Out of Control
I
’ve often been asked why Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) has worked when everything else I’d ever tried always failed. My medical records show my weight as 250 pounds (about 104 kilos), and as I write this I am 130 pounds (about 59 kilos), and have been for most of my time in FA. I marvel at the way I continue to maintain this weight range. I don’t remember ever being at a healthy weight, not for many years, if ever. As I look back on photos of myself as a young girl, I have memories of being a
happy child. I know I had a few insecurities; however, the pictures remind me of my happiness and gratitude as a child. I loved going outdoors and having picnics in the woods. I recall those memories included inviting others to join me to eat, but I was content to just sit in the woods and listen to the brook waters, especially after a rain, when the waters would roar. I loved fishing, walking, biking, and swimming. I lived by the river with lots of memories of fish we ate, parties we had, bonfires where we roasted our own food.
NORMA JEAN P., OH
8
May 2022
