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A Realistic Look at Fighting Food cravings

Author: LoreleiFenton
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Every day as we walk around our world we see food addiction. We hear people proclaiming that whenever they eat pasta, or home-baked bread, or chocolate cake they just can't stop. People are even prone to laugh at themselves and tell you flat out, they are addicted to something. But perhaps, when you really look at it, food addiction is not a funny thing. Perhaps if you look closely, you might even call food addiction a debilitating disease.

Now it may seem extreme to say that food addiction is debilitating. So let's take a look and see what I mean.

Let's take a look at fighting food cravings. You are a size 14. You want to be a size 8. Now we can talk all we want about how society favors thin people, and the model for beauty is skin-and-bones. And all of this is quite true. I don't dispute it. But the plain and simple fact is, you want to be a size 8, and you can't get there. It's you who wants this. It's not anyone else. And the kick in the teeth is you know you could be there. You know your body on some level wants to be there. But you can't stop eating all of the cookies, pasta, and bread in order to get there.

Many people with food addiction experience self-esteem problems. They think they are weak and have no will-power. They go on crash diets. They white knuckle it and become irritable and grouchy with their loved ones. Many will give up after a while, and begin to eat even more than they ever did. Most will then gain more than they ever did. Quite often these same people will become convinced that they are less capable than other people, and this greatly affects their sense of self.

Food addiction as it progresses will soon lead to extreme fluctuation in blood sugar due to the overeating of processed carbohydrates. This will cause bouts of lethargy and sleepiness, and irritability. Certainly obesity will set in, or perhaps a person's behavior will become bulimic. Now the journey for the food addict is perilous. It becomes a psychological addiction to stay thin, inside of the physical addiction to eat more. By the end metabolisms are destroyed, diets on longer work, self-esteem in this area has all but disappeared. And the food addicts very life may be in danger.

You may now cross over into the anorexic spectrum. You might decide it is better not to eat at all, than to live like you do. This is when food addiction becomes truly perilous. If you continue the cycle, but without the bulimic/anorexic behavior, then by the age of 60 you will have adult onset diabetes. Your body will deteriorate from the over abundance of sugar producing carbohydrates. It will be worn out from all of that sugar, and you will have completely depleted your life-time's supply of insulin. It's not a pretty picture to paint, I know. But it is nevertheless accurate.

And this is the thing about which we joke at parties as we eat our 10th cookie.

I want you to know that it is possible to stop fighting food cravings. There are various programs of help for food addicts. The one I have attended is called Overeaters Anonymous. If your addiction is very extreme, you may want to attend a program called Food Addicts Anonymous. You will also need a food plan that does not include the foods that you are addicted to. And there are many other tools I can tell you about in later articles. But for now, suffice it to say, there are sources of help. And you can find them. You just need to you look.

About the Author

For lots of help with various addictions visit the blogs of well-known author, speaker, and addictions expert Lorelei F. at fightingfoodcravings and also at helpfulhintsforquittingsmoking