Food Addiction.

I can say without a doubt that I'm a food addict. The only reason I gained weight after a huge loss of 125 lbs a few years ago is because I snack. And snack. I choose carbs instead of emotions or hobbies. I'd rather eat than do most things. 


With that being said, I am not someone that eats a ton of processed junk food. I don't like fast food. I'm a bit of a gourmand, so give me some artisan bread and butter, sprinkle it with sea salt and I'm in heaven. I don't have a huge sweet tooth, despite the fact that I adore baking and people continuously tell me to open a bakery. Starch is my friend. 


The only reason that OptiFast appealed to me in the first place is knowing that I snack for no reason. Rice crackers from the Japanese market, cheese and crackers, pretzels, sushi, and an assortment of other mini meals that aren't at meal time. Fortunately for me, I can't eat a lot of food at one time. I get full quickly. It's the grazing and endless snacking that's killing me. 


The idea behind OptiFast is to make no food choices. You have x amount of shakes and bars to consume in a day and that's that. It's rather simple in its concept, but a little more difficult in execution. I love food. I miss food. 


It's been four full days of doing the program 100%. No cheating, not even an extra bar or shake. I'm avoiding the scale, so I don't know if anything is happening. Trying to wait until I go back into the doctor every week for official weigh ins. 


It's definitely getting easier. Most of the time, it doesn't bug me that I'm not eating. Sure, I wouldn't mind a great meal, but I'm not sitting here dying to eat. I'm not trying to convince myself that being fat isn't so bad. I can't say how long I can stay on the diet. Ideally, I can stick it out until I get the 50 lbs off, then graduate on to real food. Healthy food without all the snacking. That's the goal. 

Fat people take pictures of the things they make. 

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