"Eat everything in moderation" VENT!

qwills2cats

I am not a food addict
There will always be a fat person inside me trying to get out
I don't overeat because the food tastes good... but because of that wonderful satiated, almost obscene feeling I get after I gorge on carbs.
So I can eat many things in moderation... but not carbs.
I have accepted that this will never change.

maidentl

Amazing how many people in this thread believe they have a food addiction. "Boohoo I'm an addict so I can't help it. If only I was addicted to crack so I could give it up." Perhaps if you stopped with the victim mindset you might actually have the self control to eat in moderation!



PS I'm also obese so therefor I must be a food addict. Damn cadbury for making delicious chocolate, I think I might sue.

Those caramel eggs are sort of like crack.

HotAshMess

100 calorie packs are the devil!

christibam

I'm currently "in remission" from Binge Eating Disorder and bulimia. I say in remission because, apparently, it's something that always has the possibility of coming back. But I guess you could say that I'm a recovering food addict too, for all intents and purposes.

I used to be like you. Now I believe firmly in everything in moderation. Why? Because it takes more control to have a tiny bit and then stop.

Practice self control when you are comfortable with it. Avoid your triggers until that point. You're not going to stay away from cake the rest of your life and you need to prepare yourself for that. Don't allow yourself to have a large portion of ANYTHING. Ever. If you want cake, make a mug cake or have a tiny tiny slice. If you want fries, bake some potato wedges with olive oil. If you want a fast food burger, make a turkey burger or use a very lean meat and put it on a flat bread.

Eventually your tastes will change but you really need to stop telling yourself that you cannot go without binge eating if you have a tiny bit of a trigger. You are perfectly capable of self control but you have to dedicate yourself to practicing that self control on a daily basis.

SoDamnHungry

I think that "eat everything in moderation" isn't necessarily a bad way of thinking. But the problem is when people talk about how they have 3 M&M's a day and stuff. Who can eat 3? Especially food lovers and addicts. You want to eat the whole giant bag. It's better to think of it in broader terms. When you go to the bakery, don't buy 6 cupcakes to have one each day for the week, buy 1 and eat it. Enjoy yourself when you go out to Olive Garden...but don't go to Olive Garden every single week. Things like that.

When you love food so much, it's hard not to go crazy over it. Moderation is in planning, not self control when you sit there looking at a delicious pie.

echoica

Bump for later

capricorn0120

We're all in some way addicted to food. Otherwise would we be here trying to lose weight?

I eat in moderation. If I really want a chocolate bar I will cut it in 3 or four pieces. I eat one piece and save the rest to have the rest of the week. I've always found that if I really want something and I think I can't have it, it'll always be on my mind and it'll drive me crazy and at some point i'll break down. If I don't deprive myself and have just a bit of what I crave then I'm ok.

Everyone's different. You have to find what works for you.

christibam

I think that "eat everything in moderation" isn't necessarily a bad way of thinking. But the problem is when people talk about how they have 3 M&M's a day and stuff. Who can eat 3? Especially food lovers and addicts. You want to eat the whole giant bag. It's better to think of it in broader terms. When you go to the bakery, don't buy 6 cupcakes to have one each day for the week, buy 1 and eat it. Enjoy yourself when you go out to Olive Garden...but don't go to Olive Garden every single week. Things like that.

When you love food so much, it's hard not to go crazy over it. Moderation is in planning, not self control when you sit there looking at a delicious pie.

I can eat only three and be done. It takes me a couple minutes to eat those three though lol.

I do agree that moderation is in planning but that it is also when you sit there looking at a delicious pie. You can't plan for every event in life and there's no guarantee that someone won't walk into your office some day and say, "Hey, it's so and so's birthday. HAVE SOME DELICIOUS CAKE!!!!" when you weren't expecting it. Practicing and planning moderation leads to self control when temptation is staring at you in the face hole.

Sl1ghtly

There's a difference between lack of self control, and addiction.

hollyeverhart

"Eat everything in moderation" is a weak-minded person's way of saying "it's ok if I eat alot of high trans fat food, sweets, sodas and all the other crap processed food as long as I don't eat alot of it"

Nonsense.

You could eat things in moderation, go over your calorie intake limit and gain weight.

So yea I agree, it's a bull**** term.

Oh really... I didn't know I was weak minded.. thanks for letting me know!

I think being able to control your eating & have food you enjoy but keep it in moderation makes you a STRONGER person.. You make no sense & come off very rude. Just because you can't do something doesn't mean other people can't, maybe your the weak one!

christibam

"Eat everything in moderation" is a weak-minded person's way of saying "it's ok if I eat alot of high trans fat food, sweets, sodas and all the other crap processed food as long as I don't eat alot of it"

Nonsense.

You could eat things in moderation, go over your calorie intake limit and gain weight.

So yea I agree, it's a bull**** term.

Oh really... I didn't know I was weak minded.. thanks for letting me know!

I think being able to control your eating & have food you enjoy but keep it in moderation makes you a STRONGER person.. You make no sense & come off very rude. Just because you can't do something doesn't mean other people can't, maybe your the weak one!

Whoa. I didn't even see this.

Just to correct what I said earlier so that it's not taken wrong: I don't mean having fast food and a bunch of "small amounts" of junk is a good thing... or moderation.

Like, if you must have fast food, whatever. Get it once a week or every other week and get like ONE burger and small fries. Not just a cheeseburger every day because it's under 400 calories. I suggest making things at home that are based off of bad things. Go out to eat as a reward and not just because you're craving it. Work towards allowing yourself to have something bad for you and then only have a small amount.

ohnuts14

Amazing how many people in this thread believe they have a food addiction. "Boohoo I'm an addict so I can't help it. If only I was addicted to crack so I could give it up." Perhaps if you stopped with the victim mindset you might actually have the self control to eat in moderation!



PS I'm also obese so therefor I must be a food addict. Damn cadbury for making delicious chocolate, I think I might sue.

Wow. Don't pretend to understand other peoples situations. Anyone can be addicted to just about anything. Addiction is a physical or psychological dependence, how is it "nonsense" that one can develop an emotional dependency on food? People tend to associate food with rewards or celebration, therefore we associate food with feeling good, so it makes perfect sense one could develop a dependency on it. Who is playing the victim card here though? Everyone in this forum is talking about MAKING CHANGES. They're admitting they have a dependency and they're discussing ways to OVERCOME. How is this playing the victim card? Explain this to me. Most of the entries I've came across in this forum post, are people discussing what WORKS for them to control their binging. I didn't once come across a post where someone wrote "it's not my fault I have a food addiction and there's nothing I can do about it." We ALL know it's IN OUR POWER to take care of this problem. We all know that we got to this point, ON OUR OWN. So again, explain to me how people are playing the "victim card?" I don't see anyone blaming OTHERS for their problems, or not taking responsibility for their situations. Not only did you obviously NOT take the time to read anything, but you are clearly too closed minded to even TRY to understand. You'd rather cast judgment on something you know nothing of. This is a community for support, so why are you here? If you don't understand, that's one thing. But you clearly have no interest in understanding.