Is food addiction a thing?

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  • annettem24
    annettem24 Posts: 1 Member
    When we talk about addiction we usually mean a chemical dependency. With food I believe there is some of that, particularly with processed foods because of the additives they lace the food with - yes they want you to eat more than you should or want to. They want you to go out of your way to get THEIR FOOD. and yes they want you to feel compelled to eat more.

    That being said there is also the HABIT of eating certain types of foods, eating at certain times or because of certain activities. Along with habit is ASSOCIATIONS like popcorn at the movies, pizza when the kids come over, mexican food for birthday party, whatever it is for you.

    The key then is to break free or more specifically DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM from the habits of old. This is NOT easy to do - Sunday morning are waffles, with bacon and all the trimmings. So - plan a special meal to replace that waffle habit. Or take on a new activity that makes leisurely waffle breakfast on Sunday morning not so workable.

    I have successfully broken the waffle habit by attending a groups activity - Toastmasters - that meets every Sunday morning - it is so much fun that I don't want to miss it and the waffles are now a thing of the past.

    Mexican food out for birthdays is much harder but this last round of birthdays - I made mexican food at home where I could more carefully control what was in the food we ate and splurge on the goodies and cut out the bad stuff. It worked well the last two birthdays and I'm sure it saved me 5 - 10 lbs.
  • kellywitcher13
    kellywitcher13 Posts: 21
    is it an addiction if all i think about is food? I plan my food what im going to eat outloud like on here or something or writing it down. I will hide what i eat after that. I have been going to the grocery store or gas station and getting whatever i can with the the cash i have to eat and eat eat eat eat and eat. I feel like i have to control. I have eat and i am not full until i feel so full that it hurts to move and i get nausea. I have it in my mind if i dont eeat every two hours i will get sick and i do so im eating constantly. i cant stop. i crave it...its always on my mind...
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    Addiction......
    The brain cannot tell the difference between food, narcotics, sex etc. If it feels good, the brain will respond accordingly and can lead to addiction.

    My brain knows the difference between food and sex.

    You're either having really awful sex or really good food.
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    Of course. People can get addicted to anything. I was watching a show and they had a guy on that was addicted to counting. Now, you have something that you need like food and add a bunch of things to it that stimulate your pleasure center then I think you hit the recipe quite literally to get people addicted and eating more than they would have if you didn't spend all that time and money finding the bliss point.
  • Ashleyxjamie
    Ashleyxjamie Posts: 223 Member
    Addiction......
    The brain cannot tell the difference between food, narcotics, sex etc. If it feels good, the brain will respond accordingly and can lead to addiction.

    My brain knows the difference between food and sex.

    You're either having really awful sex or really good food.

    :laugh:
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Addiction......
    The brain cannot tell the difference between food, narcotics, sex etc. If it feels good, the brain will respond accordingly and can lead to addiction.

    My brain knows the difference between food and sex.

    You're either having really awful sex or really good food.

    :laugh: good one :laugh: special snowflake :flowerforyou:
  • VpinkLotus
    VpinkLotus Posts: 849 Member
    Yes I believe it is. I'm a total food junkie from way back.
  • Myxalplyx
    Myxalplyx Posts: 129 Member
    Yes, I believe you can become addicted to anything if you use or do it too much, whereas it causes an adverse condition on your well-being.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    I don't believe it's as much as an addiction as it is people eat the wrong things which cause them to be hungrier.

    I also think it's a refusal to change, and/or general laziness.
  • AnnR999
    AnnR999 Posts: 27 Member
    is it an addiction if all i think about is food? I plan my food what im going to eat outloud like on here or something or writing it down. I will hide what i eat after that. I have been going to the grocery store or gas station and getting whatever i can with the the cash i have to eat and eat eat eat eat and eat. I feel like i have to control. I have eat and i am not full until i feel so full that it hurts to move and i get nausea. I have it in my mind if i dont eeat every two hours i will get sick and i do so im eating constantly. i cant stop. i crave it...its always on my mind...
  • AnnR999
    AnnR999 Posts: 27 Member
    Kelly, I just to plan vacations around how far we had to drive in a day to get to a major city so there would be good places for food! <sigh>
  • SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants
    SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants Posts: 474 Member
    Do you believe that there is such thing as food addiction? Like smoking? To be honest, I do believe it..

    Here's a sample of questions that I found on a website. Apparently you can even get treatment for this type of thing and it is taken pretty seriously.

    -End up eating more than planned when you start eating certain foods

    -Keep eating certain foods even if you're no longer hungry

    -Eat to the point of feeling ill

    -Worry about not eating certain types of foods or worry about cutting down on certain types of foods

    -When certain foods aren't available, go out of your way to obtain them

    -You eat certain foods so often or in such large amounts that you start eating food instead of working, spending time with the family, or doing recreational activities.

    -You avoid professional or social situations where certain foods are available because of fear of overeating.

    -You have problems functioning effectively at your job or school because of food and eating.

    What's your opinion on this?

    My opinion is DUH! :) yea, Im addicted to anything I like usually...there are several programs for that TOO! :P
  • SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants
    SisterhoodoftheShrinkingPants Posts: 474 Member
    I don't believe it's as much as an addiction as it is people eat the wrong things which cause them to be hungrier.

    I also think it's a refusal to change, and/or general laziness.


    Agree with the first part. But I don't think laziness is a factor. That's a typical stereotype attributed to fat people and its kinda mean :(
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    YES

    I am addicted to food, I swear I eat as if the planet is going to end tomorrow, I always think I am going to starve hahahaha

    I love food!!!!!

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