why do i binge eat?????

tlapdx72
tlapdx72 Posts: 311 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I do pretty good for most of the day, but sometimes I just start eating anything and everything. I know what I am doing, but I just can't seem to stop. I feel like my willpower is just a big 0, I have noticed that I have these binges when I am most stressed. I just don't know how to stop them.:sad:

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  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    Last night I started eating PB and honey sandwiches i had made for the kids that they didn't eat. Almost done the second one, my hubby says "honey, are you feeling depressed?" Why? Because I was eating stuff I normally wouldn't. He gently (so as not to lose any of his digits) out of my hand. Sometimes it's emotion for me and sometimes it's boredom. Hard to define sometimes though in the moment.
  • Taradise
    Taradise Posts: 302 Member
    Stress can definitely cause someone to eat. I've also found that I sometimes binge when I don't drink enough water. In reality, I am thirsty NOT hungry!

    Next time you find your self binging, stop, take a step back and ask why? if you know you shouldn't eat that food, they why are you doing it? Fix the problem... don't feed it!
  • SASSYJAX
    SASSYJAX Posts: 103 Member
    Hi, I binge big time when I am bored, sad, lonely, tired, upset by the kids...thik you get the picture!
    I noticed one day that I shouted at the kids then went straight to the fridge and stuffed in whatever was there...! They say it is because you cannot process the emotion you are feeling and as we are programmed as children that when we cry we get fed which equates to as adults when we are feeling anything we respond by eating. Knowing this can usually help...its just a habit formed in babyhood which you can break as an adult but it is very hard and I really feel for you.
    It is horrible to feel like that, the next step would be to make yourself sick after binging and this is not a direction you want to go in.
    So next time you feel the urge do something nice for yourself which is not food related to distract you, because this urge will pass and you will feel proud of yourself for not giving in.
    So next time, go for a walk, do 10 star jumps, write on here, knit - whatever it takes...it will pass in 5 or 10 minutes and will get easier every time. If you really have to go for something like ice cubes or drink some water...sugar free chuppa fruit lollies to suck on?
    You can do it!
  • Raphi
    Raphi Posts: 124 Member
    Hi, I binge big time when I am bored, sad, lonely, tired, upset by the kids...thik you get the picture!
    I noticed one day that I shouted at the kids then went straight to the fridge and stuffed in whatever was there...! They say it is because you cannot process the emotion you are feeling and as we are programmed as children that when we cry we get fed which equates to as adults when we are feeling anything we respond by eating. Knowing this can usually help...its just a habit formed in babyhood which you can break as an adult but it is very hard and I really feel for you.
    It is horrible to feel like that, the next step would be to make yourself sick after binging and this is not a direction you want to go in.
    So next time you feel the urge do something nice for yourself which is not food related to distract you, because this urge will pass and you will feel proud of yourself for not giving in.
    So next time, go for a walk, do 10 star jumps, write on here, knit - whatever it takes...it will pass in 5 or 10 minutes and will get easier every time. If you really have to go for something like ice cubes or drink some water...sugar free chuppa fruit lollies to suck on?
    You can do it!

    I agree!
    And I'll add this: don't beat yourself up for having that reflex. Right now, it is the only way your body knows how to heal itself; culpability will only make it worse. Instead of feeling guilty, use that incident to learn about yourself: pay attention to the way you are feeling before you binge, write it down. While you binge (allow yourself to go through the process, it is a learning experience), name those feelings and write them down and after you binge also. Once you are conscious of your feelings, you will be able to anticipate them, and (this may take a few binges, but it is a learning process; you do it anyway...) after a while, your mind and body will learn to recognize those feeling and you won't have the reflex to binge anymore. It works for me... Hang in there and DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP!! :flowerforyou:
    Hope this helps...
  • tlapdx72
    tlapdx72 Posts: 311 Member
    thanks everyone for your great comments. I am so glad I have a site where I can come and get support. I think this is one of the reasons that I have lost so much weight. I can come on here when I have a bad day, and I can great great advice.
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