Anyone who was or is a Binge Eater?

it's something i have an issue with. the only thing i can do to help is to NOT BUY the stuff i'd binge on. I can't buy multi packs and have a little a day, it just doesn't work.

I have not but did you happen to see Doctor Oz on Wednesday. It was all about Binge eating and I think that you would rethink what you are doing if you seen it. It made me rethink alot of stuff I do.

I have this problem too and it makes me feel so out of control...I hate it!

I used to binge and purge quite badly, taking laxatives etc etc.

I think the best way is to find your 'trigger' foods/emotions. Is it stress/boredom/change? Once you have identified that you can work towards it.

Firstly I don't have anything 'bad' in the flat, so if i feel the need to binge I need to go out specifically to buy it, this brings up a few problems for me and helps me become deterred. 1) I dont want to feel judged about buying the amount of crap I will be and 2) I'm in a low paying job and dont really have spare cash to do this. So those help stop me.

If that isnt a problem and I'm in a 'screw what people think mood' I have to stop myself and ask myself questions 'do I really want this?' ' is it gonna make me happy' 'will it help me reach my goals' etc etc.

Hope this helps!

Being a binge eater and having binge eating disorder are very different things. I developed binge eating disorder after losing a lot of weight, and the whole time I suffered with it I maintained my weightloss because I would restrict for most of the week then would purposfully set out to sabotage myself for two or three days over the weekend, sometimes forcing myself to eat upwards of 5000 calories until I couldn't move from the floor where I lay in self disgust...

It took me a few months of eating NORMALLY to overcome it. Normally, as in, NOT restricting or 'dieting' ever, & learning what regular portions are, & learning that if I allow myself something that I'm craving, like a chocolate bar, the fact that I ALLOW myself to have it means that it isn't up on a pedestal any more and I end up not wanting that stuff as much. In the process of recovering, I gained 10lbs. But that is irrelevant as I now consider myself fully recovered and have changed my habits FOR LIFE!

I've already lost those 10lbs + a few more by changing my lifestyle to a more balanced & 'health/fitness' orientated one...I no longer want to starve my body or be 'skinny'. I want to be well fed, healthy and strong. I enjoy all sorts of healthy foods now that I used to hate. And my palette has changed. I have a day once a week where I can literally eat anything I want, but funnily enough, usually I crave healthier things...like tomorrow for my 'cheat' day I'm going to have a huge packet of dark chocolate covered brazil nuts, which, granted aren't THAT healthy, but sure are better for me than a family size packet of M&M's, which now taste like CRAP to me. Like cardboard children food. I stay away from fake foods now, as the chemicals trigger binges. You need to eat a wholefoods diet in order to get all the physical cravings out of your system, then work on the MENTAL relationship with food X

For me, it was one of the those "hard at the start habit" things.
Once I've got off the bad eating for a couple of weeks it's a hell of a lot easier to stick to it.
Still have occasional week moments, but about from a bout of gastritis, have managed to keep them to a day at the most.

What I have done is forced myself to eat 6 small meals a day so that i don't wait till the end of the day to eat everything I felt like I was missing out on.... waiting till the end of the day to eat all those calories is never good!

This exactly!!!
I have always been a binge eater and the last couple years since I started working from home made it worse. I never thought eating six meals a day would work, but it has big time!!!! I am so happy and I really don't feel like going crazy for the first time in my life!

I’ve been there trust me!!!...what I do now is have 5 small healthy meals a day and whenever I get the urge to binge I tend to drink lots of water or snack on fruit or protein bars.
The first 3 days are the hardest, but for me I noticed that my urge to binge eat started to disappear after that.
I think Binge eating is also a lot to do with boredom as well.
If you are ready to make a change in your life then you need to make the right choices when you eat...always try and think about healthy foods......it’s hard.....but not impossible....Good Luck!!!

