Yes! I AM an emotional eater. I am also, through my own understanding, a food addict. These past few weeks, after going so well and getting down to 86kgs, has seen me gain a massive pile of kgs that, although I saw coming whilst gorging on copious amounts of food, the emotional attachment to food itself got the better of me. Personal traumas have infiltrated my weightloss efforts. I am pursuing seeking some counselling with a psychologist so that I can face some of my demons, and then face my food demons valiantly. I need to get myself together, mentally, so that I can continue with my journey. I am NOT doing this for vanity, this journey is purely for health reasons & longevity.
Firstly, I must do this for ME. Secondly, for my family. My biological father passed away at the age of 48yrs, after fighting his personal demons for the most of his life. I don't want to carry on the family tradition of addiction winning the war. My battle is with food, his was with alcohol. Both of these "drugs" have caused us to have diabetic complications, which unfortunately assisted in killing my father at an early age. I am coming up to 40yrs of age, and do not want to have a heart attack or stroke because of self abuse with food. I am not far away from his age of death, and need to value my mortality.
If any of you reading this, are fighting food demons or believe you are a food addict, please leave a comment and together we will support one another to fight this battle with food, and thus win the war.
Kel xxxx
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
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