As the food addict continues to gorge upon foods that induce pleasurable feelings, they often overindulge and eat beyond what is required for satiety and normal nutrition. These behaviors generate a vicious cycle. This reaction has been explained as comparable to an addict’s response to their substance of choice, as it activates the same brain reward center.įood addicts become dependent upon the “good” feelings that are obtained from consuming certain foods, which often perpetuates a continued need to eat, even when not hungry. Signs and Symptoms You May Be Addicted to Foodįor men and women suffering from an addiction to food, highly palatable foods (which are often rich in fat, sugar, and/or salt) trigger chemical reactions in the brain that induce feelings of pleasure and satisfaction.IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS, THEN YOU MAY BE A FOOD ADDICT. Do you feel hopeless about your relationship with food? Are you waiting for your life to begin "when you lose the weight"?Ģ0. Do you frequently feel guilty or ashamed about what you've eaten?ġ9. Do you obsessively calculate the calories you've burned against the calories you've eaten?ġ8. Do you feel driven to exercise excessively to control your weight?ġ7. Have you ever hidden food to make sure you have "enough"?ġ6. Have you ever stolen other people's food?ġ5. Do you fast or severely restrict your food intake?ġ4. Have you ever discarded food, only to retrieve and eat it later?ġ3.
Do you eat to escape from your feelings?ġ1. Is your weight problem due to your "nibbling" all day long?ĩ.
Do you eat large quantities of food at one time (binge)?Ĩ. Has a doctor or family member ever approached you with concern about your eating habits or weight?ħ. Do you eat differently in private than you do in front of other people?Ħ. Do you binge and then "get rid of the binge" through vomiting, exercise, laxatives, or other forms of purging?ĥ. Do you find yourself attempting one diet or food plan after another, with no lasting success?Ĥ. Do you think about food or your weight constantly?ģ. Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just couldn't?Ģ. To find out, ask yourself the following questions and answer them as honestly as you can:ġ. No amount of willpower can lead the food addict to normal eating or sane attitudes around food and weight.Īnyone, from any walk of life, who seeks recovery from their problems with food, is welcome. Food addiction can manifest in a variety of ways, including over-eating, under-eating, bulimia, over-exercise, abuse of laxatives, or painful obsession with body image.
Food addicts have a relationship with food that parallels an alcoholic’s relationship with alcohol. Fortunately, thousands of people have found a free, effective, long-term solution in Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).įA is an international, non-profit recovery program modeled on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Others don’t know where to turn or have just given up hope. They’ve tried expensive diets, surgery, medications, excessive exercise, purging, extreme food restriction-all to no avail. Many people have resorted to desperate measures to control their weight and the way they relate to food. and the world, call 78 or visit: ABOUT FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Palm Beach Gardens, FL at 9:30am.įor more information or a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. Meetings are held every Saturday morning at Metropolitan Community Church, 4857 Northlake Blvd.
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Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat?įood Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, over-eating, under-eating or bulimia.
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