What helps you not binge?

rocketpopsicles

I'm horrible for binge eating..

I spent the day depressed and 1/2 a bottle of wine, and an entire bag of cookies, and 1000 calories worth of muffins later, and I now just feel worse then I did in the first place..

I'm just wondering what some things are that people do to not binge, or to not let the binge bring them down too much!

1223345

I went more than 1000 calories over my target today. I dug up a book of brain games that I am going to use to distract myself tomorrow. Good luck! If I think of something helpful I will share!

rincoglionita

Taking care of myself emotionally helps me not binge. Not isolating myself. Getting together with friends. Trying to stay in touch with how I'm feeling (hard for me). For decades, I've used food to keep negative emotions at bay, to actually immunize myself against them. If I try to stay in tune with myself, I'm much less likely to want to binge. It takes a lot of effort for me, and it is not linear. There have been many slip ups along the way. I'm sure there will be more. I don't know if that's helpful or not.

red_road

I binge alot when im bored so obviously trying to keep myself busy with a movie or a book help. Honestly though the most helpful thing is this site. Whenever i feel like binging really bad i will go on this site and read all the message boards about motivation and support, general diet tips and especially the success stories. I stay on here until the feeling passes, sometimes it takes hours but i always feel so much better for keeping my willpower, even if it was by the skin of my teeth.:drinker:

1223345

I read in another thread about keeping a journal. I am going to try it.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/719044-this-has-stopped-my-binges-will-you-do-it-with-me