Binge eating

ghgs13

Before I started to lose weight, I had a pretty stable eating pattern. I ate too much, but I didn't binge as such and have moments where I would eat huge amounts because I was upset, like emotional eating. I would do other unhelpful things when I was down like take too long to get ready for work, or not put my all in an essay I was writing.

Now I'm focusing on being healthier in what I eat, when I'm down, I binge eat. My breakfast today was 3 large bowls of strawberry oat clusters, grapes, a bag of crisps, and a chocolate lolly pop. Has anybody else found that now they're more concerned with their healthy diet, they completely sabotage it almost on purpose when they're angry at themselves? It's horrible!

missy_1975

One of the leading causes of binging is dieting. The book Overcoming Binge Eating by Christopher G. Fairburn is an excellent resource, I've found it really useful.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Binge-Eating-Christopher-Fairburn/dp/0898621798/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344422334&sr=1-1

kindo

Emotional eating has been my pitfall for my entire life! I've found that journaling about what's going on in my head at the moment I want to keep eating helps to stave the binge off. Another great book is Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink, it's a very quick, interesting read.

loztredders

I'm totally the same way, in fact before I started healthy eating, I would usually stop eating altogether if I was upset or anxious, but now I binge on junk until I feel, sick bloated and totally disgusted with my lack of self control during that hour or so.