A new Monday night meeting is starting 7:30 p.m. Monday at Lamoni Community Center, 108 S. Chestnut, in Lamoni.
To determine if you might be interested in joining, the following set of questions may be helpful.
Is food a problem for you?
This series of questions may help you determine if you are a compulsive eater:
1. Do I eat when I’m not hungry, or not eat when my body needs nourishment?
2. Do I go on eating binges for no apparent reason, sometimes eating until I’m stuffed or even feel sick?
3. Do I have feelings of guilt, shame or embarrassment about my weight or the way I eat?
4. Do I eat sensibly in front of others and then make up for it when I am alone?
5. Is my eating affecting my health or the way I live my life?
6. When my emotions are intense-whether positive or negative, do I find myself reaching for food?
7. Do my eating behaviors make me or others unhappy?
8. Have I ever used laxatives, vomiting, diuretics, excessive exercise, diet pills, shots or other medical interventions (including surgery) to try to control my weight?
9. Do I fast or severely restrict my food intake to control my weight?
10. Do I fantasize about how much better life would be if I were a different size or weight?
11. Do I need to chew or have something in my mouth all the time such as food, gum, mints, candies or beverages?
12. Have I ever eaten food that is burned, frozen or spoiled, from containers in the grocery store or out of the garbage?
13. Are there certain foods I can’t stop eating after having the first bite?
14. Have I lost weight with a diet or “period of control” only to be followed by bouts of uncontrolled eating and weight gain?
15. Do I spend too much time thinking about food, arguing with myself about whether to eat, what to eat, planning the next diet, exercise cure or counting calories?