Food Addicts Anonymous??

Been busy lately. Not much time for eating. Kinda weird. From one extreme to the other. Also, not good either if I'm not conscious of good eating habits. Moderation is key. best to all.

Wow, we are all a bit stressed going into Thanksgiving. Let's all remember to take a deep breath before we start eating and choose foods that will make us healthy. I know I am going to have to do some deep breathing to face the buffet. :grumble:

Kate, you agreed with Sunsh1ne, and so do I. You said, "Sunsh1ne-when you find out the answer-let me know! I do the same thing. The only answer for me is to not start munching at all, even if it is just a bite, because it seems like that first bite can be the key that unlocks the overeating. Easier said than done, though! " I really think that right now I just cannot eat the bad foods or I will eat the entire plate. We all have trigger foods (or better said, trigger ingredients) that cause us to overeat. For me it is the usual, sugar, but I also find that when I eat wheat products I tend to want more and more and can't stop until I am sick. I am slowly finding my trigger foods and staying away from them for now until I am under better control.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone! Welcome, all ye newcomers! :flowerforyou:

I'm kind of frustrated - I had a great Thanksgiving because I got to see my boyfriend (long-distance relationship) but not-so-great because he's having a really hard time dealing with the new habits I'm trying to form. He eats crap and he knows it but he got fed up with me counting calories and doesn't believe I can live on 1400 a day. I can. But that's a challenge when we go out to eat and I go to check how much I've got left, and he whips the computer off my lap and says that he doesn't want me thinking abou that stuff, he just wants me to enjoy our time together. Yeah, babe, I want to, too, but I don't want it to set me back six weeks. =/

So, I was really good last week planning for Thanksgiving-I exercised every day and made sure to end up with at least a hundred or 2 calories remaining. I let myself pig out on Thanksgiving, then my mother in law fed us a huge meal on Saturday (didn't plan for that one!) But I weighed in today and I am happy that I didn't gain anything and I even lost about a half pound! SO I am pretty much back on track now-I stocked up on groceries for the week and am all set to go!

Emotional day today. Could have kept eating nonstop. Looked at something in the fridge just now and thought, no, not going to do that. I eat one more thing won't change how I'm feeling. It'll make it worse. Reminded me of this important thread. So came down to type this instead. This is big. A change of awareness. Going to do something more productive than endless eating. So, proper nurturing of myself. best to all. It's a daily challenge I know we are equipped to meet it. Trust and believe.

Hi my name's viv, and i'm a food addict. I've been sober for 3 days. But yesterday, my friend was frying chips and it was so hard *breaks into sobs* hehehe i love food! its so hard to control mysefl in front of food. I sober up for a couple of days, but then a day comes when BAM!! the cookie moster unleashes:O i go on a food craze, checking out food blogs and what not. i hope I'll learn to control this. but even so... I LOVE YOU FOOD!:bigsmile:

Good job, strongandfit! I know how you are feeling. When I have a stressful day I look to food to solve my problems and it's really hard learning not to do that. I keep reminding myself, food is fuel, not a friend.

I'm celebrating right now, because yesterday I binged but today I went to the gym and ate right, and I did a first - I TURNED DOWN a brownie from my roommate with "no thanks, I'm not hungry." Not, "I shouldn't," or "I can't," but "I'm not hungry." This is huge for me. Normally I can't resist chocolate's siren call and today I took a deep breath, asked if I was really hungry, and finally had the willpower to answer honestly instead of pretending I really was.

Heather, viv, and vee, welcome! This thread has helped me a lot the last few weeks, I hope it helps you too.

Ok, so yes I am a food addict and I don't see anything on here about this topic. Anyone else want to join?

So here's my story: My name is Kim, I'm a mother of 2 and a full time Nursing student. I should know better about bad eating habits but when I'm stressed they come back stronger then ever. I had a really bad day yesterday so what did I do? I turned to food and ate 8 chocolate chip cookies!! Yes 8 of them!! I feel awful today, almost like I let myself down. But I am going to push through and get back on track. My goal for today is to stay within my fat, carbs and protein limits and to remind myself that food is fuel, not a comfort measure!!! Thanks for listening:) Have a good day!!

I like to see fellow food addicts out there. It's comforting But ya I feel ya. I've had days like that, I've never really turned to food before though. This last month has been a pain for me and I started noticing myself going for some sort of food when I am stressed. But I always get back on the wagon after that little splurge. I hate that guilty feeling, it's the worst. You're not alone and I hope your days get better for ya.

Hey! This has been a rough couple of days for me. Stress and sickness can trigger me to want to eat. I knew stress could but I had no idea that when I don't feel well I turn to food. That's strange. Anyway, I'm trying to fight off some sort of bug or something I think because I've felt crappy all week long. Plus my fibro is acting up again so I'm not sleeping well. Anyway, just keep me in your prayers. Thanks!!

I so need to be here!!! I am a food addict, I love to eat. I am having a horrible day today and really want to go grab something from the kitchen, frosting fixes a bad day right?? Nope it sure doesn't! SO I will whine on here a bit and feel better!

I turn to food when I am stressed or having a rough day, considering I run a home daycare there can be a lot of stressful days. I am finally getting the lbs off and will not undo my work!!

I am Jess, and I found out from MFP that I am a food addict. I logged all of my meals yesterday, and was amazed (and depressed) by the results. Although I am new to MFP, I think that this site is amazing. I found that I had a hard time logging all of my meals because I ate so much. It literally hurt me to have to put down all of my food on there. I would encourage everyone to log everything you eat because it has made me more aware today, and I have been watching what I eat because I don't want to have to log it.

Lots and lots of water. I did give in, but I only had one brownie-sized square, instead of most of the box.

sunshine - you go girl!!! You faced your temptation by controlling how much you ate. That's great!!!
zora - thanks for the prayers!! I still feel pretty crappy but I'm just trying to make it to the weekend.
Welcome to all newbies!!!

One misstep in your week isn't going to hurt you too much. You've been doing great! Tomorrow is a brand new day, weigh-in or not.

That is wonderful, sunsh1ne!!! I am proud of you for passing up the milkshake! I passed up a piece of birthday cake last night and I feel great!

I have so much more energy now than I ever had. I am really grateful to everyone for their support!!! We can do this! :drinker: