Attending FA meetings regularly 3. Reading FA and AA literature 4. Making contact with other food addicts every day 5. Seeking help from a Higher Power gr...
Addiction is a devastating illness. Most food addicts find that while they feel in control of their eating sometimes, their relationship with food or their body image remains an ongoing struggle. Without a fundamental inner change, the feelings that drove them to eat addictively will drive them again. When members work the Steps while abstinent, th...
A lifetime dieter, a young athlete, a middle-aged man, and a mother describe how they have changed since entering the FA program: 1. If I was tired, I ate. If I was worried, I ate. If I was late, or angry, or even happy, I ate. I dieted with all my willpower, but I weighed 245 pounds (111 kilos), and when I woke up in the morning I’d see myself in ...
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on FA unity.For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.The only requirement for FA membership is a desire to stop eating addictively.Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or FA as a whole.Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a program based on the Twelve Steps pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). There are no dues, fees, or weigh-ins at meetings. We are a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support, are recovering from the disease of food addiction. FA was formally organized in 1998, although...
FA members are people of all ages from all over the world. Some of us were obese; others undereaters, bulimic, or so obsessed with food or weight that we could not freely live our lives. Among us are people who were substantially underweight, those who have weighed more than 400 pounds (180 kilos), and others of normal weight who were tormented by ...
FA members have tried many solutions for their problems with food, including years of diets or exercise. In FA, we have finally found a long-term answer. Many of us have maintained normal weights and found freedom from our addiction. As more and more newcomers enter the program, the number of people with five or ten years of recovery continues to g...
Nov 14, 2021 · Recovery from overeating and food obsession is possible. There are numerous reasons why people struggle with food and, as a consequence, options for treatment.
We suggest working through FAA’s 12 Steps using “The FAA Steps to Recovery” booklet that is available for purchase or download at our online store. We admitted we were powerless over our food addiction – that our lives had become unmanageable.
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This booklet describes the tools FA members use daily to gain freedom from the craving, obsession, and compulsion of food addiction.
