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...
People talking about how great eating something is/feels.
For example, my roommate was eating a chocolate mochi ice cream ball tonight and was so expressive about how amazing it is. I've binged on them before so trust me, I know how amazing they are. It just sucks because I try to tell myself that food isn't as great as I think it is and then people without a problem like me express how it is so great. Sometimes it makes me just want to start screaming, "Yes I know how great it is! Eating that is the most amazing feeling in the world! It makes everything else seem so unimportant and I can't think of doing anything else right now except eating that! And after I eat it I want more and more and more until I think I'm going to throw up!" The funny thing is that I could say that to someone and they would laugh along and agree that they feel the same way....but they don't. The thing is that I feel so much more intense about it and I really would feel that way and do all those things. That other person is just saying it but would never actually do such a thing. Or if they would actually do it, it would happen maybe once but with me it could happen everyday, a few times a day if I could. So my point is, I hate it when other people talk about food, and how much they love it, when they don't realize that their feelings don't even compare to how much I, and all of you, feel.
My roommate comments on how she has an "unhealthy obsession" with certain foods she really likes.
No honey, you have no idea what that's really like. I have an unhealthy obsession with french fries, ice cream, peanut butter, frosting, soft baked cookies, etc. meaning I could eat it all day everyday....I highly doubt you would do that so don't tell me about your unhealthy obsession.
When people ask me why I don't want to eat something.
Why??? Because if I do I won't want to stop, that's why.
If only I could tell these people my real thoughts, but I can't. To explain how talking about food like this is like talking about getting wasted some night with an alcoholic....or telling them how good it feels to drink, or ask them why they don't want a drink, or a sip. It sucks to have a problem you can't just share with the world. For if I did, I would feel that everytime they would see me eat, they would be thinking about my problem....just like I think about a friend of mine being a possible alcoholic every time i see her drink.
What do non-bingers do or say that annoy you?
For example, my roommate was eating a chocolate mochi ice cream ball tonight and was so expressive about how amazing it is. I've binged on them before so trust me, I know how amazing they are. It just sucks because I try to tell myself that food isn't as great as I think it is and then people without a problem like me express how it is so great. Sometimes it makes me just want to start screaming, "Yes I know how great it is! Eating that is the most amazing feeling in the world! It makes everything else seem so unimportant and I can't think of doing anything else right now except eating that! And after I eat it I want more and more and more until I think I'm going to throw up!" The funny thing is that I could say that to someone and they would laugh along and agree that they feel the same way....but they don't. The thing is that I feel so much more intense about it and I really would feel that way and do all those things. That other person is just saying it but would never actually do such a thing. Or if they would actually do it, it would happen maybe once but with me it could happen everyday, a few times a day if I could. So my point is, I hate it when other people talk about food, and how much they love it, when they don't realize that their feelings don't even compare to how much I, and all of you, feel.
My roommate comments on how she has an "unhealthy obsession" with certain foods she really likes.
No honey, you have no idea what that's really like. I have an unhealthy obsession with french fries, ice cream, peanut butter, frosting, soft baked cookies, etc. meaning I could eat it all day everyday....I highly doubt you would do that so don't tell me about your unhealthy obsession.
When people ask me why I don't want to eat something.
Why??? Because if I do I won't want to stop, that's why.
If only I could tell these people my real thoughts, but I can't. To explain how talking about food like this is like talking about getting wasted some night with an alcoholic....or telling them how good it feels to drink, or ask them why they don't want a drink, or a sip. It sucks to have a problem you can't just share with the world. For if I did, I would feel that everytime they would see me eat, they would be thinking about my problem....just like I think about a friend of mine being a possible alcoholic every time i see her drink.
What do non-bingers do or say that annoy you?
You only live once-
You have to have this-
It's not like your fat- EAT it!
Another that really bothers me is,
"Don't obsess over it!" and "Just eat sensibly!"
I think I am going to stop it all!
Actually I know I'm going to stop it! I am not going to be a slave who is unable to make congruent decisions based on values other than something as ridiculous as how good a certain food tastes!
It's absurd; it drains your energy and makes you a slave to the tobacco comapanies. Yeah it's the tobacco companies (phillip morris) that own kraft and several other fast food big brand names, that spend all their time looking for ways to addict you to their shitty foods! Well excuse my French but fuck them!
I am not going to stand for it no more and neither should you!
I am going to eat raw and I'm going to eat healthy. If you haven't heard of him already; watch David Wolfe on You tube he talks about raw chocolate smoothies! This is where I'm headed! This looks great but ironically the sort of thing that you wouldn't binge on!
Please let me know how you get on!
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=371
The article is called "Defend Yourself Against Diet Saboteurs" and has some tips on how to deal with these people.
My God. Yes, a little more meat on my frame is definitely a healthy thing... but the way that I got it?!? Not so much.
Ugh. If these people knew what it was like to just binge until you're actually in physical pain they wouldn't tell me how "healthy" I look now!!!
And how is it that they always do this more when my diet is going well and they don't even know I am dietting? It must be cosmic.
I HATE when you have put on weight and as Aine said people tell you that "you look healthy" and i remember telling someone i had put on 10kg and this person was really short and she said thats alright because when i put on 2kg it looks like 10k i carry the weight well (well thank god for that because i am sure it works the same when you loose weight right? i am sure i can lose 10 kg as fast as you loose 2kg - yeah right!!!!)
I also hate when people ask you to try something "just a taste" and as someone said that you can't ever just have a taste or a try etc.
I FEEL LIKE SUCH A SOCIAL OUTCAST!
Healthy being the terminology for FAT if they're trying to be polite.
"Just eat sensibly and exercise"
S**t if only I'd known that (!)...silly me thinking that my bingeing on 2 loaves of bread in one morning was the healthy option(!)
Uuuurrrgh!