Food Addictions

[slverwlf]

I am addicted to food. It's not like any other addiction. I can't quit food cold turkey like other things.
It's more than just requiring will power. I have tried atkins, weight watchers and the addiction always wins out.
Anyone agree? disagree? Have advise.

[Latina_Doll]

I am addicted to food. It's not like any other addiction. I can't quit food cold turkey like other things.
It's more than just requiring will power. I have tried atkins, weight watchers and the addiction always wins out.
Anyone agree? disagree? Have advise.


Hello Slverwlf, I know what you mean about the addiction always wins. I was on Nutrisystem a well back and in 2 months I lost ~ 24 lbs. I had to stop eating their meals because whatever they put in the food was giving me really bad migraines. So recently I have been eating in small items and if I get hungry I either eat a light yogurt or drink lots of water. :D (f)

[slverwlf]

Hello Slverwlf, I know what you mean about the addiction always wins. I was on Nutrisystem a well back and in 2 months I lost ~ 24 lbs. I had to stop eating their meals because whatever they put in the food was giving me really bad migraines. So recently I have been eating in small items and if I get hungry I either eat a light yogurt or drink lots of water. :D (f)

Hi latina_doll...thanks for sharing. You know, you aren't the first person I've heard have nutri-system problems. I am glad you figured out that is what was causing your migraines.
Good luck, I am going to try to just get into a "healthy" eatting mindset. If I can just keep the cravings at bay.

[Princess Effen-ie]

I am addicted to food. It's not like any other addiction. I can't quit food cold turkey like other things.
It's more than just requiring will power. I have tried atkins, weight watchers and the addiction always wins out.
Anyone agree? disagree? Have advise.

I can totally relate. Some days I feel like all of the food is leaving the planet. To say it gets me down is an understatement. Every time I slip I have to beat myself up for it for a few weeks and then I can go back to my small meals every two hours program.

I do not believe that Food Addiction is a sign of weakness in the individual, but rather as yet another symptom of a diseased, ailing society. Fat is comforting. It protects us from percieved threats. And yet...we are killing ourselves. I feel a little bitter about it sometimes. Like those damn Anorexics (and no offense intended for those suffering from eating disorders, but from where I sit it looks like this) get all the press and sympathy. Over-eaters are treated with a smile and nod and a whisper that if we just put down the fucking twinkie, we would be okay. Well I'm still not okay!!

I'm losing focus here, my apologies. Just know that you are not alone.

[slverwlf]

I can totally relate. Some days I feel like all of the food is leaving the planet. To say it gets me down is an understatement. Every time I slip I have to beat myself up for it for a few weeks and then I can go back to my small meals every two hours program.

I do not believe that Food Addiction is a sign of weakness in the individual, but rather as yet another symptom of a diseased, ailing society. Fat is comforting. It protects us from percieved threats. And yet...we are killing ourselves. I feel a little bitter about it sometimes. Like those damn Anorexics (and no offense intended for those suffering from eating disorders, but from where I sit it looks like this) get all the press and sympathy. Over-eaters are treated with a smile and nod and a whisper that if we just put down the fucking twinkie, we would be okay. Well I'm still not okay!!

I'm losing focus here, my apologies. Just know that you are not alone.

I hear where you are coming from, for society it is harder to watch someone starve themselves to death. It's more overt I think. Food is everywhere, it's not something I can avoid. I have to eat to survive. Drug addicts don't need drugs to survive, they can never touch it again. Although I am aware of how difficult that is. However, they also know if they can fight the urge, they will be ok.
If I was bulimic or anorexic, there would be all sorts of medical help being available for me, most of which covered by insurance. My insurance won't even cover a nutritionist until after I'm diagnosed with diabetes. What sense does that make?

[Princess Effen-ie]

I hear where you are coming from, for society it is harder to watch someone starve themselves to death. It's more overt I think. Food is everywhere, it's not something I can avoid. I have to eat to survive. Drug addicts don't need drugs to survive, they can never touch it again. Although I am aware of how difficult that is. However, they also know if they can fight the urge, they will be ok.
If I was bulimic or anorexic, there would be all sorts of medical help being available for me, most of which covered by insurance. My insurance won't even cover a nutritionist until after I'm diagnosed with diabetes. What sense does that make?

