well, this is actually upsetting me but i will not let iti will overcome this and keep a positive attitude. here's the story, yesterday i told myself that it will be the day that i will stop eating junk food for good. So throughout the day i did great, it's usually when i get home from work that i find a lot of trouble and cave in to eating tons of junk food, for example yesterday i ate 2 ice creams, 4 big cookies, a rice krispies treat, almost a whole bag of chips, and a few bites of two different chocolate bars (yes wierd i know lol). all of this throughout the nite, and then this morning i woke up and ate another 3 cookies or so, finished the bag of chips, and took a few more bites out of that chocolate bar. So yeh i think it's a problem when the first thing u want to do when u wake up is eat junk food, usually i don't do that in the morning, i'll have a healthy cereal w/soy milk instead, but at nite it's really tough not to eat junk so i usually eat it anyway. Anway the point of this post is does anyone else think this is an addiction, i mean at times it really does feel like it is, like instead of alcohol or drugs, junk food is my addiction. and does anyone know where i can get some help or any ideas on how to beat this thing? the reason i caved in last nite was i felt so out of it, i mean i was literally obsessing about the junk food and i couldn't think straight and my body even felt wierd and my mood was so bad that i was like i need to eat this stuff to freaking relax. someone please help. thank you

Bella,
Hi, junk food oh yes that is sure a tough one! I know for me when I'm on a junk food roll then all junk food is appealing. When I'm not having any or limiting myself then it doesn't matter what is in the house I just don't eat it. I know when I'm exercising 5 times a week and eating right and drinking lots of water then really the junk isn't appealing to me as much. However if I have not been doing so great on the above it's almost as if I throw the towel in completly and go for all of it. The one thing that has helped me if I want something junky I eat it but half of what I would have normally. Then I don't feel deprived yet I'm not going crazy. Also I had to slowly back away from the junk in the beginning. Well I hope any of this helps as I can totally relate to you. Take care and I hope it gets easier for you.

i know where your coming from my husband and i both have done that that's why we are over weight but we got on this health kick diet about four days ago and its hard because we like junk food and buffets and i think alot of the time the reason i was doing this over eating and the junk food you talk about is because i was stuffing my feelings at times i would'nt even be hungry just habit or I guess you could call it addiction. now i really have to discipline myself when it comes to eating because my cholesterol was high when i went to the doctor and heart problems runs in my family but i am trying real hard to watch what i eat and i try never to eat to late before i go to bed i know i can do it if i can deal with anxiety then i know theirs nothing else i can't do.

Hey thank you guys i've decided to not drive myself crazy thinking about this lol. i'm so much happier this way lol. this is funny but i was eating some chips earlier and they were so hot and spicy that i couldn't eat too much and i'm like hmm that could be an idea, too eat something so spicy u can't eat too much at once lol. ok thx again for your support and i wish you guys the best

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Originally posted by bella123:
Hey thank you guys i've decided to not drive myself crazy thinking about this lol. i'm so much happier this way lol.

Actually Bella, I would consider thinking about it and being proactive in changing it. You're eating very unhealthily right now and you don't want to put stuff in your body that's going to make you unhealthy. And all that sugar your consuming is only adding on to any anxiety you are feeling.

I do think one gets addicted to junk food--but the good news is that it's very easy to break. The first month might be hard, but once you slowly begin to replace things in your diet with healthier items--TRSUT ME when I say the craving goes away.

Instead of eating three cookies in the morning, start by eating only one and eating an apple. It'll hit your sweet tooth, but instead of hitting you with negative calories and tons of sugar (and fat), you'll be filling yourself with good stuff. By slowly cutting out these bad foods from your diet you can wean yourself off of these unhealthy foods.

Also Bella, do you exercise? That's been a surefire way for me to stop eating junk food--I literally don't want those foods in me after I've worked out.

