Bill Phillip's | Transformation

Day 17 - Addiction

I know a lot of people who participate in this web site are folks who aren't in that bad of shape and simply want to look and feel better.  I applaud those people for taking positive action in their lives.

On the other hand, there are people like me who have a food addiction.  In my 20's, I used to literally quit eating for a while, lose a lot of weight, and look great for a little while.  Of course, as soon as I hit my goal weight, I turned right back around and started shoving cheeseburgers down my pie hole as fast as I could...you know the rest of the story:  I regained all the weight plus some...and started the whole process over.

That behavior reflects a very unhealthy relationship with food.

I don't know if I'm actually addicted to food or not, but I've decided to treat myslef as though I am an addict.  Sort of like an alchoholic, I've got to take things one day at a time and I can never let my guard down.  If I let up, ever, I'll go stright back to gorge eating and being a couch potato.  I will always have to live with this...that's the reality.

It doesn't mean I can't be happy.  On the contrary, I'm much happier when I'm keeping my addiction in check.  My main challenge to always remember the addiction is there...waiting to take over my life, to push my work, my family, and my health out of the way for more food.  That is a miserable way to live...and day by day, I battle to keep the addiction away.  This web site really helps.

I hope you are having a great day!

God Bless!!