I almost made myself puke... please help

Dont get on that slippery slide. You do it once and its easy to start doing.. It will make you think its ok to eat a bag of chips, cuz I can make it come right back up.

Just consider this falling off the wagon and start tomorrow fresh.

I don't even know why, but tonite I ate a huge bag of chips (the whole bag, I couldn't stop) and then one and a half chocolate bars. I couldn't stop eating. I seem to do this every weekend. My stomach hurts and I feel like I'm going to burst open. I was stressed out and just wanted to eat - half way through the bag I knew I wasn't hungry anymore but I kept eating because I didn't want to be tempted by the rest of the bag tomorrow.

My stomach hurts and I went to the bathroom. I stuck my fingers down my throat - and then I stopped. I couldn't bring myself to do it because I know I would feel too ashamed if anyone knew what I was doing. Usually I'm the one people turn to for advice.

I don't know what to do. Would making myself throw up just once make me bulimic? Does anyone have any advice?

A lot of us have been there. I have gone on binges just like that and did make myself throw up. Not because I didn't want the calories but because I was so sick I couldn't lie down. I did learn to stop before I get to that point. But there is a full moon coming and whenever it does I find I go a little cazy.
I couldn't sleep so I came down and binged on 3 gram crackers with peanutbutter and jelly and a whole salad. Now the chips sound good too.

Hi, I'm definitely no expert but I myself have struggled with emotional eating or over-eating triggered by stress etc.
It's a really hard process to change but now instead of turning to food when I'm stressed or angry or frustrated or sad, bored whatever the case may be I "soothe" or "comfort" myself through other means like taking a hot relaxing bath with epsom salts and lighting candles and listening to music. Or I call a friend or family member or sit and talk with my husband about what's bothering me. Or I blow off steam by getting in a good workout or going for a walk.
It's really difficult to re-train your brain on how to actually deal with your emotions instead of eating them
I hope this makes sense. Try to be more kind to yourself & more patient with yourself. Listen to your body and don't be afraid to feel your feelings and work through your emotions instead of eating to numb yourself or zone out.

I hope that helps somewhat!
Take care of yourself! :flowerforyou:

I did that tonight with a bag of white chocolate covered pretzels

I used to do that too, eat until I felt sick and was ashamed of myself. I would sneak food too when others weren't eating. And emotional/stressed out eating was the worse. Then one day last November I came across an magazine article about eating disorders. Compulsive Overeating being one of them. Every symptom they listed set off warning bells in my head and my thoughts were "that's me" to all of them. I then went to the library and picked up some books, one of them called "why can't I stop eating" and I started going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings.
Sugars and fats cause an addictive reaction in our brain just like drugs and alcohol do. That's why it is so hard to stop eating them.
For me, the best thing has been abstinence. I don't eat anything with sugar. No junk food. No fast food. Nothing with flour in it either. It's has been over 3 months since the last time I had anything like that. The first week or so was very very hard but I knew the only way to stop the cycle was to stay away from those things.
As each day has gone by I feel better and better. Yes, I still have cravings but have found healthy alternatives. When/if the day ever comes that I give into those cravings and have something I shouldn't I know I will get right back to being abstinent and I will forgive myself.
YOU CAN DO IT!

The best advice I can give you is this....don't buy the chips and chocolate. If they are in the house, you will eat them. I have to totally leave that kind of stuff at the store. It is a lot easier to leave it there than to leave it alone once it's at your home.

My DH wanted a pie last night, and we had a frozen one, so I baked it for him and when I wanted it, I instead made myself a smoothie with frozen fruit and greek vanilla yogurt. That really made me feel like I had something special and I was so full afterwards!! I think the trick is to be prepared, track everything you eat...if you bite it, write it and this site has really helped me with that!

I hope when you wake up this morning you feel better. I have been where you are, just this week, and binging is never fun. But don't start the throwing up thing, its not good for your body or spirit. So you freaked out and ate a bunch of food. Its not the end of the world. It doesn't make you a failure, it won't make you gain 20lbs, as long as its a one-time thing. Or even an every once in a while thing. ((HUGS))

Once is all it takes. I used to barf on a regular basis in highschool, but it honestly catches up to you, which is why I'm so fat right now, LOL.

I was bulimic since I was 14 (I'm 25 now) and it's really not a nice way to go. Your teeth rot (I have a mouthful of fillings), you get fat once you stop (my metabolism is goosed) and you're all round miserable. It's hard and I've learned that there are certain foods that will trigger this feeling so I've trained myself not have multipacks in the house etc. It's great that you've spotted the signs early and even better that you've noticed a pattern (you say you do this every weekend). Now is the time to work out why. Are you bored? Are you sad? Do you just really want potato chips? That's when you can start to change. Maybe buy a small pack so you can't go all out. Or do something like painting your nails to stave off the boredom (I do a french manicure most nights as it's really time consuming!). Wishing you all the luck in the world xxx

The best advice I can give you is this....don't buy the chips and chocolate. If they are in the house, you will eat them. I have to totally leave that kind of stuff at the store. It is a lot easier to leave it there than to leave it alone once it's at your home.

BUMP!!!!!!

Oh yeah. One trick I use when I feel a craving.
I eat 6-8 almonds and leave it at that. 10 minutes later I feel so full that I´ve completely lost the craving