No. 7 – California
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 [...]
No. 6 – Pennsylvania
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 [...]
No. 5 – R.E.
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 [...]
No. 4 – Mexico
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 [...]
No. 3 – California
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. [...]
No. 2 – New York
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 [...]
No. 1 – Pennsylvania
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 [...]