Fixated on one food?

[Guest guest]

Hi all! I'm new to the group and decided it was time to post and get

some insight. I have struggled with my weight and my " eating issues "

for years. Things have actually improved tremendously over the past

several years and I certainly don't beat myself up the way I used to.

I am so happy to have found IE and know that it truly describes the

relationship I want with food and my body.

So with that said...has anyone every gotten totally fixated on one

food? For the past three years I have not been able to stop with

peppermint ice cream with hot fudge. It's nuts!! The first year I

gained twenty pounds over the holiday season. Luckily in February

peppermint ice cream disappeared and the weight fell back off over

the spring and summer. Last winter, peppermint ice cream and I again

became buddies. I gained thirty pounds over a 3-4 month period. I

obviously knew it was happening but just couldn't stop. Of course now

there is a local company that has peppermint available year round. I

had previously thought that the obsession came from the fact that I

could only have the pep during a " limited time. " Apparently this

wasn't true, because for months I ate peppermint ice cream. Snack,

dinner, often times breakfast. Sigh. Luckily the weight stayed pretty

stable, but this has gotten crazy. I even tried counseling with a few

different therapists, all of whom seemed perplexed and recommended

that I " just not buy it anymore. " Well, obviously that would be the

easiest solution but that is so much harder than it sounds that I

can't even describe it! I feel so foolish saying that I'm hooked on

ice cream! I am an intelligent and successful individual and I'm

perplexed too!! I've tried to stop buying it several times, at one

point even going for a few weeks, but it quickly gets replaced by

brownie batter/cookies/other sweets and I decided that what I REALLY

want it the peppermint ice cream and then it all begins again. I have

driven to multiple stores in the driving snow in search of the pink

stuff. I try not to think about the " good " and the " bad " but the fact

of the matter is--many times I am not providing my body with any real

nutrition. I'm running on a tank of sugar and red dye!!! )

So if you're still reading--does anyone have ANY suggestions? I am at

my wits end!!

--The Peppermint Princess