“An addict will look for opportunities to partake alone.” My husband’s words came out of no where and were like a face full of cold water. I am not an addict so why would he say something like that. There is addiction in my family – alcohol and even drugs – but I was clean. I had never even thought of addiction in my life because I knew I was not an addict.
Or was I?
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There are times when I have hidden food when someone walked in unexpectedly.
There have been times when I have planned what I would eat as soon as I was alone.
There have been times when I have splurged and snacked all day and sat down to a meal like nothing was going on.
There have been times when I would “exercise” knowing that I was eating ever time someone turned their eyes away.
There have been times when I would eat an entire fast food meal in the car on the way to the house.
Food has become my addiction – or it was my addiction. The launch of this website was my break away from food. But recognizing that the habits and traits of other addicts were some of the habits and traits that I had formed in my own life will be just as useful in my transformation.
Recognizing the problem is a major step towards overcoming and I am determined to overcome. My weight is my issue – no one has forced fed me the weight. Pregnancy did not force the weight on me. Knowing that I did it to myself and admitting that I did it already gives me a taste of the freedom that I am working towards.
Are you ready to be free?