What is Food Addiction
Compulsive overeating is characterised by an addiction to food. An individual suffering from compulsive overeating disorder engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or ...
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Ive been dealing with binging for a few months now. Seeing a therapist to find out my issues... really trying to look n the emotional side of it...
but now Im really starting to wonder.... maybe I really am addicted to sugar... .I love to binge on it, the high is great... I honestly realized this the other day.... Now its kind of making me sad.... like do I really have to give up all sugary sweets? like an alcoholic has to give up drinking for good... will sweets always lead me to binge.... this might be my last hurdle in life... I know this isnt new, others are addicted to sugar... I think I have to face it, and I dont want to... Posted on 06/21/09, 09:06 pm |
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try going off for sometime and see if it helps a lot. take it slow. get off of it today and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. i truly believe sugar can be poison for some people -- im one of them. i gave it up for 6 months and as soon as i allowed myself some my cravings went wild and i couldnt stop. i kept trying to stop again but once i lost it it was soooo hard to get it back. now im trying again. it's just important to get it out of your system and then you wont hav as hard of a time with it. there are always substitutes so you dont hav to be too depressed abotu not having sweets. if you were diabetic and couldnt hav sugar or you would go into shock you wouldnt even question it. sugar addiction is a disease too and more people die each year from diseases related to obesity than from anything else. if you want a sugar free buddy let me know...im really gung ho about this. 
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right now im trying to decide what to do.... I can not tell if this is emotional, and Im binging on sugar to deal with anxiety...
I have therapy tomorrow.... and for now Im doing ok... I havent cut out all sugar yet... thanks... im gonna give this more thought.
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I am definitely addicted to sugar "like alcohol". I use a twelve step program to take it one day at a time. I agree with eteh about try just for a few days and then do some 'research' by trying to eat 'just a little', you will be able to answer that question for yourself. One major difference is, I do not do substitutes either. there are many naturally sweet food, we just can't tell because we eat so much processed stuff. I eat fruit everyday and i use new combinations of things. Been a real adventure, that after the first withdrawal period (and it is real, like alcohol) I actually enjoy. The hardest part is planning what I'll eat for the day, preparing more ahead of time (I am very busy most days and don't want to think about food til I am ravenous), and eating out at restaurants.
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well I seem to be able to have a little sugar here and there... sometimes I can have a packed of m & ms, be content and move on...
but when I have an urge to binge, sweets, chocolate and such are my love !!!! I was really sure it was an addiction, but Im thinking its my emotional state instead.... I am working on that with my therapist...
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