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.  

Thoughts?

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Posted: October 16th, 2007 under Daily Journal.
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 (No this is not me, although, it very well could be! Damn, we look alike!)

What do you think about my posting every day? I know I miss it when I don’t post.  Sorry, Eric Kintz, I don’t mean to hog the internet, but I feel I do better on my diet when I post. This is where I write my daily food journal. This is where I reveal that I am a real person who struggles with diet as much as the next guy. This is where I keep my motivation, and try to get help from others when my motivation is down, like it was this weekend:

This weekend was my son’s 4th birthday party.
What I planned: I planned on being good. I planned on using all 3 cheats on 2 pieces of pizza and one piece of cake. When I used one of my cheats on chips earlier in the week, I knew that I would have to settle on only one piece of pizza. And as I had already used all 3 alcoholic drinks, I knew I wouldn’t be drinking the rest of the week.
What actually happened: I DON’T KNOW! The pizza came, and I ate 3 pieces, then had my cake (double icing) and then I started in on the wine (3 glasses).
What happened next: We went fishing the next day. I ate fairly healthy during the day (as always), but was so tired when I got home I didn’t feel like cooking. I ate half a veggie pizza, 2 breadsticks, and I munched on chips & dip before the pie came. Wine? 3.

I am depressed. I feel dumb. The ONLY reason I haven’t posted before now is because I am afraid of what you (my invisible audience) might think. I feel like I should be the perfect model for this diet so you know it works and that it’s easy. These setbacks do not go along with my master plan (insert evil laugh: mwah haaa haaaa!)  So far I am only 50% successful (in weeks, measured) and let me tell you; Failing sucks. In fact, I celebrated that fact tonight with a whole (mini) loaf of whole grain bread and a whole bottle of wine.

Help me.

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Posted: October 15th, 2007 under Daily Journal, Motivation.
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