Binge Eating Disorder in Men

mweckler

I have been looking and have really not found many materials from a man's perspective and dealing with this disorder. So I did something kind of scary and I wrote a little about my journey in a blog post. Since I feel that if more men see that they are not alone in this that maybe it will help them to get treatment. I just know how I felt that last few years, I was sad, alone, and depressed and my eating was out of control. I was ashamed of myself. I had no energy, my life was falling apart around me and I felt alone and out of control. But I finally was able to get up and get help and am on a good path to getting better each day. I am not going to lie I still struggle like everyone else daily, but I feel like I can handle it better than I could before. So with that being said if you want to read the thing I wrote let me know and I will figure out how to share it, I am new to this blogging and sharing my feelings stuff, because as a man I don't really know how lol. That was a joke HA HA HA, if you knew the real me I interject sarcasm and humor into everything so sometimes I do not know if my humor translates to post as well as I hope they do.

ab6046

I would love to read it!

mweckler

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ab6046

This was a great read, thanks for sharing! I couldn't help but chuckle when I read about your wife's doughnut text message! I think it's really interesting to think about all eating disorders within a societal context and through the gender lens as well.

mweckler

I know it was a scary text to get lol I thought she was hiding in my car somehow lol.

ab6046

That is so hilarious!

ab6046

There is a FANTASTIC book by Frank Bruni called "Born Round: A Story of Family, Food and a Ferocious Appetite." It is one of my favorite books. The author writes about his experience with disordered eating, and I found it extremely relatable. Interestingly, he is now a food critic so it's really cool to see how his relationship with food evolved (also you might find that interesting in itself since you are coming at this from a culinary perspective). I would highly recommend it if you are looking to read something through a man's view. I should warn you though, the first section of the book has glorious descriptions of food and meals. If that is something that might trigger a binge, then you may want to skip the first few chapters. I spent the first third of the book salivating.

mweckler

I am going to keep writing the blog posts to keep people updated, and who knows maybe the right person will read it and be inspired to get help.

@ab6046 I am not worried about the glorious food description, I am the guy who makes the glorious food that the critics eat. That is part of the reason I got to where I am today lol. I took a pastry class for a world class pastry chef. He is writing a pastry cook book, he was won gold medals in the world pastry olympics, and has won 2 Food Network competitions. The latest was last years Spring Baking Competition. So when he would bake things to test out I partook. It is like when a Michelin Starred Chef cooks something for you, you just do not say no. At least in the Culinary world you don't. But now I think I could pass on the treats, and other goodies, or at least use moderation.

ab6046

That's amazing! Great good descriptions get me every time. You should definitely check out that book, I think you would really like it.