I think I am addicted.....

[Anonymous]

To food. No joke. I think I am addicted to food. I eat all kinds of food but even if it's healthy I find myself hiding when I eat (other than when it is meal times). By hiding I mean when DH is asleep, in the middle of the night, when DH is at work... I excercise and my main meals are healthy but I find myself WANTING to eat even when I am not hungry. I've even debated going to OA, but I have no time and I am really embarassed to talk to my DH about this. I am not morbidly obese but I do need to lose some weight. I am not  openly depressed (everyone thinks I am the happiest person ) and I really have no idea why I feel I need to eat all the time. Just needed to get this out.

[kathienpb]

I go back and forth between not eating anything and not being able to get say meatloaf (which im eating right now haha) out of my head. I feel ya!

[Ihereainti]

I hear ya... I can be completely full and find myself munching on the pecans in the freezer... Or what I ever I may find smh

[Cochise]

That is called emotional eating... and I did it too for many years....  food can be just like a drug.... you get a relaxing rush from it... my favorite time would be at night when everyone else was asleep....  thank God I finally got control over it and dropped so far 58lbs.  Slowly you can change those habits....it is not easy but you can do it.

[Anonymous]

you might have a vitamin deficiency and your body is looking for whatever your body lacking. go to your doctor and ask them to run tests to see if you are lacking something.

[ColorMeCrazy]

This. I ate to temporarily heal my depression, to calm me when I was stressed or anxious, to cheer me up when I was sad, and to cure my boredom as well. 

Quoting Cochise:

That is called emotional eating... and I did it too for many years....  food can be just like a drug.... you get a relaxing rush from it... my favorite time would be at night when everyone else was asleep....  thank God I finally got control over it and dropped so far 58lbs.  Slowly you can change those habits....it is not easy but you can do it.

[got2monsters]

I've recently admitted the same thing to myself and in the back of my head I'm fantasizing about something from the kitchen. I'm not hungry at all. We need help mama.

[got2monsters]

How?? I need pointers. I'm an emotional eater and my waistline is showing it.

Quoting Cochise:

That is called emotional eating... and I did it too for many years....  food can be just like a drug.... you get a relaxing rush from it... my favorite time would be at night when everyone else was asleep....  thank God I finally got control over it and dropped so far 58lbs.  Slowly you can change those habits....it is not easy but you can do it.

[Cochise]

I will post later ok.. gotta run pick up my daughter..from martial arts practice... I will send you a pm about what I have done over the last five and a half months.. ok 

Quoting got2monsters:

How?? I need pointers. I'm an emotional eater and my waistline is showing it.

Quoting Cochise:

That is called emotional eating... and I did it too for many years....  food can be just like a drug.... you get a relaxing rush from it... my favorite time would be at night when everyone else was asleep....  thank God I finally got control over it and dropped so far 58lbs.  Slowly you can change those habits....it is not easy but you can do it.

[got2monsters]

Thank u. I know I need to change but it's overwhelming and I go back to eating. Ugh. I'm like forty lbs overweight. :/

Quoting Cochise:

I will post later ok.. gotta run pick up my daughter..from martial arts practice... I will send you a pm about what I have done over the last five and a half months.. ok 

Quoting got2monsters:

How?? I need pointers. I'm an emotional eater and my waistline is showing it.

Quoting Cochise:

That is called emotional eating... and I did it too for many years....  food can be just like a drug.... you get a relaxing rush from it... my favorite time would be at night when everyone else was asleep....  thank God I finally got control over it and dropped so far 58lbs.  Slowly you can change those habits....it is not easy but you can do it.

[Baby_G_24]

I do the same & it sucks! Emotions, Boredom or the availability of it..my weakness is ice cream so I don't buy any to keep at the house; can't eat what ain't there! Keep ur self busy with anything this will fight off the boredom "attacks" & for the emotional kind, go somewhere do not stay at home (or drive near fast food! Lol ) go to a friends house or something. Also i make deals with myself, if i feel like i want to eat something i'll say i cant eat it until...i complete something that needs to be done like all dishes & laundry or walking/exercising for a certain amount of time, it helps me because by the time I finish doing whatever i wont want it or its actually time to eat lunch/dinner anyhow. Hope this helps!