Anyone else suffer from Binge eating?

Sadly, I am still a frequent binger. I still have yet to make it a week, but I'm still trying to work on it. It mainly just comes from boredom and stress, some bouts of depression, but nothing too major. Plus the Holidays doesn't help too. Try looking into some self soothing like reading a book, hot bath, cup of coffee or tea, deep breathing exercises, walk/workout, anything to keep your mind of it. I am in therapy, but not doing it often..and I should. Self help binge books is also great. I'm looking into a lot of Genenne Roths books. Good luck..add me if you wish to. :happy:

Oh yeah, forgot one of my major triggers, one I deal with most of the year. Allergies. I think it's because they make me feel tired and weak and I confuse that sensation with needing to eat.

Ive been on this site for 14 months now. Every single month I lose about 5lbs, then I get PMS or TOM and will gain that 5lb back again. Then the next month I lose the 5lb again and just start feeling good about myself, then my hormones change, I get PMS and eat more than i should and gain it all over again! Its a never ending cycle. It doesnt matter how much I exercise or how much willpower I have, I always gain that weight back. Any help or motivation would be fab!!

Are there any other PMS binge eaters out there? Feel free to add me, needing some support from like minded people!!

I went back into treatment for purging type anorexia last year, and a few months ago I started binge eating, I don't really have any advice, I just hope there can be a way out of this for all of us.

It is a hateful vicious circle, and so hard to break!

I am not a binge eater but I am am a mother and also an ex psychologist. I am 52 years old and mainly looked after children and teenagers/adults with abuse that led to eating disorders. I have 20 years experience in the same field.

If I can be of support to anyone then I am happy to help? I don`t add friends but am always happy and here on PM each day.

I hope you all don`t mind me adding this reply....and I wish you all a good festive holiday...please pm me if I can be of any support to you?

I am in the UK so time difference may be a little problem but I will always reply to any pm

I was Binging so bad before, now when get the urge I just take a shower, do my nails or go on pinterest it totally ditracts me and I always have a bottle of water with me where ever I go!!

YES!!!! I have noticed this past week most of my calories are in the snack catagory I have been over my amount for 4 days!!! I need to break it....I am like an addict with this stuff

Omg so I'm not alone! Bump for later.

I understand how you feel. I binge when I get overly stressed. Recently I binged so often I gained back 15 of my 22lost pounds. Now, I have been sick for a month and I lost all of those pounds. But yesterday I binged really badly. I went past 2500 calories and 'didn't even bother logging them. Everything crashed down on me yesterday. My Grandmother passed away Thursday, school has been a hassle because I have missed an entire month, the doctors can't figure out what's wrong or what to do about it, I havn't seen any of my friends since before Thanksgiving Break, etc etc etc. So, today I went into recovery mode. I ate very well all day long drank lots of cold water, got a little bit of exercise in, took a freezing shower (burns calories, supposedly boosts motabolism, and always makes me feel better anyway) got dressed in something comfortable and relaxed. Relaxing helped me not to stress and to make better eating choices and I am already feeling a million times better and seeing/feeling results. Goodluck on your journey! You will be alright. Just get back on that horse and keep riding! Best of luck(:

I don't suffer from binge eating... I enjoy every minute of it>>>

OK, now to be real. I have a history of binging and emotional eating. I seemed to be driven toward consuming any amount of sweets I could find... king size candy bars, cookies, chips, ... snack cakes... (Zingers were the best)... All in one night. After starting to take control and set a goal for losing weight, I changed my eating habits and after about a month began an exercise regimen. (Jan 2012). The other day, I was at a staff party and I had several sweet things that I used to would have downed in a moment. I did have several of these items but nowhere near what I would have last year. The result was the same type of sugar rush that I had had when I would eat a king size candy bar and package of cookies before... Only thing is that this time it was not a positive feeling.. It actually felt bad... I found myself looking for something of nutritional content because I simply could not stand the idea of that being all I had in my system and the sugar rush actually made me feel BAD .. not good... It tasted ok but honestly, I really wanted the nutrition... I no longer really crave such items. Could I go back to that lifestyle? Absolutely. Do I want to? No. It takes time but we can retrain ourselves. Exercise is also a great way to help curb some of those binge tendencies.

This is not to say I never eat sweets... I do. I had a Key Lime tart @ O'charley's today as a desert... It came with my meal and I ate it and enjoyed it. Later this evening I even had an ice cream cone... I also went to the gym and burned off 1100 calories and did my lower body workout today too so I am only slightly over my caloric intake for the day. I snack throughout the evening at times but I am careful to not overdo it and try to avoid non-nutritional foods. I eat berries, grapes, oranges, apples, nuts, Yogurt, and/or granola bars... Sometimes I go over my goal by quite a bit but those are usually non-exercise days. Other days I am significantly under... those are usually exercise days.. I try to average my goal calories over a period of a week or so... I have lost a total of 116 pounds and feel so much better that I used to in the prior lifestyle.

Best wishes on attaining your goal.

I have to try so hard to not eat all day, it's terrible. I am so addicted to food...

I binge when I have an excuse.... usually weekends, Christmas, etc.... or when foods which aren't normally available to me suddenly appear.... like someone ordering pizza.... or a box of chocolates for share..... feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like....

I'm a total binge eater. my emotions are way too linked with my food. it's to the point of worry for me. I've been doing a lot better but xmas hasn't helped. I'm trying to up my water intake to prevent it but its difficult. I always forget to drink :noway: odd i know.