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Yes. The emotional is the part of addictions that many people miss, and one of the primary reasons it can be so hard to break out of them. Addictions are almost
by Trasmatta 1y ago
Yes. The emotional is the part of addictions that many people miss, and one of the primary reasons it can be so hard to break out of them. Addictions are almost always fulfilling some emotional need, or covering up some emotional pain, and if you remove the addiction without addressing the underlying issue, you almost certainly will either relapse or replace it with something else.
It's not about willpower.
- bravesoul2 1y agoThis plus abundance of bad food. It's easier to stay thin if your diet is what we evolved to eat. That norm would take most people incredible will power to stick to with all the high carb food. Harder than not drinking.
- mytailorisrich 1y agoMake a shopping list, stick to that, ignore and don't buy from the "bad aisles". If you have nothing "bad" at home and in your fridge you can't eat badly, and personally I have found that it is much easier not to buy than not to eat what you already have.
- Trasmatta 1y agoThe problem, again, though is if the food you were eating was fulfilling an emotional need that you don't try to address after you start to make changes like this. That's why it's hard to sustain for a lot of people. You buy better food for a few weeks, and then suddenly you find that you're eating takeout every day again.
- tonyedgecombe 1y agoI think there is some evidence that energy dense foods dampen down the stress response. If this is the case then you would need to make other changes in your life at the same time as adjusting your diet.
- nemomarx 1y agoHaving high carb food around at all does basically make it impossible. If you live on your own, clean out your cupboards and change what you buy. If you live with any other people... well, good luck getting them to also diet with you?