I've just read this from another site and it really kicked the sense out of me! (In a good way though). If you're interested in reading the whole article (which is very informative), here's the link. (http://my.webmd.com/content/article/85/98821.htm)

Anyway, for those who have little time, here's a part of the article that discussed how you can break the food addiction...

Breaking the Food Addiction

If food addictions are real, how difficult is it to break them? Clinical psychologist Douglas Lisle, PhD, says that at the TrueNorth Health Center in Rohnert Park, Calif., where he is director of research, patients have had the most success through "therapeutic fasting" -- in essence, rebooting the "hard drive" in their brain through a period of water-only fasting in a medically supervised setting, followed by the introduction of a diet emphasizing fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds. (The process is described at TrueNorth's web site, www.healthpromoting.com).

But if your stomach is already growling at the mere thought of a total fast, try making a complete break just from the foods you crave -- a process that Barnard says works much better than trying to eat them in moderation. He argues that staying completely away from a food item for three weeks often resolves the problem. "At the end of three weeks, your tastes will have changed," he says. "You won't want the food as much anymore."

When you get rid of the sugar or chocolate from your diet "cold turkey," don't expect any of the withdrawal symptoms that are often associated with other addictions. "Occasionally, a person does say to me, 'When I stop consuming sugar, I feel lethargic and depressed,'" says Barnard, an adjunct associate professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. "But withdrawal symptoms are not essential to the definition of a food addiction."

Also, don't be surprised if you backslide. "You can expect to fall off the wagon into the waiting arms of chocolate," says Barnard. "Just like an alcoholic, you may relapse before making the break permanently."

I won't be fasting! Damn, I only fast for religious reasons, not for fitness. But I will try the second option, i'm taking a break from the foods I'm addicted too. I know it can be as hard as someone trying to break free from alcohol or nicotine, but at least I won't suffer any physical withdrawal. I'm going cold turkey!

just going a week or 2 without unhealthy foods and snacks, thats all I did and those potatoe chips and all that junk really doesnt phase me anymore, havent in a long time.

It may seem that I'm striving hard to keep unhealthy food choices out of my diet. But I'm facing it day by day, and hopefully I'll reach a week or two without too much unhealthy food choices (cheap breads are my enemy now! :mad: ) and hopefully I'll avoid binge session as much as possible...

I pass the vending machines at work now and just the sight of that junk triggers a response that I don't want it. For some reason, the only liquids that my body wants are water, OJ (1 cup per day if that), milk, and sometimes a little gatorade!

I know what you mean about breaking the addiction. I went to India during the Christmas holidays and I ate super clean for two weeks straight. My grandmother's home cooking, which I had for every meal during my visit, is very healthy as she watches her diet for medical reasons. For the last three weeks, I had one or two small sweets everyday, but they barely had any sugar or junk in them because they were the "healthier" ones.
Anyway, when I came back, I realised that not only did I consider all the foods I used to eat at home as boring and majorly lacking in taste, but I had lost ten pounds too! :spaz:

I've regained two pounds since then, but I'm working on it! All of this to say...even though it can be difficult, not giving in to those addictions really pays off! :nod: Good luck, keep us posted on how it's going!