Question by jmwest: Help for someone dealing with food addiction?
I have been struggling with food addiction for about the last 10 years. It’s only recently that I have accepted that I have a problem. I believe food addiction is as real as alcholism or drug abuse.
Anyway, during the last few years, I have gained about 115 pounds. Thank God I don’t have any serious health problems yet, but if I don’t do something soon to get this weight off, I will. I have trouble eating right because of my hectic schedule – no time to cook, I have to eat on the run alot. Any suggestions about how to break a serious food addiction and ways to eat healthier with a crazy schedule would be greatly appreciated.
Best answer:
Answer by big daddy cane 4lyfe
take the food and lock it up, give it to a friend or spouse. only eat healthy salads and oranges.
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I hope this helps you out. Please see a professional.
Treatment:
Eating disorders can be treated and a healthy weight can be restored. The sooner these disorders are diagnosed and treated, the better the outcomes are likely to be. Because of their complexity, eating disorders require a comprehensive treatment plan involving medical care and monitoring, psychosocial interventions, nutritional counseling and, when appropriate, medication management.
Treatment of anorexia calls for a specific program that involves three main phases: restoring weight lost to severe dieting and purging; treating psychological disturbances such as distortion of body image, low self-esteem, and interpersonal conflicts; and achieving long-term remission and rehabilitation, or full recovery. Use of psychotropic medication in people with anorexia should be considered only after weight gain begins. Certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have proved helpful for weight maintenance and countering mood and anxiety symptoms.
Treatment of severe weight loss is usually provided in a hospital setting for an average of two months, where feeding plans address the person’s medical and nutritional needs. Once nutrition is balanced and weight gain has begun, psychotherapy can help people with anorexia overcome low self-esteem and address issues about body size, shape and eating.
The course and outcome of anorexia nervosa vary across individuals: some fully recover after a single episode; some fluctuate between weight gain and relapse; and others chronically deteriorate over many years. The mortality rate among people with anorexia has been estimated at.56 percent per year which is about 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to all causes of death among females ages 15-24 in the general population. The most common causes of death are complications of the disorder, such as cardiac arrest or electrolyte imbalance, and suicide.
The primary goal of treatment for bulimia is to reduce or eliminate binge eating and purging behavior. Nutritional rehabilitation, psychosocial intervention and medication management are often employed. Establishment of a pattern of regular, non-binge meals, encouragement of healthy but not excessive exercise, and resolution of co-occurring conditions such as mood or anxiety disorders are among the specific aims of these strategies. Individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, and family or marital therapy have been reported to be effective. Psychotropic medications, primarily antidepressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have been found helpful for people with bulimia, particularly those with significant symptoms of depression or anxiety, or those who have not responded to psychosocial treatment. These medications also may help prevent relapse.
The treatment goals and strategies for binge-eating disorder are similar to those for bulimia, and studies are currently evaluating the effectiveness of various interventions.
People with eating disorders often do not recognize or admit that they are ill. As a result, they may strongly resist getting and staying in treatment. Family members or other trusted individuals can be helpful in ensuring that the person with an eating disorder receives needed care and rehabilitation.
Please don’t laugh, but, as a nurse, I’ve seen this work time after time. Every night, look in your refrigerator, pick something out . . .a bowl of left-overs, a jug of ketchup, whatever . . .and throw it in the trash. Sounds OK so far. But, there comes a night when there isn’t anything you want to throw away. I mean, why would you throw away a full jar of mustard? It cost money. But, this is the trick . . . no matter what, throw it away. Keep this up. It only takes about three or four days, though, after it starts to be stupid financially to be throwing away good stuff, before it DAWNS on you: “Wait a minute. Isn’t this EXACTLY what I’m doing when I eat too much, gain weight, and then I spend my time and money . . . my LIFE. . .LOSING the weight? Aren’t I just throwing my money away when I eat too much? Is this really the BEST I can do for myself, for how I control and manage my own destiny and outcomes?”
The secret to maintaining a healthy weight is to break the diseased cycle of thought that food is comfort rather than merely fuel. This silly exercise above seems to be very effective at breaking that cycle of thought. Best of luck to you.