Noooooooooooo!  I hate diets that restrict what you can/can't eat.  I just eat everything in moderation and use hunger as a gauge --I eat when I'm hungry, I stop eating when I'm full.  Helps that I'm naturally a slow eater, so I rarely run into the problem of filling up before my brain registers it. 

Good post. I think the control thing can really be applied to any addiction/disorder.

I am addicted to... erratic eating habits.

i guess i am.. i am always trying a new diet!

Unfortunately, it is possible to be addicted to dieting! In my line of work we meet a lot of people who are real diet addicts - always talking about dieting, always on the look for the next "best thing", always following new ultimate diet etc..And those people never have any lasting results! Somehow, and I don't know why, people are unable to realize that diets are not a solution you can (or should!) follow in the long term. Because eating only "chicken and leafy greens" (for example) is NOT healthy, and you may lose weight but you damage your body considerably. If you want to lose weight and keep it off you need to change your diet, but in the sense of changing your eating habits, type of food you consume, frequency and size of your portions...

I am definitely addicted to dieting, but I think that might come with the eating disorder. My weight is always up and down and when I am in a dieting phase, I restrict to calories, not types of food, but the food is always in control. I'm not dumb. I realize it's all an illusion, but the addiction is there anyway because your mind tricks you into thinking, "Now I'm restricting and free from food" and I won't lie, it's an amazing feeling ... Until the depression, lack of sleep, and hyperactivity kick in. That sucks.

I started dieting the summer before my sophmore yr in highschool. On my own I made a diet plan consisting of:

fish

fruit

skim milk

yogurt

whole grain/wheat

lean protein

and never allowed myself to have: candy chocolate juice white starches simple carbs anything "fattening"

I cut it all out. and ran for 30 minutes a day....I lost 25 pounds in two months.

ever since then Its been a battle with me and food. I loooove food. absolutely LOVE LOVEEEE IT. my social life revolves around it. my family life revolves aorund it. when I think of fun, I think a night out with friends at a great restuarant.

soo yes I think I am addicted to dieting. but def over the yrs I knew how really unrealistic my diet plan was...especially after I gained it back. Now Im eating in moderation...eating healthy foods and working out for about an hour and a half each day.

i love my body and I feel good. I think I have gotten to a really healthy balance in my life right now where it really has BECOME a lifestyle. Being healthy is not a destination its a continual JOURNEY. and I think thats the misconception people have. They think they can do this diet for three months and then go back to their bad habits and still amintain the weight....where in reality theyre gonna gain it ALL if not more back and have to re-do it all over again with a broken spirit and not much hope.

You have to be willing to change your whole life. be willing to give your life a make over. have a whole different mid set of food. everything must change and it must stay that way if you want to be successful your whole life.

I think the only reason I am able to stay on this track is cause Im so vain. My looks are really everythinggg to me. literally if I dont feel "thin" and attractive I wont leave the house...Ill hibernate and work out and diet and starve until Ive shed those vanity pounds.....

you could say im obsessed

800 calories a day is starvation, plain and simple. this post reminds me a lot of my experiences with eating disorders.

Ah, I accidentally disregarded the fact that he only had a daily intake of 800 calories. That is definitely bad for a grown man. I just think what he meant by "taking control over his body" is the idea that most overweight people should have, as long as they don't abuse the statement itself by getting eating disorders.

I've dieted most of my life. Which led to an eventual binging problem starting in college and finally ending (I haven't binged in ages) after having children. Having been on every type of diet imaginable- skipping meals, trying to fast, cutting certain foods out, eating certain foods, etc., I had to find the way to lose weight that worked for me.  The only thing that allowed me to lose weight while still not feeling deprived is the "not eating after 2 pm" diet that I made up myself. I basically eat breakfast and dinner by 2, then my body metabolizes what I ate that day so I lose weight by the morning. That way, I don't have to give up anything. It is very hard for me to give up carbs. Who doesn't want a burger or sandwich every once in awhile? The only thing I can eat or drink after 2 is "boring crackers" like saltines, and fruit snacks, and hot cocoa. Exercise is a bonus but not necessary. (I get in plenty of exercise as a stay at home mom) If I work out I get ravishing hungry then eat too much. The nothing after 2 diet is the ONLY diet that has ever worked for me. If I eat dinner, I just can't seem to stop eating afterwards. Cutting it off at 2 is the best for me.

I used to have a bad relationship with food. Some days it was evil, others it was good. It had gotten to the point that when I joined the rugby team and the coach was telling me to eat I was floored. Me, needing to eat? This got me out of the "thin is in" mindset to the point I didn't even realize I was losing weight until someone told me to get a belt. I realized my pants were a couple sizes too big and my first thought was not some form of "I can wear skinny jeans again" or "I should go treat myself" it was "I'm maybe ten pounds from needing new bras and my cup size hasn't budged." And trust me, shopping for a 32 -anything- blows.

lol cute pic