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Originally Posted by residentofcre  Glad you did.... 
It's no secret that some of us don't have control over our eating.
I'm convinced that there is some allergy or defect that causes me to always be hungry...
For whatever reason... I'm not in control... I can't just eat one... of anything unless it's a whole pie or a whole whatever... then I feel guilty... then I hate myself.. then I diet... then I loose a little weight.... then I do it again... I am not in control... I know I do this... but there is a smell or a feeling or something that I haven't been able to identify that just takes over... I crave... just like I use to crave cigarettes... just like some crave booze....
I've turned this over to God. I know for a fact that there is hope...
So... guess I'm anything but anonymous... but I'm in a private forum... so let's keep my comments in here please...
Anyone else?  |
I too, suffer from this. It makes me extremely angry that I crave food constantly. Food addiction is a real disease. I've read books about it...but I don't have the resources to get treatment for it. I'm not extremely heavy, but I have the same problem with the yo-yo dieting. I'm constantly thinking about food because it calms me down...it relieves stress...and too, I just love cooking. I usually eat because I'm bored...or a lack of oral fixation, but I'm finding that its also habitual, so I chew a LOT of gum. So much gum, that my jaw hurts!
I've been doing a lot of reserach on the causes of craving/addiction to food.
If you look up Serotonin and 5-HTP on wikipedia, both are very interesting reads in regards to what causes us to eat when we're not physically hungry. I'm not going to go into detail, but long story short...Serotonin controls appetite, mood, anger, etc.... if there is a deficiency, guess what we lose control of? So, what causes the deficiency? Serotonin production is stimulated by this gunk called 5-HTP. It acts like an accelerator of sorts. 5-HTP is available in the supplement aisle of any drug store. I've been taking it for a couple weeks, and I've noticed I've been calmer and less moodier. My husband sure appreciates it.
I am yet to feel any less cravings though. This is just ONE theory too.
Check out how all those chemicals work in your brain though...Its very interesting!
There's a lot more to the whole equation, I'm sure, but it makes a lot more sense than listening to some idiot say we just don't have willpower!