Hello, my name is Sheryl and I'm addicted to food, especiall

boysskinnymom
boysskinnymom Posts: 1
edited September 21 in Introduce Yourself
But I'm beating the addiction!! I'm focusing on relationships with people instead of running to food as my comfort. I'm feeling quite a new rush, but alas I have just begun my journey to recovery! I have been on this destructive path from the time I was about 7 years old. That was the first time I snuck into Moms kitchen, melted some butter and stirred sugar into it, then snuck back to my closet and enjoyed every last drop. It made me dizzy, but then the rush of feel-good hit! And until this week, 30 years later, I depended on that rush as I enjoyed those delicious morsels of sweet grains running across my tongue. It didn't matter their form, chocolate, candy, pastry, soda, bread; they were all just the same to me, because they provided that same "happy" rush. Now I'm getting addicted to living! Really living! Not just the daily mundane, but going places with the family, with friends! Getting out, rather than shutting in. I am looking for some weight loss partners that have this kind of passion for shedding the unwanted pounds and the crippling dependencies on food. It doesn't matter which food is your vice, they all provide the same pseudo-comfort. Very temporary and fleeting solace that leaves us more broken and thus catapulting us into a nearly never ending cycle of despair. But friends, it ends now!! Buddy up with me and let's do this up right! :) No gimmicks, nothing to push but encouragement and drive, with a side of humor. You on board? :happy:

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  • Rhaeven
    Rhaeven Posts: 123 Member
    I have the opposite problem, I never eat enough :) And thats how I ended up in this mess. We all need some pals on here to help keep us motivated.....so Friend request sent.

    Good luck!
  • Ebony2
    Ebony2 Posts: 2
    Wonderful! I love your motivation and inspiration! I too am on that unfortunate path - I hope I'm not too lost to find my way back to normal living, however. Maybe your story can help me remember what is really important.
    My food addictions began after I came back from Europe the summer of '09; not very long ago!
    I quickly cut down calories and worked out often. I went from 140lbs to 117 by Christmas. Trust me, I felt great! Then, however, all that calorie cutting lashed back at me. I started binging badly, especially since people were nagging me about my weight. I truly think they triggered my bad eating habits again. I am the one to blame though. I binged as soon as I returned from school with nobody home - and then again at nightime, when everyone slept. During the rest of the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) I ate minimally, trying to keep up the facade that I was in control of my eating.
    (Pssst ... I wasn't!)
    I know now that I am becoming steadily more in control of myself! I am binging still, but it is preventable by 1) going to bed earlier, 2) focusing on studying and 3) getting out with people and exercising.
    So all the power to you! I understand, even if I haven't had this addiction for my entire life.
    Good luck!
  • AmandaJ
    AmandaJ Posts: 1,950 Member
    I understand where you are coming from. I seem to start to eat something sugary and then I don't stop until the package is gone. I have long since quit enjoying the taste and start to feel sick but I just keep stuffing in. I am trying to learn how to control this.

    I am sending you a friend's request. :flowerforyou:
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    I do believe we're all addicted to food.... We kind of live off it, you know? :)

    Anyways, don't mind me. Welcome to MFP!!
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