How I Learned to Eat. I was helping to build five 500,000 volt lines into Los Angeles. There was a tall tower that had been put off as far as completion because of the possibility of high winds. I was sent with a crew of about 15 other guys to complete this tower so it [...]
I crawled into our rooms, depressed, disgusted, and defeated. Living life my way for three decades had not produced the results that I wanted. I wanted to be thin, rich and successful. Instead, I was eating too much, spending too much, and I knew deep down that I thought too little of myself. Compulsive Eaters [...]
If you are a compulsive eater and want recovery, you’ve come home. Remember, if nothing changes, nothing changes. Take a chance. Try this program! I’m so glad I did. That's what it was like for me. That’s what happened. And how it is today most often times is a wonderful life full of service and [...]
My childhood was very happy until I was 10 years old, despite the deficiencies that I had. In my adolescence at the age of 17, I was already a professional. I proved to be very brave because I left my city and went to a distant community. I was responsible for about 200 people, including [...]
Despite our best plans, there are times when the food still calls to us. What then? One of the greatest benefits of working this program is that, for today, we have been given the ability to choose not to overeat. Our addicted brains told us that we had to eat, so we ate. One thing [...]
My story is not one of weight reduction. It is a story of ego reduction. I came into the 12 step rooms when I was 17 years old. I grew up in a dysfunctional home with loving parents working out their own recoveries. At a young age, I learned how to take care of myself. [...]
Fat, frustrated and furious is no way to go through life, and yet, that is how I rolled through my first few decades before I found Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW. Before joining CEA-HOW, I had tried many ways and many times to lose my excess weight. Most of the diets worked, for a while. And then, [...]