[Kristy26301]

One of the posters on this thread had it right as far as I'm concerned. Regarding the obese, he said: ********************************************** I think of a lack of self-discipline, self-respect and self-control. I think of a drug addict, where the drug is food. ********************************************** In my case, this is very true. I was chubby during my teens but extremely self-concious and depressed about my weight (I was very active but tended to eat too much of the wrong foods). That depression in my adult years led to periods of inactivity and weight gain. I am a binge-eater - always in private, always guilt-laden - after the 'high' of indulging. I use food for so many reasons, chiefly numbing feelings and soothing myself - even though rational thought should intervene and tell me the eating is only causing more pain in the long run. The short term relief of soothing with food is something I desperately crave. So, YES, it's like a drug for many overweight people, and it involves extreme psychological addiction. I hope to conquer it one day - for good, instead of the yo-yo dieting I've done for years. Please be kind to overweight people - they are generally hard enough on themselves. And do realize, while our appearance my bother you - if you could see the smoker in the offices lungs blacken with each puff or the drinker's liver disintegrate - you might have the same reaction. We're not so different after all.

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