Okay, and did you also depend on the food as comfort when stressed or depressed or feeling helpless?
Compulsive over eaters depend too much on food to comfort themselves when they are stressed or depressed.
I used to have quite the issue with overeating, especially since I had no idea how much calories were in certain foods. I see, did you also have a compulsive consumption of high fat and sugar foods? Yeah, they're so much easier to access than before since sweet foods are thought of by the body as occasional treats.
Compulsive over eaters depend on food to comfort themselves when they are stressed, suffering bouts of depression, and have feelings of helplessness.