Binge Eating - An article (and a peice of myself) to share.

aznikigirl21

So I found this article on CNN about Binge Eating and how a group of people stopped with this self help book and checking in with a health educator.
Since I started on MFP - I decided to get real. I have been more open and honest with myself and the people around me. I am a binge eater. Especially when I am unsure how to process my emotions. Good, bad, sad, happy. It was all celebrated or dealt with using food. And lots of it.
I used to go thru drive thru and order so much food that I would order a 2nd drink so the people wouldn't think it was all just for 1 person. I have not binged in 2 months. And it's been a rough 2 months. I went thru a huge betrayal recently from someone I trusted very much and I am happy to say that I have managed to get thru the first 3 weeks of it without Binging. So maybe, just maybe there is hope for people like me yet.
Just thought I would share the link in case anyone else can benefit from knowing there is help, we can get past it and your not alone.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/31/binge.eating.treatments/index.html?hpt=C2

Mamakatspokane

Bump to read later :flowerforyou:

lazygirllosesweight

Bump to read later :flowerforyou:

me too

IKnowICan

First I want to say Congratulations :drinker: on your 3 week No binge mark. This is my biggest issue so I know what an accomplishment that is.

I just polished off my daughter's leftover carrot cake all by myself .....again. Seems I do really well then if I see a lot of cake or brownies or cookies left from an event I feel it is my duty to devour it.

I've been at the same weight since December. I really need to get some help on this. I am going to go read this article now.

Thank you for sharing:flowerforyou:

nolachick

thanks for sharing, and Congratulations on keeping it together for 3weeks! that is a HUGE accomplishment especially when it has to do with what someone else did and you can't control it.

Behavior_Modification

Thanks, I also suffer from this eating disorder and have for 20+ years. I am currently seeking help and have been doing really well. I have to turn in my food logs from this site. Now anytime I feel out of control w/ food I feel like I just binged. Even if it was only 300 calories. If I didn't consciencely make the decision to eat or wasn't hungry and just wanted that "high" that the food gives us, I feel like I binged because I wasn't in complete mental control. This is really hard, but I know that it is a horrible problem and I really really want to get healthier, so I need to learn how to overcome it. And routine is hard to break.

sniffles

Thanks for sharing hon.

here_I_go_again

Congratulations to you for your success! I know how difficult this issue is as I am a recovering compulsive/binge eater myself. Thank you for opening up and sharing your story and for the link to the article. You are a very strong woman.:flowerforyou:

LisaC1026

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byHISstrength

You know when we keep things in the dark, the situation is that much harder to overcome. So it is such a BIG step to admit this bad habit you have (we all have something). Congratulations on 3 weeks of control and discipline!

I will be praying for you! We are weak, BUT GOD is strong! He will help overcome...just ask Him and keep asking...everyday, moment by moment.

Buzzkitty1

Thank you for sharing, and congrats to you for owning this, and working really hard to get past it.

Dumspiro

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