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| Food Addicts’ Habits |  Calm Emotions. As a rule, a food addict will suppress unpleasant feelings with foods. Not simply any food, but comfort foods. Have you ever have a fight with your mom or spouse and right away hit the freezer for the container of ice cream? In such a way, you try to relive the feelings without essentially dealing with the problem.
The Problem: Food is a short-term fix. When it passes away you will feel worse and the initial problem remains.
The Answer: Tackle problems head-on. Don't let thoughts rankle and eat away at you. Try to make the best efforts in dealing with your emotions and your relationship problems as they appear so you won't feel the need to use food as your faithful friend.
Obsession with Food. You think about food all the time and you are always waiting for and planning your next sugar high.
The Problem: You have designed your lifestyle around food and make it one of your top priorities.
The Answer: Change your lifestyle. Consider activities that don't revolve around food. Exercise, for instance, is one way to get a similar high as you would from eating sugar.
Covert Binges. Food addicts frequently hide food or only binge when they are alone.
The Problem: You are just fooling yourself. You won't win the weight loss fight if you continually damage yourself. It's faulty thought.
The Answer: Eat scheduled meals at the dinner table. In any case don't keep food in your car, desk or nightstand. Lock your purse in the trunk when you go out so drive-thru restaurants aren't accessible. Find someone who will hold you answerable.
Eat until the Food is Disappeared. Some people are taught to clean their plates and it is difficult for them to break the habit. You don’t have enough strength to stop eating.
The Problem: It is strange but it is true, that even healthy foods, when consumed in large amounts, set a lot more calories than your body needs.
The Answer: You have to put your health first. Put in order meal plans and only eat what is on your plate. Measure foods out ahead of time into single serving packages.
Feeling Guilty. Food addicts are likely to feel guilty after indulging in too much of the wrong foods.
The Problem: It can develop into a ferocious cycle of feeling bad, overeating, feeling guilty and eating some more.
The Answer: Interrupt the yoyo dieting cycle. Don't let yourself to stick in the guilt. Forgive yourself, ask for support and get right back on your program.
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