NEW! Need to beat the Binge :(

I have trouble not overeating on my days off. Not necessarily bingeing, but eating junk all day long. I love MFP to help keep me accountable, and at least it's a way to see how many calories I'm taking in. It's been tough though, but in the long run it will pay off!

OMG! This is all so me! It had gotten out of control to the point that I was planning what I was going to binge on all day, stop at the store and buy $20 worth of junk and eat most of it that night! I looked forward to it...tonight I get to eat McDonald's, chocolate and watch reruns of Gilmore Girls, can't wait! It's sad to think about now. I'd gotten pretty much over the true binges over the past year and just had an occasional extra snack or something. But now I'm noticing those behaviors creeping back in again. I stop on the way home and pick up a bag of chips or candy (or both) and eat some as I'm driving home and save the rest for when my boyfriend goes to bed and then I go nuts. Its still not as bad as it was but its definitely not helping me lose the weight. And if I actually started the next day like I say I'm going to without a binge, I'd be 100 lbs by now lol. I've looked into OA in the past but was wondering if the book is available somewhere without attending a meeting? Feel free to add me as a friend. It makes me feel a lot better to know I'm not the only one who deals with this. Its so frustrating to read the "just stop eating it" posts. For some people, its really not that easy. Sometimes I think its like telling an alcoholic not to drink.

I'll add you. I like to offer support whenever I can

Feel free to add me too everyone. I'm a total binge eater. Its generally because I have a "small" craving and as soon as I indulge (and it can be something as TINY as a fun size snicker) I will consider my day blown and go all out for the rest of the day. We are talking over a thousand calories. Its depressing but we can do it.

I have lost weight before. Just gotta get past the cravings. My diary is open so feel free to look and give me *kitten* for eating junk. I even have a "mindless eating" category...

Welcome to you all! I have been an eating disorder survivor for nearly 5 years now (since I finished my intense therapy - had Bulimia for 15 years) but continued with the binge part of Bulimia but without the overexercising/purging. I have learned so much along the way. Some suggestions I can make to help you:

Food is something we MUST have to fuel our bodies and yes it is like an addiction however with an addiction such as say alcohol, with alcohol you don't NEED it to survive (you can go completely cold turkey and still survive without alcohol but not with food)

Keep an absolutely honest food and emotions diary for as long as you are able, just write EVERYTHING in it including when you have your binge how you were feeling immediately before. This is hard work it really is but it will help you find your triggers and then you can start to work on them. Sometimes you will feel like "oh sod this I am over writing everything down" so have a break and get back into it when you are able. You will hopefully start to see patterns of when you binge, what happened immediately before or even up to a day before the binge and then be able to find strategies to cope when those stressors return.

A good book that was recommended to me when in Eating Disorder Service care was called Overcoming Binge Eating by Dr Christopher Fairburn. Here's a link to it on Amazon,
http://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Binge-Eating-First-Edition/dp/0898621798

I bought it and got from it what was helpful for me. Not everything is helpful, so take what works for you. I attended an OA meeting once and found that was really not me at all, I attended Weight Watchers, again that was not for me.

Never ever ever give up. It's a tough thing to overcome and don't set too high expectations as I'm sure we all know that when we don't reach those goals we set can also be a trigger to yet another binge. If something doesn't work for you try something else. Revisit those things that don't work for you at a later time, they may then work for you.


When you are in the "right I am going to binge on ........" do something different, take deep breaths, have a bath, paint your nails, go for a walk. The feelings will be so strong you may end up just binging but make sure you log it and take note of those emotions and possible triggers (there may be a few), the time of day etc etc etc.

Please if you want to PM me or add me.

xox

feel free to add me anyone can! Starting this journey as well and love to have friends with you

Same boat here! feel free to add me

I sent a friend request...feel free to add me. And everyone else who'd like to add me as well! I MUST beat this!! And wishing everyone the best :-)

I have been a binge eater for most my life. I notice when I have an event, or something social to go to coming up, I sabotage myself a lot of the time by binging the night before...so I don't want to go the next day. Not all the time, but I notice that I do that. Anyone else do this?? It is an ongoing battle....very frustrating!!