Anyone else came from a food addiction? This is extremely hard. I MISS food so badly. I’m in range all day and have dropped my A1C already but damn, I miss food. It’s been a depressing year going from being addicted to food and barely eating anything.
How do y’all get over how depressing this dise
I have no specific advice but I have heard some therapists specialize in people with chronic conditions/illnesses which could help
I haven’t thought of that. I’ll look into it. Thank you.
I have a really bad need for things like baked goods and sweets and to be honest I just set a cheat day for myself, not like I'll eat so much that I'll end up hospitalized but throughout a week or two I write down a few things I really want and from the list I choose 3 or so things I'll allow myself to indulge in. I enjoy baking my own goods so that also helps me in a way be conscious of how much sugar and carbs are in each treat and for me after baking I don't really want to eat as many baked goods as I would've eaten if I had bought the packaged stuff.
I just started up 'old addictions' to get my mind off food.
I got back into gaming, I felt that I was getting too old for it and stopped playing for 10 years.
Just get a hobby to take your mind off it.
Inflation is helping me stay away from fast food when I'm outside, at home I just tend to focus on gaming, and I also opened up a fanclub website, got about 700 members, that also distracts me from thinking about food.
I’ve been trying to figure out a hobby but I just feel stuck in life.
I used to craft as a side hobby/extra income years ago and thought about getting back into it but supplies are so expensive now and the market is so saturated it’s hard to get orders.
I’m just not sure how to help myself. Someone suggested a therapist who specializes in chronic illness. I guess maybe I’ll research that.
Yeah I tell friends I’m sort of in a food depression and just don’t care about eating at all. I also don’t want foods I used to crave. It’s weird.
I’m also looking for new things, my nephew lent me a camera and I’m going to try taking pictures. I dunno.
I was an avid roller skater but my balance is really bad now. :(
Never too old for gaming imo :)
Prayers for you
Thank you.
Have you considered seeing a dietician? Maybe they'll tell you what you can and can't eat. Maybe some food will surprise you.
I know the foods I can have and I’m in range 99% of the time. It’s all the foods that I no longer can have/enjoy that’s depressing.
I keep reminding myself that what I used to eat, occasionally sadly miss, and on rare occasions, fall prey too, is not really good for me. While I see everyone else gobbling those items down, I am putting good "fuel" into my body...with or without diabetes. I believe, and my opinion only, is that we've been duped to believe that all those things we ate before are normal. I lived in Japan for 4 years and integrated into their culture, and their junk food items (which would be equivalent to ours) are made with better product, less sweet, etc. Ironically, Kellogg's and other American countries export to Japan but no GMOs....they get better product over there. Why?? If your body was a machine, would you put clean or dirty fuel into it?? You are doing great. Best of luck in 2026. You'v
Not so much food in general, since I was just diagnosed, and saw the dietician yesterday, and apparently, I don’t have to change much. But I am totally addicted to coca-cola, and in talking to her today, I really, really have to stay off them - and there's no chance of moderation. I miss them SO MUCH.
It gets better. You well get better. Use as much energy as you can to find new things to add to your list of things you like to do. Every time you miss food, get out of the chair and set a 20 timer to just go do somethjng. Anything