Food Addict my recovery

[ravae11]

RaVae here,

I’m a recovering food addict. Here’s a little of what my life use to be like.

I knew that food played an important role in my life. I was even willing to admit that many times it was number one and often controlled me. I remember one of my last binges, maybe my last, my memory around food is oftentimes hazy. I was taking a class at the local college. I weighed over 200 lbs at the time, and was getting ready to take the 20-minute drive home. I was hungry. I was always hungry, and needed a little something to tide me over until I could get home for lunch so I decided to buy a large two scoop ice cream cone (the thought of a single never entered my mind. That only lasted for the first third of the drive. (Keep in mind my drive home was only 20 minutes) Then I stopped at another fast food place and ordered a burger, fries and a “diet pop.” Now, how I thought diet pop was going to help, I don’t know. While I was waiting for it to be prepared, which seemed like an eternity, I went next door to the little grocery store and purchased a couple of candy bars to help me make it until my hamburger was done. At this point, my memory became hazy as it often did during binges, so I don’t remember if I ate more or not.



From about the ages of 13 to 33, when I started my food recovery, all my waking and many of my sleeping hours were spent in a life threatening battle between primarily two thoughts: one is how to get food, and the other how to stay away from it. For me, one was just as dangerous as the other because both blocked out what life is really about, which is those I love.

That was 20 years ago.

[boonie stomper]

Nice story, but are you doing Atkins? Your page says a lot about your addict eating & thinking, but nothing of how you are eating now, or the weight loss progress you have made. Sure there's a lot of food addicts here, and we have had similar experiences. As a kid I poured the honey jar into the peanut butter jar and grabbed a spoon, then hid in the pantry to eat it all. Boxes of donuts and bags of M&M's "donated" at the office for coworkers to share would mysteriously disappear. A box of ice cream was a nice snack on a hot day, followed by diet coke. We know we are able to control our urges following Atkins, and are powerless without it to keep the weigh off.

So - if you're introducing yourself to join us, welcome. Tell us where you're at now...

[La_La]

Is this some sort of attempt to sell something? above is just cut and past from the blog in homepage and it says nothing about way of eating just to email for more "specific information" ????????????????????

[dotsamantha]

I don't think there's any spamming here, but all of the posts are very engimatic...

You're welcome to share here. There's no need to be mysterious about it.

[low_carb_babe]

Previous posts say they are doing a modified Atkins! Welcome and feel free to post your experiences. We are always here to listen!!!

[ravae11]

i do a modified atkins. i weigh and measure my food and dont eat any starchy carbs or peas or corn ect. i do eat quite a bit of fruit though.


this is my food plan. i'm on maintance so this is a maintance plan for me.

i weighed over 200 lbs 20 years ago now i weigh 126 to 130 range never over 130 or i adjust my food.

breakfast
4 ounces protein
12 ounces fruit

lunch
5 ounces protein
16 ounces veggies
1 ounce fat
12 ounces fruit

dinner
5 ounces protein
24 ounces veggies
1.5 ounces fat
8 ounces fruit

Wow, that is a VERY modified Atkins. In fact, looking at that it doesnt even look close to be anything like atkins.