For those who have never had to fight in the battle of the bulge, been addicted to food, used it as a form of medication, or a coping mechanism, this blog may not speak to you, but maybe it will in your own way. I am not certain when I first forgot how to say no to food or when I first started using food as a way of being my friend, but I did. Over the last 56 years, I have tried just about every diet program there is and without success. That is not to say I had not lost the weight, it is to say that I was never able to keep it off.