Serious food addition

I currently drink Atkins Advantage.  it has 160 cal, 2 net carbs and 15g protien.  I buy this at wal-mart.  It has been the only protien drink that I can tolerate.  I have a hard time with fruity drinks and stick with the chocolate royale. Yesterday was the first day on time out and I didn't make it all day.  I had Protien drink, cheese, protien drink, cheese, then I was supposed to have a protien drink for dinner but the steak and potatoes I made for the family was too much.  I gave in.  I am starting over today.  I agree that we associate food with memories.  One of mine would be the approval of my father.  The only time that he sat and talked with me was in the evening over postum and a  danish.  Even now I try and get approval through food.  I love the fact that we all get on here and discuss this because you all come up with ways to say what is going on inside my head and I haven't been able to come up with the words. Hugs, Trudi

Tamara,  That's what I have to do today.  Back to basics totally for me as well.  My mind tries to hold on to the addiction and the food I want, but I'm just trying to let it go through my mind and out.  Fighting it seems to make it worse.  I hear my brain telling me go get it, so I realize what it is saying to me and just let it speaks it's crazy voice until it gets tired of talking.  A psychologist told me this years ago.  I'm trying it again.  Mainly because the harder you try not to hear the voice of addiction the louder it seems to get.  Hang in there.  Go to basics and know you are not alone at all.