Are you a food addict? How can you tell?

I finally accepted (could tell) that I was a food addict when......

When I ate and ate until I could barely move and crave for more food an hour later.

When I would eat everything in sight when I had problems.

When I truly believed that "food" was my best friend.

When I would get up in the middle of the night to eat.

When I craved the food that was on every commercial.

I finally accepted (could tell) that I was a food addict when......

All I could think about was food and how much pleasure it gave me.

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I finally accepted (could tell) that I was a food addict when......

I lost my train of thought in conversations when certain food ads came on tv/radio!

Cathy C.

I  know I am still a food addict because I lie in bed at night worrying about what I will eat the next day.If I travel I pack more protein bars and shakes than clothes.

After surgery was a funny thing for me. All went well until I found I craved sweets. Prior to surgery I hated sweets. Everyone would have dessert and I would have a salad. Now I need to end a meal with a sweet. Not every meal but I do enjoy it. I don't pig out it just satisfies something in me. I am not gaining weight and all my numbers are fine. I still enjoy food for what it is. It is an energy thing. I eat to live not live to eat. If we all remember that we all can be successful.

Just my 2 cents.

I would find myself runnaging through my pantry for food when I was not hungry and eating some of the strangest things together.

When I would lay awake at night thinking about the food in the kitchen I could eat and sometimes would actually get up to eat it.

i was a food addict before the surgery and have  fallen back into  old habits of eating at night  nd also dont  dump so sugar is not an issue  for me and havetried to push my limits to see if i will dump ive tried to remind  myself that i dont want to gain the weight back but sometimes i feel that  there are foods i wish i could  eat again in larger  quantities  but cant such as pizza or a sub or a nice plate of pasta with meatballs but know  i can only eat a  small amount  its not so enjoyable so when icant eat it i find that i munch after the meal  later or  eat it again i have realized that i still have my food addiction as i did  before i got the surgery but  didnt get it on my brain .lol

Yes, I am still a food addict.

I totally agree with many of the previous posts - thinking about my next meal while I currently eating, looking in the cupboard for a snack when I really only bored or procrastinating, wanting to finish a last couple bites when I am already uncomfortable just because the particular dish tastes good.  A particular area I'm currently having problems with is going back for seconds occassionally (after 10-15 minutes) on food I like because I know the typical person could eat that addtional amount.

This is a challenge that will always face us because we must eat to survive.  I believe other addictions may ultimately be easier to overcome because they may often be totally removed from the life of the addict - i.e. illicit drugs, alcohol, smoking, etc.  We, however, will always be tempted by food.

I seen the light when all I thaught about was food. What shall I make for breakfast, lunch ,dinner and even the kids snacks after school.  I was putting food first , then my kids what a time I had getting over that..