r/FightingFoodAddiction

I'm in my 40s and trying to work on my relationship with food after years of struggling with it. I really wish that I'd dealt with this sooner, but another part of me knows I wasn't ready to acknowledge it before. I regret not doing something at my early stage and I hope that maybe I can ease it at this age.

For anyone who started recovery in their 30s or later, what was your experience like? Did you feel like you were starting "too late"?

During the day I feel like I have pretty good control over my eating. Breakfast is normal, lunch is normal, and I'm usually not thinking about food that much. Then I get home from work and everything changes. I'll have dinner and then start wanting something sweet. I'll have a cookie, then another one. Then I'll start looking through the kitchen for something else. Sometimes I'm not even hungry anymore. I just keep eating because I want to do something.

The worst part is that I know exactly where it's going. I'll eventually feel uncomfortably full and wonder why I did it again. I don't understand why nighttime seems to completely change my self-control.

Does anyone else struggle mostly with overeating at night?

today my mom and my friend forced me to eat and suddenly i feel so fat and disgusting, so gross and filthy. I fear that even tomorrow they will force me.
I don’t know what to do. If they keep forcing me I will gain weight and I will feel like a pig again .
Please can somone help me and tell me what should I do?

After a terrible day or when something good happens, my first thought is sometimes that I deserve something good. So, I casually order my favorite snacks, fast food, and some chips by not knowing that I already ate a lot. For those few minutes, it feels comforting and keeps me thinking about why FOODS are my coping mechanism for it.

What do you turn to when you've had a really bad or good day?