Binge Eating

When you do not binge, how many calories a day are you eating vs exercising?

Doing Intermittent Fasting is the ONLY thing that helped me with binge eating.. and also making sure I eat enough.. But with Intermittent fasting (i did 17/5) I could have candy and cake and chips and whatever on my desk and I didn't even care.. I would forget about it... Worth a try

Also... I didn't check your calorie level, but make sure you're eating enough.. When I was eating too little, I wanted to binge all of the time. You can look into eat more to weigh less for more info. There's an adjustment period while your body refuels itself, but I eat 2200+ calories per day and still lose weight! Look up the group "Eat more to weigh less" on here.

I had problems with binge eating for years and years...
Until your brain gets to the point of 'SHUT UP EMOTIONS' like mine did, I'd suggest trying to find a friend (Like a sponsor) to help you through. People laugh at me but you know what...food does alter your mentality. It's not illegal, it's everywhere, and it's hard to overcome!

If you'd like I can be your sponsor, PM me if that would be something that could help you.

-hunger (physical or emotional) is not an emergency! This is a helpful mantra.

-tons of sugar free gum, it helps the chomp, chomp, chomp thing. I've also chewed on crushed ice with the gum, it seems to release extra flavor from the gum, which can help.

-Set up your work out routine for trigger times--at least try this to see how it goes.

-cry

-journal

-Admit to yourself that this is a hard process, and a binge does not equal failure. Try and examine your physical and emotional feelings after a binge.

Good luck, just don't quit.

This is in no way scientific but are you willing to conduct a little experiment? Try drinking a lot of water all day (more than 8 glasses). Also, try eating more protein and go easy on the carbs during the day. I've struggled with binging for so many years. I have derailed a lot of weight loss attempts by complete out of control eating. For me, it was a complete addiction. For some reason, I've been in control for the last 3 months. It is as though someone flipped a switch. I'm not sure what is going right but boy am I glad it is! In addition to eating more protein and drinking water, I also started taking a probiotic capsule at about the same time. Is this the magic equation? Is it purely in my head? No idea. It's working for me and I'm going to continue doing it.

As a back up plan, I will retreat to my bedroom if I feel tempted. So far, so good though.

Good luck!

Protein like tuna, or protein shake. Chug water. Rice cakes. Lately I have been giving in a little bit, which hasn't been working out...

I don't know if you truly mean binging... I used to eat late at night and I called it binging because I ate quite a bit sometimes, but I watched Dr. Oz's show the other night about binge eating and OMG I don't ever want to feel stuffed again! They showed an xray of before the person binged and you could see all of the organs and the stomach was so small amongst everything else. Then they showed the after binge xray and all you could see was this huge mass that was the stomach and all the organs were completely squooshed or not even visible! It got even more graphic than that, but I'll spare the details. The women on there were EXTREME bingers though, I've never binged like that. I'll think twice on Thanksgiving!!!

Ugh... I just finished binge eating and feel terrible. Good luck to you.

Save some food for late night binging and it will be all legal.....

I found this in another forum:

Strategies to avoid b/ping-


1. If you feel the urge, wait 20 minutes. If it's still there wait another 20 minutes. Take baby steps.
2. Don't berate yourself with thoughts like "I will 'not' do x". Stay positive and say things you WILL do. "I 'will' take care of my body."
3. Remember, the food is always going to be there.
4. Remember that bingeing and purging will not erase the reason you decided to do it this time.
5. Leave your house, and do not take your wallet with you. Get some fresh air.
6. If you smoke, replace a binge and purge with only allowing yourself a cigarette as a reward for not engaging in that behavior. (If you don't smoke already, please ignore this.)
7. Get rid of the credit/debit cards and check books and start relying on single trips to the bank when you need groceries- don't withdraw more than you can spend on a normal amount of food. If the money isn't there, you can't use it... and banks are closed on the weekends .
8. Start being proactive and look up some OA or other support groups in your area. Even if you aren't completely sold by the program, it's still free and couldn't hurt you to at least check it out.
9. Make a schedule from day to day- including a food plan, if you like.
10. Make sure you aren't under-eating as this can trigger some people without them realizing it's even happening.

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i hope this helps

Boy where do I start. I have been binge eating off and on for 18 yrs. Then I discovered a interesting key to losing weight. Something I forgot when I was successful before my Twin's were born. That is to set my calories only 100 calories below my BMR and eat no higher than my BMR and net no lower than 1200 calories. Right now, I am 239lbs, 5ft 5in, and 29 yrs old and working my way down again after 5 kids, I eat around 1700 calories a day. I also try to only exercise 30 minutes to 1 hour 3-5 times a week. If I am losing at only working out 3 times a week then that is what I do, as I get smaller I exercise more but only if I need to. I lost from 298 pounds to 164 pounds just working out on my treadmill 30 minutes a day in 1.5yrs. The reason I do that is because your body gets used to exercising a lot and then plateaus. I then over eat because I don't eat enough, bad cycle. Then something else happens, I binge or take water pills or laxatives such as prune juice and so on and so on. I didn't realize there was a name for what I did to myself to lose weight. The key is to be satisfied but not stuffed or hungry at the end of the day. If you are hungry, then eat up to your BMR. You will lose less that week but you will lose weight. There is no magic pill to help but you can put cinnamon on your toast or apples and it helps your blood sugar levels balance out. My father who is a diabetic taught me this and it works. If I am hungry, I have cinnamon apples with Stevia or Plain Sugar mixed with Cinnamon. Diabetes alone can make you binge so set your calories at losing 1.5 pounds a week and work with it. This is my key to success, no book has told me how to do this or why it works. The proof is in my 25 pound weightloss in 5 months. It isn't fast but it comes off and stays off. You can friend me if you want and we can encourage each other. Good luck and best wishes.

I struggle with occasional binge eating as well. I sometimes consume over 1500 calories before bed. It feels like I am trying to choke myself with food. I feel horribile the next day. Stomachaches, nausea, loss of appetite etc. But generally I am doing fine. I believe that a binge eater first should stop blaming herself for what she did. An occasional binge speeds up your metabolism and replenish your glycogen storage. A binge is usually caused by deprivation. You consume 1500 calories a day but you are exercising. So you may be still undereating which may be triggering your binges. ALSO you are diabetic, are you following a special diet for diabetes? Some food may be triggering your binges. For example I am hypoglycemic but I have found out I cant handle fruit. Fruit is healthy right? But not for me. It's causing an insulin spike and a crash on me. After I ate watermelon, I was having urges to binge so badly. Watch how you feel after you eat certain food. Your diet may be triggering your binges. Increase your calories according to your activity level. Watch what you eat. Some healthy food are not healthy for you because you're diabetic. Increase your slow digesting carbs to stabilize blood sugar. Good luck!