How To View Food

I had an awakening last night about food addiction and how to deal with it. The reality is for a lot of people being addicted to food is a very real problem. I realized last night that I will not be able to deal with my weight until I change how I view food. Food is not my friend it is my enemy. It is like the alcoholic who relishes in the friendship of the bottle until one day he wakes up and realizes that his "best friend" is slowly killing him. Until that realization is made there is no hope that the alcoholic will stop drinking.

It is the same with food. If I want to limit my calories to get healthy I have got to realize that food is not my friend. It is a seductive mistress whose main goal is to ruin my health. The problem with food is that you can't go completely cold turkey like alcohol and drugs. You must eat some everyday because if you don't you will face a much sooner death than waiting for your arteries to clog up. This probably means I need to focus my thoughts more.

It is not food that is the enemy it is unhealthy food. I can go cold turkey off of high fat, high calorie, high carb foods and shun them just like the alcoholic must shun his or her favorite drink. The alcoholic doesn't stop drinking all liquids, just the ones the cause problems. The ones that contain alcohol.

With the right nutritional supplements and healthy meals I can combat and defeat this most worthy enemy. Just like the alcoholic who can't afford just one drink, I can't afford one bite of unhealthy food.

What Can Anorexia Teach Us

I have been doing some reading about anorexia lately to see how it fits into my fight with food addiction fight. The interesting thing is anorexics are preoccupied with food just like I am. Only they are preoccupied with doing anything possible to not put food in their mouths. I am preoccupied with the joy and relief I get from putting food in my mouth.
Yesterday I tried a trick from Alcholic's Anonymous. I told myself I just had to get through that one day without getting something from the snack machine. That is all I focused on was getting through the one day. I made it. I looked at the machine several times but I did not stop and put my money in. I was able to control the monkey on my back for that one day. This was success.
When I got home though I over ate. I was craving cheddar cheese. I ate too much. But then I did not eat the rest of the night which was a victory. Normally I eat a meal when I get home and then later about 7:00 pm I eat dinner. This is after a very small breakfast and basically no lunch. This is not a good way to operate I know. I need to balance my eating out better.
Today my goal is again to not get into the snack machine. I know I can do it because I did it yesterday.
I am craving protein again right now and I am not sure why. I must get something from that I just know what it is. If I get that shot of protein or carbs I feel great and I am off to the races. I can't stop eating the rest of the day.
We can combat these food addictions with the help of others.