Help me stop binging :(

chew gum, drink tea, work out.......... :ohwell:

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My issue was that I would eat great all day but then 10pm would roll around and I would be making toast with peanut butter. I figured out it was on days where I wasnt eating enough early on in the day. I find that by eating a good amount of protein for breakfast and then eating steadily every 2 or 3hrs throughout the day that I am way less likely to binge at night. If you do still have that feeling to munch at night try to grab some carrot sticks or celery so that you are not adding lots of calories. Hope that helps!

High fiber complex carbs really fill me up and keep me satisfied. Bean soups, stews, and chili are the best. Yum! Feels like binging, but isn't. I don't know what makes me what to eat all the time, I just love food. But MFP is helping me make better choices.

I can't see your diary, but here is what has helped me. Hope this isn't crap advice - you've lost a significant amount of weight already!

One, I never ever just eat 1200 calories except on rare occasions. It would be cool for a week and then I would totally lose it and binge on everything in sight. If this is your calorie level per day, it might not be right for you and think about increasing it.

Two, if it's bed time and I've consumed all of the calories I'm allowed to for the day, but I'm totally starving, I will grab an orange, or a banana - something to just take the edge off. Hell - even 2 oranges. Sure you go over by 60 to 100 calories, but this has been totally worth it for me.

Oranges have been huge for me as a late night snack. Somehow, the ritual of peeling them and eating them is really satisfying.

I also really dig those 15 calorie Popsicles (fake sugar in them, but honestly they have been a lifesaver. I will have to ween myself off of them when I start maintaining)

Herbal tea helps the edge also, with a tsp of honey.

mfp has really helped me in this area deadmittens. If I am over my calorie count for the day I hop on my crosstrainer and burn off those extra calories. I have found focusing on exercise instead of diet has been the only thing that has worked for me. I do try and be careful with food, but when I want to eat and eat and eat, I drink a couple of glasses of water, and try and eat weight watchers snacks. If you can pinpoint exactly what you want to eat, then eat that and move on, always ask yourself before you eat, is this what I really want? Can I choose a healthier option? Recently when I want to overeat, I just let myself feel hungry and carefully plan my next healthy snack or main meal. It feels great to be in control :-)

Personally I think the protein requirements are too low on this program. My trainer has set me up with different goals that are much higher in protein for sure, about double!

As for binging, if you're exercising, make sure you add it to your dairy. This will give you more available calories to consume.

When you binge,...make sure its clean foods.
http://www.eatcleandiet.com/

It's not a diet so much as it is a change of how you eat and live. It helps. Remember that not all calories are created equally so you get more food out of a clean choice than you would out of a poor choice.

Good luck!

Are u eating 2 pieces of fruit daily? Gotta eat fruit...

I have been trying the same method I used when quitting smoking, that is I wait, I wait 5 minutes and see if I forget about it, most of the time I do and if the craving pops up again an hour later I wait again and tell myself if I´m still dying for something in 5 minutes I'll figure it out then, very often the craving passes and I thank myself for doing me the favor of not mindlessly eating something unhealthy. You have to keep on doing what you where doing or go do laundry or something to occupy your mind. You can't just sit by the fridge and stare at the watch! If the craving is doesn't go away it probably means that you are hungry for real.

Do you smoke?
Many emotional eaters and smokers are low in seretonin. 5htp helps. Understanding your need for carbs is a want for that feel good feeling. If one is chemically imbalanced (and whos perfect) then it can be extremely difficult.
Their is also wellbutrin and buprobion-but these should be last resorts.
Try slowly binging less and less frequently. Slowly get into good habits. Doing anything too fast will lead to...well a binge most likely. best of luck!

oh-and by the way-I am definetly not a doctor! nor am I a therapist or a shrink.

I am a fine art major LOL-but these are good questions you may want to bring up to someone who does know what they're talking about.

You can change you protein % in goals=>change goals=> custom. If you up the protein % it will automatically take the calories from fat for the day. Hope this helps. :-)

Plan what you are going to eat throughout the day, I do this and it keeps me on track. It makes me look forward to my meal times, without being that despate to heavily snack inbetween.

Before you pick up the chocolate bar, think of the reasons you want to binge.. If you are hungry, eat something healthy and slowly. Chew your food properly and stop when you feel satisfied.

Also, think about the long term goal.. You know binging is not going to help you lose weight and you will just feel more depressed afterwards. Believe me ive been there! I used to binge on chocolate in the evenings but now Ive realised that it isnt going to help me in the long run!

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