how to overcome bingeing

firstly you need to understand why you're binging - i.e. why you're unhappy. Keeping occupied will help a lot (some people might make themselves exercise when they get the urge) but it helps if you ensure you don't have the rubbish in your house and get some other healthier bits to gorge on if you feel the need... i love red grapes, frozen is better because they last longer! hope that helps you

i used to suffer with this myself, especially if ive been dieting and then have a day off (which is not a good idea for our types) the all or nothing. All i can suggest is trying to bank exactly how bad you felt after youve done this. how ashamed and awful. it lasts for only moments the buzz but the buzz from following the diet lasts all day every day. Maybe your not ready to start a diet ?? I think once your in the mind set of succeeding YOU CAN DO IT !! im sorry if my reply isnt much help but feel free to add me if you like as i really do know where your coming from. its such a vicious cycle

there are two kinds of bingeing, one is a psychological problem, the other is a normal physiological response to not eating enough. Some people suffer from both at the same time, i.e. the psychological problem they have with bingeing is made worse because they don't eat enough the rest of the time, so they're battling both things at the same time when they go on a binge. So whether the problem is primarily psychological or not, it's very important to make sure you're eating enough. The worst thing you can do after a binge is "punish" yourself by restricting what you eat. This is only likely to trigger more bingeing.

So the first step is to make sure you're eating enough the rest of the time, that means enough in terms to the right number of calories. It also means enough as in all the nutrients your body needs, as insufficient amounts of individual nutrients in your diet can trigger bingeing too. So get enough protein, healthy fats (i.e. high in essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins), carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and fibre. And calculate your daily calorie needs (there are online calculators that do this, e.g. katch McArdle, Harris Benedict) and make sure you're eating enough.

If bingeing is still a problem after you do this, or if you find it impossible to do the above, i.e. eat a healthy diet including the right amount of calories for your body, then seek counsellingtherapy from someone who is qualified and experienced at treating eating disorders. This will help you to get to the root of whatever psychological issues are causing the bingeing (or whatever psychological issues is preventing you from nourishing your body properly, if you're starving/excessively restricting between binges) and that will help you to fix it. You can't fix a deepseated psychological problem with willpower, you need to find out what subconscious beliefs and thoughts are responsible for it, and root them out. The right kind of counselling/therapy can help you to do that.

I feel your pain. I am much the same, I'm super good in the week and then it gets to the weekend and I feel I deserve a treat. I have 1 bad meal and some beer then boom all my hard work in the week is undone.

I am need a treat every now and then so I am going to try 2 weekly cheat meals. Maybe you could try that? Have a specific cheat meal planned rather than just bingeing on the weekend (difficult, I know)

Sorry if I am not much help, feel free to add me. I log EVERYTHING i eat even the bad stuff lol

Figure out the underlying psychology of why you do it and work on that.

I cant stop bingeing i eat and eat and i cant make myself stop. I feel out of control, and hopeless. I am ashamed. How do i stop?

Find the root of the problem and work it out. For me, I binge because of anxiety. Every time I am anxious and about to turn to food, I ask myself "will this binge solve my problem?" and then work it out from there. Doesn't work every time, but it gets me conscious of what I'm doing to myself.

Be kind to your body.