Binge Eating Disorder and Food Addiction

@ekbcpa your not alone there are millions of people and me who battle with the same disorder / disease. Eaters Anonymous site has good info.

I am also a binge eater and have just got back on track, feel free to add me!

ekbcpa wrote: »

I have never been addicted to drugs or alcohol or tobacco, but when I try to eat right and eliminate fast food....I swear it's like I'm a crack addict who needs my fix. I constantly crave "bad" food and a lot of it. When I have any money available, I blow it all on food. It's crazy.

If I went to an AA meeting having never had trouble with alcohol, they'd throw me out.

I feel so alone.

You will be welcomed at an open AA meeting, closed ones are for alcoholics only. I've been to AA meetings where OA members were present because not all communities have Overeaters Anonymous groups. Sounds like you're open to AA as a possible solution, check it out - you'll hear people describe how you feel and you won't feel alone. AA was the first time I felt I belonged anywhere.

After reading this, I feel like this might be the place for me. I've known my eating is emotional, I kind of know my triggers to binge, but it's accepting what it is. An addiction. It makes sense as in some other areas of my life I am prone to excess. I feel like you folks would "get" me and support not judge. Glad I found this thread.

You are definitely not alone. With me, i am eating very little and losing weight. Than I begin to start feeling good. Then something will trigger me, like someone's birthday, stress, a holiday, someone baking a delicious cake and bringing it to office for everyone, etc and that will start making me feel again out of control. For example, last week someone at work had a birthday cake. Everyone had a slice and so did I. Big mistake! It started me off that all day I could not get enough to eat. I started binging on junk food. This binge lasted for at least 5 to 6 days. It stopped when I started feeling sick to my stomach. That binge caused me to gain at least 6lbs. With any kind of junk food, cake, cookies, nuts, potato chips, pretzels makes me feel like a drug addict with no control. A normal person would have had the slice of cake, enjoyed it and that would have been it. I can't control it. I find junk food to be irrestible. It's very difficult be all or nothing and feeling so out of control. Now I am back to eating healthy and starting to lose some of that 6 lbs. But it is so difficult.

RickyCoogin wrote: »

It's taken a long time for me to admit I was addicted to food. It's even worse because I love to cook and only have me to cook for.

I've considered going to OA meetings, but there is no way I'm going to adopt a 12-step program where I pray to a higher power to stop me from putting food in my mouth. I may still go anyway because it might be good for me to talk with others who share the same addiction.

What makes things especially hard for me is that I cannot change most of what I hate about how I look.....which makes it VERY, VERY EASY to say, "Screw this. I'm going to be seen as a big guy even if I eat 500 calories a day" and go get something to eat (and often, something to drink, as well, if you know what I mean).

One other strange thing I've noticed...if I make a decision to lose weight, my first thought is "Now let's go get one last big meal."

Soo true abt the last big meal.am soo surprise to see many people share my struggles..

@Look_Its_Kriss - what meds did you get prescribed? Is it an SSRI?

I completely understand! I'm the same way. I've just recently started researching ways to combat this addiction. If you need a friend for support please do add me! It'd be nice to be friends with someone who knows what I'm going through too!