Your relationship with food and or other obsessions

Whenever I do not follow a strict eating plan,
I feel dirty! yucky.
I am not talking about you and your diet I am referring to my personal experience

I have noticed that not many people get this so not easy to find many people to relate with since it really is something that my life is based on (not exclusively though!)

can anyone relate,

or what are you obsssessive about?

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I cannot relate, but keep your head up and be gentle with yourself :strawberry::strawberry::strawberry:

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Thanks @GrayBear, good advice

:footprints:

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I think I have OCD tendencies when it comes to shoes and clothes.

I just love online shopping for those kinds of things.

I’m going to stop buying white shirts though. I love them when they’re fresh but they always seem to get stains on them when I’m cooking, and some stains are nearly impossible to get out of white cotton. :fried_egg:

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yea that is a good idea. too much pressure to not stain them.

and even small remnants on white shirts look bad

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Exactly!

I switched to plain baggy black shirts instead hehehe. :blush:

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i used to be obsessed with eating clean and would keep food journals. in my mid 20’s. now that phase has kind of passed. i still make meal plans but don’t obsess about it so much. actually right now im trying to save money for my mortgage and christmas presents, so im not eating as healthy.

don’t be so hard on yourself. just do your best, no point in developing guilt or something. you have to eat.

actually my obsession now is finding ways to make money and save money. no longer food.

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Food is freaking awesome. I love food so much. Tacos, mexican pizzas, hamburgers, chili, fried shrimp, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches dipped in tomato soup, salad with iceburg, romaigne, shredded carrots, radish, and italian dressing…

French fries, bacon, pancakes, french toast, enchiladas, fish sticks, tuna fish and mayonnaise sandwiches, strawberries dipped in confectioner’s sugar, banana pudding, girl scout cookies, sugary breakfast cereals, yoplait strawberry yogurt, potato skins with cheddar and bacon, fried mozzarella sticks, broccoli cheddar soup, buttered corn on the cob, and the list goes on and on and on and on…

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My relationship with food??

To be honest, my peanuts have been salty as hell lately and I’m considering a divorce! :wink:

(Thank you! I’m here all week!! Try the fish!)

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Divorce peanuts, remarry with cashews, you won’t be disappointed.

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I get obsessed with counting calories when I’m dieting, but when I’m not dieting, I don’t care. When dieting, I worry excessively about each calorie I put into my body. Calories become poison to me - that’s the way I see them. You wouldn’t know it though because I am morbidly obese.

I also have been diagnosed with OCD for various other things: special numbers (which has been throughout my whole life), and various other OCD tendencies like checking (which occurs at random times in my life but is never constant).

Additionally, and perhaps more importantly in how it affects my life, is the fact that I have schizo-obsessive disorder (I know it’s not a true disorder, but it is in the DSM-5 under schizophrenia). This means my obsessions and compulsions are delusional in nature and/or are centered around my delusions. It’s hard to get treatment for this disorder because I don’t fit into what most treatments are targeted for in normal patients with OCD.

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Sorry to hear about the OCD.
I used to have it when I was anorexic I know how very exhausting it can be.

I hope you get over your fear of calories. I personally also fear calories but only when I’m eating too many of them and it is the wrong food source.

Best of wishes to yas.

Thanks Butterflyy. It’s funny, I fear calories when I’m in control of my eating. When I’m out of control (which happens a lot when I’m not dieting), I don’t care. Kinda the opposite of you. When I’m dieting, I hurt myself (cutting and burning) when I eat too many calories.

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Im obsessive about smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee. Maybe a little obsessed with food, but I eat pretty unhealthy stuff

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sorry to hear that.

recovery from eating too much is not a smooth journey there is going to be ups and downs but they will become less with time. it is just how it works. (for me anyways) so no need to punish yourself. self forgivness has helped me release some of my self disappointment.

I used to fear calories too, until I realised that if what I am eating is not excessive and it is nutrient dense, wholesome then it’s not too shabby. because my body will actually need it to function.

I’m glad your journey with overeating becomes easier over time. For me, not so much. No matter how hard I try, I always turn back to food: overeating and binge eating. I wish I could control it but food truly is an addiction for me. I’m not just an emotional eater, but I eat because I like it. I like feeling full, I like the taste of food, and food is ingrained in everything I do and my family does. How do I escape all of that?

I try to be rational with myself about calories and think like you are saying: that I need calories to survive and as long as they are healthy, I should be eating them. But, as we know, having SZ/SZA does not make one a very rational person, lol. I struggle with other substances too. I feel out of control with all substances in my life, including food.

yeh I have been the same, what I meant is that the gaps between food relapse have been getting wider so I see that as an improvement although fundamentally, I have always gone back to eating loads. like today :s

I am not an expert on it since I still relapse too, but what keeps me going during the non relapse phase is thinking no matter how difficult it is, it will be worth it not just for my health but also for my self esteem and self confidence. and I tell myself that once I have lost the excess weight my motivation to not binge eat will be even higher because I will see the results.

That is not easy. I can really sympathise with the food part. I just get all these really uncomfortable sensations telling me to eat eat and more eat. they are what are the challenge for me, they really seriously affect my mood if I do not give into them.

do you think some cbt or therapy in general might help you with giving things a more rational perspective in relation to food?

I am obsessive about my computers.
I always buy newest, expensive parts and headphones.
I also buy games I never play.
I had big debts because of this obsession.

I Am Not Obsessive About Anything

I Either Enjoy it’s Company or I Don’t

I Like The Usual Unhealthy Stuff I Suppose

Cigarettes, Soda, And Chips

I Keep Clean & Don’t Have Much Problem Getting Food into My Belly

I Listen to My Body, And I’m Always Broke, So I Don’t Get to Be Overly Gluttonous

Not That I’d Like to Be Anyways

Sometimes I Joke to Myself After I Buy a Cheap Bag of Chips, And Say, ‘Okay Now Eat The ENTIRE Bag in One Sitting’.

And I Jus Can’t Do it

One Bag of Chips is Like a Mountain

I’m Wandering

Advice:~:~:~ Listen to Your Body And You’ll Be Fine… . … :100: :money_mouth_face: :100:

I’m obsessed with cigarettes, tea granules, television and internet.
This weekend I bought a lot of cookies and chocolate.
Feeling bad about eating that much sugar. Could not resist the urge to buy.

I need to change because of my diabetes type 2. I not willing and not able to quit smoking and sugar.
I always relapse. Can’t even get through the first day of change. My doctor said that I will get complication in the near future if I don’t stop sugar and smoking.

And the other thing is, that I have sleeping problems since january this year. Tonight can’t sleep too.
Kind of wanting to die young and soon.