Quitting My Addiction Would Kill Me!

I've thought about writing this for some time and I just couldn't figure out how I wanted to put the words down. Who wants to talk about addiction? Define Addiction WHO wants to admit being addicted to anything? The word addiction alone carries so much stigma. When people talk about addiction it usually brings to mind drugs or alcohol,

maybe even cigarettes. How often do people talk about food as an addiction? 

Food can be an addiction. Yes you must eat to live and for those who eat the correct serving portions and healthy foods all the time, or hell, even the majority of the time, MORE POWER TO YOU!!!!

Let's look at all the reasons we eat; to celebrate the good times,

 to commiserate the bad times, 

just to spend time together,

 holidays,

parties, birthdays,

there are all kinds of reasons we center celebrations around food. 

Now, let's look at all the reasons I eat, not counting the above mentioned reasons; I'm happy,
 I'm sad, I'm bored, cravings, it tastes good, I need to cram something in my mouth to stop from saying something inappropriate, I'm angry,

I'm stressed,  someone brought dessert today, I got a hangnail, If I don't someone else will, and why the hell not I deserve to eat what I want!!! 
The last year and a half I have been on a healthier eating path but I got derailed.

I've been fighting depression in a big way and I am telling you we are in a knockout round. One day it looks like I have the upper hand and the next I'm down and out in the lazy boy eating a bag of HEB Nacho Chips. 

I am working on controlling my addiction. Obviously I can't go without eating so control is the only option.  Wish me luck!!