Why are the days before or after my binges so wonky? Overeating days trigger the next day to be a binge(I think because I get a taste of large portions and rebelling food plans... then I want more the next day) OR binge days bring about a second day of binge eating OR overeating.. for the same reasons. It's hard to get back to normal portions.

I have another theory about this and, mind you, it is only a theory. And maybe this thread isn't the place for it.

I wonder if the "overeating days" are more like pre-binges? Like, whatever is bothering you and is triggering a binge is kind of building up steam and is only beginning to manifest itself? Then your body realizes that the drug of food actually *works* at making you feel better (temporarily, of course) and wants more of that feeling again, causing you to full-on binge the next day. That same theory could explain another day (and another day or week) of bingeing--whatever emotion caused you to binge in the first place was soothed by the drug/food, and your body craved a repeat of that experience until you reach the satiation point. I guess my theory isn't quite just a theory, as much as it is part of my own history of decades of bingeing and finally figuring out through the hard work of therapy that this is what's been going on for *me*, and I wouldn't want to deny you the uniqueness of your life and experience. Maybe some (non-binge!) food for thought?

Anyway, IceyRain, if you--and others, of course!--want to continue this conversation in another thread, that might be interesting.