Beating BED

nlamb1988

Anyone else in here have Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and have any strategies to avoid binges while calorie restricting and trying to meet weight loss goals/ideal body weight?

Would love to hear success stories.

cmriverside

If you've been diagnosed, I'm guessing you have a support/medical team? I would get an appointment with a Dietician to help you choose a safe weight loss calorie goal and food plan. A lot of this (BED) can be controlled through reasonable intake, moderate exercise, and good nutrition which includes low sugar, low caffeine, low alcohol.

Be_theBest_Me

To me it's just food addiction. Like any other addiction you gotta limit your interactions with food until you are strong enough to stop the binge before it starts. So.... Keep only healthy foods in the house. When you go somewhere take YOUR food with you. Only take money for fuel to get from a to b. Extra cash means a chance to purchase stuff on a whim. Even if this means you must shop for your meals daily at the market. With online shopping and grocery delivery it has helped food addicts so much!! You don't even have to go in!! Curb side pick up healthy fooood!! Surround yourself with healthy food pictures of fruits and veggies!! Play with your food learn to make healthy taste like heaven!! Don't forget to reward yourself daily with small treats that remind you.....this ain't jail!!! All things in moderation!! Stress is my trigger and I watch for it. Keep your emotions level and reach for water when you feel the itch to nibble!! This is all in your mind!!! You can beat the *kitten* outta this!!!!

angelexperiment

Hi for me it was because of emotional avoidance I would binge. I don’t really do it anymore but upon rare occasion. I had to learn to tell people how I felt, not hold in emotions. Do my own inner work and therapy. I changed what I binged on and I would set limits say instead of buying 5 different candies to sit in car and eat I’d limit myself to one, then half of that one then half of that til I got to where I did not want it. Also I found going to overeaters anonymous helped. I learned new coping skills for stress. Or things I could do alternative of when I had severe emotions like listening to music or shower or writing or coloring. Healthy things. Creating goals and building my self esteem. Eventually I changed from sweet things to savory things. Then I just stop myself going to triggering places like sheetz for my cookies or McDonald’s or other fast foods til I felt in control. I do not keep my trigger foods in home, if someone buys them I ask them to hide them. Then I don’t see don’t think about it. And I’d keep my wallet at home in beginning so I would not go buy foods I knew I would. Til I felt more comfortable and I could leave my wallet in car so if I really wanted something I’d have to walk all way to car by then I’d no longer want it usually.

tinkerbellang83

nlamb1988 wrote: »

Anyone else in here have Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and have any strategies to avoid binges while calorie restricting and trying to meet weight loss goals/ideal body weight?

Would love to hear success stories.

I would suggest contacting a professional if you haven't already, if you can't afford that/insurance doesn't cover it, I'd suggest tackling the BED to some degree (identifying triggers, seeking alternative coping methods, etc) before attempting weight loss and when you do start losing weight take it slow and don't go for a restrictive diet.

There's a great group here in the Community Section that has some great resources listed in their pinned book list: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/726-binge-eating-support-group

I am currently using the Self Help section of Overcoming Binge Eating before I pursue professional help with it myself, my insurance doesn't cover it and it's quite an expensive and stressful process to get referral to any of the limited services in my area which is kind of detrimental if your triggers are stress