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Originally Posted by lewdog
I love sweets more than anyone and grew up with them. In college, I'd eat donuts or cinnamon rolls EVERY morning. It's simple. I do the grocery shopping and I don't buy them anymore. No sweets, no cereal. No magic solution needed. If they aren't in the house, I can't eat them.
The dopamine reasoning is pretty weak. We have rational brains for a reason. If you know it isn't good for you, simply don't partake. It's not like food is giving you a high like alcohol or drugs. That dopamine release is pretty real with drugs. Equating that to food is not, however.
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I think that one can be addicted to food, but that it's purely a psychological thing, and not a physical one. Emotional eating, bored eating, etc. I used to use it as an excuse. You're right though. I simply stopped buying it. If it's not around, I don't eat it (junk food). As for bored eating, I just found something else to occupy my time. As I said, eventually, the way I viewed food changed. I still love the sweets and such, but I use them as a treat (about once per month). Otherwise, my cheat meals consist of pizza or just going out to eat someplace.