My Addiction...
It’s all dressed up
looking mighty fancy, just waiting for me to get close. Butterflies are fluttering in my stomach and I
just can’t wait. The tantalizing aroma is drawing me in. I feel like my knees
are about to buckle. I’m mesmerized by its
intriguing scent. My body starts to tingle.
There’s not much more I can take before I make it mine. As I approach it, I can’t help but to lick my
lips, I Want it, I Need it, I Gotta have
it.
FOOD Glorious FOOD!
Many people have some
“type” of addiction. According
to Wikipedia, “Addiction is the continued
use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency
consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include, but are not limited to, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, exercise
abuse, pornography and gambling. Classic hallmarks of addiction include:
impaired control over substances/behavior, preoccupation with
substance/behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial.[3]
Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically
characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with
delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs).[4] Physiological dependence occurs when the body has to
adjust to the substance by incorporating the substance into its 'normal'
functioning.[5]
This state creates the conditions of tolerance and withdrawal. Tolerance is
the process by which the body continually adapts to the substance and requires
increasingly larger amounts to achieve the original effects.
Withdrawal refers to physical and psychological symptoms people experience
when reducing or discontinuing a substance the body had become dependent on.
Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety,
irritability, and intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations,
headaches, cold sweats, and tremors.”
I know that was a mouthful but I wanted you to know what addiction
means. Talking about food, watching food
on T.V., looking through magazines or even hearing commercials about food on
the radio can cause me to salivate. Sad but true. I’ve decided that I’m not going to let the
thought of food control me. I am going to take control of my thoughts.
No I’m not going into rehab but I will eat less of it. To help me eat less, I take supplements every
day to keep me feel full and reduce
my cravings for my addiction to food. For the next 30 days, I will not focus
on my addiction to food and will curb my eating by enjoying
healthy & delicious Fruit & Vegetable Smoothies. I will prepare these smoothies myself and will
drink half of my body weight in water daily.
Let’s hope that I don’t suffer with any withdrawal symptoms.
My name is Johanna and I have an addiction to FOOD. Admission is the first step to recovery! Thankfully Help is available.
Wishing You Health, Wealth & Love,
Johanna
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