Weight Loss Surgery - Food Addiction Series?

I'm a food addict and I know it. My DH has heard me complain about it for 41 years and told me in passing that he was surfing thru the TV last night (imagine that, a man surfing thru the TV! LOL!) and just happened to see an ad about a new TV series that was on food addiction. I'm not much of a TV watcher, but does anyone have an idea what he was talking about? We have Direct TV. Or after 41 years of marriage have I finally pushed the dear thing over the edge.........

I looked into going to a food addiction meeting, but there are not any in my area. I'm holding my own in the weight department, but still have too many times of needless, thoughtless, uncontrolled eating.

I'm happy, financially stable, and healthy......but still addicted to food. I think about food constantly. What is the BIG deal about food!!!!!!

Hi there! I'm also a food addict. People don't get it unless they have it. Anyway, here is the series I think he was referring to: http://www.oprah.com/own-addicted-to-food/addicted-to-food-about-the-show

I hope you have the oprah winfrey network (OWN). If not, there is another show I really like called Heavy. I think the season for that one may be over but they may show reruns? That one is on A&E.

I hope you learn from those shows because that's what I"m hoping for too.

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I definitely loved Heavy, and that show What's Eating You that was on last year about food disorders - I've anxiously been looking forward to Addicted to Food. Glad it starts tomorrow!

There is a new show on the OWN network and I have Direct TV and on mine it is Channel 279. It is called "Addicted to Food" and it premieres tomorrow night at 10 pm. I think if you go to the link above that luckymommy posted, it will give the details. I plan on watching!

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I saw a preview for this as well and wondered if it was the same center and facilitator that was featured on an episode of Ruby.

Nancy, I hope Direct TV carries the OWN.

Nancy you may want to check out the on line and phone meetings that OA has http://www.oa.org/meetings/find-a-meeting-online.php

or get a hold of some OA literature - the book Overeaters Anonymous is full of personal stories of food addiction and how they have found hope
http://bookstore.oa.org/category/Books

This is a tough road. Good luck to you.

Yes, Taj, it is Tennie McCarty, and I really enjoyed watching her work on Ruby. I'm looking forward to watching this series!

I was told it would be on Thursday night by a "doofus" hehe and just by chance got home early and DH happen to find it on OWN. I hadn't be able to get back to you guys for all the good info you sent; thanks so much. Just as it came on, Brother showed up and then a phone call from the other home health nurse on one of my cases. So I missed all but last 15 minutes!!!!!! It will be replayed today at 4:00 p.m. on OWN. Same time I have to pick up my GKS from school! GRRRRR! Will get to see it eventually. I was surprised as heck, about the mix of "skinny" people and the "fluffy" people. I like straight shooting Tenny. Hope they offer good info and it isn't just a bunch of whinning. Couple of those people scare me already! LOL!

Anyone keeping up with series and what do you think? It has raised my hackles on a couple of things that I thought had been dealt with.

I've only seen the first episode (need to find it on demand) but some serious alarms were going off all over for this chick!

I'm addicted to "Addicted to Food". Tenny is amazing, especially her insight as to what these people are going through.

I've done a lot and I mean a LOT of the emotional recovery, but I'm jealous that they get to go somewhere and have their eating planned for them. The impulsiveness of my eating junk is my big key.

It was interesting to watch Tenisha's "detox" from sugar. I get a week or 2 of low energy and extreme moodiness, but she was actually nauseous and vomiting. I didn't realize it could go that far.

What do y'all think of the show?

I really like this show. My depression got a little worse the other day and at first I couldn't figure out why. I think it was because of some of the issues being brought up in this show - things I need to deal with in my life but haven't. When Tennie talked about how addictions are about wanting control and how that was going to be hard for them to give up - that really got to me. I don't know if I could deal with the ways they are forcing the participants to give up control (or the illusion of it).

I'm looking forward to next week and them dealing with the anger issues.

Move,move,move me too! Since the show about mothers, I wonder what the heck I've done to my kids!?! My mother was well.......her mom said it best "my mother would have been a great only child!" Guess that says a lot. I guess I have never analyzed my relationship with my mother.....that is something to think about. So far I have taken a little from each one of these people on the show that has shown up in my life..... Guess, I'll go to the Addicted to Food website and see what they are all say. I don't want to get all low-down funky emotionally from the show, but I too am looking toward the show next week.

It can be overwhelming emotionall even to watch, but I think Tennie is trying to really help them deal with some very entrenched issues and she's only got 7 weeks with them, so she "goes for the throat".

I find it exciting to watch. When I used to not be able to deal with my eating, I would figure "well, I just can't do it, that's all". Now I figure "there must be something else I haven't dealt with yet". So to me it's hopeful. I just need more buffing and polishing...I am not a failure, end of story. There is always something else to deal with...