Help me. How can I stop binge-eating?

I tend to binge if I have my calories set too low. Leave yourself one day a week to eat at your maintenance level. Or shave off 100 calories a day during the week so you have an extra 1000 calories over the weekend.
Other than that, your willpower has to win out.

I'd also like to point out that overeating is different from binging. (Not asking you to clarify which is giving you problems, just mentioning it as food for thought)

If you find yourself consistently binging, the odds are good that the reasons are emotional/mental rather than physical, and it might be helpful to see a therapist that specializes in eating disorders. Even if you don't have an ED, talking to someone that understands food issues can be really helpful.

If it's just overeating, then setting goals and figuring out non-food ways to motivate yourself often works for me (and overeating has always been my Achilles heel). Obviously everyone has different things that inspire them, so it might take a bit to figure out what works for you, whether it be a day at the spa, new clothes, or something else.

Make sure you're getting plenty of protein and fats in your diet. They tend to keep you sated longer.

I don't think you are bingeing. You are over eating over your allowance and it will take some thinking on your part to figure it out. It could be stress eating, boredom eating, waiting too long between meals, or simply wearing out your "will power". When you have an idea why, you can build a new strategy. For instance if it is stress eating, perhaps work in some physical stress relief before you get home. For instance you can get off the bus a few blocks from home and walk off the work stress.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jgnatca/view/halting-a-binge-session-715131

From MayoClinic.org:

You may have no obvious physical signs or symptoms when you have binge-eating disorder. You may be overweight or obese, or you may be at a normal weight. However, you likely have numerous behavioral and emotional signs and symptoms, such as:

Eating unusually large amounts of food
Eating even when you're full or not hungry
Eating rapidly during binge episodes
Eating until you're uncomfortably full
Frequently eating alone
Feeling that your eating behavior is out of control
Feeling depressed, disgusted, ashamed, guilty or upset about your eating
Experiencing depression and anxiety
Feeling isolated and having difficulty talking about your feelings
Frequently dieting, possibly without weight loss
Losing and gaining weight repeatedly, also called yo-yo dieting

After a binge, you may try to diet or eat normal meals. But restricting your eating may simply lead to more binge eating, creating a vicious cycle.

Esther_Crosbie96 wrote: »

Sounds like me... I eat a lot when I am not hungry. Mainly a lot of almond butter and bread. I eat rapidly during the binge episodes until I am uncomfortably full. I frequently eat alone. It seems as if this is going out of control. I am depressed, disgusted, ashamed about my eating. I experience depression.

Try adding journal notes to your food diary of how you are feeling and then compare your eating with how you are feeling. Sometimes you can be stressed about something and not even know you are stressed. This really helped me to realize different emotions I was feeling and wasn't realizing. It became so obvious that the first thing I did was walk in the kitchen and grab something to snack on. I couldn't believe it took me so long to realize that I was responding to stress by eating. And, I don't mean big stresses...it can be little things that you wouldn't even realize could stress you out. Realizing your triggers is the a big step. The second thing is to not beat yourself up when you emotionally eat - that will only prolong the binge. For myself, I will probably always have moments where I do it, but I have learned to prevent it sometimes and shorten the length of it when it happens.