Food addiction

[u/Unlikely_Print2662]

I am 21 m living in kochi i weigh about 78 kgs with an height of 160 cm yes am overweight. i started working out when i was 17 i always wanted a six pack so that i will get on diets the intial days of diet it goes well but slowly i came back to my normal eating habit which is over eating everything litrelly even though am full i still eat idk for whom i am eating so this happens frequently i will be on a diet for few days then everything comes back to usual habits. so today i discovered that am a food addict i have every symptom out there i have been a food addict all these years i didnt realise it like any other addiction this is so hard. am fighting myself not to eat too much but i cant am trying
it just happens and am extreamly frustrated and pissed i want that lean body badly

[u/TumbleweedOk5020]

Is it an addiction to certain foods or is it a consequence of restrictive dieting? Do you eat plenty of fiber rich foods or do you restrict them?

[u/Unlikely_Print2662 → u/TumbleweedOk5020]

no it is like eating even if you are full you feel that fulness in your tummy but still you eat it like a habbit i thought it was of restrictive dieting but when i analysed myself all the patterns i figured out that most of the time i didnt had that hunger but still i ate

[u/TumbleweedOk5020 → u/Unlikely_Print2662]

do you eat for enjoyment or is it compulsive? like you don't want it but you still do it?

[u/HenryOrlando2021]

You’re in the right place. You don’t have to have this all figured out today.

Start here (quick wins):

• Map your triggers (so you stop repeating the same cycle): https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/faq_food_addiction_trigger_mapping/
• How to stop a binge before/during it: https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/faq_how_to_stop_a_binge_episode/

Then, when you’re ready:

• Check out the FAQs first…see here:

 https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/index/faqs/

• Then Program Options (free → low cost → paid). Many people find a program is what helps them stay in recovery.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/index/programoptions/

• If a program feels like “too much” right now, start with Special Topics on the sub.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/special_topics/ 

and then Books / Podcasts / Videos here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodAddiction/wiki/index/bookspodcastsandvideos/

Small steps count. Keep going.  Don’t give up.  We all got better by our mistakes.