I definitely struggle with emotional eating and binging. I never really thought about whether or not it was related to pcos, but since I call pcos "the devil" and it is the root of many of my faults, it makes sense that they would be related!

Lately, I've been having an easier time taming the binge monster. I've been using sheer willpower and distraction strategies. I also think inositol is helping, because it's been limiting my craving for sugar, which is what I usually turned to during a binge.

Hang in there! I hope others have some more ideas for you.

Boo I binged a bit last night at my brother's house. I pick one day a week to have something special to eat and I chose to have a piece of chocolate cake (bad choice with my period coming) and a scoop of ice cream. well, I couldn't stop myself from having a second helping of both . However, unlike in the past, I was able to stop after that and I am so thankful it hasn't triggered a large carb binge today! That is what used to happen in the past. Phew.

I have a problem with this too! What you said hit home because I remember when I was in grade school I got in trouble for taking a container of icing and hiding it in my room so that I could take spoonfuls from it. I don;t binge on spoonfuls anymore, but I do find myself binging from time to time. It gets especially bad when I'm PMSing or during the first days of my period when I feel like my stomach is a bottomless pit and just cannot feel full. It that just me, or is it a PCOS thing?
I know this is corny, but lately I have been trying different strategies to avoid the binging: I pray for God to give me strength to resist or try to divert my attention. Drinking water does nothing for me in those moods, but green tea seems to help.

I used to have a terrible problem with binge eating. I would come home from work after eating pretty well, make my dinner and eat it. Then about 30 minutes later I would make a "2nd" dinner and eat that. Then within the next hour I would be picking through my cabinets looking for something/anything to munch on. I know for me that some of it was boredom, some just trying to soothe my stress and loneliness, but even though I knew that, I would often say oh well the damage is already done what's wrong with a little more. It was very frustrating and I noticed myself craving the same textures night after night after a binge which just perpetuated the problem. I have found that since I have been logging everything, I am far less likely to dive into eating whatever I want and being more mindful about what I decide to snack on if I do. It has also helped eating my meals at my counter, sitting down, with no distractions - no TV or cell phone or magazines to take away my focus. I find it is much easier to realize when I am full when I do that. I've also tried the trick of: if I am craving sweets, does an apple sound good? If not, then its probably just boredom or something similar, so drink a glass of water or hot tea and then find something active to do to get past the craving. Usually works pretty well.