How do you stop mindless binges?
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MissKoyukichan
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Are there any tricks you use? If I realize I'm binging mid-binge I'll stop, but sometimes it's hard.
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by not doing a big deficit so never have to binge in the first place0
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nosebag1212 wrote: »by not doing a big deficit so never have to binge in the first place
this. Also for me, not putting restrictions on any food (I eat what I want to fit within my macros) and eating large main meals. Snacking just makes me hungry and wanting to eat more and more food. I need a good macro balance at breakfast and lunch, then I eat carb-heavy at night. Otherwise if I eat too high-carb during the day I get hungry.0 -
I have made a law for myself that I have to log any excess calories over my goal on the next day as part of those calories. That way I don't punish myself today (and end up binging even more out of self-pity or giving up), but instead I trade it for fewer calories the next day. Just knowing that I have to do that often stops the binging in the first place or keeps it very manageable (100-200 calories over goal). After all, most people, even when they are healthy and don't have binging tendencies will once in awhile eat a little more than they should. I am more like a normal person now (plus the mind trick lol)0
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I binge eat emotionally, so even when I have a normal amount of calories sometimes it's just really hard to stop. The only thing that's made me prevent binges is to not allow it to begin. I don't buy snack foods, When my partner wants to get fast food I say no thank you and going out to dinner I make sure I don't ask for fries just in case it triggers a binge.
I work at a supermarket so when work is stressful it's really hard not to go and buy donuts or chocolates. Then it's just a matter of putting it off long enough to see reason :P "I will buy a chocolate after I do X amount of work or X amount of hours" and by then I don't want to anymore.0 -
If I have a bag of chips in front of me, I could easily nosh most of the bag before I realize it. I make sure to portion it out, instead. I don't have the excuse of not realizing when I'm measuring it out, and it's made me much more mindful of how I eat.0
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I would also add, plan your day ahead. I'm not talking "written in stone," just being mindful of what you will be doing for the day. Also, if it's emotional/stress binging that you do, like me, remove yourself from the kitchen/pantry/house. I will take a walk or go to the gym just to remove temptation. It also helps to relieve the stress.0
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Don't buy the foods that create the binge.
Weight loss starts in the grocery store.0 -
What are you binging on? Work whatever it is into your calorie defecit
Be mindful - concentrate on every decision to eat and what you're making / putting in your mouth - surely just logging everything up front before you take a bite is enough to make this happen
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My binging stopped when I increased my protein. About 10 to 20%more protein daily than carbs. I eat 6 times a day and try to include protein at each meal or snack.0
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I actually stop and think about whether or not I am REALLY hungry - I ask myself several times and usually, I'm not. I also don't buy anything that I don't want to be eating but I am single and live alone so I can do that.0
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Are you eating a good amount of calories per day or are you eating too little?
Are you denying yourself foods that you like?0 -
Repeating what others have said:
- Don't put yourself at too much of a calorie deficit.
- Eat more protein.
- Eat smaller meals more often.
- Don't keep supplies of food that you don't want to binge on. Instead, keep plenty of fruits and veggies around.
- If you do keep less-healthy binge foods around, put notes on them to remind you what you're trying to accomplish.
- Log EVERYTHING. If you start to see a pattern of sabotaging your goals, you'll can then choose to commit or choose to give up.
- Don't be mindless. Be mindful. It's a conscious choice.
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Since I am not sure what you are binging on maybe try using presentation for your food - if you put a serving in a dish then put away whatever is left then you have to go back and open the package etc., this might help with the mindless part. I think we all still have some of the clean your plate or finish the package syndrome.0
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The key to stopping a binge is to not allow yourself to have the opportunity to binge. For example don't buy snacks you've binged on before, ever. If you live with others, avoid the kitchen and only go in it with a specific plan in mind. You might snack here and there, but if you're aimless and mindless there's a bigger change the mindless eating will happen.-1
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I put signs on my fridge and pantry--no joke. They just say "stop". If I'm tempted to ignore them, I just think of how disgusting I feel when I'm done.0
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I'm interested to hear so many people say not to buy foods that you binge on. When I binge, it's food that is fine in moderation but not in excess. A few years ago I binged on Triscuits. Good Lord, I pooped for DAYS. I've often binged on cheese and veggies, but what I ate in calories in cheese put me way, way over, and it was the "just keep eating, nothing satiates, go back for thirds and fourths and eat all the things!" type of behavior that turned what could have been a healthy snack into an unhealthy...feeding I guess is the most accurate term.0
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MissKoyukichan wrote: »Are there any tricks you use? If I realize I'm binging mid-binge I'll stop, but sometimes it's hard.
Be mindful. No, I'm not being snarky. Make yourself sit at a table and don't do anything else in conjunction with that. Eat without distractions and pay CLOSE ATTENTION to what you're doing and feeling.
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Prevention for me, good advice already has been given - prudent planning & portioning out food. If you plan ahead you wont have any extra food around to 'binge' on, portioning will force you to go out of you way to carry on eating - reducing that risk. Ensuring that when you eat this is the only activity you are doing (not watching TV) that way you can focus on what you're eating, how much & how you feel.
If this is too difficult for you then you may have an issue with compulsive behavior surrounding eating, and if that is the case I strongly suggest talking to your doctor about it.0 -
I think figuring out why you binge is the most important part.
Sometimes it's a bad habit (foods you're used to overeat when you eat them), sometimes it's emotionally driven (comfort eating) and sometimes it's physical (nutritional deficiency). All these cases need to be dealt with using different strategies.
Not buying the foods you binge on is a band-aid, not a solution. It can help you break bad habits but won't work in the long run.
Also, pigging out every once in a while is fun. Don't go full puritan here.0 -
I think we all overdo it here and there but most of the time I avoid it by drinking tea ...0
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