I smoked for a long time. I would say that I was addicted to cigarettes and smoked compulsively. I "quit" several times before it "stuck".

One of the things that I had read, and found to be very true in practice, is that everytime a smoker outlasts a craving, the next craving will be that much weaker. So if you crave a cigarette every seven minutes and you resist, the next craving will come at ten minutes... fifteen minutes... two hours... etc.

I wonder if compulsive eating is the same. If I can get through it tonight, will it be a little easier tomorrow, as long as I don't do it again?

What is the difference between cigarettes and food in that regard?

Did I actually ask that? Am I actually able to differentiate after months of trying to listen to my body, eating from mouth hunger vs. eating from stomach hunger?

Crap, who knows. The roast is still in the fridge so the night isn't over yet.