You're fat because you eat too much

[Parsons]

Ankh, it really seems like some vices are easier to deal with than others. I used to drink somewhat heavily (30-40 beers a week) and most definitely habitually. I stopped drinking all together for several years after getting my medical marijuana(MM) card. Years later, I felt that the MM was simply a crutch and I was no longer doing it to kill pain or really for enjoyment; it was simply a habit. I quit that all together cold turkey with almost no issue. I have since then started drinking a little, but I limit myself to 6 beers a week (plus the very occasional 1-2 beers in social situations).  To be honest, I start having health issues if I drink more than 4-5 beers in a sitting (severe acid reflux), so that also deters me from making it a serious habit again.

As with overeating/eating junk, that has been a completely different story. I feel like that addiction is so much stronger than the MM or alcohol ever was. I eat much the same as I did when I initially wrote that post and did so for a couple years before that. I still start the day off very healthy (eating a weighed-out portion of raw almonds, an apple, a banana, and a few dried apricots). I also still eat only an organic frozen meal for lunch. But I eat at least 1 bag of chips or a candy bar from the snack machine at work during breaks. And on the way home I still get some fast food.

The only headway I have made is that I weigh out my portion of almonds rather than just eye-balling it.  Plus, (again, aforementioned in my post to K-PAX) I have been pretty good about limiting my portions when I go to a fast-food place.

As to what to do when you stop denying you have an issue... I still struggle with that. I suppose the next step is to enroll in a 12 step program. I know there must be some groups out there that are similar to AA or NA for overeating.