Main Entry: en·abler

Pronunciation: \i-ˈnā-blər, -bəl-ər\

Function: noun Date: 1615:

one that enables another to achieve an end ; especially : one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior (as substance abuse) by providing excuses or by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior

food ADDICTION

Food addiction manifests itself in the uncontrollable craving for excess food that follows the ingestion of refined carbohydrates, primarily sugar and flour substances that are quickly metabolized and turned into sugar in the bloodstream.

Due to those uncontrollable cravings, a food addict's quality of life deteriorates when he or she eats sugar, flour or wheat. It can deteriorate physically, emotionally, socially and/or spiritually.

If any of the following symptoms are familiar to you, you may be a food addict:

Physical Symptoms of Food Addiction

• Do you think you cannot control your intake of food, especially junk food or high sugar foods?

• Have you tried different diets or weight loss programs, but none has worked permanently?

• Have you found yourself vomiting, using laxatives, diuretics, or exercising a lot to avoid a weight gain after you have eaten a lot?

Many food addicts are obese and have tried numerous methods for weight control (diets, drugs, surgery, etc.) yet nothing has created a permanent solution. Other food addicts have never been obese. Their physical weight has been controlled by extreme measures such as excessive exercise, purging through vomiting or laxatives (bulimia), or the severe and unhealthy limiting of food substances(anorexia). No matter which version of food addiction fits you, all of these symptoms become more severe with time and eventually lead to physical problems that can create an early and sometimes painful death.

Emotional Symptoms of Food Addiction

• Do you find yourself feeling depressed, hopeless, sad or ashamed about your eating or your weight?

• Do you find yourself eating when you are upset or reward yourself with food when you do something good?

• Have you ever noticed after eating sugar, flour, or wheat that you become more irritable?

Food addicts notice that their emotions become more severe, intense, or unreasonable when eating the addictive substances. For many food addicts, emotional life may deteriorate into despair, depression, or thoughts of suicide.

Social Symptoms of Food Addiction

• Do you eat in private so no one will see you?

• Do you avoid social interactions because you feel you do not look good enough or do not have the proper fitting clothes to wear?

• Do you steal other people’s food?

• Are you more interested in what food is served at social gatherings than looking forward to the warmth of being with the people attending?

A food addict’s social life is affected by intense obsessive thinking about food. Making eye contact with people and taking an interest in developing friendships or intimate relationships become secondary to locating and eating addictive foods. Food addicts often hide or steal foods and eat in secret.

Lol that was the easiest to skim through though after missing the overnight convos Teen books? Meh... *** Laura runs quickly from the room as not to get pummeled***

Well we were recommending them for our teens

Well we were recommending them for our teens

Don't mind me... please do continue

Butter, where did you get your body fat % measured? I don't trust my bathroom scale and since in 2014 I don't want to lose weight I would like to monitor body fat changes. I think 25% is a good % for me and i am really wondering where I am now.

When I had the thigh lift, I didn't get the long one, just upper, inner thigh, small incision. i still have some lose skin and what looks like fat on those thighs... other then that, I don't really see much visible fat on me so I am surprised that my scale says I am 28-29% bodyfat. What I notice is that the last 10# I lost came off my face and other places that I don't really NEED to lose fat so something aint right. LOL

At the gym with the calipers. So it's so-so accurate. But that number agrees with my omrom body fat analyzer.

I would love to get tested with one of those bod pods.

Confession of the day - I have stockholm syndrome.

I HATED those post surgery compression garments and was counting the days till i didn't need to wear them. Well, I have the clear to not wear them and now I don't want to part with them. It is really weird. I have gone over to the other side. So weird that I am shopping for replacements that are just as tight with a more flattering butt profile and preferably in black. catsuit... meoww

Jane.. I did the same thing after I had lipo 20 years ago. Took me forever to not want to wear them.

Confession of the day - I have stockholm syndrome. I HATED those post surgery compression garments and was counting the days till i didn't need to wear them. Well, I have the clear to not wear them and now I don't want to part with them. It is really weird. I have gone over to the other side. So weird that I am shopping for replacements that are just as tight with a more flattering butt profile and preferably in black. catsuit... meoww

What do you feel the "comfort" is from them now? I mean you have had the extra skin taken so it can't be to hold actual things in... And by the way you don't need them under those jeggings, as you look great in them as is! So do you feel scared to go without the compression on your new stomach?

I want deets on the leg lift, CGJ!

GOT - the best series I have ever read. Loved Wheel of Time, but the ending was just Bleh.

I don't know why I still want to wear them. It isn't how I look it is that somehow that being wrapped tight is a comfort or something. My incisions are healing great, everything is fine, I think it is more mental then physical. What is weird is all those years of being obese, i hated tight clothes, they made me feel fat at any size/weight. These garments are TIGHT beyond reason and yet it is somehow reassuring. I tried on some spanx tights I had and I thought... this isn't support... whatcha talking about??? Maybe they are a size too big, I don't know, but i want that feeling of compression. That is why I called it stockholm syndrome... that identifying with what you once hated...lol I am sure over time I will wear them less and less because they are a pain when you try to wear normal clothes, but I figure they don't cause any harm.

Upper thigh lift is normally an incision that goes from your crotch to your knee. Fairly well hidden, but, if you are like me and wear summer dresses and shorts above the knee, a possible detriment. The advantage is they can really tighten the whole thigh with the long incision. I don't have much fat or cellulite on the outer thigh - mine was all concentrated in a nasty wad of skin and cellulite the top say 3-4" of my inner thighs. Seriously, golfball/softball size lumps with gross hanging skin. Truly, preop, the ugliest part of my body and they got in the way. Plastics are about tradeoffs and the doc recommended to me to accept "less then perfect" skin removal in exchange for a barely noticable groin scar versus the long scar. I can still revise to the traditional lift later should I feel the need, but for now, this was a great solution. So, upshot is my thighs are no longer hanging skin gross, but they aren't tight and show all my muscles either. For women who carried their weight all the way down the thigh, or on the outer thigh - saddlebags - you probably need the traditional long life. I am happy so far with the tradeoff. When i look at the before pix, and I have some I have never shared that really highlight just how bad they were, it amazes me the difference. I should mention, that I did consults with several surgeons and in the usa they all recommend the long thigh lift and told me i shouldn't expect my thighs to have a gap EVER, just due to my build. So, I didn't see the big advantage since I wasn't going to get twiggy thighs no matter what.

Thank you for posting this!!

Wow Jane you just described my thighs!!

They were always my problem area even when I was younger and a bit smaller now at forty seven and coming through massive gain an loss?

No bueno.. Not sure how I'm going to deal long term because surgery is not something on my radar.

I get the garments in a way I always liked loose but I find myself wanting things snugger these days...security blanket?? Swaddled? Weird.

Thank you for posting this!!

Hi seven,

And welcome to our catchall thread it kinda jumped the shark after the new app was rolled out. But feel free to speak what's on your mind!

Well except for food porn I put my foot down on that yesterday

YES.. Swaddle my thighs! That sounds better than girdle. Actually spanx my thighs sounds even better! Jane.. Make sure you have a smaller size and make sure you have the real spanx. I'm not happy with the off brands

The last book I read was "Tread Lightly: Form, Footwear, and the Quest for Injury-Free Running"..... A history of the evolution of running shoes. Yes I am that much of a geek.

You remind me of me. I'm currently reading a book called "Just Ride" about getting he most enjoyment out of bicycling without turning into one of those Lycra nerds you see running around like they are in the Tour de France! I always read books about new hobbies and interests.