I'm addicted to food!
 

Hello, I am new here! I am a 29 yr old married mother of three. I have struggled with my weight my whole life! Three years ago I was the thinnest I have been in my adult life, presently I am the heaviest I have been in my entire adult life! I am so unhappy about my weight! I am still a pretty active person, but I just cant seem to stop myself when it comes to food! I am ashamed, I've got to do somthing, I can't take it anymore! I feel so ugly!

Not alone with those feelings. FINALLY! Ready to take a step that way. Down the scale? This hurt some to read, I could hear my voice too. You'll have great support and lots of resources here. You're the important one, start being a friend to yourself. Your best friend.

Be kind to yourself. you are worth it. I started pretty close to you and have been bigger and smaller than I am. Persistence pays off, find what works for you and run with it.
I like to count calories and work out, what's your plan? I find that I can still have treats if i want them i just have to plan them in. It really helps with the fact that I LOVE food.

Mama, at least you are here. That is the very first step. You are admitting and from here you can move on.

I am addicted too food too and I have been trying foods to replace the foods that I crave and cannot stay away from. I keep 40 calorie no sugar added fudge pops in my freezer and allow myself one a day to keep away my sweet tooth. Even if I want sweets at the start of the day, I remind myself that I will get some at the end of the day. This REALLY helps me. I also really like cliff bars as a snack between dinner and lunch, they fill me up and are kinda salty so keep that craving away too. Exercise, believe it or not, helps with me craving food. You can keep away from it, you just need to find alternatives that are healthier choices.

Thanks everyone! I'm not exactly sure of my plan of attack just yet, but I'm glad to find a place where I feel like I can talk about these issues openly!

I recomend calorie counting also... it helps me not get bored and let's me have wiggle room if I have a craving. Also avoid high procesed carbs.
Good luck starting your weight loss .

Hi there - I know exactly how you feel. When I finally started dieting I was avoiding mirrors and cameras and only buying really baggy clothes that made me feel and look even bigger. At first it was hard because I had to come out of denial and weight myself - it was a shock!!

But after a couple of weeks I started to see (small) results and every pound was a victory! It is a great feeling.

I too recommend calorie counting - it means you can have a more varied diet and it is so easy now to find out how many calories are in everything. Smaller portions are also a really good way to adjust your eating habits.

Good luck - you will be great!

Hi there! I know how you feel. I too am addicted to food and have a really hard time controlling my intake with certain foods. I eat when I'm not hungry, and I will continue eating something awful just because, instead of throwing it out. Who does that?! Geez.

Anyway..I wanted to post because I think you are not addicted to food per se, but starch and sugars. If you're anything like me, I can control myself with celery sticks, or tomatoes, or cottage cheese. It's the sweet and starchy things that send me on a bender and keep appetite through the roof. Big triggers for me were fluffy white bread with a slathering of butter , or even plain for that matter, croissants, pastry, candy, licorice, snacky cakes, etc. Once I cut these from my diet things have been smooth sailing.

For me, it's much, much easier to have zero frosting than some frosting. After 3 days or so, if your carbs are low enough, you will not feel deprived or hungry.

That's why something like WW would be epic fail for me. I wish I were one of those girls who could have one serving of licorice or half a cup of cherries and be satisfied, but I am not. And I never will be. Different plans are required for different people, that's why the same plan doesn't work for everyone.. Why would the girls not addicted to food stick with a low carb plan if they can control their carb eating? To them it sounds way too restrictive. But for some of us..the binge monster will.not.rest unless we banish certain foods.

Give it a go for one week. You can do ANYTHING for a week. you got this!

Hi! I just wanted to offer my support as well, and let you know you're not alone! In my experience, the longer you go eating healthily, the better it gets. I don't crave junk as much anymore (and I've only been doing this for a few weeks), and even when I do, I'm much stronger when it comes to fighting the cravings off. You can do it!

Thanks again for all the support! I know you guys are right, I've lost weight before in the past and it does get easier once you get a momentum going! I just need to get myself back to that place! Thanks for all the support!

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Yes, I too am "addicted to food". Can't help it! so many yummy-yummies out there!!! You know what I have learned? I've never been "addicted" to veggies. Nor beef, chicken, etc. Not even fruit. So what foods have I been addicted to, exactly? MAN-MADE PROCESSED JUNK. Oh yeah. Candies, cakes, cookies, pies. DOUGHNUTS!!!! CUPCAKES!!!! .... Chips!!! AND DIP!!! Ahhhh glorious BBQ Fritos!!!! BREAD. Yuummmmm for bread! Smear some butter & cheese on it & I'm in heaven!!! CARB HEAVEN!!!! Or rather... carb H#LL... and the more that stuff I would eat, the more I wanted to eat, and the less I could say no to it.

The more I cut that stuff out of my diet, and the more I said "yes" to fruits & veggies, the less that junk had control over me. Now I have control over it. I still indulge once in a while, but I make sure to keep it all within my calorie limit, and I can actually have ONE miniature Hershey bar & BE OK WITH IT! I can eat a handful of BBQ Fritos, and walk away. I'm surprised at my resolve!

Having said that... when it's Psycho Cycle time, I do sometimes get completely insane & have to realllllly watch myself. I've learned a couple of tricks (cutting way down on sugar is a bonus, plus, eating more protein seems to help as well.) But I really think (for me anyway) that the secret to enjoying it & not gorging on it is to simply work it into my caloric limit. I couldn't do that at first - it took me a couple of months of not having it at all in order to reign in that monster.

Good luck to you... you can do this!!!! :hug: