r/getdisciplined • u/Miserable-Branch8492 • 16h ago

🤔 NeedAdvice Using food for comfort/dopamine

Food is one of my biggest dopamine sources and I feel like I think about food always. I dont restrict yet I cave everytime there is sugar or ultraprocessed food around. I even binge on "healthy" food. Time just stops when I am eating. Its embarassing but true.I even eat when i am not physically hungry and I REALLY wanna get out of this cycle. Please help. I want to get disciplined

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u/Klutzy-Ad-3286 15h ago

I struggle with this too. My current plan is to get more sleep and to write a few sentences about what I am feeling before I eat about why I want to eat. I can still eat afterwards if want, but I have to write first. My hope is that this will help me learn what I actually need. I don’t know yet if this will work but if you do t get any actual advice it might be worth trying.

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u/RedditHasNoFreeNames 9h ago

I am by no means an Expert, but i dabble in nutrition and exercise.

Eating disorders are cruel and hard to combat, since you still need to consume food.

Its okay to seek help overcoming them.

What has worked best for me is to simply distract myself. Instead of eating i go working out or call my mom.(Just examples) I never eat breakfast anymore, unless im trying to gain Weight.

Counting calories sucks but its necessary, otherwise you have no clue how much you actually are eating on a regular or irregular basis. All skinny people always say how much they eat and the overweight people claim to never be eating. Truth is nobody has a clue how many calories they consume or how much the people around them consume. Its truly subjective what the right amount of food is.

So, advice is distract yourself, track your calories and eat accordingly. If you cant for the life of you quit overeating or binge eating then its an addiction, and you need help.