Falling into a binge eating disorder? :(

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  • CrimsonStain
    CrimsonStain Posts: 23 Member
    I could dish out tons of tips and advice but there are others before me & after me that will certainly do such therefore I will keep it simple. I have binged plenty of times and regretted it. I notice I tend to eat more on days I am stressed and DON'T exercise; on days that I do, my appetite decreased and I was able to control it. So...when you get the urge to start chowing down, put on your running shoes and hit the paths. Run. Bike. Swim. Do whatever exercise you love most. And hopefully when you come back, your huge appetite should decrease and you'll eat less. Also consider the stress you are undergoing, exercise should help relieve some of that as well. I hope everything works out for you :smile:
  • Runtivated
    Runtivated Posts: 13
    If you have binge eating disorder, it probably has little to do with being hungry or making the right choices. If you have binge eating disorder, you are most likely using food as a way to medicate yourself and stop unpleasant episodes of stress, loneliness, depression, or anxiety (the list goes on). Eating too much is not binge eating disorder. Did you eat all those things at once and did you try to hide it? Or, did you eat those things separately? Have you done this several times per week in the last few weeks? Did it happen when you were feeling anxious or just because the food looked good? Compulsive eating and binge eating disorder are not necessarily the same thing. People who have BED often do not fantasize about food; in fact, they often have a negative feelings towards food. BED is something that signals a larger issue, much like cutting is something that expresses a deeper issue.
    hey! Thanks for pointing that out lol It is of course, a deeper issue, eating disorders hardly ever come without one! I think I've started projecting on food and perhaps eating too much has become a sort of self punishment for not being in control and since binges make you feel even more out of control it really is a viscious cycle. I'd get help but I often get quite doubtful about that especially since im studying psych myself if you know what I mean ^.^
  • Runtivated
    Runtivated Posts: 13
    I could dish out tons of tips and advice but there are others before me & after me that will certainly do such therefore I will keep it simple. I have binged plenty of times and regretted it. I notice I tend to eat more on days I am stressed and DON'T exercise; on days that I do, my appetite decreased and I was able to control it. So...when you get the urge to start chowing down, put on your running shoes and hit the paths. Run. Bike. Swim. Do whatever exercise you love most. And hopefully when you come back, your huge appetite should decrease and you'll eat less. Also consider the stress you are undergoing, exercise should help relieve some of that as well. I hope everything works out for you :smile:
    aw thanks love! Exercising definitely helps! But its getting too cold for running her sso I usually turn into a bed bear and hibernate -.-
  • Runtivated
    Runtivated Posts: 13
    I was this way for years and years. I was so confused. Why couldn't I stop eating? Found out: you eat to relieve yourself of other things going on. Things you probably don't even realize that you're numbing by eating. I saw a therapist who helped me become aware of what those underlying problems were. Once I worked on them, I could start working on the food. IT is always going to be a struggle for me. I love to eat, but I have gotten into the habit of tracking my food and trying to eat every 4 hours.
    Ahaha yeah, usually I just feel utterly hollow and eat to fill that hollow and I suppose I start hating myself then and punishing myself by eating till I feel filthy and sick and bloated. Its horrid. It feels shameful talking avout it but im really just going to talk about it now
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    Filthy? That's a rather odd association to use with food. You should seek professional mental help, like counseling, therapy. Nip this in the bud.
  • IdsFknTaken
    IdsFknTaken Posts: 20
    From http://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1qp1ng/tips_for_not_binge_eating_or_at_least_stopping_a/cdf0yey:

    Avoidance: Try logging the calories of all the stuff you are planning to eat FIRST, and then deciding if you are OK with that or not.

    (For me, I could so easily binge on just a crusty loaf with butter that I don't even keep that kind of bread in the house right now, but if I were going to binge on it I could eat most of a loaf and then I'd have to figure out how much butter I would put on it - maybe a pat or 1.5 pats per slice, x maybe 7 or 9 slices. Well, there I am, about 1200 calories just for this binge, tacked on to whatever I've already had for the day.)

    If you don't care and still want the food, then try telling yourself you can have it after you do something productive - a walk around the block, a certain number of jumping jacks/push-ups, etc. Make yourself work for it, not because the exercise is going to cancel out the binge (it won't by a long shot) but because the effort and good feelings of physical activity might snap you out of it and realign your priorities!

    Interrupting: Brush your teeth. Menthol cough drops. Strong mouthwash.

    And in general, for the future, it can help if you get comfortable with the idea that being mildly hungry is a fine and pleasant temporary state to be in—anticipating, but not obsessing over, your next healthy meal. You feel good - you aren't stuffed or bloated, and you have the energy to get things done. And after you eat the meal, you won't have eaten so much to put you in a food coma, or sabotage your daily calorie target, you'll have eaten enough to satisfy your body and now you can move on to other tasks or hobbies.

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