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In the forums we were talking about being food addicts. It’s true for most of us. So I decided to do some research on it and most of us know the truth about it but sometimes we need to be reminded So I thought I’d post a few things I read.

Women have this intense emotional connection to what we eat. Why is that so?

It’s the way we’re raised. Our mothers consoled us with comfort foods. Family gatherings, birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, funerals – everything is centered on food. But we lose our grip on what’s real when we eat this way every single time.

We approach food as if it holds greater meaning for us. It’s not love - friendship - acceptance. It’s an object. A bag of candy. The pleasure we get from it lasts less than a minute, but the after effects are forever.

Shift your thinking. Instead of you working for food, think of food working for you. Change your attitude and things will turn around. You’ll get out of the downward spiral of not eating well. Good quality food cleans your body – they do for the inside what shampoo and soap do for the outside.  http://womensissues.about.com/od/weightissues/a/foodaddiction.htm

“The main reason to avoid sugar is that it ages your arteries,”http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/break-your-food-addictions

When words like “food addiction” are bandied about, there are plenty of skeptics who hesitate to put foods like cheese and chocolate into the same category as widely acknowledged addictions such as cocaine or alcohol. But Barnard asks, “What other term would you use for a woman who gets into her car at 11:30 at night and drives six miles to the 7-Eleven to get a chocolate bar, and does it every night? She’s gaining weight, she feels profoundly guilty afterward, and though she resolves to stop this behavior, she does it every night, night after night? That’s a food addiction.”

“Yes, people do get into habits,” adds Ayoob. “But the good part is that habits can be changed.”

try making a complete break just from the foods you crave — a process that Barnard says works much better than trying to eat them in moderation. He argues that staying completely away from a food item for three weeks often resolves the problem. “At the end of three weeks, your tastes will have changed,” he says. “You won’t want the food as much anymore

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5248

Would be nice if it were just that easy!! Hope you all have a good food day tomorrow!