I think i am on my 9th anniversary of not smoking.  so what we did (hubby and I) was contacted our states quit line.  I lived in south dakota at the time and it was called the sdquitline.  We set up a date to quit.  We woke up the next morning and never had another cigerette.  We both used the patch which the quit line gave us.  I also used wellbutrin.  It worked for us.  I had been smokign since i was 15 and i was 40 at the time.  I didn't have a lot of withdrawal cause i think the patch helps with that.  But i gained a heck of a lot of weight.  Over the years.  9 years later..I STILL notice a difference in my smell.  I can smell people smoking in a closed car that is 3 cars away..i can smell it on their clothes when they walk by me. I enjoy the smell of smoke but if i started i would go back to my 2 pack addiction and i dont feel like quitting again.  Once you make up your mind to do it..just do it.  

Good luck and this sounds so clique but "if i can do it so can you"...lol  

I think the possibility of transfer addiction is part of what is keeping me pretty rigid about my program of eating and exercise- one day at a time.

I also get and utilize whatever support I can- so therapy is a great idea. I would suggest finding a therapist familiar with the philosophy of addiction treatment plus eating disorders. Support groups are also great.

Good for you for reaching out!

Caffiene.  Have picked up quite a coffee habit. 

Exercise! And following my doctor's rules...I'm obsessive about following the rules sometimes...

I was for sure a food addict and I find myself yearning for things to latch onto like excercise or shopping when I am stressed or in a mood... I wouldnt say they are out of control but I have a harder time coping with difficult situations now that my coping method isnt there

mine would have to be cooking/baking.  I cook/bake ALL day and then it last like 2 weeks if I hadnt portioned it out when I bought it. 

I don't know if its an addiction, but my husband calls me a calorie nazi. I was more so of one before I got pregnant. I was obsessive not only about how many calories I ate, but how much I burned through exercise (I wear a HRM to work out). I feel it creeping back in now that my daughter is almost 3 months old, but that is what keeps me fighting to find a happy medium. I want to set a healthy example of eating right and exercise, not one of obsession and fear.

I got an alcohol addiction for about nine or ten months. Then the lord healed me and after that I started going to a group called new beginnings at my church for anyone with any addictions. I am about to graduate on the 2nd and I am going to end up being a co leader in a group. It is so easy because it doesnt take much after having surgery to get you buzzed or drunk.

There are quite a few food addictions. Sugar is a big one. Sugar is extremely addictive. I didn't even realize it was until my ex=husband quit eating sugar and went through what alcoholics do..the D-T's..shaking, sweating, gut wrenching pains..He's back to it now and puts 27 packets of splenda in his iced tea..You can't even visualize an addiction until you see someone putting 27 packets in a 16 oz Ice tea..then you KNOW what you're seeing..

According to the Food Addicts group that meets here locally, sugar addiction is the major cause of alcohol addiction..And white carbs like bread will cause your sugar to rise quickly but drop quickly too..Reactive Hypoglycemia..

Just because we kick the food/sugar/white carbs habit, doesn't mean it's all over and the war is won..If that was the case they wouldnt' call alcoholics "recovering"..

Some people switch to alcohol, some to shopping, some to sex..some back to sugar and white carbs..and the whole world wonders why WLS isn't always successful..it's because they operate on our middles and not our brains..

I just retired from being director of a women's recovery program.  Of the 11 women in residence, 2 had had WLS and both were late-stage alcoholics; one had not drunk alcohol before the surgery.  This experience has really given me pause.  I do believe I am a food addict - in remission.  My greatest fear is of my food addiction regaining control - it has ruled my life for decades.  So, like others, I am being 'pliably rigid'.