Addicted to FAT...

So ive broken my addiction to diet coke. It was hard but i actually cannot stand the taste of it anymore. Im proud of myself.
During this process I am realizing my addictions... and my most recent (formal) realization which I am now sharing is that I am addicted to fat. Beef fat, chicken skin, butter, sour cream, whicpping cream... that kind of fat. There is nothing better than a crispy french fry with fat in it.
I think this addiction started early. my dad used to bake all the bread we ate... and once the bread was out of the oven he and I would cut the first crust off, slather it with butter and split it... so not only is it a physical additiction its an emotional one because I loved my dad who has been gone 14 years now and its almost an emotional celebration when I eat things my dad and I used to share. We used to split the fat on the edge of the steaks I would make him for supper, we used to split the chicken skin off the chicken necks in the soup he used to make for all of us. So i see it as a connection to him even now. I love eating fat. I know it sounds gross... but I have a taste for it. I am looking for ideas on how to break it... I did the Atkins diet and lost over 70 lbs and kept most of it off but was never able to drop more... I hit a major plateau. so now I am counting  calories. and there is alot of calories in fat... fat is fat is fat... so any ideas on how to break this addiction... id love to hear it... I would also love to know if anyone else out there deals with this and what thier feelings on it are...

Thanks!

OMG!!!  The hardest thing I ever did was stop drinking diet coke.  I drank about 200 oz a day.  I now drink nothing bu****er or flavored water.  I really thing that artificial sweetners are very addicting and I have ran across much about this.  

My addiction of choice is sugar...but I do lover french fries and fried chicken...haven't had either in a long while.   

I understand the bond between you and your father and your food rituals.

Is there some other bond that the two of you had that you could substitute?  Or if you can't think of any right now (maybe some will come to mind in time), could you make the fat consumption a ritual.. and just consume a tiny token amount while thinking of the good times?  One bite of bread with butter is not nearly as damaging as a whole slice. 

Make it enough to satisfy, but not enough to sabotage.

Nice avatar!

It sounds like  you had a good relationship with  your father. What would he want you to do today? Maybe you could start replacing the choices of fat with healthier choices, both for your health and as a tribute to him - I bet he would want you to make the healthier choices and to be as happy as possible!

June 1 is 10 years since my own father died - I think of him every day, and I know he would be happy to know I am trying to make myself healthier and happier.

Hope this helps - it really is a struggle!