I have been around awhile and know myself pretty well. I am OK looking, smart and wordly-wise.  The problem I have is that if there is something to be done, I do it to excess. 

I drink too much, which I strive to get under control by cutting out all alcohol bar wine, I eat too much, and can quite happily go up and down two stone in a year, and I am sure that if I had drugs available, i would over indulge on those too.

I just get most pleasure when I am doing things to extremes - but I really don't want to live the rest of my life getting ever larger, with my liver getting ever smaller.

Anyone got any thoughts? 

Thanks roze - actually the genetic part of my concern is that I can go over the top with almost anything - food, alcohol, drugs, exercise, chocolate - so it feels like I have a gene that craves that good feeling - endorphins or whatever they are. 

When I don't want to be in control - I really let go and it is very hard to get the control back again.....

I thought it might be helpful to hear why other overeat or overindulge? I just don't really know what to do....