Food Addiction Intensified After Years of Meditation

[eTorro]

Hello everyone!

I'm still battling a daemon: my food addiction.

I'm not obese or overweight, but I love eating, and I know I'm eating more than I should.

If I try to stop it, it gets stronger; the craving becomes powerful, leaving me with the impression that I'm missing out if I don't eat.

Sometimes I have no need for food—but that doesn't last long.

Anyone battling this?

It's tough.

[Human Mint]

So, I need more context. Do you eat trash food or healthy foods? It may simply be that your body needs more calories.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

You are avoiding something internally - a feeling, sensation, memory? 

Or food noise?

Have you lost weight recently?

Need to rule out physiological vs psychological.

[Someone here]

@eTorro Is it physical or mental ?  Do you eat because you feel hungry or just to enjoy food ?

It could be either physical or mental as Natasha said .

If it’s physical..try to eat only when you’re truly hungry. Waiting until you feel really hungry can make food more satisfying and delicious which may help you feel full with smaller portions. also stop eating before finishing your entire plate. If you find yourself getting hungry too often eat more filling foods in your diet like  Complex carbohydrates like oats because this can help you stay full for longer periods of time.

If the habit is more mental or emotional then the approach is different but you need to clarify that first .

 

[Joseph Maynor]

How about spirituality addiction?  If we want to broach the issue of addiction, let's get real and do it all the way.

Edited 2 hours ago by Joseph Maynor