If you look up Binge Eating is it actually a form of an Eating Disorder. I have Binge Eating and Compulsive Eating problems both. I am currently in a program which involves a counsellor and a dietician to learn to have better coping skills for the stresses in my life. Unfortunatley, my parents (and their parents) did not have the skills to teach me to use other things than food to help deal with stress/anxiety. I will be learning things like delaying--going for a walk, taking a bath, talking with someone, etc. rather than trying to go into a food coma while eating. I stopped binge-eating for a year when I joined Overeater's Anonymous--I quit it after a few months because it is too radical/religous for me--but when a HUGE MAJOR stress came into my life I started with the binge and compulsive eating again. Thankfuly, this program came along to help. I wish you much love and support as you work through this. Take care!!

I was just going to ask the same question today. Last night I lost total control and had a binge session that was really bad. I haven't had one like this in a long time. Today I feel so sick that it's hard to concentrate on work. I like the idea of eating 6 small meals. I have never tried that. I was one to save up as many calories until the end of the day and stuff myself. I would usually be so hungry that I would overeat my calories for the day. I am going to try the 6 meals and see how it goes. I've been binging (I have the disorder & have been to therapy) for 30+ years and I want to stop.

I was a binge eater. I have lots of emotional issues, PTSD, depression etc. The only thing that cures my binging is to avoid grain, legumes, sugar, artificial sweeteners and limit high fructose fruit. And by eating LOTS of fat (limiting or avoiding certain kinds such as canola and soy) and protein. All my health problems (lots of physical ones too) have been resolved by eating this way. I can even have trigger foods in the house without being tempted to eat them. When I switched to eating this way, it took less than a week to lose the need to binge and about two weeks for all the other issues to go away.

I was when I suffered from an eating disorder and, whilst I don't binge in that way anymore I do still find it easy to lose control. If I don't have nice things in the house it helps but then, if desperate, I would resort to cooking chocolate or anything I can find!

I do believe that the key is:

not to keep trigger foods in the house
to eat regularly
to eat good foods- rubbish foods seem to just trigger a binge
to keep busy
if all else fails, go to bed to sleep!

But even though I know all this, sometimes I struggle. You are not on your own.

Thinking of you xxx

Man I used to get high and eat freaking everything in sight - and literally didn't move 4 days out of the week from the bed except to get food. I started to get dissapointed in myself and told myself "Dude Ben, get ahold of yourself, its freaking ridiculous". Took a few mess ups but 6th times the charm! Its a hard addiction to overcome, but I think you definatly need will power - for anything in life. Meditation helped me alot too - with even greater things in life

One of the best things to do would be to discover the reasons why you binge eat. I'd suggest going to a therapist or counselor to see if you can find what triggers you.

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Generally there is an underlying issue that you may not be aware of. It is always best to talk to a therapist that specializes in binge eating or eating disorders in general. When I started to seek help years ago regarding my depression and PTSD, the ED therapy came to light as well. I never realized where my ED came from. It is still a struggle, as with any disease. But you can overcome it. I also find it helps to not have the stuff in my house nor trigger foods. I keep busy by reading or doing crafts.

Oh I am a closet binger. Last time I had a Binge it turned out I went for lower calorie foods Popcorn, pickles, some Doritoes but I counted them out. Pita bread with Hummus. Funny thing I used to hate Hummus. I really stuffed myself it felt like I ate Christmas Dinner. I had to unbutton and unzip my pants. Turned out it was 590 calories but I don't even know what I used to do. One tip I drew a circle and put my Initial on it then drew a line in it. Cookies, doritoes, Ice cream any junk food I could find. But I did can't seem to get rid of the Doritoes but I count them out and only allow myself to eat them every other day and make sure I burn the calories, Clean house etc. It makes you think. Another tip brush your teeth some people say they won't eat after they brush their teeth, doesn't bother me though. Sugar free gum, mints, do be in the kitchen. Take a shower. Get on My fitness. I love it.