Arrrghhh food addict

sseubers

Hello all! Ok I already knew that I was addicted to food, but Sunday I proved myself once again! I had dinner at my parents house, it was a holiday here in Holland. And even though I'm filled up already, I can keep going and going. Chocolates, dessert, coffee, cookies, you name it. And aftwerwards my stomach even hurts and gets upset. Is there anyone who sees this in him or herself?
This all makes me wonder, I've been on a "low carb" ( not very low, I get around 100 grams a day) diet since october and I was doing very well scale wise. Only thing is: I kept my calories very very low, about 900 to 950 per day.

Should I up my calorie intake to 1200? I know all of you are going to say yes. Anddd more important maybe: should I just add carbs to my diet, so that the only "diet" factor are the calories and not the carbs?

cshelgol1

Women need at least 1200 cals. you would lose alot more weight and it may also help you with the binges. you are depriving yourself so its harder to turn it off once you start. the rule is to eat when you are hungry and stop before you get full. I love food as well but I have really been learning how to detect when I am going to get out of hand, and combat it with excercise or a LOW cal snack. I have also been on a low carb diet for a while. I have recently decided to look at other options and have been doing great just by following my msp guidelines. I still do lessen my carbs at certain times. Good luck and once you start following your msp guidelines you will notice alot more weight drop, and you wont be as hungry.

sunkisses

I don't see how this is a food addiction. You're consuming fewer than 1200 calories a day (the bare minimum to keep your standard bodily functions going). Sounds like your body's telling you that it's voraciously hungry, and your brain is telling you to consume more because you might not get enough again. Definitely take the advice mentioned before to follow your MFP guidelines. You'll feel MUCH more in control of your eating.

solpwr

Not a food addict, a food abuser. We are by definition addicted to food. Our lives depend on eating.

Taken from http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/DGAs2010-PolicyDocument.htm (2010 US nutrition guidelines)

Knowing one’s daily calorie needs may be a useful
reference point for determining whether the calories
that a person eats and drinks are appropriate in
relation to the number of calories needed each day.
The best way for people to assess whether they
are eating the appropriate number of calories is to
monitor body weight and adjust calorie intake and
participation in physical activity based on changes in
weight over time. A calorie deicit of 500 calories or
more per day is a common initial goal for weight loss
for adults. However, maintaining a smaller deicit
can have a meaningful inluence on body weight
over time. The effect of a calorie deicit on weight
does not depend on how the deicit is produced—by
reducing calorie intake, increasing expenditure, or
both. Yet, in research studies, a greater proportion of the calorie deicit is often due to decreasing calorie
intake with a relatively smaller fraction due to
increased physical activity.

ALSO:
Does macronutrient proportion make a difference for
body weight?

The Institute of Medicine has established ranges for
the percentage of calories in the diet that should come
from carbohydrate, protein, and fat. These Acceptable
Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) take into
account both chronic disease risk reduction and intake
of essential nutrients (Table 2-4).

To manage body weight, Americans should consume
a diet that has an appropriate total number of calories
and that is within the AMDR. Strong evidence shows
that there is no optimal proportion of macronutrients
that can facilitate weight loss or assist with maintaining weight loss. Although diets with a wide range of
macronutrient proportions have been documented
to promote weight loss and prevent weight regain
after loss, evidence shows that the critical issue is
not the relative proportion of macronutrients in the
diet, but whether or not the eating pattern is reduced
in calories and the individual is able to maintain a
reduced-calorie intake over time. The total number
of calories consumed is the essential dietary factor
relevant to body weight. In adults, moderate evidence
suggests that diets that are less than 45 percent of
total calories as carbohydrate or more than 35 percent
of total calories as protein are generally no more effective than other calorie-controlled diets for long-term
weight loss and weight maintenance. Therefore,
individuals who wish to lose weight or maintain
weight loss can select eating patterns that maintain
appropriate calorie intake and have macronutrient
proportions that are within the AMDR ranges recommended in the Dietary Reference Intakes.