Absolutely you can be addicted to food, and it can be as deadly as drugs if it is out of control. The reason you dont have energy is because your not exercising. Start small, take a walk, play tennis, take the stairs instead of the elevator. The more you exercise the more energy you will get. Trust me I totally know about comfort food because growing up I got the habit from my mom. Food was used as a device in my family. You got an a on your paper lets go get ice cream, if your good I will get you mcdonalds, ohh your boyfriend broke up with you lets get you some chocolate. It is really hard to break that, but you can do it. I found that what helped me was to not deprive myself of the things I wanted but to eat smaller portions or find alternates, ( a frozen banana instead of an ice cream cone, or pop corn instead of chips) weigh watchers is a great thing to become involved in because thats what they focus on, eating everything just in smaller portions. You can change the way you look, but you are the only person who can do it. Some people just do not understand what its like to be addicted to food because they dont have the problem. My husband just doesnt get it, I mean he thinks its just food but I know that it can be so much more then that. None of us are perfect but if you take it one step at a time you can overcome it. Good luck sweetie. But remember only you can change yourself no one can make you lose weight. Next time you want to veg out on a big cheese burger just think is it worth it? If I eat a sandwitch I will get just as full and be eating half of the calories. Just try not to let yourself starve, eat lots of snacks (healthy ones) because if you are starving you are probably going to use bad judgement when it come time to eat. Ive been there and I totally know what you are going through. Drink lots of water, avoid the soda and start small. Good luck.

You really sound as though you have the begginings of an eating disorder, maybe not anorexia or bulimia, but you could have compulsive overeating disorder, binge eating disorder. Or a mixture of them, no 2 eating disorders are the same. The meer fact that you use food in a way other than for nutritional purposes suggests this. You should definaltly talk to someone about this, dont be too scared because if you catch it early it will save you much pain in the long run. Big hugs xoxo

You are not alone ~ there are soooo many people, especially women, who have this binge eating disorder. You may want to join a support group of other overeaters who can help you cope with your problems in other ways besides using food. In america we have an organization called oa (overeaters anonymous) ~ it's for any kind of eating disorder, anorexia & bulimia too. I was a member for awhile & it really helped me. You may have similar groups in the uk. Look in the phone book or use the internet.

I think if you can focus on something else than food, like cleaning your room or doing something active, you can brake this addiction.

There's a great book i've been reading called "eating mindfully". All about changing your relationship to food by thinking about how it helps your body instead of abusing it. It has good exercises for making peace with your body, mind & spirit. Just an idea...