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    food addiction is like drug addiction




    Hi everyone. I am a binge eater however I dont purge. I have been so desperate to loose weight that I have wanted to, but I just couldnt do it. I think my diet has made me depressed. I have been in bed for weeks only leaving it to do the things I absolutely need to do. I feel so tired and only eating makes me feel better. I can be good for a while and then all of a sudden something will happen and I eat like a pig for long periods of time. I know that there has to be a reason why I do this. This photo was taken on a cruise in december of 2006. I have been eating like crazy since then. I know I have gained at least 15lbs. since then. I have been on induction for the last 4 days and I'm ok. I think this is the only diet that works for me, but I have never made it all the way thru induction. I need help!


    Start date: 7/29/07:walking
    F/5"8
    Starting weight: 278
    Mini Goal: 250 MET 9/30/07
    Mini Goal: 230
    Mini Goal: 225
    Mini Goal: 210
    Mini Goal: 195
    Target: 180 by 7/15/08:dancing1

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  • #2
    Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

    Welcome to our ADBB family

    Keep close to the board for the next few weeks, so you can be advised and encouraged if you feel the need.

    Many people find that becoming an active part of our huge support team here is a key factor in their Atkins success, so join in the discussions as well as any of our challenges that suit you if you can.
    I participate in the 6 week exercise challenge (http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...splay.php?f=97) and find that knowing I will have to post any 'slug' days keeps me accountable to myself and my fellow challengees and helps me getting my body moving even if I dont feel in the mood to do so.

    Our Journal Chat forum (http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...aysprune=&f=31) is another great resource so maybe start one of your own so people can visit your small corner of ADBB and chat or help you. By visiting other journals and posting there also will help you feel more a part of our community too and you will make some good cyber-friends who know just what you are going through
    Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
    Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



    Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





    F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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    • #3
      Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

      It can be struggle not to eat well. Especially when you don't know what that trigger is that makes you eat. Feeling depressed is only part of that - not wanting to do anything or go anywhere. It just makes you feel miserable.

      I know exactly how you feel. It has been my struggle as well. I've started and restarted induction. I find succes and lose some weight and then go back to carbs. But I don't understand why I don't have the strength not to go back. The best I have been able to do is to just take one meal at a time.

      I have found what has helped me is to plan what those meals would be. It is so easy to eat what is there or buy what you shouldn't eat when you are not prepared. Make plans for each meal and stick to it. It may seem simple but sometimes the only energy I have is to deal with one meal at a time. I think if I can get through this one meal that is one more meal that I have done right. As each meal has passed it seems to get easier for me to plan for the next.

      I can't give you any advise on what's the best to eat or how to exercise. I am still struggling with that. But what I can tell you is this is a great group to be a part of. They are all very supportive and have great advice to share. You will find all the advice to stick to induction and the encouraging wordd to help you get through each day.

      You can do it. You have 4 days of success. You can build on that success to reach your goals.

      Stay strong.
      g
      ReStart: 8.15.08 / SW: 233 / CW: 218 / GW: 130
      Mini-Goal: 215
      Mini-Goal: 200 (10/31)
      Mini-Goal: 180 (Total 53 lbs lost)
      Mini-Goal: 150
      Goal: 130
















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      • #4
        Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

        Hello,

        When I read your post I so know what you are going through. I believe I suffer with bouts of clinical depression and have for most of my adult life. I come from a tough family who would never admit to depression and I find it hard to accept myself. A few years ago my Dr. put me on low grade antidepressants and they worked but I hate taking meds. I can remember wrestling with the same things you are. Let me tell you, this diet really REALLY helps. Remember to pair this plan with exercise (exercise is an amazing tool - you will find yourself having a better outlook on everything, I promise!).

        I think you hit the nail on the head when you said food was an addiction. However, I don't think food is the enemy, it is carbs. Unfortunately, our bodies cannot process carbohydrates like "normal" people. Therefore we are hungry all the time and the snowball just builds and builds. A terrible vicious cycle that sweeps us up so hard we get to a point where we feel hopeless and helpless.

        Congratulations. You are at the right place and have chosen the right plan. You have 4 days under your belt. Hang in there and hang around here (this forum is wonderful for support and encouragement). You are not alone. Once you live this way of life consistently for awhile I know you will agree this plan works for SO MANY REASONS! I now have complete control of food, am losing weight and looking and feeling better.

        I look forward to hearing about your successes!

        Candy
        Candy
        female/age 48 restart date 4/30/07
        mini goal 180 by 7/28/07 achieved!
        mini goal 170 by 11/1/07


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        • #5
          Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

          Thank you for the encouraging words. I feel in control right now. I had a few opportunities to slip up and didnt. My husband came home late from work tonight so I went to a take out bbq place to get him some dinner. He sat right next to me in bed and ate chicken wings, ribs and french fries. (He is not overweight by the way) It smelled so good and I wanted to eat some. I usually pick from his plate but instead I just inhaled deeply through my nose and it was almost like I could taste it. After I did that, I didnt notice him eating anymore. I got angry a few times today and I wanted to eat. I think anger more than anything triggers me. I have thought about taking antidepressants and I even got a few prozac from my sister. They worked really well, they even had an effecct on my appetite, but I dont want to medicate myself. I want to find out what's wrong with me and take care of it. I am so glad that I found this site. It is helping me already.


