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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jenchoc" data-source="post: 429202" data-attributes="member: 23063">Re: Need help with breaking a food addiction!Hi Cupcake,I fully empathise.  I was diagnosed Type 2 in 1998, and have mostly been in denial ever since.  While I have made some fundamental changes (ie no adding sugar to anything etc) I still eat chocolate and foods high in fat.  I am bordering on morbidly obese and over the last year my blood glucose has been increasingly poor.  I have a real issue in reducing carbs - I love pasta, rice, potatoes, and feel unsatiated if I can't eat these.  When I try to change my eating habits, I usually get to 1 1/2 weeks in and then 'fall off' and get bored.  I've tried Weight watchers, Cambridge diet, calorie counting, Paul McKenna hypnotic gastric band.  I live on my own and find preparing and cooking meals a challenge.  I'll often choose the easy quick options, which can include chocolate and crisps instead of a proper meal.  I've comfort eaten since early teenage years, and I have had counselling, yet still struggle to break the bad habits.HOWEVER, as you mentioned in one of the posts, making small changes really helps.  I've started walking to the lake near work most days to feed the ducks (I'm really lazy, and moving more is another of my challenges), I've switched to skimmed milk.  I have been making the effort to cook more, and even dusted off the electric steamer!  I even baked a cake on Thursday, something I've not done since I was 15!  I intend to look up some blood glucose/heart friendlier recipes online today, and continue with making the small changes.Oh, I am also a qualified nurse, and know what I should/shouldn't be doing!I am MORE than happy for you to PM me, as I need help too, and we may be able to help each other.  If not, good luck!</blockquote>

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