Need help please!

Hey!

First of all don't beat yourself up, we all have those times where we fall off the wagon! One idea is find someone to do at night to get you out of the house away of the food. Also don't have you bad foods in the house. Drink alot of water and chew gum that helps me. But the thing that really helps me is getting out of the house or out of the kitchen.

Good luck you can do it!

Hey!

I totally feel your pain! I used to do exactly the same thing. Here are some things I started doing to help.

1. I always remember nothing tastes as good as thin, and healthy, for that matter feels. I used to feel like total and utter crap after I finished overeating. Eating solved nothing- in fact it just made me want to eat more. I used to be like
"just one little bite of this, or a taste of that" but one little bite did not fill any void. Food can't fill the void.

2. I started eating dinner in my room. This way once I'm done I have no excuse to go down to the kitchen. I just take the plates down in the morning. It is hard being in the kitchen putting food away and cleaning, so I do all of that before and then eat in my room. Recently, I have gained enough control to go back to eating in the kitchen, but I still try to clean-up before and if feeling a serious lack of willpower back up to my room I go.

3. I put all of my snack foods in portioned out bags so I know what I am consuming. I used to trick myself that I had eaten less than I really had. Now I measure everything!

4. I log every little thing I put in my mouth. Some days I don't really want to, but I force myself. It gets tedious logging a pinch of that and handful of this, which I think made me realize that in a 30min-1 hr window I was not only wasting time having to log all of this food but I was nullifying all the hardwork and progress I had made during the day!

5. I eat a dessert now. I do South Beach Diet so they have ricotts dessert that we can have. I'm not sure why but having a dessert or just something allotted after dinner has made a world of difference.

6. Willpower. It is hard. There is no magic cure....and if there is I will be sure to let ya know once I get some You can do it!

:happy: It takes 28 days to start a new habit or to break an old one. I've been trying for 3 months to break the same bad habit you are fighting. My greatest weapon has been lots of water. I try not to eat anything else after dinner except maybe a fruit or lo-cal yogurt. I haven't made it a full 28 day stretch but Im getting closer. Good luck and don't give up. Its a battle worth winning!!

guitargirl
I saw a show on that a woman lost 100lbs. She did the same thing you did not eat all day and pig out at night.
She changed her routine and started eating suppers in the morning she ate all she wanted to in the morning like she did at night.
Her weight started to come off even though she was eating the same as she always did.
When her weight started coming off she really got motivated and she found herself not eating as much(she just didn't want to her appetite diminished)
Hope this helps
Good luck

Hi! I really need help with how to stop overeating. I do so good with eating healthy and in moderation during the day time and then in the evening I go all out with anything in the cupboards, mostly handfuls and handfuls of nuts. I know it is not healthy and I feel horrible when I finish and the whole next day, but usually the same thing happens that night. It can be whole containers of icecream, chips, cookies, bars, fruit, cereal, crackers, candy, chocolate...anything I crave. I end up eating 5000+calories and I didn't want to but I feel like I need more even then. I tell myself that I wont do it anymore and do good for about three days maximum then go right back to the binges. Anyone else go through that? How can I overcome it?

You know, I was in treatment oncce with a girl who had this same problem - this may sound silly - but she decided to go to bed naked, since there was other ppl in the house, she really wouldnt feel like getting all dressed again just to go eat! silly, maybe - but it actually worked! you can do this!!!!!!! i know you can

If this has been going on for more than 6 months then you really need to seek professional help. I could be that you have a disorder called BED, Beinge-Eating Disorder. Just a thought. I have some phone numbers and email addresses if you would like.