Bingeing

eat healthier versions of whatever it is that you're craving.
here's a recipe for you:

Healthiest Batch of Cookies on Earth

Ingredients

2 tablespoon coconut flour
2 tablespoon mashed banana or applesauce
pinch of salt
stevia or other sweetener, to taste
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoon almond milk, or milk of choice
Chocolate chips
Directions


Preheat oven to 350F.
In a small bowl, mix coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add in masked banana or applesauce and stir.
Add in almond milk, one tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop dough by tablespoon or teaspoon, depending on how big you want them, on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Flatten the dough into cookie shapes.
Bake in the oven at 350F for 10 minutes.
Let cool.

Don't buy the sweets. Wait until you can get your binging under control, and then that way when you crave a cookie or a piece of chocolate you can allow yourself to have it and enjoy it without devouring the whole bag. Portion control and Moderation is key!

Good luck!

My strategy is to control my environment relative to sweets. What this means is that I do not buy cookies thinking that I will eat one and put the bag away. I have learned that this does not work for me. I cannot even enjoy the first cookie because I am thinking about the next one. And the one after that. Without simple carbohydrate snacks available to me, I can resist them better. The more time that goes by without eating any, the more I can live without them. They really serve no nutritional benefit -- and I know what they taste like, right? With exercise (and MFP and Fitbit) in my life, I have made a mind-connection to how much I have to work to burn calories. And to eat a cookie and waste that effort? No way. If I eat back my exercise calories, it's going to be something that is not only nutritious but satiating, like a nonfat/sugar-free yogurt, as an example.

Haha, we all know that feeling very well!!

You just have to try to not buy the sweets... I find that if the food isn't there, I won't eat it. But the minute it is in front of me I'll just lose all will power and eat it so the best thing is to get rid of the temptation.

You can also substitute sweets for healthier options. I made a chocolate mousse the other day using avocado, banana, organic cocoa powder and honey and despite it sounding weird it was really nice! It got rid of my cravings too. You can also make little chocolate truffles by blending dates, almonds, shredded coconut and a little bit of cocoa powder.. they taste amazing! Sugar free jelly was always my go-to food if I needed something 'unhealthy'.

I have that problem too but when I increase my daily calorie intake, it is much easier to resist temptation. When I tried sticking to 1200 cals I was having a hard time resisting so I eat at least 1600 per day. It helps.

I was just going to write this. I've upped my calories to about 2000/day and haven't had any cravings...yet. I think it's because I'm not letting myself get hungry. I'm still working out and such about 4-5x/wk, so I know I won't gain weight...but will most likely lose a bit more slower, which is fine as long as I lose.

Yes--I agree with the poster who said you should be eating more. Eating more nutrient-dense food should go a long way toward helping you to avoid bingeing.

I have this same problem. Most of the tips have been said. If you don't have these trigger foods in your home it is easier to not fall into temptation. If you live with family members that have a drawer full of them and you can't help it like I do. Maybe allow yourself one nuttybar, or 2 oatmeal cookies as a treat but once every two weeks and schedule it in so you can have something to look forward to and not just be cutting out of your life forever. These foods that will be around in day to day life. It is unrealistic to say I will never ever eat a cookie or another slice of pumpkin pie. Also try to make healthy alternatives to something. I love brownies so now after reasearching I can make healthy brownies and imitation pumpkin pie with less calories. Sure sometimes we will relapse even with all the new tools and habits we build are old habit of binging will be something we just have to work on and try our best to control. I hope one of these tips helped. Best of luck. Keep strong and going. Don't give up on this journey.