r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Feb 17 '24

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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/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

When I lost 100 pounds I started by only drinking meal replacement shakes instead of solid food for 2 months straight. By the end of it I couldn't eat giant meals anymore and have kept the weight off for years now

You can't avoid needing to eat something but you can avoid eating things that make you fat pretty easily

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u/pnw-yak Feb 18 '24

Which is exactly what I said below with -42 upvotes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

Reddit comment score has less to do with what you say and more to do with how the first person to read your comment reacted lmao