Hi Everyone!
Tonight we completed and took Step 1.
Congratulations!
Some people shared tonight that they are not sure if they are really a food addict and powerless over food.
Thank you so much for your honesty.
Below is a self assessment tool for deciding: Am I a food addict? Am I powerless over food? Is my life unmanageable?
I highly recommend the website, which is listed below.
In addition, I have attached 3 other assessment tools for examining whether or not you are indeed a food addict, which are from the same website.
This is a very personal decision.
Self Assessment
SELF-ASSESSMENT
If you are looking for a paper and pencil test, try the self-assessment questions below:
While on a diet, do I “lose it” after a few days?
When I lose weight, do I gain back even more?
Do I obsessively calculate the calories I’ve burned against the calories I’ve eaten?
Am I thinking about food or my weight all the time?
Do I have physical problems resulting from the way I eat, or don’t eat?
Do I eat large amounts of food in a short period of time?
Do certain foods trigger binges?
Do I weigh myself once or twice (or more) a day?
Do I eat differently in front of people than I do when I’m alone?
Do I have emotional problems resulting from the way I eat or don’t eat?
Do I find it difficult to stop eating without a struggle after one or two sweets?
Have I done serious work in psychotherapy only to find my “food problem” was unaffected?
Answering one or more of these questions with a “yes” could indicate a food addiction.
For a more rigorous assessment of obesity, eating disorders and chemical dependency on food, here are three assessments for “Normal”, “Emotional” and “Food Addicted” eaters.
Reference: http://foodaddictioninstitute.org/for-food-addicts/self-assessment/
As with everything, take what you want and leave the rest behind.
With blessings for peace and recovery,
Shira
https://emotionalsobrietyandfood.com/
For the Emotional Sobriety 12 Steps in 4 Hours Back to Basics:
https://emotionalsobriety12stepsin4hours.wordpress.com/
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