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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Adpalangi wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. I gave already discussed with my therapist. However, I am gonna ask to revisit the topic.

    I recall your prior threads on your disordered eating and such. Please do talk to your therapist right away.
  • Adpalangi
    Adpalangi Posts: 349 Member
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    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Adpalangi wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. I gave already discussed with my therapist. However, I am gonna ask to revisit the topic.

    I recall your prior threads on your disordered eating and such. Please do talk to your therapist right away.

    Thank you for your concern. What is disorded eating?
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Adpalangi wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Adpalangi wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. I gave already discussed with my therapist. However, I am gonna ask to revisit the topic.

    I recall your prior threads on your disordered eating and such. Please do talk to your therapist right away.

    Thank you for your concern. What is disorded eating?

    Eating disorder issues.
  • Adpalangi
    Adpalangi Posts: 349 Member
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    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Adpalangi wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Adpalangi wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. I gave already discussed with my therapist. However, I am gonna ask to revisit the topic.

    I recall your prior threads on your disordered eating and such. Please do talk to your therapist right away.

    Thank you for your concern. What is disorded eating?

    Eating disorder issues.

    I guess my issue would be eating sweets in moderation. My therapist doesn't think I have a body image problem.. We have been and still are discussing some tools for avoiding the over eating of sweets.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    edited February 2015
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    "If you have replied to other post of mine before at any time suggesting I go to a specialist for treatment, not to be rude, but rather you just keep scrolling, it's useless for me ." -- you in one of your multiple other threads where you don't listen to the advice given.

    You've been doing the same thing for months, if not years, on MFP.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    unless you have a medical condition there is nothing wrong with eating sugar …

    also if you have previous disordered eating issues then you need to discuss this with your therapist…

    sugar is not addictive…

    lack of will power/self control does not equal addiction ...
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    seasonoffitness wrote: »
    I am completely addicted to sugar as well, but I have found that really sugary fruit has satisfied my cravings well. I am now addicted to mangoes and oranges and blackberries, and I eat them throughout the day so that I rarely crave sugary things by evening because I have had so many sweet things all day! I definitely suggest trying mangoes

    wait, so you treat your sugar addiction with more sugar?

    does that mean that a crack head can treat their addiction with cocaine….
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I don't think it's addictive, but in many people the kinds of foods you are talking about aren't satiating and tend to provoke cravings (if only because they are tasty). I find that they are really unsatisfying (in that I will want more often) if I eat them on their own and easy to build up bad habits around, so I restrict them somewhat and only eat them in the context of a meal with adequate protein and veggies and the like.

    Thus, for me they really aren't good for breakfast except on rare occasions (for a holiday I might have a pancake brunch), and if I feel like I'm wanting or expecting them too much it can be helpful (again, for me) to cut them out for a while so I remember I don't need them. That usually allows me to go back to moderation. When I do moderation, I don't really let myself snack on them, but add something of that sort to a whole meal, in a reasonable quantity, or end the meal with it as a dessert, of course.

    I don't tell myself it's a bad food, as I find that unhelpful, and I remember that if I want more there's always tomorrow and eat something else instead (usually something savory or some fruit).

    Found your experiences shared really quite helpful, thank you so much for taking time to post them! :)

    OP...I do hope you also find some help on this thread, many good ideas are being shared and I know at times we don't seem to be able to hear them but this time I hope you do for your healths sake.

    Take Care!
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    ndj1979 wrote: »
    unless you have a medical condition there is nothing wrong with eating sugar …

    also if you have previous disordered eating issues then you need to discuss this with your therapist…

    sugar is not addictive…

    lack of will power/self control does not equal addiction ...
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    seasonoffitness wrote: »
    I am completely addicted to sugar as well, but I have found that really sugary fruit has satisfied my cravings well. I am now addicted to mangoes and oranges and blackberries, and I eat them throughout the day so that I rarely crave sugary things by evening because I have had so many sweet things all day! I definitely suggest trying mangoes

    wait, so you treat your sugar addiction with more sugar?

    does that mean that a crack head can treat their addiction with cocaine….

    I agree. Sugar is in fruits and vegetables as well, therefore it cannot be avoided 100%. Besides this, we need sugar to live. Even diabetics and those with other blood sugar issues, such as glucose intolerance, are directed by their doctors to limit sugars and carbohydrates, not to cut them out completely.

    Sugar in candies, cakes, cookies, etc. is added, but sugar is natrually part of the fruit, but your body does not know the difference. Only we know the difference, hence the psychological aspect of believing we are truly addicted to sugar.

    A true addict cannot have the substance in any form every again because that would be falling off the wagon.

    There is nothing wrong with sugar. Everything in moderation.

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