I NEED HELP!! Food addiction at its worst!

When I know I am going to be around a "pitfall food", I eat something healthy before i'm exposed to it.
So you have eaten something healthy before, and won't eat as much "bad food" before you are full.
It's cliche, but have a salad.

I am a total binger. I would avoid even eating a slice if you cannot control yourself. Or set up your allotment and don't even let yourself let one thought sneak in. I always make little excuses or tell myself I had a low cal day or tomorrow I will eat better. If you are only going to allow yourslef 2 slices. Thats it, no excuses. Period. And be sober.

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Go get a Full Bar and ddrink lots of water. Full Bar is not the best thing - but in dire emergency such as this....I'd opt for it!! Just keep telling yourself "Is it worth it? Is it worth sabatoging all the hard work I've done?"

You can do it... good luck!

I definitely know where you are coming from! First of all, YAY to you for realizing that you DO have a problem with overeating!

For me, I KNOW that I have a problem having 'just one'...be it pizza, chips, crackers, candy etc...SO...I find that MOST of the time, it isn't worth it to even START eating the 'problem' foods.

Yes, its annoying, and YES you do need to 'enjoy life' and 'splurge' once in a while.....but i've learned that the sick feeling that often follows binge eating is NOT worth it..and I'm learning how to avoid it.....its a slow process, but i'm learning!

Stay positive, remember YOU ARE IN CONTROL....you make your choices, and your choices will define you!

Eat before you go! Get yourself nice and full and AVOID as much as possible. If you are okay with it, ask your family members to support you and keep you away. If not, take a break, go out in the "fresh" non pizza filled air. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! You are awesome!!

You know yourself best, but even if i fill up on other stuff first, I will eat the same amount of pizza.

Plan for it. Eat light the rest of the day, work out a little extra. Enjoy the pizza. Get back on track the next day.

I drive my husband nuts because I pick all the toppings off my pizza and eat them individually, before I even eat the pizza. That way, it takes longer, I get "more bites" of it in my mouth. Usually when I am finishing my piece, my husband is starting on piece #3 already. Making things last in your mouth is what the addiction is about. Just break it up so that it lasts just as long, but it is only as many pieces as you are allowed.

It is all up to you. Weightloss is about taking control of your habits and realizing you are the only one in control. I know how hard it is, my work has pizza parties all the time it seems, infact there is some in the fridge right now! Log the calories for 3 slices, once you see what it does to your diet you might be morivated to stop there. Think about why you want to lose, weight, is that one slice going to benifit you more then losing a couple pounds. The answer is it will not! No food will taste as good as weight loss feels.

That is an excellent idea! I see myself using that in the near future :0)

Hi all: I am not an expert but have had some education regarding addictions....any kind whether it be drug, sexual, eating, etc. Our brains are powerful tools that tell us many things. If you don't mind, I would like to share with you the cycle: 1) preoccupation, 2) rituals 3)acting out, and 4) pain. The key is to not move into acting out but use tools to get you out of preoccupation and rituals.....so for example, I think about ice cream....think think think about ice cream.....then I might go to the freezer and think I will only eat 1/2 cup.....but instead do not measure and end up with LOTS of ice cream in the bowl. Then I eat it and afterwards wonder and sometimes feel pain and shame about the amount I ate swearing to do better the next time. BUT what if I use my tools.....like diversion, or physical activity or cleaning a closet or anything else that will DIVERT me from the thought - change my thinking. Then I don't move into phase 2. But even if I do move into phase two and then 3....can I use a tool like a measuring cup to have the ice cream in moderation? Yes, I can....and I agree - prior to eating it, find out the calorie count and does it fit into all of the categories - carbs, fats, sodium, etc? This is such an amazing program MFP.....knowledge brings power.....and I know I have the power to control what goes in my mouth. The brain is a tricky thing.....you just have to reprogram it and it listens to you. I DO have power over the ice cream.....it does not have power over me......my thoughts on the subject of 5-6 slices of pizza.....

There are a few things that trigger me like this as well, good (or even bad) pizza being one of them! I have tried eating before I go, that didnt help me. I still ate just as much and felt worse because I'd already ate as well. The best thing I can tell you is either 1- don't touch a slice! Once I do, it's over for me. And 2- guzzel as much water as you can, before after and during the get together. Hopefully that will make you so full you won't be able to fit in much pizza, and might not even want it. Water is the only thing that seems to help me.
And stay away from the alcohol! It never helps with the willpower :P

Would it be possible to order one pizza without cheese and loads of veggies?. That takes away a lot of calories and fat. Then you can take three slices and close the box and then - make sure you savor each bite. Take a bite, put the slice down, then chew at least 50 times, for every bite. If you take the time to chew and taste, you are often likely to eat less. And I second the water suggestion.

Looking up the calorie count before I go helps me stay under... Instead of 'delicious pizza' I see 600 calories a slice!

this!!! recently I had the chance to eat my all time favorite funnel cake until I looked it up and it was 700 calories!!! I didnt even bother after that!

I also say drink plenty of water and maybe try looking into adding a little peppermint oil into the water it REALLY helps me with all kinds of cravings!