There are some who believe that a person can be addicted to certain foods. Books have even been written about food addiction (of course, books have been written about other questionable topics like UFOs and aliens). I do know that there was a time that when I ate certain (trigger) foods that it triggered me to eat much more than I initially wanted to. Actually bingeing at times, I'm sorry to say.
What do you think? Are there any foods that cause you to consistently eat more than you thought you would? Foods that cause you to almost always go back for seconds (or thirds)?
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10-07-2021, 06:07 PM #1Registered User
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Is it possible to be addicted to certain foods?
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10-07-2021, 06:22 PM #2Getting Toned
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The only thing I can recall that possibly had such an effect was certain beef jerky in the states, but not a problem here since can hardly find it. Oh, and hooters wings ofc.
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10-07-2021, 06:23 PM #3Registered User
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Anything with sugar
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10-07-2021, 06:26 PM #4maybenotabot
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Dude, I have zero self-control when it comes to dark chocolate and english liquorice allsorts. The stuff is like crack to me!
While I'm inhaling them, I know cognitively that I'm eating tooo damn many, and yet I'm powerless to stop.
It's my one and only flaw.
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10-07-2021, 06:30 PM #5Registered User
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Addiction, no. Crave, yes.
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10-08-2021, 12:58 AM #6Registered User
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Peanut butter is mine. I can easily polish off an entire jar of it, if I am not careful.
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10-08-2021, 03:57 AM #7Registered User
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you can 100% be addicted to a food. I was addicted to pickles. Ate them by the jar and by the package. No calories great! BUT the sodium is off the charts. I finally broke my addiction and now only have 3 or 4 on a burger or sandwich instead of a handful. OH and on top of the sodium I was also dumping more salt on them and in some cases also hot sauce which is even more sodium. Its been just over a year since I broke my habit and ive also dropped over a million milligrams of sodium from my diet. Probably closer to 2 million.
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10-08-2021, 04:07 AM #8I'm a Swifty Now
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10-08-2021, 04:23 AM #9Crawling back under rock
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Beef Jollof Rice (either, but Ghanaian is even better IMHO)
Lamb Dum Biryani
Chicken Dhansak (made spicy)
A spicy and smoky flavoured chicken and Pork Paella
Until I listed them above, it never occurred to me: those are all rice dishes
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10-08-2021, 06:52 AM #10Registered User
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For some, they can eat responsibly and add a little treat here or a favorite carb there and it works for them. That doesn't work for me as I'll overeat nearly every single time.
What got me thinking about the topic was that I saw a book on display at my library when I went to get my latest novel (fiction) to read, and I checked the book out. The author claims that for some people, and I know that I'm one of them, they have to totally abstain from certain foods. Coincidence or not, I drank excessively (primarily on weekends) for years even though I tried to be responsible with it but then finally had to stop drinking entirely 16 years ago.Pull-Up PR: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=177233951
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10-08-2021, 07:00 AM #11Registered User
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Of course you can. It's been proven countless times. First time I did keto I had physical withdrawals......sugar is a bad drug
). I do know that there was a time that when I ate certain (trigger) foods that it triggered me to eat much more than I initially wanted to. Actually bingeing at times, I'm sorry to say.
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