I think I'm addicted to food :(

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w_j73
w_j73 Posts: 2 Member
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No matter how hard I try I just can't seem to control myself around food even if im not hungry it just happens I eat :(
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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    I know what you mean, I love food too! Except okra!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    If you haven't found a way to love okra, you haven't lived right. Get you some Mike's Evil Okra.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    If you haven't found a way to love okra, you haven't lived right. Get you some Mike's Evil Okra.

    Interesting! Is it hot and pickled? Anything hot and pickled is good!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
    edited October 2016
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    Hot, pickled, and sweet. It is difficult or impossible to find in stores, but the distribution warehouse of the producer is nearby my house. I wanted a variety case and the proprietor of the firm left a box outside his office with my name on it and gave me instructions to slide a check under the door. Well, I tried to find it. It was called "Magic Mike's Evil Okry", but the maker seems to have discontinued offering it.
  • afigirl113
    afigirl113 Posts: 14 Member
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    w_j73 wrote: »
    No matter how hard I try I just can't seem to control myself around food even if im not hungry it just happens I eat :(

    I have the same problem. Even if I'm full and I know I'm going to be miserable, I still eat. I've looked into that binge eating disorder and have considered talking to my doctor about it.
  • ltssharon
    ltssharon Posts: 195 Member
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    I definitely am a binge eating disorder person, with occasional periods of control, but often starving in between.
    Not good, not good. At least I take my vitamins.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
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    Four weeks in a monastery in Thailand eating just two meals a day is a great way to realize that your relationship with food can be changed. There are some great books out there, look into Geneen Roth.
  • mtwiz23
    mtwiz23 Posts: 8 Member
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    you have no idea how I'm just like you. Definitely a food addict, been in and out of Overeaters Anonymous for years and years. The struggle is daily. Only success I had was when I 'gave up' and went sugar and flour free for 2 years. Fell off that wagon, and put back 50 lbs. I'm on here trying to research how to RESET my 'streak' number (there is a way to do it), because once again I need to restart. Weight Watchers? OA? Count calories? Why can't I JUST DO IT? (rhetorical question).
  • Ralphone
    Ralphone Posts: 1,836 Member
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    Look up the mam in the area . I think you may find sum inspiration from it. Don't give up.
  • sexyhotmomma01
    sexyhotmomma01 Posts: 33 Member
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    Me too!!! :neutral: trying to be good and it's so hard. It doesn't help that with 2 kids they can just eat bc they run around like chickens with their heads cut off. And when I try to stop eating certain foods.... I get the craving for them a short time later.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,372 Member
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    Unfortunately you have to get to the point where you mentally want to lose weight more than you want the food. And I'm not sure there's any advice to get there... I think we all get our 'hell no' moment that triggers it.
  • Angelcat714
    Angelcat714 Posts: 17 Member
    edited October 2016
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    I love food too much, also. Hence my Buddha belly as I've gotten older. I do not have to be hungry to eat! And eating an entire bag of Smartfood cheese popcorn does not help either. For me it's a combo of emotional eating, no willpower and loving the taste of things
  • LINIA
    LINIA Posts: 1,046 Member
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    @vikinglander --Great Suggestions, very helpful.

    @w_j73 If you are choosing healthier snacks, go ahead and enjoy and keep them on hand. Some that i love are close to "calorie-free":

    celery, radishes, pickles, cups of boullion.....
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
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    Remember that although eating is about fueling your body it is also one of the ways your brain gets stimulation. I do better when I mix in foods with different textures, flavors, heat levels, etc. Grapefruit, vinegar, salsa, crunchy cabbage in wraps, sparkling water, and the like. Soda isn't only addictive for sugar and/or caffeine, the burn from the carbonation is stimulating. If your brain is bored it will look for stimulation.
  • Sira125
    Sira125 Posts: 152 Member
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    @moymoyxx It is depressing when everyone else looks perfect. Just remember that most people aren't trumpeting their screwups. I posted this for myself at work and it helps me keep perspective. http://georgecouros.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/comparing-to-others-quote.jpg

    And, if it helps, I went over on calories three times last week. At least once was a whole days worth.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    moymoyxx wrote: »
    I've come to the forums today because I'm honestly about to give up, I've been on here for about two months and have lost and gained back the same 5 lbs over and over again. I feel like I'm the only person on here who actually finds it hard (really really hard) to stick to my calorie goal, especially when socialising is involved!

    Maybe the calorie goal is too low?
    Every single one of my friends on here smash each day way under their goal and with loads of exercise, then there's me making a fool of myself failing over and over again. I don't WANT to give up but I feel like I don't belong here with all the successful dieters. I am definitely addicted to food! Maybe if I had other friends on here in the same boat as me (actually slips up sometimes, struggles with food addiction and high appetite) I'd feel more motivated and could motivate them too? At the moment the only person on my friends list who seems to need motivation is me

    I think often people make the mistake of assuming it's just about being motivated or not or just trying, and if that's not enough there must be something wrong with us. It takes organization and a plan, most of the time (yes, sometimes we just hit a point where we are super motivated and maybe that's where your friends are -- lots of people are like that at first which is part of why all the "I can't eat 1200" posts exist, but that's not going to last long-term).

    I think it's important to understand where the extra calories are coming from and why you eat them. Treat tracking at first as not something that indicates whether you are succeeding or failing, but as an education and a learning experience. When you go over, think about why and then what you can do differently.

    For example, when I first started I tried eating almost nothing before a night out to be able to eat what I wanted and I ate way more than I normally would. I learned that doesn't work for me. I've also learned that sleeping too little makes it a lot harder (although there are ways of dealing with this when I can't help it) and pre-planning when I know I might get stuck at work way late without dinner also helps. Lots of things, but they are going to depend on why you are struggling--the specifics. That's the thing to think about.

    One reason I dislike the "you are a food addict" thing, which seems really popular on the internet these days, and with some diet gurus, is that I think then people assume why they struggle is that and don't focus on the specifics. IMO, what gets called addiction is real, but is actually not an uncommon reaction to food -- either emotional or stress eating, self comfort, or just the normal human desire to want to eat because food is tasty. (Evolutionarily food was rare enough that eating based on food being available would have been helpful and not bad at all. Many of us have the same ability now, when it's less helpful.)
  • tanaiababy
    tanaiababy Posts: 8 Member
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    moymoyxx wrote: »
    I've come to the forums today because I'm honestly about to give up, I've been on here for about two months and have lost and gained back the same 5 lbs over and over again. I feel like I'm the only person on here who actually finds it hard (really really hard) to stick to my calorie goal, especially when socialising is involved! Every single one of my friends on here smash each day way under their goal and with loads of exercise, then there's me making a fool of myself failing over and over again. I don't WANT to give up but I feel like I don't belong here with all the successful dieters. I am definitely addicted to food! Maybe if I had other friends on here in the same boat as me (actually slips up sometimes, struggles with food addiction and high appetite) I'd feel more motivated and could motivate them too? At the moment the only person on my friends list who seems to need motivation is me

    I feel EXACTLY the same way... and i wanna keep trying but its beyond hard
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
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    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Four weeks in a monastery in Thailand eating just two meals a day is a great way to realize that your relationship with food can be changed. There are some great books out there, look into Geneen Roth.

    In addition to that book suggestion, try the CBT approach offered by The Beck Diet Solution. There's a book and a workbook.

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