Mfp causing binge eating?

I'm sorry you've felt like this place has become a curse to you. =[
Generally, keeping a dairy of your daily diet really helps people maintain their weights if they are still struggling to keep themselves accountable.
I think you should take a break.
You have taught yourself all about portion control, your body knows when it feels full and it's time you enjoy what you worked so hard for.
Vanity pounds are not going to mean a thing in the long-run of your life. You are not going to look back in 10 years and think "wow i am so glad i kept those extra 5lbs off" you are going to think of experiences and people you meet, so leave with confidence that you now HOW to eat better for your size and relax.
People will notice your smile, not that extra 5lbs, and you will be a much happier person for it.

MFP is only a tool, and it is a tool that can help develop both healthy and unhealthy habits.

You need to evaluate whether or not it is the right tool for you.

Could your obsession with MFP be associated with an obsession with food, dieting, fitness, and hence your physical self? Maybe looking a little deeper at the issue would help. you have identified your obsession and it is often the obsession that keeps you hooked into the whole body image thing. Personally I am loving MFP, fill it in once a day and forget about it. It really helps to keep me on track and realistic about how much I can eat.
But I also have had that obsession drama, and thanks to yoga and meditation and just realising that I am perfect however I am really has helped me. Get active about exercise and healthy lifestyle, not about eating food. Only eat what is healthy and healing for your body and forget the rest....get help with obsessive personality traits.

I don't think it's MFP causing your binging. I'm pretty sure it's your very low, borderline unhealthy weight that's causing your binging. Your body is fighting for survival.

i have noticed how ive become really obsessed with calories, macros, etc.. too ever since i started using mfp. but if its the only way for me to achieve my goals (tried long enough without mfp) then im willing to accept that ill be thinking about my diet a lot of the time.

sometimes i have to take a step back and remind myself that a month ago it didnt matter if i went over my carbs or if i needed more protein for the day. that i didnt work out just because i had a treat.. and still lived happily!

the same thing has happened to me about a year ago. i used mfp, lost 10 pounds, then binged and gained 20! My problem is that I am OCD when it comes to anything that I do, and I started restricting calories too much. That therefore lead to my body uncontrollably binging. My advice, use mfp to get as close to your goal daily calories as possible. even if that means you go a little over. I am learning that the hard way as long as your body has proper nutrition, you won't fall backwards

Sorry you feel that way OP, for me its been the total opposite. This site has been AWESOME for my eating and staying within my macros and calories.

what are you calorie goals set as? when I first joined mfp set me as 1200 cal and although I could get by... I was so hungry and wanted ALL the food!!! I did some research and increased my calories to 1700 after 2 months of the 1200 cal thing. I was MUCH more satisfied then and less tempted to want to eat everything lol (also, I continued to lose weight). 1200 cal seems to be the default for many people, but for some it just isn't enough.

I hear you... It is a blessing and a curse for me personally.

I can be very much OCD so my logging, tracking, counting, weighing just has to be spot on and when I am over my calories or macros I get angry. I don't feel guilty or have the all or nothing attitude but the anger will force me to restrict which in turn will cause me to have the urge to binge. However, I know that the urge to binge is caused by not eating enough calories. Honestly, I could blame MFP all day long because yeah... before I was here counting and logging and all that, I was doing it on my own. I managed to lose almost 80 lbs without this system and since I've been here it's been difficult to lose my "Vanity" pounds. But I don't blame MFP, I could take a break or walk away entirely by now because I have been educated, etc.

I do like to be able to track my calories and stay within my range and I have to admit that I love watching my exercise calories eat up the number of calories I've consumed. But that's more vanity.

Anyway, yes I have def changed since I have been here but I don't blame MFP, I take ownership and responsibility for my own actions, feelings, thoughts, urges, etc. If I want to stop feeling the need to binge, I have to eat more during the day simple as that. A computer system can't dictate to me what, when or how much to eat. I am the only one who can decide that. Everything here is a tool meant to assist with weight loss and a healthy life style.

Then again..... I tend to "complete" my entry several times throughout the day to make sure I am getting the dreaded RED "You are eating too few calories blah blah blah". Stop me from losing weight? really? tell it to Ghandi.

Double post

MFP is not the problem. It sounds like it is time to reflect on your own behaviors.

This question made me examine myself. I would've said that mfp made me more "aware" of my eating and exercise habits. But after self-examination, I believe that I have become "obsessed" since using mfp. I think it's especially those charts...I check my weight graph daily to see the trends. But while "obsessed" I am....I like having this tool keeping me in check with myself. I think if I did not use it, I would not be able to monitor myself properly.

Besides, the encouragement I get from reading various posts is something great. I'd rather use it than go back to where I was before. Binge eating...I can't say that I've experienced that...but I do reward myself for my hard work.

Just to clarify- I'm not saying mfp is the problem! I know it's me, I was wondering if this tool effected other peoples behaviours and thoughts, feelings over food/body/image.

So my straight answer would be: YES

I don't think it's MFP causing your binging. I'm pretty sure it's your very low, borderline unhealthy weight that's causing your binging. Your body is fighting for survival.