I have an OBSESSION with food. I spend every waking minute of everyday thinking about food in some way. I think about what I can eat, what I can't eat, when I should eat,how much to eat, and it goes on and on.
I watch cooking shows, study cook books, bake, and experiement with new foods, all the while thinking about what's in it and how many calories it contains. I think about how many calories I am burning constantly.
I look at what other people are eating and judge based on it. How can they eat that? Don't they know what's in it???? And on the other side.....why can't I eat that like they do??
I count, control, love, and hate food all at the same time. Why is something that something that is essential to life and is suppossed to be a source of fuel and pleasure, can be so evil.
Do we obsess about food the same way alcoholics obsess about alcohol, or drug addicts obsess about where they will get their next fix???
I obsess about food too....the food network and I are quickly becomming best friends. My life is consumed with food thoughts also :S
I watch all the shows on the food network, where the judges taste the food or the chefs cook new things or the host travels to test food from different restaurants, and i think to myself, does he/she know how much fat/calories are probably in that dish? How can they just eat it without thinking about it? I envy them all...I cant even bring myself to eat a piece of bread let alone what they eat...
i'm the same way about food. "I count, control, love, and hate food all at the same time." you put that really well, it's exactly what i do. i obsess all the time over food. what to eat. how to eat. who to eat with. if i can escape eating. if i could get away with eating a little more. or a little less. all the time. it's so hard. i think it's a lot like the way alcoholics obsess over alcohol, yeah. obsession:/
It's good to know that more people feel the same way! It is something I feel I cannot control!
And....I LOVE the Food Network. I spend countless hours watching it. The worst is Diners, Drive-In's, and Dives. All about the best foods around the states. My God everything looks AMAZING and I want to try some but I know I could NEVER do it!!!
OMG I am right there with you. I cannot turn it off, food food food.
If it were drugs you can go without drugs, but one has to eat every day for the rest of ones life.
I have to hold up and say that I am the same. My meals are planned well in advance but I spend most of the day daydreaming about what I have planned to eat for my next meal. Sometimes I know I do this because I am genuinely hungry other times I think food is something like my comfort blanket. I've given up cooking big meals for other because the smells and aromas only entice a delayed binge. I'm not strong enough for that, yet, I tell myself. Cookery programmes I can just about handle, on a good day. I count all calories and i have daily limit set rigidly, I weight out and portion my food accordingly. Now I try to plan everything in advance, this minimises the chances of errors, binges, or going over the daily calories limit even slightly.
For me the best solution is to keep busy. Alternatively, even smaller amounts but more often. Planning well is essential .
I had an epiphany when I decided that I am allowed to eat. Food is everywhere, and needs to be an integral part of our lives. We have to learn to love food.
Food is one of our closest friends. It's always been there for us, and always will be. Its one of the few things that are permanent in our lives.
we've just gotta learn to treat it right and at the same time live independently from it.
Honestly I swear I could have written this post myself. I'm exactly the same way. I'm sorry I don't have advice, really, since I have the same obsession, but it's nice knowing others understand and that you're not alone.
i have to agree. i am exactly the same way, my obsession with food and calories and working out basically takes over my every day life. unfortunately i dont have any advise either because i am facing the same issues but you have my support!
Hi there. I think that anyone having an Eating Disorder is obsessed with food. I am too and I understand you. I've asked that same question to myself.. do drug addicts are the same as obsessed, but with the drugs? Obsession is something powerful and this kind of obsession has taken over my life and I'm sure that it has taken over everyone's life (the ones that have an ED). So I do understand you. We just have to be strong and find that strength somewhere around because I'm sure we all have some.