hey shal416, thx for the post, how are you? about the cookie thing i never eat cookies for breakfast lol i usually eat a very healthy cereal with soy milk, that day was just one of those days where i woke up and was like ahhh i want junk food lol. i do good throughout the whole day i eat fruits or fruit/soy shakes, but when it comes to after work in the evening/night is when it hits me. for example i'm at work right now and for the last 2 hours or so i've been thinking about wow i can't wait to leave work and eat a bunch of junk food. in my mind it will make me happy it's like a stress reliever, my time to do something that i find pleasureable and relaxing. and it tastes damn good too. i mean i don't do anything else that is unhealthy, i don't do drugs, i don't smoke, i don't even drink alcohol, so i guess this is where i go instead. like one day i'll do good no junk food and then the next day i mite eat just a little and then the next day i'll be healthy again and not eat any junk and then the next day i'll eat 10 pounds of junk and continue to do that for days if not longer. i mean it is SO HARD at times. about the exercise thing, i do exercise just not continously, not like everyday. but i do play sports when i can and do run or bike sometimes. this is very hard for me, i know i have the choice to either eat the food or not eat it, and i could not eat the food, but it's like i choose to do so because it's what i want at the moment. well yesterday and today i haven't eaten any junk food but i'm so craving it right now to the point where i wanna cry tonite if i'm not gonna eat it lol. This is what i mean by it feels like an addiction. but sometimes crying helps it 's a way to deal with things instead of eating a pile of food that will just corrupt your body. i have to start finding other ways to release my stress and to find happiness in other things other than food. that's really the only way i see myself not eating junk food everynite. ok feels good to get all of that out lol. u said the cravings do go away, how much junk did u used to eat? well hope everything is going well for you and hope to hear from you

Bella,
First: Don't buy junk food. Don't even put it in your basket. Don't even go down the isle.
Second: Before you eat it put some cayenne/chili pepper on it. Actually that was Oprah's idea. I don't buy Oreos (for instance) because I will literally eat the whole bag. I just can't stop. Same with candy, chips, donuts. So I just don't buy them. It takes practice but it works. If I ate that stuff in excess amounts now I'd get sick to my stomach.

Bella,

I had the same problem...a huge sweet tooth.

What I did was not to even bring the stuff in the house. It is off limits. Now if I get an ice cream attack, we go to Culvers, Oberweiss, Cold Stone and that is it. No cookies. We have SunChips, but that is it. It I have a wrap sandwich, I measure out a cup and that is it, bag goes away in the pantry.

Keep sweet fruits...watermelon, plums, apples, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, pears...or grab low sugar fruit mix in a can and add a little cool whip light/sugar free. That is a great dessert.

It is hard, but not I rather grab a sweet plum than an Oreo. Weird, I would have thought that too a while back. Now though, YUMMY!

Good luck! Liz B

hi monkey35 and schnauzermom, thx for the posts well i caved in yesterday yet once again, but i'm not gonna beat myself about it because i'm thinking positive and i love myself way too much to be upset about eating junk food so today is a new day and i'll keep on trying. i'm wondering if i could just eat one chocolate bar and that's it or if i should avoid it all together. when i go grocery shopping i don't buy any junk food, it' s when i leave work on my way home i stop at the local store and go nuts with the junk. i ended up eating between last nite and this morning, 2 chocolate bars, 2 ice creams, 1 big bag of chips, one rice krispies, and 1 big bag of chips which is 8 big cookies. maybe if i actually write it out i'll see that okay that is a lot of food to be eating and if i add all the calories i think it'll give me nitemares lol. anyway i wanna look good in my bikini can't do that if i'm eating all that junk so there's another motivation for me. i think i should go another way when i drive home from work so i don't even see that damn store lol. and when i go home i gotta either relax or keep busy so i don't cave in. i think i need a fun hobby like dancing, like a dance class in the evening one day at a time thx guys for your positive feedback wish u guys the best

Try to limit your grocery store trips to once a week. If you want treat yourself to 1 candy bar at the checkout....ONLY ONE!!!

That is your treat for the week, for being focused on good nutrition. Ok, you can do 1 ice cream run too, IF you did not cheat during that week.

My step daughter calls it the 90/10 rule. 90% of the time, you are eating healthy. 10%, you are allowed to treat yourself...so go ahead. You cannot say no no no and expect to stick with it, expecially when you crave it. Yes I am BAD...when that time of the month comes, here I come BIG MAC. Only the Big Mac, no fries, not shake, no ice cream then. That Big Mac is my treat in place of the ice cream treat.

Also implement exercise, even walking 45 mintues is a great start, and walking at the grocery store does not count. Make a designated "walking" time, morning, evening, what works for you.

Good luck. I know it is hard, but you will feel better. I am already noticing the positive of grabbing some fruit instead of chocolate bar. I REALLY FEEL BETTER! You can do it! We are behind you! Take care! LizB