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I have battled eating too much since I was little. I need some tips to keep my brain from thinking of going into the fridge.

You are eating your emotions ; but you are the only one who can take control of your addiction . All addiction start by a firm decision that I am in control of you [the addiction ] not the reverse . after that it will be easy to control your food and you should keep yourself busy with lots of activities and it will be a success

2008-03-02 17:30:09 by farmgirl

My personal journey from a child Anorexic/Co-Dependent Person to a healthy and happy wife and mother of 3.

I binge eat religiously. Who should I seek out for help? Is this something you'd bring up to a doctor? I feel as if I had a person or a group to discuss this with on a regular basis, it would help tremendously. Like A.A., only Binge Eaters Anonymous....advice?

Overeaters Anonymous if you're in a large city, especially in the Northeast U.S. There's plenty of binge eaters, so you will feel not alone any more.

Online support groups are out there too.

A doctor should know if it is a binge/purge cycle. Weight gain is a slow killer, but purging is a lot more dangerous.

Best wishes as you search.

2007-05-08 16:29:39 by beth c

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although most food addictions say the way to overcome it is to recognise the reason behind it - for example, unhappiness, boredom, stress.

it seems, although i am of a normal average weight, i just enjoy eating - in excess.

is there anyway i can deal with this food addiction?

What makes you think you have a food addiction? Everyone has foods that they enjoy and over-indulge in from time to time. If you are indeed "of a normal average weight", I suspect that what you are is a normal average person with weaknesses and vices. Being normal requires no explanation.

When I was younger I was caught drinking under age and ordered to go to a "substance abuse awareness" class. The way they defined something as substance abuse as opposed to a habit or an occasional moment off weakness, was that the substance causes real, tangible problems in a person's life, but the person doesn't cut back, or stop their consumption.

If you are not overweight, It is hard to see how this food addiction you think you have has caused a real problem in your life, so it is not abnormal to continue to overeat on occasions.

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This must be one of the hardest addictions to beat because with other drugs the user can attempt to completely avoid the drug, but you have to eat food which is a drug in food addiction. Any advice? (besides counseling/ psychotherapy, etc)

There are no quick fixes for food addiction. Also willpower is not enough for this type of problem, you need to find a good resource in the community to help you with this.

Personally for me I have found that Dr Phil is the only one who has gotten the formula on weight loss figured out. I endorse his methods because they are medically sound and are gathered from long term reliable true tested professional sources.

Seriosuly if you need at least a boost I would like to invite you to my site htt://groups.msn.com/KsandFriends-inwlc. I have over two years established presence on the internet. I also am pursing a degree in physical education and doing a double concentration in exercise physiology and public health education.

Hope that you find the help you seek.

2006-02-03 20:13:05 by sun_is_shining757

Not one food specifically just food in general.

It's just one of those "just do it" things. Make a list of the foods you should and would eat during the day and stick to it. Pinch yourself really frigging hard when you falter, and picture yourself achieving this goal.

And prayer is supposed to help, too.

Good luck!

2007-06-18 16:05:19 by shoVel