The holidays can be particularly challenging for those living with food obsession, over-eating, under-eating or bulimia. Meetings can help provide support and a twelve-step program. There are regular meetings on Thursdays at University Park United Methodist Church from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Call 202-258-9677 for locations and times in the Denver area on Mondays and Saturdays.
Have you ever wanted to stop eating and found you just couldn’t?
Do you think about food or your weight constantly?
Do you attempt one diet or food plan after another, with no lasting success?
Do you binge and then vomit, exercise, use laxatives, or other forms of purging?
Do you eat differently in private than you do in front of other people?
Has a doctor or family voiced concern about your eating habits or weight?
Do you eat large quantities of food at one time (binge)?
Is your weight problem due to your “nibbling” all day long?
Do you eat to escape from your feelings?
Do you eat when you’re not hungry?
Have you ever discarded food, only to retrieve and eat it later?
Do you eat in secret?
Do you fast or severely restrict your food intake?
Have you ever stolen other people’s food?
Have you ever hidden food to make sure you have “enough?”
Do you feel driven to exercise excessively to control your weight?
Do you obsessively calculate calories you’ve burned against the calories you’ve eaten?
Do you frequently feel guilty or ashamed about what you’ve eaten?
Are you waiting for your life to begin “when you lose the weight?”
If you answered yes, then you may be a food addict. You are not alone.
