12 Signs You're Addicted to Food
According to Recovery for Food Addiction, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, food addiction has some undeniable signs. They include—but let me stress this—are not limited to the following:
- Preoccupation with Food—thoughts of food keep you from your daily tasks as in: OK. I ate that, now what can I have? to the point where nothing gets done. Have you ever been in a situation where all you do is think about that cake sitting on the kitchen counter—at your house, a friend's house, your family's house?
- Sneaking Food—waiting until family members or friends are out of sight to pull a candy bar out and eat it—or whatever food it is that you have hidden. Have you ever slyly slipped a piece of that cake sitting on the counter into your mouth when you were sure no one was watching?
- Stealing Food and Money—have you ever taken your kids' Halloween candy? Need I go on?
- Discomfort in No-Food Situations—if they won't be serving anything, I won't be able to handle it until I can get some food. Or I have difficulty dealing people unless I'm able to eat.
- Keeping Secrets—how much did you really eat today?
- Concern about Weight—no matter what I do, I can't lose this weight. I'm too fat.
- Self-loathing—I hate myself because I look like this. I'm so out of control. No one could love me, really.
- Eating after Others Stop—have you ever finished your kids macaroni and cheese? Have you ever left the dinner table and then immediately made a sandwich?
- Loss Of Control and Attempts to Control Fail Repeatedly—I try to get myself in check, but I can't.
- Self-Deception and the Deception of Others—I barely eat more than anyone else (at least what anyone else knows about).
- Making Excuses—there's too much going on right now.
- Food Is the Main Source of Security Causing Obsession and Compulsion to Take Over—self explanatory, I think.
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