Binge Eater

clarkefit1
clarkefit1 Posts: 1 Member
in Motivation and Support
Hi, I am a secret binge eater. By secret I mean in front of other people I eat super healthy but then I sneak snacks back to my cabin and binge eat by myself. I need some support to get back on track. This year I made a commitment to be healthier (ie. Nutrition and exercise) for months I’ve been good with very few fall back days. But the past week or two I’ve completely fallen off the band wagon. I have this bad cycle I’m stuck on of “you already messed up might as well keep eating” Does anyone have ideas of how I can quit the binge eating?

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  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    edited June 2018
    It's called the abstinence violation effect. Or we recovering binge eaters call it. The what The hell effect. Try being less restricted in your dietary style. Just my 2 loonies.
  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
    I am a mostly recovered binge eater. I also ate in secret and how, what, and when I binged was very repetitive. I felt like I couldn’t break the cycle and was absent minded or on auto pilot when I was buying the food or doing the actual binging.
    I decided to seek counseling for it and found out that my binging is actually a product of my anxiety and insecurities. I had to address those first and the binging got better as those things healed.
    I’m still not perfect and binge occasionally, but I am now able to address it more quickly by looking through a different lens at why I am anxious or insecure. I have it under enough control that if I happens, I log the calories and move on.
    You might consider seeing a counselor. I feel binging is actually a symptom of something deeper rooted. It really sucks to feel out of control and then “wake up” and have the guilt set in.
  • jguldi11
    jguldi11 Posts: 201 Member
    I've been trying to avoid the negative self-talk, and combat it with positive self-talk. Like today, i ate more at a barbecue than intended and started having the "well I already messed up might as well eat it all" thoughts. But I caught myself and started to say "Stay in control. You are in control" etc. I also practice mindfulness, focusing on how full I feel and finding the difference between hunger cravings and craving just because. I've been reading a book called Life is Hard, Food is Easy and really find it helpful. Amazon has a lot of other self-help books for binge eaters too.

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