Fetch Food Junkies: Recovery From Food Addiction Imagined By Vera Tarman Available As Volume

book is well researched and written and far less technical than I thought that it would be, The personal anecdotes are a breath of fresh air and we can see ourselves in some of them, The strategies for overcoming food addiction are quite good, Gives a lot of recognition, Now I understand I a to sugar, And that it is not my fault I am, but I have to live with the consequences for the rest of my life.
Lucky I found the right way for me to handle it very strict keto, Excellent.

Definitely an eye opening read on food addiction, I did not even know it was thing and it has been a help in my own path on bettering my relationship with food.
I can't wait to read it! I have high hopes that it will help with my stress eating, And I always gain weight because I turn into a food junkie when I'm going through tough times Very informative.
A good realistic read

I love the real life stories, an easy read with a lot
of solutions and self
Help tips.
I recommend this read to
Anyone struggling! If you don't have a food addiction or eating disorder you may believe you do after reading this book.
Life changing book. If you struggle with food this book is a must! I enjoyed this book and have since left some comments with Vera, one of the authors and joined her FaceBook Group.
This book was really close to what I was looking for, AA or AlAnon type literature with ideas and a lot of stories.
I was disappointed that there was no talk about changing our mindset and coming out of the addiction mind, but I knew it was necessary.
As I listened to the book, I understood m place in the cycle and and trying out Food Addiction Anonymous.
And excellent account of the realities of food and sugar addiction, with case studies from those in recovery, Inspiring, but also alarming, as even the idea of total abstinence is extremely daunting As someone who has a family history of addiction, I found this book immensely helpful.
I relate to so many of the people she writes aboutin particular, how their sobriety from alcohol triggered a food addiction, in order to fill the void.
Dr. Tarman helped me see the possible nature behind cravings, and why no amount is ever enough, I wish she had written a specific summary chapter on what to do, or practical steps to take even referring to other books on the subject, but the various methods and suggestions found throughout are largely the same thing.
She prefers, I think, to let each person establish their own approach based on what works and doesn't for them, individually.


Overall, I'm deeply grateful to Dr, Tarman for her research, honesty, and help she's given people through writing this book, I very interesting book that made me aware of food addiction, It supports the need for some people to completely drop foods that can trigger unhealthy eating habits, Very insightful and inspiring. Very real. A good overview of the landscape of many people's problems with food, I find it particularly relevant to me that Tarman reinforces the concept of a biochemical sensitivity to refined carbohydrates as central to the problem.
Many struggle with their weight because they have an "overuse" problem with food with poor personal discipline or ignorance of nutrition or the draw of advertising.
Many have a problem because they rely on food for emotional comfort and develop compulsions particularly bulimia and restriction, These categories overlap and interrelate, but to add to the complications, some of us are hypersensitive to the effects of carbohydrates in our bodies, and until we understand that and take strong steps to combat the problem, we will suffer.
When we supersensitive folks learn to treat our sensitivity like an allergy to peanuts or strawberriesavoiding the things that give us deadly reactionsthen we can begin to live in the realm of health and peace.
It's not fairno. But it's a great relief to have this level of answers, and I look forward to more answers in the years to come!

Note: of the various treatment options Tarman covers, the most costeffective and just plain EFFECTIVE I have found is Bright Line Eating.
Even that is not enough for me in its standard formI am now further restricting my carbohydrates to optimize my health and my peace.
For the last two years I have lived in a realmpounds lower than my highest weightand that's a miracle.
This book provided a lot of insight into food addiction and I found it super helpful for me, It provided stories of real people with food issues and help on what to do to get to "Food Serenity".
I would read this again and again whenever I need comfort and confidence that I can beat this thing, An interesting book focusing on the poorly understood issue of food addiction, I enjoyed the insight provided by both the author who herself is a recovering food addict as well as other recovering food addicts.
Throughout this book, the author expresses the need for the reader to discover whether they have a food addiction and once they have determined that they have an addiction, how can they find help whether it is in person or online means.


I was especially surprised by the similarities between alcoholics, drug addicts and food addicts and how in some instances, former abusers or drugs and alcohol redirect their addiction to food.


The book is educational in that it explains to the reader what food addiction is as well as the what underlying experiences can lead to overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia.
Personally the biggest revelation I obtained from this book is that for a food addict, any food can become addictive even sugar free mints like Altoids or cough drops.



Although the author of the book is Canadian and the stories of survivors are also Canadian, the issue of food addiction is a global issue.
I appreciate the authors candor in that she starts the book with her personal relationship with food and addiction and ends the book with a relapse in her food addiction journey.
I finished this book feeling like I have a colleague in the food addiction journey and Im not alone,

By taking time to determine what is a trigger food and eliminating it from the diet permanently, this can lead to a happier and healthier self.
This book gives powerful insight into the seldom understood world of food addiction, Whether you are someone who has certain foods that you just can't stop binging, you eat anything you can findhours a day, or you are somewhere in between, this book will help you to know that you are not alone and that there is hope for recovery.
You are not a willpowerless slug, You are the victim of a hijacked brain and there is power to take back control over your eating, Vera Tarman is a compassionate expert who can lead the way, If I hadnt read Dr Jason Fung”s books before hand I would of probably enjoyed this more,

It is definitely knowledgeable amp I do recommended reading it,

The book covers the psychology of food very well,

I enjoyed the personal stories of the participants a lot, People will be able to relate to different parts of their life history with food,

Definitely worth a read Exceptional Ive been struggling for years and this book offers a great look at food addiction

Ive been fighting weight and selfimage since since childhood.
Diet after diet have lost the weight and gain it back, Overeating was a significant driving force that landed me in AA swapping one addition for another only to reclaim the food issues gain.
Decades down the road the AA program is still working but what Im coming to understand the food addition has my health in a mess.
This book offers a glimpse in to the addition I did not understand perhaps it far more than self control.
This book is amazing and provided so much hope, I love that it's written by a Canadian too, Kind of sloppy, largely uncritical of the questionably effective methods of Overeaters Anonymous,

Seems to posit complete eradication of sugar as the lone solution to

all eating disorders and ignoring their own evidence that increased control over diet doesn't work for all disordered eating patterns.


A later example in the book seems to be shocked that an increased level of controlled eating led a disordered client to anorexic patterns.
. . but then continues to suggest there really is no hope if you so much as catch a grain of sugar on your tongueyou WILL eat a buffet and you WILL relapse and you WILL die.


Messages seemed conflicting and skewed hopeless, Overly simplistic at times. Better books exist on this topic, Like most of them.

Also feel queasy about the casual use of the word "junkies", . . a little grody. A factfilled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients stories of recovery.



Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspective of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors.
What exactly is food addiction Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for “comfort food” and engaging in substance abuse For people struggling with food addictions, recognizing their condition remains a frustrating battle.




This revised second edition contains the latest research as well as practical strategies for people facing the complicated challenges of eating disorders and addictions, offering an affirming and manageable path to healthy and sustainable habits.
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