UPDATED 8/17/2020 : During the Pandemic, there will be no in person
MEETINGS AT THIS TIME. Please contact US
at Foodaddictssf@gmail.com. UPDATE : During the Pandemic, there will
be no in person meetings .
FA has numerous Conference Calls and Zoom meetings to support our
fellowship during this time.
For a list of available Zoom and PHONE CALLS, please contact me
at Foodaddictssf@gmail.com
We are happy to answer your questions and forward you information.
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ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE WAY YOU EAT?
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery
program for anyone suffering from food obsession, over-eating,
under-eating or bulimia. Meetings are held every Friday Evening at
The Center for Spiritual Living in Boca Raton at 7:30pm.
For more information or a list of additional meetings throughout the
U.S. and the world, call 781-932-6300 or visit: www.foodaddicts.org.
ABOUT FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS
Many people have resorted to desperate measures to control their
weight and the way they relate to food. They’ve tried expensive
diets, surgery, medications, excessive exercise, purging, extreme food
restriction—all to no avail. Others don’t know where to turn or
have just given up hope. Fortunately, thousands of people have found a
free, effective, long-term solution in Food Addicts in Recovery
Anonymous (FA).
FA is an international, non-profit recovery program modeled on the
principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Food addicts have a
relationship with food that parallels an alcoholic’s relationship
with alcohol. Food addiction can manifest in a variety of ways,
including over-eating, under-eating, bulimia, over-exercise, abuse of
laxatives, or painful obsession with body image. No amount of
willpower can lead the food addict to normal eating or sane attitudes
around food and weight.
Anyone, from any walk of life, who seeks recovery from their problems
with food, is welcome.
ARE YOU A FOOD ADDICT
[https://www.foodaddicts.org/downloads/twenty_questions-final_12_0801_readonly.pdf]
TO FIND OUT, ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM AS
HONESTLY AS YOU CAN:
1. Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just couldn't?
2. Do you think about food or your weight constantly?
3. Do you find yourself attempting one diet or food plan after
another, with no lasting success?
4. Do you binge and then "get rid of the binge" through vomiting,
exercise, laxatives, or other forms of purging?
5. Do you eat differently in private than you do in front of other
people?
6. Has a doctor or family member ever approached you with concern
about your eating habits or weight?
7. Do you eat large quantities of food at one time (binge)?
8. Is your weight problem due to your "nibbling" all day long?
9. Do you eat to escape from your feelings?
10. Do you eat when you're not hungry?
11. Have you ever discarded food, only to retrieve and eat it later?
12. Do you eat in secret?
13. Do you fast or severely restrict your food intake?
14. Have you ever stolen other people's food?
15. Have you ever hidden food to make sure you have "enough"?
16. Do you feel driven to exercise excessively to control your weight?
17. Do you obsessively calculate the calories you've burned against
the calories you've eaten?
18. Do you frequently feel guilty or ashamed about what you've eaten?
19. Are you waiting for your life to begin "when you lose the weight"?
20. 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.
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