Certain binge times?
roni1179
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I don't know if anyone else is going through this but I seem to want to binge at certain time. Mostly around the night time. When I'm done eating for the day and I just have only an hour or two before bed. This binge urge is sabotaging me from making my daily calorie intake most days and I'm not really sure how to stop it. I do not have anything unhealthy to eat but just the fact I have things that I do eat and will eat kills me. I'm not sure how to stop it and what to do. Take any suggestions.
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Yep, 10 pm is when my Dr. Jekyll turns into Mr. Hyde.0
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what do you do when this happens...I sometimes have to go and take a long shower or clean just to forget about it but I would like to not feel like running away is the answer to it!0
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A binge for me can happen at any hour, but the worst times are:
Waking up early and no one else is awake - my breakfast can turn into a binge and I can have all my calories eaten in one hour
~Avoid it by not eating breakfast alone, putting one serving of food out and putting everything in the fridge/cabinet before eating, and taking a shower/ doing other stuff.
Late night binges are tempting too - I think my binge times mainly depend on when I am not around others, so if someone is around me it's avoided completely.0 -
My binges know no bounds. They can hit at any time of the day, but they usually happen because I'm bored, lonely or emotional. OR, they come as a result of a craving that I decide to indulge and that in turn, turns into a full out binge. Grrrrrr!0
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Yes, they can happen anytime and what I noticed last night was that I wanted to binge BECAUSE I'd eaten all my food for the day. If I can keep eating I still have the "power" - I'm still in control. Crazy, right?0
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Hey I'm especially prone to binging at night too ): I do think that most people feel like eating at night though, at least a lot of my peers! (Teens)
I'm the sort who binges in privacy too so being with people helps! Sadly I haven't found a cure and my overeating is at an all time high ):
While it sucks to feel like you're running away from your problem, I'd say do whatever helps stop your binge! That is already a great accomplishment; stopping your binge!!! And then maybe you could seek therapy or try to note down your feelings and what you think might be causing you to want to binge (habitual, comfort, boredom, anxiety etc)
Kudos to being able to stop your binges though and may i say, AMAZING WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR?! Incredible dedication!!!! Respect and inspiring!!0 -
Thanks to everyone for there post...they are so insightful. I know that like a drug addict I will always have the craving and the urge to eat. I too have to binge in private I think for the obvious fact I'm ashamed of all the eating I'm doing. I just want to figure out how to avoid this certain binge eating at night. Always being alone should not be the signal for me to eat. I know I have done really well in the past two yrs but I'm starting to slip and fall back into old habits...I think it might be due to the fact that I have only lost a lb here and there and have even gained back 20lb due to the pregnancy i have just gotten over. The support helps and again I thank you all for your insight.0
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My binges know no bounds. They can hit at any time of the day, but they usually happen because I'm bored, lonely or emotional. OR, they come as a result of a craving that I decide to indulge and that in turn, turns into a full out binge. Grrrrrr!
This is how it happens for me as well particularly if I cave to a craving and then the pattern seems to continue and I have to yank myself out of it. That's really how it feels, like I have to cold turkey it for several days (sugar detox as well as emotional I imagine) and then I feel my strength coming back to make better choices. But it's those first hours, days, yikes, sure not easy!!0 -
Wow, that's really insightful! Not crazy at all, it's got me thinking now if that happens for me as well.Yes, they can happen anytime and what I noticed last night was that I wanted to binge BECAUSE I'd eaten all my food for the day. If I can keep eating I still have the "power" - I'm still in control. Crazy, right?
So glad this topic was started and each of you shared where you're at
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My binges know no bounds. They can hit at any time of the day, but they usually happen because I'm bored, lonely or emotional. OR, they come as a result of a craving that I decide to indulge and that in turn, turns into a full out binge. Grrrrrr!
Agreed, but for me it's emotional. I stress (non-binge) eat, but I noticed that i'm more prone to binge if I have a craving for something that I haven't already satisfied. If I satisfy the craving (in moderation of course) while i'm feeling good, i'm less likely to want to eat anything in particular, and less likely to binge...
I've never been the "open the fridge and have at it" type fortunately enough.0 -
I tend to be a night time binger, if it does happen. I hate the feeling of being over bloated and sugar laden in the daytime when up and about, and more aware of it, so that often somehow stops me binging in the day, though during my worst phases, I ended up binging multiple times a day then hiding away in my flat.
I sometimes find myself ordering in a few pints of ice cream in the early hours if I am not in control, but beyond that, I have a large snack before bed anyway and have done for a year or longer, of fruit, yoghurt, carrot and an egg, varying from evening to evening, and a low calorie hot chocolate. I don't eat much in the daytime before dinner, so it works for me for now. I suggest leaving enough calories before bed to have a yoghurt or some dark chocolate or a seed and fruit bar or somesuch. Or just make yourself a cup of cocoa of some kind.0 -
The same thing happens to me almost 100% of the time. Once I go over my calorie limit for the day, I feel like "well the day is shot, might as well keep eating." This is wrong, and I know it's wrong, but I always feel like I'm past the point of no return (even though I know that isn't true).Yes, they can happen anytime and what I noticed last night was that I wanted to binge BECAUSE I'd eaten all my food for the day. If I can keep eating I still have the "power" - I'm still in control. Crazy, right?
The best thing for me to do is just to tell myself that tomorrow will bring more meals and that I'm not going to starve that night if I stop eating. Or, just go to bed if it's late enough and I'm tired.0 -
I have a huge problem with night time eating. Mine is late night and into the next day eating. There is another support group for late night snacking which deals more with overeating at night, not binging. I found that a great group because it got me to realize that often I was not actually binge eating, I was just "over snacking". With that knowledge, I am able to plan my night time eating to fit within my plan. I leave calories for the evening and if I don't use them, I add them to breakfast
Binge eating at night is another topic....I agree with others on here that it has to do with eating in private. No one else can see what I am eating. I may have been craving stuff all day long, but I wouldn't eat it in front of anyone. I have trouble getting to sleep and have used food in the past to numb myself. Once I am so stuffed I can hardly breath, the only thing left to do is sleep - in the recliner, because lying down leads to acid indigestion.....
To avoid that miserable scenario, I mostly stay on here reading posts and distracting myself with the crazy forum topics. I can't do work I want to do or watch t.v., because I just end up binge eating...I also have an anti-anxiety medication that my doctor prescribed so I will go to sleep. It helps a lot when I just can't settle down and I see the signs of a binge coming on. Just getting through the night without eating myself to sleep is wonderful. Next morning....cravings totally gone!!
Good luck to you with this It's really good that you are figuring it out asap so it won't become a long term problem!! 0 -
I'm weird - My binge time is in the afternoon at work! Yup, in front of people, got no shame. Ok, I do have shame but it doesn't matter when I'm craving. But my "binges" are not stuff my face as fast as I can binges, they are more like grazing for a couple of hours on high calorie foods until I'm stuffed. I know it's due to stress and other feelings. We have a cafe that has pretty much any kind of junk food you could want so it's (too) easily accessible. And I work in a hospital, of all places! It's been really difficult to break this habit and I don't know what to do but I'm not going to look for a new job so I really need to figure out something. It's embarrassing to go to the cafe two or sometimes three times in one afternoon so I try to go to a different cashier each time. But then I'm like, I don't care what they think because I'm not fat...but it's definitely getting worse and I WILL gain weight. If I haven't already.0
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Mine start when my husband and kids get home or are home. I will go all day eating nothing or eating my 1200 calorie meal plan but as soon as they come home it is over. Night time is horrible too. I dont know how to stop it and it seems to be getting worst0
