First 90 Days
A Good Deal
H
ealing from my active food addiction in FA has been an eyeopening journey. I came into the program at approximately 230 pounds. When I found Program, I was already on a diet, but I was looking for an online community to lean on and help me understand how I had spiraled. It wasn’t my decision to start a new diet. My family intervened because my relatives were worried about my health and my sudden weight gain (40 pounds). So I decided to lose weight for them and their peace. I didn’t care about myself. I had abandoned myself a long time ago. 4
LOU C., NY
In my first 90 days, things were rough. But I kept doing the program because I was seeing how serene and calm the other fellows were in my meetings. I wanted that so badly. Looking back, I see the benefit of my suffering because it served as motivation to never get back to that place again. My first 90 days of abstinence was a period of grieving and yearning for my chaotic food habits. It felt weird, pretentious, and even scary to say, “Thank you, but I am not eating flour and sugar.” I was 24 years old and still frightened of disappointing people. That is why I decided to still check out a food festiOctober 2023