

At least not by doctors and health practitioners of good will. It seems like there is more being learned in this area every day and while there are not full answers and explanations yet, neither are people who believe they are experiencing food addictions being dismissed outright as overly dramatic or exaggerating for effect. It may be where you end up, but I would not personally jump to the conclusion that the solution will be a particular style of eating without further consultation with experts and a full medical assessment. With no disrespect meant for neanderthin’s experiences and suggestions - everyone is different and what works for one person’s brain chemistry or eating disorder might not work for another’s. Cheers.Īre you receiving any help now for this problem from someone who is a qualified mental health/addiction specialist? Perhaps seek out a knowledgable weight loss center with the help of your primary care physician where you can get comprehensive, competent care from a team of people that can help you with what sounds like traumatic experiences. This isn't easy, but because it's not about willpower and more about brain chemistry, once I removed sugar and most refined carbs my brain chemistry for lack of a better analogy got back on track and was effortless in resisting going fwd, which is shared almost universally among the low carb community and why people with our situations search that dietary strategy, or they, by default, end up there and not to be confused with people just trying low carb because it's popular and then failing miserably because they feel deprived, so you may want to research that aspect going fwd. Sugar and refined carbs were problematic for me personally and have been on an animal based whole food lower to low carb diet for a dozen years without too many incident of cravings for sugar and those incidents where I did were always when I consumed them for various reasons, social events mostly, but where easily managed mostly by understanding I just can't go there. A whole food strategy will generally eliminate a lot of the trigger foods.

It's not too late, tomorrow is a new beginning for all intense and purpose. Yeah, for some people certain foods effect brain chemistry more than others that goes well beyond will power and has more to do with biochemical reactions.
