WOW, last night was rough.  I got very upset about some stupid stuff my son pulled. He's 20 and just not using his head to make wise decisions.  Well I decided to go on a binge,(it ticks me off that i made a concious decision to go on a binge) so off i went to the grocery store, here is a list of what i bought:
2 -10 lb bags of potatos (requested by my husband)
scrubby kitchen sponges
body wash-smells yummy
browine mix with walnuts
chocolate icing
toll house turtle cookie dough
peanut butter cup cookie dough
chocolate syrup
thin mint ice cream (OMG its got girl scout cookies in it!) Edys buy one get one free
Peanutbutter cup ice cream Edys buy one get one free

I even picked up some krispy creme donuts with chocolate frosting, but i did put them back.
So once I got home i baked the browines, the turtle and peanut butter cookies.  I dont much remember baking them  but I did. 

Heres the good part!  Here is a list of what i ate:
a small scoop of thin mint ice cream
2 turtle cookies
a teeny tiny bite of brownie-not even an inch square

I realized on my way to the store that if I was an alcoholic i would be going to the liquor store to get drunk.
If I was a drug addict I would be looking for a fix to get high.
My drug of "choice" is/was food.  I am so thankful for my band, even though i dont have restriction, i know how far I have come and chose NOT to eat ALL of the cookies and 1/2 the pan of browines and a huge bowl of ice cream!  The band itself didnt stop it, but the fact that I have the band did!!

Food addiction is no joke, alcoholics can be told to stay away from the booze, drug addicts can be told to stay away from the drugs, food addicts HAVE to eat to live, our choice needs to be just that ---EAT TO LIVE not LIVE TO EAT!  Food is not something we can stay away from-its a vital part of life.  Other addicts dont have to be forced to see their addiction every day, but food addicts have to be faced with food every day.  Its all in che choices we make.