Sam had a love of sugar from the start and with an overweight brother the family had a focus on food control. Sam enjoyed visiting her cousins’ place to have treats and at home she often ate food alone or in hiding. She was often angry at her mum about what she felt was inadequate amounts of food and initially Sam didn’t look very overweight.  As she put on weight her body image worsened and it all came to a head when she was having her 3^rd child and she had back, hips and knee problems. Sam tried many things to control her eating but it was her entry into Food Addicts that brought her mental relief from the food cravings and she started to lose weight. Over 10 years FA has enabled her to get back into life and enjoy her close relationships.

Lilly had a similar attraction to sugary food as a kid and would often be humiliated by her dad for over eating biscuits and cake.  Her family restricted her eating and Lilly took to hiding food and eating it in secret, thus starting her battle with dieting and weight gain for life. Lilly was able to diet for special occasions, like her wedding but relaxed as soon as she reached her goal and went back to unrestrained eating. Even though she was a qualified dietician, Lilly couldn’t control her weight gain and eventually made it into FA.  She didn’t identify as an addict but quickly found the food plan helped her achieve her desired weight loss. Her food cravings subsided and after 6 years in FA now has a normal life.

If you’re experiencing difficulties in life as a result of your relationship to food and eating then Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous could help you. Give them a call on 03 8594 2282 or see their website foodaddicts.org.