Binge Eating Disorder

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  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    edited April 2016
    shannao29 wrote: »
    You ladies are amazing...thank you for the great tips.. im a binge eater but i do it at night. I will wake out of my sleep to eat. I hate it! Its come to the point i have to trick myself an tape up my fridge. Any more suggestions on how to control or stop would be great!!!

    I have the exact same problem, waking up in the middle of the night and going to binge. My doctor prescribed Lunesta for me so that I sleep through the night better, and it's definitely helped with my binging problem too since I'm not waking up to go eat.

    I highly recommend anyone on here who thinks they have a problem with binge eating to check out the groups on MFP that deal with it. We are a very supportive, helpful group of people and welcome everyone!
  • thewildair
    thewildair Posts: 31 Member
    sarsather wrote: »
    I ate 5,300 calories yesterday and never before have I eaten that much. I don't even know what to do.

    I stole this quote off Tumblr, but maybe you will find it helpful: "Today’s mental health reminder: a relapse, a sudden series of attacks, a string of awful days, (or whatever your step back may be) does not decrease your value. Take your time, do some self care, reflect on the progress that you have made. You are strong; one step back is nothing when you look at the journey you have already made."

    Have you tried planning your days' meals out in advance? It helps me to have a plan to stick to. I will sometimes skip ahead to tomorrow (or even several days) in my food diary and fill out all my meals and snacks ahead of time. And then prepare them ahead of time too. Some people like to pick one day, like Sunday, where they do their meal prep for the whole week. Like cook a big batch of rice and chicken and veggies and portion it out into individual servings. You can freeze some and keep others in the fridge, depending on how fast you plan to go through them. Having healthy, thought-out options readily available is a good way to curb binge impulses.
  • thewildair
    thewildair Posts: 31 Member
    edited April 2016
    @Sleeper1968 Really interesting article! "Eating addiction" does seem like a better term -- after all, it's the act of eating that is so rewarding, not necessarily the particular food.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I think "junk food addiction" is appropriate enough. Not many overeat broccoli. Hyperpalatability combined with the lack of nutrients gets our brains hooked. Doug Lisle explains the "pleasure trap": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2btaDOBK8
  • ClosetBayesian
    ClosetBayesian Posts: 836 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    I think "junk food addiction" is appropriate enough. Not many overeat broccoli. Hyperpalatability combined with the lack of nutrients gets our brains hooked. Doug Lisle explains the "pleasure trap": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2btaDOBK8

    Except it's not. Our brains do not get hooked. And people with BED will absolutely binge on broccoli
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