Please bookmark and share our website, then Join R.A.'s Mail List. Many of them had thought that they were hopeless. It does not matter what your problems or behaviors may be. Life will take on new meaning when you use all Twelve Steps of our anonymous program for food addicts. offers you friendship, fellowship, hope, sanity, and recovery. We are also here for the family and friends of food addicts.ĭo not be discouraged if you, or someone you know, have not yet found the anonymous program for food addicts you are looking for! R.A.
We are an anonymous program for food addicts who want a full recovery-but despite their best efforts, have yet to find the full recovery they are looking for. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Do you feel hopeless about your relationship with food? IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS, THEN YOU MAY BE A FOOD ADDICT.For food addicts who have yet to find a full recovery, Recoveries Anonymous is for you! How do you say Food Addicts Anonymous Listen to the audio pronunciation of Food Addicts Anonymous on pronouncekiwi. Are you waiting for your life to begin "when you lose the weight"?Ģ0. Do you frequently feel guilty or ashamed about what you've eaten?ġ9. Do you obsessively calculate the calories you've burned against the calories you've eaten?ġ8. Do you feel driven to exercise excessively to control your weight?ġ7. Have you ever hidden food to make sure you have "enough"?ġ6. Have you ever stolen other people's food?ġ5. Do you fast or severely restrict your food intake?ġ4. Have you ever discarded food, only to retrieve and eat it later?ġ3. Do you eat to escape from your feelings?ġ1. Is your weight problem due to your "nibbling" all day long?ĩ. Do you eat large quantities of food at one time (binge)?Ĩ. Has a doctor or family member ever approached you with concern about your eating habits or weight?ħ. Do you eat differently in private than you do in front of other people?Ħ. Do you binge and then "get rid of the binge" through vomiting, exercise, laxatives, or other forms of purging?ĥ. FAA believes that the disease of food addiction is biochemical in nature and not a moral or character defect. We are not addicted to foods in general but to specific substances, namely sugar, flour, wheat. Do you find yourself attempting one diet or food plan after another, with no lasting success?Ĥ. Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA) is a fellowship of men and women willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Do you think about food or your weight constantly?ģ. Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just couldn't?Ģ. To find out, ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can:ġ. No amount of willpower can lead the food addict to normal eating or sane attitudes around food and weight.Īnyone who seeks recovery from their problems with food is welcome. Food addiction can manifest in a variety of ways, including over-eating, undereating, bulimia, overexercise, abuse of laxatives, or painful obsession with body image. Food addicts have a relationship with food that parallels an alcoholic’s relationship with alcohol. Fortunately, thousands of people have found a free, effective, long-term solution in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).įA is an international, nonprofit recovery program modeled on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Others don’t know where to turn or have just given up hope. They’ve tried expensive diets, surgery, medications, excessive exercise, purging, extreme food restriction-all to no avail. Many people have resorted to desperate measures to control their weight and the way they relate to food.
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************************************************************************************************************* Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat?įood Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, undereating or bulimia.įor more information or a list of virtual gatherings taking place during the pandemic throughout the U.S. We are happy to answer your questions and forward you information. During the pandemic, FA is not holding meetings in person.įA has numerous conference calls and Zoom meetings to support our fellowship during this time.įor a list of available Zoom and phone calls, please visit and search for meetings in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, or call 24.