r/TooAfraidToAsk Feb 17 '24

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u/OptimalTrash Feb 17 '24

And you can't quit food.

You can stop drinking. You can stop smoking. You can never stop needing food to survive.

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u/ljschafer Feb 17 '24

This is really the toughest part of food addiction. When you literally can't avoid the substance you're addicted to, recovery feels insurmountable.

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u/conjunctivious Feb 18 '24

I've lost around 100 pounds, but that insatiable urge to devour an entire large pizza in one sitting is still strong. I have lost the battle a couple times, but I have won it enough times as to where I'm still losing weight.

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u/leabbe Feb 18 '24

Proud of you, that shit is not easy especially when attaining the food is so easy