A Thousand Reasons Not To Binge...

cmriverside

Try eating dinner late. Like one to two hours before bed. Eat a good amount of protein in this meal, like 20+grams.

Get to bed by 10 PM. Your body stops producing insulin around that time and you will crave carbohydrates if you stay up late. Sleep eight hours and get up. Keep this as a routine.

These things helped me finally break the pattern. Stop beating yourself up. It's a cycle you have become used to repeating. Treat yourself as a good friend, not the enemy.

cptnjck0209

The only real time I ever binge is at an all-you-can-eat-buffet in which me and my friends use the phrase 'we have to make them LOSE MONEY!''. Which, by the way, is the stupidest idea known to man. Forcing ourselves to eat until we're ill does not 'make them lose money' and in fact, only accomplishes making us ill and unable to do much for the rest of the day...

Needless to say I have only been to a buffet once since starting my new weight-loss aims and I left feeling satisfied, more fed than usual but no where near too stuffed =D

If you don't binge:
You feel proud
You do not have to work extra hard to make up for it for the week
You can have little treats when you want them without feeling guilty
You'll most likely stay on target and feel great when you lose the weight that week
Your kids will have their snacks
You will have saved money
You clothes will still fit nicely
You will feel healthy and not ill


Yeah I think that's enough of me repeating back your answers in a more positive way =P Don't look at the negatives of binging, look at the positives of NOT binging =D

sandislim

When I binge I'm in a panic -I'm not sure if its blood sugar or guilt that drives me to eating way too much. When I was heaviest I could easily eat 3000 calories in one sitting.

low blood sugar is usually the trigger - but why do I continue to eat well after that? Guilt, deprivation?

My reasons for not bingeing:-

Food does not taste as good. When its prepackaged or prepared in a rush it never tastes that good.
When I feel better about myself I can take my time over cooking a really lovely meal and not feel the slightest bit guilty about it, I can eat it slowly and savour the tastes.
When I binge I'm not good enough for a lovely meal, I end up eating junk, eating as fast as possible and feeling guilty.

bingeing ruins the taste of food.

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