I know! This is DESPITE all the evidence that shows that OBESITY not SMOKING is number 1 for lost work, healthcare expense, heart disease, etc...
You have to actually be DYING from being overweight before you get some help. Anorexics get hospitalized all of the time for not eating. Somehow, I think if I walked into an ER and said that I needed hospitalization because I couldn't stop eating, I would be denied admittance. Or the insurance companies covering weight loss surgery (again, only if you are going to die, basically) which is a HUGE expense instead of covering meds and/or nutritionists to stop the disease before it gets to that point.

Messed up!!

[slverwlf]

I know! This is DESPITE all the evidence that shows that OBESITY not SMOKING is number 1 for lost work, healthcare expense, heart disease, etc...
You have to actually be DYING from being overweight before you get some help. Anorexics get hospitalized all of the time for not eating. Somehow, I think if I walked into an ER and said that I needed hospitalization because I couldn't stop eating, I would be denied admittance. Or the insurance companies covering weight loss surgery (again, only if you are going to die, basically) which is a HUGE expense instead of covering meds and/or nutritionists to stop the disease before it gets to that point.

Messed up!!

I don't want to minimize anything that an anorexic or bulimic goes through. It is just as bad, and in most ways a much quicker death, which I wouldn't want to see anyone go through. So, they of course deserve all the help that is available.

[Princess Effen-ie]

I don't want to minimize anything that an anorexic or bulimic goes through. It is just as bad, and in most ways a much quicker death, which I wouldn't want to see anyone go through. So, they of course deserve all the help that is available.

Absolutely! Again, all of these diseases are endemic to Western Culture. It would be nice to simply have health care for everyone--Health Care that focuses on one's HEALTH and WELL BEING, not your checkbook and HMO description of benefits.

[Heart]

It surprises me how few people seem to know about Overeater's Anonymous.

http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Of course 12 step programs aren't for everyone, but if you think you're a food addict, then maybe check it out. It's helped lots of folks with food addictions and eating disorders.

[slverwlf]

It surprises me how few people seem to know about Overeater's Anonymous.

http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Of course 12 step programs aren't for everyone, but if you think you're a food addict, then maybe check it out. It's helped lots of folks with food addictions and eating disorders.

Thank you for the information...I have tried 12 step programs and they don't work for me at all. I give myself up to a higher power through meditation all the time and for some reason it doesn't help with my addictions. Well, not in the obvious way anyway.

[Taking a chance]

It surprises me how few people seem to know about Overeater's Anonymous.

http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Of course 12 step programs aren't for everyone, but if you think you're a food addict, then maybe check it out. It's helped lots of folks with food addictions and eating disorders.

(y)

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[mistyblue9802200]

It surprises me how few people seem to know about Overeater's Anonymous.

http://www.oa.org/index.htm

Of course 12 step programs aren't for everyone, but if you think you're a food addict, then maybe check it out. It's helped lots of folks with food addictions and eating disorders.




I hadnt heard of this 12 steps thing except for drinkin
so thankyou for enlightening me(y)

[sabra399]

i think some of us are predestined to be over weight wether it be genetics or family lifestyle........my recent discovery has been my endocronologist.....she has been a god send and has explained alot to be..........

thyroid seems to play a huge part in being over wwweight....that and a misfiring pituitary gland.......if you have had a test from you FP...and the thyroid test has shown nuthing that does'nt mean your throid is not mis firing.....

first thing to do is go see you family doctor.......ask to be refered to a endo.....get a full work up for you thyroid not just your basic test that you reg doctor does......

you would be surprised what havoc you thyroid can reeek on your body.......

mine turned out to be ok...what i have been diagnosed with is called insulin resistance.....which means that every carb i eat.....tells my body to make insulin and insulin tells your body to store fat..........

so i have been put on a kind of a diabetic diet.....and told that i should see a nutrionist
to learn the difference between good carbs and bad carbs.....

heres hoping it works for me.....just thought i would share......if you want more info on the thyroid site that i found ..pm me and i will get it to you before the end of the weekend...............

as as far as addiction.......mine is carbs......which runs rampid in my family.....
it was a learned addiction....only because as a child we were very poor and bread and pasta was cheap.......so thats what we ate.......and unfortunetely i have passed that carb love or addiction on to my daughter who is also struggling with her weight.....


thanks for the reminder of OA..i am gonna check into it.....