Binge eating/depressed?

I'm sorry I'm not much help, but I've just finished reading a book that may interest you - The Good Eater, by Ron Saxen. It's his life story and he has a binge eating disorder. In the book he recounts his struggles with food, and the causes of his binging.

I used to- I've still been known to overindulge a bit when at times when I'm stressed or sad. Here's the thing...overcoming binge eating is usually a process. It takes time, it's something I've worked at over a year, and I'm much better now, but I'm still not perfect.

The main thing is to not let yourself panic, even if you do fail. Don't let it be a catastrophic event. Don't let it cause you to quit.

Hang in there, sweetheart. Just remember these words: this too shall pass.

You did the right thing by reaching out and asking for support. Good on you for that.

Take care of you. Don't binge eat. Take care of yourself. You'll be ok.

There are looks of good books. I found that the Gillian Riley book - eating less, saying goodbye to over eating , is really good.

My boyfriend and I had a disagreement of sorts today, and it has left me feeling sick and depressed. Apart of me is afraid I'll binge eat- it's what I used to do when I was heavy whenever I was depressed or stressed. I haven't felt this bad in a long time. Any helpful tips? do you binge eat when depressed?

I used to self medicate with food too. My drug of choice was chocolate, or baked goods. Back in March I had a very tough month, and a dear friend taught me that I could take my feelings to the gym instead of the kitchen.

in March my special needs son almost got expelled from school. I took all those bad feelings to the gym and I ran on the treadmill for like 40 minutes. I must have still had a crazy look in my eye when I was done, because Justin ( my dear friend) took one look at me and told me I needed to do the battle ropes ( big huge ropes that you beat the floor with).

My dad was sick for 6 months. We knew he was terminal. When he would have a particularly bad turn, I threw myself into my cardio, or my weight training. I was in the gym when I found out that he had hours to live. I told my 2 closest gym friends, then went and ran on the treadmill. Did I make bad food choices the day he died? yes...but I didn't go crazy.

you CAN stop binge eating to "treat" your depression. You just have to find other ways to deal with your sad, mad, etc feelings. For me, I pick a corner treadmill and run as hard as I can. If the tears come, they come. If I am feeling violent, the gym has a heavy bag and the battle ropes. I know the trainer would loan me his boxing gloves if I asked.

I don't binge eat when I am upset, I am quit the opposite. I kind of shut down and don't want to eat. If you are upset and wanting to binge eat, find something else to occupy your time like read a book or watch a favorite movie. Tell yourself this too shall pass! Hope this helps

It's not really a tip, but I just try to remind myself that over-eating/binge eating won't actually change anything. It won't change the situation that I'm upset/sad/angry about, it won't make depression go away. It will make me feel better in the (very) short term, but then I will only feel regret. It doesn't fix anything. I just try to distract myself, both from the bad feelings and the desire to overeat, until the feelings pass. Exercise is a great suggestion because you also get the endorphin boost. It's something that (in my experience) gets easier with practise. When **** happens, I still get the urge to over-eat, but the urge is more fleeting now, and I know that I don't need to give into it. It isn't more powerful than me. Not usually anyway.

oh and another thing. i "save" funny and entertaining tv shows for when im feeling really depressed so that i will have something great to distract me and make me feel better. There are a few shows that i have for this purpose and i only watch them when i feel really really bad and they are like my medicine lol one of these shows is key and peele and the other is the mindy project.