Food Addiction Support Group

An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...

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Marah 12/13/2007

This is my first Christmas as a reformed food addict. It has been really hard and I will admit I have not been entirely successfull and thanks to Christmas treats and bad weather keeping me from outdoor exercise, even with no true binges, a couple of pounds have snuck back on. this morning I am baking cookies to send to long distance friends and am struggling not to eat them. Okay, I had one, but it broke while I was getting it off the tray and I couldn't send a broken cookie could I? And I did scrape the crumbs off the bottom of the cookie sheet and eat them. And those crumbs that fall through the cooling tray. But these cookies are going to normal people. People who can eat one or two and let the rest go for another day without obsessing about them. How do they do that? How do people keep a jar of candy in their homes or on their desk at work? If I had a jar of m&m's on my desk, I would have to refill it everyday or maybe 2 or three times a day. How do you get to normal? I want to be that person. I want to actually enjoy the one cookie without thinking about the ones I am leaving behind. How can I become that person? The one who when cookies are passed around says, "oh, no thank you." I can't do that. What the hell is wrong with me?

deleted_user 12/31/2007

I just got back from Christmas in Indiana with my boyfriends family. Which are great. But we spent 5 days there and that was a little too long. They have tons of food around and being there that long lead to a lot of free time with where I had to keep myself occupied. I spent this time eating, thinking about eating, devising plans on how to eat without people seeing me. LOL! It really didn't help that my boyfriends sister in law weighs about a $1.05 and has to try and gain weight to no avail. Even after having two kids. I honestly felt like a sausage the whole time. The thing is I am not that over weight. But being around her I obsessed.

deleted_user 12/31/2007

i totally hear you. my answer is ... we are not like them and unfortunately probably wont ever be. i cant be fooled anymore into thinking i can just hav one because i know that will never happen. and when i break my abstenance once it is so hard to get it back. we hav to find other things in life to be happy with and try to always stay away from the bad stuff...it sucks but thats the reality of our addiction. you wouldnt tell an alcoholic that once he has the drinking under control he can go back to just having a beer here or a glass of wine there. alcoholics hav to stay away from this stuff for good...hes not like others who can just hav one drink...same goes for us....sorry if this sounds negative....i truly am a positive person and belive i can be in control and lov life and be happy without having this addiction rule my life.....

deleted_user 12/31/2007

Girl, I feel EXACTLY like how you just described.. why do I hear the other sweets calling my name? I obsess too so I hear you. My problem is I'll go between being "normal" and being able to say no thanks without a second thought, and then when things get a little lonely in my life, I won't be able to say no to ANYTHING edible. I just want you to know I hear you loud and clear, I struggle with the same thoughts and behaviors.

deleted_user 01/01/2008

I have LONGED to be normal for years. If you find the answer let me know.

There's a book called Breaking Free from emotional eating by Geneen Roth, which ahs helped a lot of people. It didn't work for me, but you coudl give it a try.

deleted_user 01/02/2008

I know it's hard! Food is just SOOO good. It comforts us when we are down and it just plain tastes WONDERFUL! But we all know what the consequences are of over overindulging! So what to do? First of all STOP baking for other people. It's no good for them either. Find a partner to be accountable to. Get the stuff out of the house and get busy doing something you enjoy!

deleted_user 01/02/2008

I know I'm just parroting so many of the replies, but I feel so much the same way. In my mind, there is just something WRONG with an open box of cookies. And candy on the desk? Not a chance. An empty candy dish, yes... but no candy in it...

RachL32 01/02/2008

I think we can also agree that you surely are not alone in this. I too dream of the day when I can be in the same place as food and not feel threatened. That I can be one of those people who leaves half their dessert behind because they've "had enough"...

Just remember, it's progress not perfection...

deleted_user 01/02/2008

You and I are in the same boat. I have no idea how people can have certain foods laying around. Here at work everyone is thin. In the kitchen there was a box of cookies. It's been their for weeks. Last week I could stand it no more. I got one out, then went back for a few more. This went on until there was only one more left. Well, I had to eat that. Looked stupid just one cookie. Today I went out and bought a replacement bag. It's so weird. I am like that with pizza too. If there is leftovers in the fridge, it will call my name until I finally go in there and eat it, whether I am hungry or not. I can't being myself to leave any food on the plate in restaurants either. If you figure out what the fix is, let me know!!

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