I don't think your post came off as melodramatic at all. I think your point (s) is a good one. I definately look upon my addiction to carbs as being every bit as serious as an addiction to alcohol or drugs.

And the smell of fresh, hot bread is really tough to resist. Like Liz, I don't really have a strong craving for it anymore, but the smell of it is pleasing, for sure. When I go for my daily walks, I walk right past a bread factory. It's the biggest business in the town in which I live. I smell the fresh bread all the time and I have to tell you that I worrry that just inhaling the odors will make me gain weight. Now that's melodramatic!

Donald