tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post1898181916132318287..comments2024-03-01T06:21:31.345-06:00Comments on Once Upon A Time...In the Land of Cheese and Sunkist: Food Addiction: The Struggle Is RealAmy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15765516850913923317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-40044049159924533192015-03-21T23:15:00.289-05:002015-03-21T23:15:00.289-05:00An old friend who was an alcoholic once said her f...An old friend who was an alcoholic once said her food addiction was the more difficult of the two conditions because "three times a day you have to let the tiger out of the cage."Cathy H-Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-61239557927393399642015-03-01T19:52:09.631-06:002015-03-01T19:52:09.631-06:00There is a definite difference between the food ad...There is a definite difference between the food addicted and the non-addicted. Those of us who struggle are not stupid, lazy, unmotivated, blah blah, blah. That's an old song that fat haters sing. Since I have had a band to sleeve revision, I am different. Cutting out the gherlin has taken away my food obsessions - really. I don't mean to rain on the band but I Am The Same Person as I was before the sleeve - not lazy, stupid or unmotivated. Changing my hunger hormones changed my addiction. There's the proof that obesity is not a moral failing. We are different. I hope it lasts for me but who knows. It's a battle and I'm agreeing with you. The was a winded. Sorry. Keep up the good fight Amy. You are amazing. Tracey@bariatricfoodforlife.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462710730350406217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-86865980520894319362015-02-28T15:53:09.968-06:002015-02-28T15:53:09.968-06:00Excellent post. I married someone who is also a fo...Excellent post. I married someone who is also a food addict...it is actually very weird/interesting to witness the food addiction behaviors I recognize in myself in someone else. I've also watched both of our weights creep up over the couple years we have been together now. <br /><br />I have often wondered if it were possible to just hypnotize me to crave nothing but vegetables all the time...instead of Doritos and cake. Oh how much healthier I would be. *sigh* As it is I only eat vegetables because I "should"...not because I actually want them.<br /><br />FritoBanditohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09689462405255923529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-88856450656125862152015-02-25T23:11:20.543-06:002015-02-25T23:11:20.543-06:00It's a special kind of addiction. Alcoholics e...It's a special kind of addiction. Alcoholics eliminate alcohol from their lives. Smokers eliminate tobacco. But what if alcoholics had to have *just* a little alcohol to live and survive but no where near enough to get drunk. They had to find that *just* right amount. Food addiction is the same as other addictions but yet so, so different because we can't walk away from food the away other addicts can eliminate their drug of choice. A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10841677359858106011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746868749311455784.post-71832439909112442952015-02-25T13:29:42.543-06:002015-02-25T13:29:42.543-06:00"It's just bastard food that keeps me on ..."It's just bastard food that keeps me on the verge of insane." This sentence almost made me cry. This whole post can apply to me and BFF. It is real. It is every day forever. Most days that is fine, but some days it overwhelms me.Beth Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063989714851082617noreply@blogger.com