please help! i cant stop bingeing!!

This is not about what you are eating. It's about you not exercising any control over your own behaviour.

You may want to consider talking to a therapist.

So wrong. What we eat really does matter. I cured binging disorder by changing WHAT I eat and don't eat. NO therapy ever helped. Nor did low fat/low calorie dieting and "filling up" with water. Many supposed psychological disorders are really physiological. True story.

And here I thought I was the only weird person who does better skipping breakfast! I used to get that "hangry" feeling constantly, no matter how much water, protein, whole foods, etc. (I even had to have my husband hide his snacks). I started IF (16/8) and found I was much less hungry, never "hangry" anymore and was able to keep within my calorie goals with relative ease. Am I perfect now? Oh, no, not by a long shot! But, it works so much better for me than anything else. It's the reason I'm still trying to lose weight as I was already at my goal. With less hunger and feeling better, a lower weight actually seems possible, hence the lowered goal.

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This is not about what you are eating. It's about you not exercising any control over your own behaviour.

You may want to consider talking to a therapist.

So wrong. What we eat really does matter. I cured binging disorder by changing WHAT I eat and don't eat. NO therapy ever helped. Nor did low fat/low calorie dieting and "filling up" with water. Many supposed psychological disorders are really physiological. True story.

Brain Over Binge is a great read. It can be both psycho and physiological, but you can fix the binge separately from the pyschological issues. Eventually the psychological triggers aren't even necessary to initiate the binge, its become a habit. Some foods have addictive properties but its nothing like what a person experiences with drugs or alcohol.

Your body knows what it needs... when you give it a nutritionally balanced diet, a lot of the cravings will go away because your body's NEEDS are satisfied.

Things that have helped me personally:
1) Don't buy binge triggering foods
2) Allow yourself to eat ^ foods in a controlled setting like out to dinner, around other people, in portion controlled packets
3) MACROS MACROS MACROS, get enough fats and protein and fill the rest in with carbs. I recommend 1g per lb of lean body mass for protein or 0.8 g per lb of bodyweight and 0.3 g per lb of bodyweight for fat. Fat and protein tend to be more satiating. Also, adequate protein helps lessen LBM loss aka muscle loss while eating in a deficit.
4) Drink enough water, I try to drink water or tea when I first get a craving and then see how I feel after that... might be a placebo effect but it has worked for me
5) Intermittent fasting... I eat two small snacks (<300 cals) before my workout and a few cups of black tea or coffee throughout the day, I have a habit of bingeing post workout, so I let myself do it. But its not a binge anymore since I have the calories left, its just a big dinner. Time your meals however its convenient for you... IF is convenient for me, but multiple small meals might be convenient for you. In the grand scheme of things, meal timing and frequency is COMPLETELY PREFERENTIAL.
6) Cut out the intense cardio... when I was running a lot like 15-30 miles a week I was ALWAYS hungry, like absolutely ravenous and craving things like high cal carbs. I've noticed that come back a little bit since starting back up CrossFit but with IF I'm able to mitigate the effects of high cal meals a bit. Instead, LIFT HEAVY THINGS a few times a week and if you do cardio, don't go too crazy with it unless its something you genuinely enjoy.
7) Plan ahead, I don't plan each meal per say, but I do eat nearly the same things for the 300cal PWO snacks and I do a lot of meal prep on my off days. That way I don't have to root through a fridge with potential binge food to find what I want to eat. I keep easy side items on hand like sweet potatoes, broccoli, spinach, brussel sprouts and I try to keep my fridge/freezer stocked with proteins that I have already cooked (either almost completely or completely) that I can heat up and pair with an easy side and boom, brainless but healthy dinner is done.

For the record, I don't think carbs are evil. Each person has their preferences. I prefer and also feel better when I am making sure to get adequate protein and fat FIRST, then I fill in what's left with carbs.

I agree with the water- sometimes dehydration can present as hunger!

First of do not stock up on junk foods at home or anything unhealthy knowing you're going to binge on that later on. If it's not there then there's no way for you to eat it unless you hop in your car and drive to the nearest convenience store, if you do that will be a shame. Are you harboring some kind of problem, are you stressed? tackle on the underlying reason why you are doing this to yourself.

Nobody can help you except you. Have some self control already.

I've been there. Things that are too heavy in salt, sugar and fat trigger excess eating for me. Even if my healthy foods are delicious, it's hard to go overboard on them.

Binge eating is a bad habit to break but necessary to lose or maintain weight. Wrap and pre-portion your food so you are eating every couple of hours and hitting goal for the day. Lower your current calories slowly to goal, if your body is used to a lot more.

Moderation is the key to everything. There is no off limit food, but you must be able to indulge with a little caution. Those hunger hormones won't be so harsh if you get more protein / fiber during meals and allow yourself a treat every now and then.

Logic tells me if you wont follow your own compass, why should I even bother giving advice that I doubt you will heed? You either accomplish or fail. What will make the difference?

BTW I bounced around Fortuna, West Hope, Maxbass, Bottineau, & Minot last year. ND people are top drawer.

Good luck.

This is not about what you are eating. It's about you not exercising any control over your own behaviour.

You may want to consider talking to a therapist.

So wrong. What we eat really does matter. I cured binging disorder by changing WHAT I eat and don't eat. NO therapy ever helped. Nor did low fat/low calorie dieting and "filling up" with water. Many supposed psychological disorders are really physiological. True story.

It can be both. But I can tell you that changing my diet never did anything (including cutting carbs/going primal). I would simply just end up postponing my binge until I couldn't take the anxiety that I was feeling anymore and just start stuffing my face until I felt sick.

Get yourself a pound of farmers' market strawberries (NOT grocery store strawberries... those things taste like $5 of water) and shove one in your mouth every time you think about getting another snack. They're incredibly sweet instead of bland, and the sugar is enough to hold you over from needing the snack vs. wanting it.

Between doing that and reading what horrible *kitten* is in some of the stuff I like eating, this has helped me get my boredom/anxiety munchies under cover and in control.

As Pink Turnip noted, hot tea really helps me a lot

Thanks to everyone who replied. I read every single comment and I must say I really appreciate the advice. I'm going to try a couple things. A) intermittent fasting and strictly raw food.

I have gone 4 months of just eating raw foods, fish, chicken, no bread or pasta. I just can't seem to remember how I did it. I remember after the first couple weeks the cravings subsided and I felt great. I wasn't lethargic and I had tons of energy.

I will find that oomph! I got this! I will lose weight and I will succeed.

thank you

Why strictly raw food? I would suggest eating MOSTLY whole foods, minimally processed as much as possible, hit your macros with those items and then enjoy a few things you really like. You will still see the same benefits like the added energy and you won't be thrown back into a horrible binge episode because of deprivation.

I like the attitude though, staying positive as much as possible is a big part of all of this!