/ck/ - Food & Cooking

So how many of us on /ck/ lack self-control when eating or can not restrain themselves from eating massive quantities of food sometimes?

My goal is to get lean for the summer, and has been for maybe the past five years of my life. I can not overcome my love of eating, though. I was raised in a "foodie" (hate that word but fits well here) household, where eating and enjoying food was always put on a high pedestal. I have a lot of emotional connections, related to eating. Also, right now food is the only thing I can truly enjoy and rely on. I'm a busy college student, studying a very time-consuming discipline, and I also work outside of school. I haven't had a girlfriend in a few years and don't remember the last time I had sex. Food is my replacement for those things, and I can not seem to get out of this cycle sometimes. I can control myself for maybe most of the week, but once or twice a week I will go on a crazy binge, where I will devour food till it hurts. Sometimes, the binges last 2-3 days. I really want to stop but food is the only thing that brings me comfort these days. Even though I am not fat right now (5'8 and 143 lbs), I really want to attain a more lean physique for myself. I go for runs 2-3 times a week, but any calorie loss that exercise brings is probably nullified by my food cravings. I try to stick to strict diets, but always end up falling off.

My beloved co/ck/s, how do you learn to control yourself better with food and eating? How many of you are too far gone? Do you ever feel like you can not control your relationship with food? Or have you developed a routine or a mindset that keeps you in check? Can we make it?

Discuss

What's your favorite food to binge on?

Like, stuff yourself until you're full. Then wait a few hours, then eat it again. And again.

I can never get tired of spaghetti.