          Start date: 7/29/07:walking
          F/5"8
          Starting weight: 278
          Mini Goal: 250 MET 9/30/07
          Mini Goal: 230
          Mini Goal: 225
          Mini Goal: 210
          Mini Goal: 195
          Target: 180 by 7/15/08:dancing1

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          • #6
            Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

            Congratulations on taking control, meaty
            Wondering how to get 'most' of your net carbs from your induction veggies?
            Take a look at the thread from the latest Veggie Challenge to see how others manage it!



            Check out our Low Carb Recipes website and add to it!!





            F/60 yrs/5ft 5.5" (Though due to collapsing vertebrae I am now only 5'3" - but I refuse to recalculate my BMI )

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            • #7
              Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

              Good for you! You will feel better and better everytime you overcome the urge to eat illegal foods. You will feel empowered and proud of yourself. AND it gets easier everytime too!

              Have a great legal weekend.
              Candy
              female/age 48 restart date 4/30/07
              mini goal 180 by 7/28/07 achieved!
              mini goal 170 by 11/1/07


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              • #8
                Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

                Food addiction is EXACTLY like a drug or alcohol addiciton and in order to get over it it helps to have the similar types of programs and support that those other addicts get. In addition to maintaining the actual healthy habits of eating you also need to deal with what makes you binge in the first place or you need a way of dealing with the urges to binge. Just like AA and NA there is OA (overeater's anonymous) that has a twelve step program. In addition to the Atkins WOL and the support you receive from places like this bulletin board, OA is just one more place to go where you have people who understand you and the situation you're in and are there to offer you support and a way to stop binging (they don't dictate any type of diet you must stick to or anything like that). If you binge I suggest you go to at least one meeting, just to see if it's right for you (it can't hurt). There's meetings all across the world. To find out one closest to you check out www.oa.org. The first time I went to a meeting I felt like I was home.

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                • #9
                  Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

                  Meaty - I have been in similar shoes. I find myself easier to control once I have been good for about 3-4 days. Yes, I take it one meal at a time. Always plan on what you will eat the next meal and at snack time. I do this while I am eating. That way, if I feel that I absolutely have to eat because of the way I feel - then I already have something planned. It works out becasue I generally get mood swings when my blood sugar goes whacky and eating a fatty, high protein meal just helps. When I contemplate about slipping, I ask myself: How far have I come? If I answer today, my answer would be: I've just completed my first week of induction and have one more week to go. Then I as myself: I can do anything for a week, right? It's then that my argument is over, but I have the same discussion in my head almost every day. I have found that after about a month, I don't have those discussions much becasue I don't need to - this life has become a habit, and a good habit.
                  27 F 5' 7"
                  Before baby: HW:230/195 after 6 months on Atkins
                  After baby and current restart: 210/207/120

                  I'm too sexy.....for this bod; WAY too sexy for this bod

                  Phase: Restarting a clean Induction as of 7/29/2007.

                  Minigoals:
                  To get thru my first week clean: (8/05/2007) Done! Yay! and 3lbs down :/ but at least it's a loss.
                  To get thru my second week clean: (8/12/2007)
                  199lbs:
                  189lbs:
                  179lbs:
                  169lbs:
                  159lbs:
                  149lbs:
                  139lbs:
                  129lbs:
                  Goal!:

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                  • #10
                    Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

                    slimdown- you are so right. My goal is to stay on induction for 60 days. I have not been hungry or craving any foods. I dreamed I ate a muffin last night. It was so real, I felt terrible until I woke up and realized it was just a dream. The way I feel now, I could go forever on induction. I just want to be able to stick with something. I will be 35 years old this month and I'm tired of living out of control. Food is only fuel for my body. Everything that I have made it be for me has caused this problem. I have to do this.


                    Start date: 7/29/07:walking
                    F/5"8
                    Starting weight: 278
                    Mini Goal: 250 MET 9/30/07
                    Mini Goal: 230
                    Mini Goal: 225
                    Mini Goal: 210
                    Mini Goal: 195
                    Target: 180 by 7/15/08:dancing1

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                    • #11
                      Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

                      Good for you! Just stick with it and keep posting here, it will help.
                      27 F 5' 7"
                      Before baby: HW:230/195 after 6 months on Atkins
                      After baby and current restart: 210/207/120

                      I'm too sexy.....for this bod; WAY too sexy for this bod

                      Phase: Restarting a clean Induction as of 7/29/2007.

                      Minigoals:
                      To get thru my first week clean: (8/05/2007) Done! Yay! and 3lbs down :/ but at least it's a loss.
                      To get thru my second week clean: (8/12/2007)
                      199lbs:
                      189lbs:
                      179lbs:
                      169lbs:
                      159lbs:
                      149lbs:
                      139lbs:
                      129lbs:
                      Goal!:

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                      • #12
                        Re: food addiction is like drug addiction

                        I re-read the book and it says that you can stay on induction for 6 months. I am going to try to stick it out for 60 days. Is anyone out there today?


                        Start date: 7/29/07:walking
                        F/5"8
                        Starting weight: 278
                        Mini Goal: 250 MET 9/30/07
                        Mini Goal: 230
                        Mini Goal: 225
                        Mini Goal: 210
                        Mini Goal: 195
                        Target: 180 by 7/15/08:dancing1

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