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Topic: RE: Food addicts......unite!
Hi, I'm Tiffany and also a food addict. I use food for comfort and companionship. I enjoy going to the grocery store, finding all kinds of good things and having a full refrigerator; almost a hoarding exercise. To help manage this I keep a list of foods I have to throw away because I bought too much and could never get thru it all.
Carbs and sugar don't tempt me much, I like real foods - like a casserole. Or thick cream cheese on something. Or a spinich/artichoke dip. Sugar does not work for me, I've not eaten enough to dump but close enough that I know that one more bite will be very unpleasant. I am proud that I then stop and make myself think about why I picked up that particular food.
Sometimes I'll think about a food and will eventually have to go out and get it because I cant get it out of my head - a burger, thai food, etc....this can linger on my mind for hours or days. Overall I eat a very nutritious diet. But even too much of a good thing is bad.
I am fortunate to have a mechanism to make me stop eating. But then an hour later I am looking for something more. I have found that I can easily substitute wine for food so I closely monitor that. I am working on my relationship with food, that it is there for nutritional purposes and not to be my friend or companion.
The only foods that make me ill are soft rice (screaming pain, probably as it was soft rice and I drank some water after eating) and ice cream, especially the sugar free stuff.
Topic: RE: Food addicts......unite!
Hello, my name is Kim and after 2 years I'm still a foodaholic. I love food. That's what got me into trouble in the first place. I too have had those days when I do nothing but eat. Fortunately, I do dump although not as soon as I would like. I have to have a lot of sugar or fat in order for the dumping to kick in. I just keep reminding myself that I didn't have brain surgery and that now that I have this tool, I have to use it to the best of my ability and make better choices. We all will have days when we don't make the best choices, but afterall we are human. When I mess up, I just say, well, I have to to better tomorrow.
I admit I'm a lurker on this and some of the other boards, but I find the info and the support - even for a lurker is amazing and I take comfort in know that there are others out there with the same stuggles and challenges that I have. Thanks everyone!
Kim
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Topic: RE: Good Vibes needed
Sending good thoughts your way - but remember you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you...
Rhonda
Topic: RE: Food addicts......unite!
Hello - my name is Rhonda and I am a food addict, especially chocolate - that EVIL food. I do not dump and know my limit on what I can have and I usually do.
I know they did surgery on my stomach and not my head - I just need to get a grip and stop!
Thanks and that's all!
Rhonda
Topic: RE: Food addicts......unite!
Hi my name is Tori and am addicted to some kind of food just not sure which one as so many things make me sick so I take a bite this and a bite of that and then I find something that works so I eat that until I get burn't out (usually a month or two) and then I am back at it again.
Tori
Topic: RE: Food addicts......unite!
Well allow me to introduce myself...my name is April and I'm a Carbaholic! I love chips, crackers, bagels, donuts...anything with lots of unnecessary carbs. I try to break the habit but it lurks at all times. I know I can overcome these cravings, I just have to do it which is the hard part. I need a 12 step!
April