food addict

I think I have a serious food addiction problem. Anyone here do the FAA program? Just want to get anyones perspective on it. My AA sponsor is encouraging me to try atleast 6 meetings and I am kinda scared...but know I need help. I am going to talk to my T wednesday when i see her. It just cant continue destroing my health with this especially with the family history. It is out of control and I cant take much more. Not to mention my doctor wants me to lose weight and thats impossible with this problem.I figure I will talk to my Dr after I see my T next week. Anyone with experience please help me????

hi melissa, i don't have a food addiction but i encourage you to try the other 12 step program. i like the fact of you going for 6 mtgs. it may help you fit in and find support there.
as for your losing weight too i'd ask my doctor how you might do this in light of your addiction. he may recommend a healthy diet for you.
talking with your T re this is definitely most helpful too.
putting those 3 things to work concurrently may be the solution.
please let us know how it goes.

I know I have a food addiction, but I've never tried the program. Let us know how it goes.

Hi Melissa,
I also think a 12 step program, as in AA, can be very helpfull. I also deal with an eating disorder, more a non-food addiction and talked about it here to docJohn on a chat. (I wondered if this could be a cross addiction, it's not).
Going to 6 meetings...talk to your therapist and your doctor might be very wise steps. Good luck to you!

going to my first FA meeting tomorrow night...I will let you all know how it goes.

All the best for it.. tc..

Well I went to a meeting today(Sunday)...and decided it wasnt for me. I cant do 6 meetings. I dont know what it was but the meeting just rubbed me the wrong way. I guess next step will be to talk to my T about this and see what she says. I highly value her opinion in this area (eating disorders) seeing as she specializes in it. I will see what she says and if she wants me to talk to my doctot I will...but something has got to happen. I cant keep on eating like this all dang day and most of it junk...but I just cant seem to stop. So I will let you know how that goes seeing as I see T on Wednesday morning.

I have a food addiction too its really hard to control Iam addicted to lemon heads and red hots and bubble gum Its calm me down when I eat them feel very mellowed with out it makes me so angry and on edge .Talked too my doctor about this and he said he might have too take me off the gabapentin he told me some meds make you eat more and thats true so look up your meds on the internet and see if makes you eat more.Good luck

How do you know someone is a food addict? If they take food that isn't theirs and lie about it and gain weight on "eat what you want in moderation" diets? What a joke. Not to mention being 5'8" and 350 lbs. It's hard dealing with someone who steals your food!

i am in AA as well, and i see a therapist and dietician who specialize in eating disorders also. My therapist recently recommended a book called "How much does your soul weigh" by Dorie McCubbrey. I have been reading it and it has worked wonders. I definitely am addicted to food. And personally i believe it is harder to recover from than the alcohol. You should check the book out though. But as with drinking, i still had to hit a point of desperation, and have no other options before i became willing to truly do anything about my eating. it's always been miserable, but i had to hit bottom. Good luck!

My dear, I believe it's mostly psychological. When I had lost 50lbs, I became a victim of a crime. In short when I was at this low weight, I was drugged witn an attempt to be assaulted. I was a victim of the date rape drug. Ever since then I gained weight and could not lose it. Everytime I tried to lose it, I couldn't. I told my hypnotist and she said that my subconscious was trying to protect me from being a victim by being heavy becacause when I was at a low weight I was a victim.
Perhaps you can get some help for this. I just wanted to share with you my story. I am still struggling with my weight.

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