Hi Roy,

thanks for all your interesting comments. My own experience differs a little
bit, since I am not a vegetarian and I never had cravings for cooked food, but
we certainly have many common points. A few months ago, I still had regular
binges (at least once a week) to the point that it became difficult to move
afterwards. It's only recently that my condition improved.

> *  Grounding and centering tools such as meditation and yoga.  Also simply
> "following our bliss" (for me hiking, photography, travel) gets us out of our
> heads and enjoying life, leaving less time to dwell on food.

I also find that when I practice martial arts, or am busy thinking about a math
problem, or practice any sport, read, etc, I think less about food. I am however
more vulnerable during the week-ends.

> *  I do not see any food as inherently "good" or "bad".  For awhile I was
> seeing all cooked food as "bad", an evil toxic enemy.

So do I. I still eat almost 100% raw, but on a couple of occasions, I was able
to *enjoy* some cooked vegetables, and tried a little bit of soft pretzel.
Formerly, I couldn't eat cooked food without being disturbed, and despite the
fact that I didn't "give in", that attitude contributed to my obsession with
food.

> *  Become aware of the triggers that cause overeating or food fixations.  I
> need to spend less time in the kitchen or shopping, more time having fun,
> going to less pot-lucks and other gatherings focused on food (except for our
> raw food group here in Seattle).

For some time, I used to go shopping every day, and sometimes several times a
day (because some foods were available or cheaper only at one store). Now that I
worry less about quality and buying organic, I go shopping every 2 or 3 days,
usually at the local supermarket, where I buy partly organic and partly organic.

> *  Very important:  Of late I've been eating much less fruit

Same thing for me. It was hard for a few weeks (with more than 50% fruit, I was
quite sugar-addicted and was frustrated if I couldn't finish my meal with
something sweet), but now, I got used to it, and I only eat a limited quantity
of fruit _at the beginning_ of the meal.

Best wishes,

Jean-Louis
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