Recovering food addict

TifaGoals
TifaGoals Posts: 2 Member
edited March 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hello. I'm new ish to the app. I have been struggling with a food addiction my whole life. It's hard because I don't know many people who struggle with addiction. Many don't think food can be an addiction. I used to be 240 lbs but had the opportunity to have weight loss surgery. I have been doing okay to maintain my new figure but stress has lead me back to food. I started gaining weight back and it's hard to motivate myself to make changes. Hopefully I can use this app to keep myself accountable and build a community.
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  • 1ns1d3_0u7
    1ns1d3_0u7 Posts: 48 Member
    Sorry to hear, I can relate to an extent. I used food as a coping mechanism whenever I got stressed and depressed. I would eat to the point of feeling so full it would be uncomfortable. It took a lot of mental shifts and retraining my stomach to make any progress. I sent you a FR.
  • TifaGoals
    TifaGoals Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you for the message. Honestly it just helps to know I'm not alone in this. It's great motivation.
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,998 Member
    TifaGoals wrote: »
    Thank you for the message. Honestly it just helps to know I'm not alone in this. It's great motivation.
    You are definitely not alone.

    I don’t think I can call myself a “food addict” but I do know that I can emotionally eat, and, while I do try hard to avoid certain things…. If I have an especially kitten-y kitten day? I will eat a lot of garbage food.

    The first step is acknowledging it happens.

    There’s some new research on such things, suggesting that for some people at least, there may be a biological/hormonal connection to hunger cravings.

    Anyway. I just wanted to say you’re not alone.

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