I don’t know why, but this guy is cute!  

Me. A food addict? In therapy today, my psychologist told me she wanted me to pick up a copy of Anatomy of A Food Addiction by Anne Katherine. I went in feeling guilty and depressed about my food choices this weekend. I told her I felt that I earned the pizza because I had worked out a lot during the week. I guess “earned” and “guilt” were red flags for her because now she thinks I might be addicted to food. After some research today, while I’m still unsure about all of this, I think I fit best into Binge Eating Disorder . (By the way, I did do more research than just Wikepedia; this just seemed to give the best overall explanation.)

I also researched to see if, in fact, I am a food addict. There were several sites I found that gave diagnostic questions. The FA website was really good, but this site’s list was the most succinct. 

One need only ask themselves a few key questions to determine his or her addiction:

• Do you eat when you are not hungry or when you feel low or depressed?
• Do you eat in secret or eat differently in front of others than when you’re alone?
• Do you consume inordinate amounts of food and then purge later with vomiting or laxatives to get rid of the excess?
• Are there foods that are harmful to you, but you eat them anyway?
• Do you feel guilty after eating?

If you can answer yes to any of these questions than you are likely addicted to food.  

So where does that leave me? Confused. A possible excuse at the tip of my fingers. Relieved. Curious. Anxious to know more. I’ve ordered the book. I’ll need to do a lot of research before I can convince myself that this is true. While it’s true that the majority of people with BED are overweight, I’m not discounting the fact that I could be amongst the few that are within normal weight range.  

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Posted: October 16th, 2007 under Daily Journal.
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