Binge

I try not to have them around.

Yes I binged for a long time that's what got me in to this mess. I think putting it of and really thinking about it helps. I wouldn't even think before just shove sht in my mouth. Now I think about how much damage binging does and how it sets me further from my goals. I also think about how much I regret it and how sick it makes me feel. You can overcome it just make ylsure you think it through before you start shoving food in your mouth

The best strategy for this is to allow yourself to occasionally have the things you like. If you continually deprive yourself, you are more likely to binge. Have an occasional treat, just weigh and measure and make sure it fits into your calorie goal for the day.

If you actually have a legitimate problem with Binge eating Disorder, here is a very helpful resource. It has changed many lives and helped so many recover from the disorder.

I recommend reading the blog, then her book, http://www.brainoverbinge.blogspot.com/2012/06/tips-for-beginners.html

My problem is that I usually binge on fast food, so it doesn't really help to keep it out of the house. Sometimes if I don't have to get gas on the way to work, I try to leave all of my cash and credit cards at home so that I don't have the option to get fast food during my lunch. I usually need to get gas or run errands at lunch though so that doesn't work very well.

i have everything figured out except for binges. b/c when i binge i don't CARE about what it will do to my weight loss. i don't CARE AT ALL. i'm in a totally different pscho mindframe and no amount of talking to myself or journaling will help.

i'm trying something new right now where i'm keeping a dry erase board in the kitchen and i'm keeping track of how many days i've gone without a binge. i'm hoping that i'll see that number and, even if i'm in binge-mode, i'll think how sad it will be to have to start back at 0. we shall see...only on day 3. lol. i think that if i can get my number up really high it will be more effective. no way i want to start over from 25!!!

Hi All

I went on a crazy binge this past weekend. It was an eating frenzy. It started with my frame of mind on Friday night, I wasn't in a good head space. There was no turning the Titanic around, I just had to ride it out. I was withing about a pound of reaching 25 lbs lost but it didn't matter, I was in destruction/sink mode.

That being said, I picked myself up Mondy morning, got up early to prep my food and started putting one foot in front oft the other. I made sure to stay on track despite the added hunger pains due to the weekend damage.

The result is that my weight if up slightly from where I was a week ago, but that could have been much, much worse. All that hard work and for what??? A few moments of "the old days" followed by feeling crappy because of the wronng greasy foods.

I say, follow the suggestions given by everyone above. Keep the wrong foods out of the house and limit exposure to the temptations where you can. But if you do fall off the boat, have a plan on how to address whereyou go from there. How are you going to get back on the boat and set course to the rest of your life?

Hope this is as helpful to others as it has been to me in just writing out my thoughts.

Focus on ourselves, we're all worth it!

I try to eat every few hours on healthy whole foods. It was a little tough at first but honestly I truly don't miss sweets or junk food anymore. For years I thought I cannot eat 3 small meals and 3 snacks each day but it turns out to be the best thing for me. I rarely get super hungry and have not binged.

Not having them around the house is the best thing but if you must it's alright to treat yourself once in awhile just get your treat and put the rest away. For me it's about controlling the quantity of what I eat as much as what I eat. If you track everything you eat you'll find it much harder to binge. Good luck it's a daily struggle but I believe it will be worth any sacrifice you make..

I don't buy the foods I'm likely to binge on. I NEVER go to the grocery store hungry, because I'll always end up with some kind of trigger food in my cart. If I'm tempted to eat when I'm not really hungry, I'll brush my teeth, go for a walk, call up a friend - whatever it takes to get my mind off eating.

I think it's ok to indulge once in awhile, the only problem is then I keep finding excuses to "treat" myself! I just wish I could find the way to not become a eating maniac the minute I get home!!

My tip might be peculiar to my particular thought process but I'll share it anyway:

So, when I mess up, part of me just think 'Oh, f*** it, may as well keep eating junk food now since I've slipped up anyway', and then I just binge on tasty treats. My method is, when I do have a naughty snack, to think 'Well, that was nice. I enjoyed that. Not the end of the world. One bar of chocolate is definitely better than three!'. By having something you like, you haven't ruined everything, but for me it's that 'Well now I may as well eat ALL THE FOOD' attitude that gives me problems!

I like to eat all the food, too. It embarrassing! But when I do it, its like I'm on robot mode and nothing can stop me! Really! I can really throw a punch and push my weight around, people get scared. :blushing:

look at my name that says it all

Agree with prior posts...

Keeping the foods out of my house has helped...but really it is a psychological battle.

It's funny how your taste buds change over time. I used to crave sweets -like buttercream anything!...now it's ridiculous things like apples and peanut butter or bags of broccoli! lol