Story: Reasons to Eat

How was it then?

I would eat because it was time to eat. Because I was tired. Because I was bored. Because I was mad. Because I was sad. Because I missed my bus. Because someone said something to me that I didn’t like. Because I was happy. Because I felt insecure. Because I bought a certain food and couldn’t wait to eat it. Because someone bought food for me, so I had to eat it. Because I was watching TV. Because I had a headache. Because I was hot.

I am not sure I even knew what actual hunger felt like.

~ A Food Addict

How is it now?

I eat when it is time to eat, which is at three set windows of time per day for breakfast, lunch, and supper, and I don’t eat at any other times.

This might sound impossible, and it certainly was for me in the past, but that is how I eat now, and I am happy about it. The best bit is that I feel satisfied and can move on with my day without obsessing about food all the time.

~ A Recovering Food Addict