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This seems like the most relevant area of the forum to post something like this...
I'll try to spell this out as concisely as possible but it's the first time I've really "discussed" it with anybody.
Basically, I'm struggling with an addiction to fast food and soda. I eat it literally every day at least once. Ironically, I'm not obese, at least not yet, but I am overweight (5'11, 195-200lbs). I desperately want to stop that cycle and eat healthier foods but I think my biggest obstacle is my job. I work 5-6 nights a week from 5pm-1am with no breaks (I signed a waiver when I took the job five years ago). So I need to come in to work with something that will hold me over for the entirety of my shift, and usually that ends up being a massive burger or burrito or sandwich from some sort of fast food chain. And 3 or 4 times out of 5, I'll stop by whichever chain is still open after 1am when I'm off to get something else because I'm starving.
I don't want to shift blame, I alone am the one who makes the decision to go get this fast food - but I truly think I'm addicted, just like someone can be addicted to alcohol. If I go for an abnormally long time without consuming either of those things, I get headaches, irritable and lethargic.
I'm due to be laid off from my job here in the next couple weeks, and honestly I'm looking forward to it for numerous reasons, one of which is an opportunity to stop eating so much fast food.
The problem is, my will power has weakened significantly over the years and if I get just one pang I'll surrender to it and head out the door to the nearest drive thru. And worse yet, when people try to coach me or encourage me I twist that into a negative thing because I don't like being told what I "should do" so I find a way to rebel against that.
What can I do? I want to take care of this before it becomes any more of a problem and I enter into the realm of obesity. Who knows what kind of damage I've already wrought on my organs and cardiovascular system... but maybe there's hope to reverse it.
If anybody knows of any resources that can help me with this addiction, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
I'll try to spell this out as concisely as possible but it's the first time I've really "discussed" it with anybody.
Basically, I'm struggling with an addiction to fast food and soda. I eat it literally every day at least once. Ironically, I'm not obese, at least not yet, but I am overweight (5'11, 195-200lbs). I desperately want to stop that cycle and eat healthier foods but I think my biggest obstacle is my job. I work 5-6 nights a week from 5pm-1am with no breaks (I signed a waiver when I took the job five years ago). So I need to come in to work with something that will hold me over for the entirety of my shift, and usually that ends up being a massive burger or burrito or sandwich from some sort of fast food chain. And 3 or 4 times out of 5, I'll stop by whichever chain is still open after 1am when I'm off to get something else because I'm starving.
I don't want to shift blame, I alone am the one who makes the decision to go get this fast food - but I truly think I'm addicted, just like someone can be addicted to alcohol. If I go for an abnormally long time without consuming either of those things, I get headaches, irritable and lethargic.
I'm due to be laid off from my job here in the next couple weeks, and honestly I'm looking forward to it for numerous reasons, one of which is an opportunity to stop eating so much fast food.
The problem is, my will power has weakened significantly over the years and if I get just one pang I'll surrender to it and head out the door to the nearest drive thru. And worse yet, when people try to coach me or encourage me I twist that into a negative thing because I don't like being told what I "should do" so I find a way to rebel against that.
What can I do? I want to take care of this before it becomes any more of a problem and I enter into the realm of obesity. Who knows what kind of damage I've already wrought on my organs and cardiovascular system... but maybe there's hope to reverse it.
If anybody knows of any resources that can help me with this addiction, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
