Some help for a BED victim
nyloel
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Hello every one, i decided to post here after a visit to the "introduce yourself" forum.
I'm sorry for my poor english (i'm french). To avoid some unecessary repetition : i quote what i wrote previously.
I'm sorry for my poor english (i'm french). To avoid some unecessary repetition : i quote what i wrote previously.
Hello everyone. Sorry for my poor english : i'm french but i understand perfectly english even though i don't write it fluently.
I have always been eager to visit here (even though i didn't post anything since today) to listen and to read some good advices.
I was, long ago, very overweight since my childwood : 270 pounds until i suceeded to lose much more than the half of it in three years of caloric restriction with a great amount of control.
It's been six years that i am between 110 and 125 pounds (fluctuations with weight gain followed by an immediate restriction to avoid any more gain). Sadly, like many here, i have fallen in the "binge eating disorder" wagon and now, i'm prisonner of an eternal cycle, and the monster that arises every three or four days becomes more and more powerful.
With a crazy obsession, i succeeded to lose some more pounds (now i'm 49 sometimes 47 kilograms for 163 cm)... but i regain four pounds during my binges that i lose some days after (water retention and great amount of caloric restriction during two or three days).
Now, i binge every three days (4000 - 5000 calories) ... followed by a fast day. I know that is not the best way to rebound but ... it's easier for me to not eat at all (and my tummy thanks me in advance for that) than to eat less and fall again in the circle ... even though it's a kind of "taking a step back to make a higher jump".
I don't know how to extract myself from that : i tried every thing (read here, books like "the end of overeating", "brain over binge", ending my diet, changing my macro ...). I don't even binge on fast food but on sugar/carbs and protein including bread and yogurt for exemple.
And i'm so obsessed that i weight myself every days (i know, it's BAD but i cannot help, my urges are more powerful than my reason), i measure my thighs ten times a day (and i panic if they a just a little bigger), i weight my food, i avoid buffets and other social reunions to avoid a new binge day... it is tearing me of.
So now, i cannot eat one day in a normal way or following a "normal" pattern : i eat too much or i don't eat, that's my life every day now.
And my mind cannot bear that anymore. The problem in my case (and that's why i write in the english version of my fitness pal community) is in France, BED isn't recognized. There isn't any book, any community, any known nutritionist, or a former victim that can give an insight or some help.
So it's a kind of : i find a solution or i disappear to not support that anymore.
I hope i find the end of the tunnel.
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You can find someone who specializes in eating disorders to help you. Their knowledge will translate well to treating BED. Actually, I think you would qualify as having bulimia because you are compensating for your binges with fasting.
When I read your story I think a few things, first - congratulations on losing so much weight, that took a lot of determination and dedication on your part! Those qualities will stand you well when you work on recovering from BED/bulimia. However, I worry that you are actually below your healthy and happy weight now; it is actually the body's natural reaction to being underweight to cause you to binge eat. So the first and most helpful thing is to let yourself start to regain some weight. The more weight you lose the more you will binge. It will be very difficult to stop binge eating at this weight. Things will start to get much better if you can get your BMI up to at least 19.
In the meantime, work on eating 3 meals with all three food groups (fat, protein, and carb) as well as 1-3 snacks (if full, drink a nutrition beverage). You should be eating enough to gain about half a pound a week, or 0.25 kg. When you binge, get back on track with your eating as soon as possible. Every time you fast the day after you make it so much more likely that you will binge and your binges will be bigger because in the back of your mind you know you are going to make up for it later.
Remember, recovering from an eating disorder is difficult and complicated. Please seek out someone good to work with to help you with this process. They can evaluate your individual situation and give you the best recommendations and the support you need to follow those recommendations.
Bonne chance!!0 -
Thank you for your advices. I know that fasting isn't a solution, and sometimes, i feel so good so empty but, everything has a end, and i must eat because it's a normal need. And everytime i eat, i'm so afraid to fall again.
I must accept to regain some weight without the fear to being overweight again.0 -
It is difficult to find the balance, but trust in the process. It is really hard because your mind gets scared and obsessive about weight, that is actually a side effect from being underweight as well. So that will get better too as you gain some weight.0
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I'm not sure if it's available in French, but I recommend the book Brain over Binge. You're not a victim, and recovery doesn't have to be complicated.
Edited: Here is a link to the blog I wrote with some of my thoughts on the book: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/JTick/view/rambles-about-binge-eating-7041050 -
girlviernes wrote: »
Remember, recovering from an eating disorder is difficult and complicated. Please seek out someone good to work with to help you with this process. They can evaluate your individual situation and give you the best recommendations and the support you need to follow those recommendations.
Bonne chance!!
I complete agree with her. Sometimes it's difficult to find the appropriate professional but eating disorders exists and the EU recognises them, they are described in the CIE 10, so I'm positive that you will be able to control your weight and your anxiety with professional medical help.
I don't wanna say if you should eat more or less, cause I think your problem is not that, it's something deeper and complex, so just take the first step and get yourself a good psychologist, a medical dietist or whatever you think would help you best.
You are not alone0 -
Thank you.0
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You really need professional help and I do believe you can find it there in France. Please contact the below source for help or references. This isn't something you can overcome with willpower, you need professional support and guidance.
https://eating-disorders.org.uk/international/france/
Take care of your precious self!0
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