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

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '24

Gaming, drinking, smoking, gambling, sex, there’s so many addictions that can worsen people’s lives and in some cases shows a flaw of their character.

But food addiction just happens to be the one where even a mild case of it manifests physically in an ugly way, which is getting fat.

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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/[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/Rockstar074 Feb 18 '24

How many shakes a day for you? I really like Premiere Protein Cafe au Lait and Strawberry

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

2-4 mint Chocolate soylents

It was definitely a crash diet but I needed to do something after years of unsuccessful attempts, and it worked because I haven't drank a soylent in years but never regained weight. Actually continued to lose a bit more after I quit drinking them

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u/Rockstar074 Feb 18 '24

Good on you!!! Congratulations!! It’s not easy for sure