How do you talk yourself out of a binge?

I just don't buy that food PERIOD. I had cake last week for my birthday, ate 4 pieces..I haven't had cake in a year. There are some people who cannot start on that type of food!

Try not to shop hungry. Something I do is change what I eat regularly so I don't get bored of the same old " chicken and broccoli" try some ice cream alternatives shaved ice is awesome sweet but still good for you

Eating something you consider junk food is not a binge. Going over by a few hundred calories for a day is not a binge.

A binge is eating to fill an emotional void. A binge is eating not because you crave something, it's eating until the sadness goes away.

Have a treat when you're craving it. The only way I can is by having the taste of it and ruining the rest. Then my brain finally puts together that's it's not financially logical.

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If you want ice cream make it yourself. If you want cookies make them yourself. It takes more work and time this way and gives you time to think about what you are doing. Binges are hard to do on raw flour and eggs...

Totally an awesome idea I like this I make homemade wine and cheese so this idea interest me than

I came to this thread for help but it seems to come down to having a mini-binge and then making up the calories by exercise or cutting back later. Still hoping for the magic answer. The thing that works for me is to get back on track after every excess. You gotta live. Just don't give up.

I have this problem as well. I always binge once or twice a week. I start with something simple like chips and i dont stop until everything is gone. I live alone so noone can see this. These urges to just EAT are sooooo powerful. Iv lost aboit 50lbs and worry i wont get any lower because the binges wont stop

My sister told me that you can celebalrate little goals. Today I had a bagel with cream cheese and I usually eat like 6 tablespoons (I freaking love cream cheese) but I only had 1 serving today and my bagel was great! It's little wins that make you successful! So, eat a piece of cake...don't eat 3 pieces and you won!!

I have that problem alot i try to buy less of the foods but dont deny myself to them completely but just eat them in moderation

I'm the same as Kellygirl5538, once I start I don't stop so I try not to buy it. Something that's really helping me is to have a financial goal to work towards, I want to move to East Asia so when I buy food, I ask myself, do I need this and if I buy this, will it help me reach my goals? If the answers are no and no, then I don't buy it. Junk food doesn't make it into my basket anymore because ever £1 I spend on junk, is a £1 away from reaching my ultimate goal.

I try telling myself that losing weight and getting healthy is more important to me than whatever food is tempting me. As above, I don't deprive myself of sweets all together but I keep one item around like dark chocolate bar or dark chocolate truffles and have one or two pieces at night. However, if you can't have one or two without eating everything, take a break for awhile until you feel you have yourself under control.

I know you were being humorous when you said, "eventually some ice cream or cookies will leap into my shopping cart", but I would avoid thinking like that, even in jest. The food isn't doing it to you, you're doing it to yourself.

Dont buy it, remember how hard you worked to lose the weight. A binge of high calorie food not only puts on weight but starts the cycle of addiction again! Fat & sugar are addictive and the having it makes you want more. I suggest researching healthy snacks, sugar free jelly, soya desserts, nuts, fruit etc. Whenever I find a new low calorie snack I feel like I have won.

First of all, I have to agree with llaurenmarie. I feel people use the term binge way too liberally and it has started to invalidate what an actual binge is, causing people who actually struggle with binge eating get swept under the rug because, "Hey! We all binge!"

Overeating compulsively is a better term. Because you are eating more than necessary, but you aren't bingeing.

For example, eating a whole pint of Ben and Jerry's? Not a binge. A whole bag of chips? Nope. A binge would have to be a considerably large amount of food in a "short" amount of time. I say short, but really I mean more than what most people would eat in that amount of time. I know of people that will binge for hours. Also, extreme bingeing can be so bad that they try to ruin their food but eat it anyway, or take things out of the trash... not necessarily their own.

Regardless, compulsively overeating is still a problem. I just prefer people don't use the term binge. (I'm also not saying no one on this thread actually binges, but definitely not all the examples were binges.) Also, if you've reached a point where you're sinking your food in dishwater to stop yourself from eating it, you REALLY need to reevaluate your relationship with food because this is disordered and extremely unhealthy mentally. If your attitude towards food doesn't change, it can become a really big problem.

So then... how to stop bingeing on a diet? Eat more throughout the day, and allow yourself treats more often than you have been. Compulsively overeating is usually either a reaction to your body not getting enough food, or an emotional/psychological reaction. If it's a reaction to not enough food, the easiest way to fix that is to eat more frequently during the day. Perhaps adding more snacks. And if you want some "junk food", allow yourself a bit. At first, it may take a while to adjust, so you may continue overeating at first, but your body should eventually realize that it's getting what it needs and your hunger cues should normalize.

(Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or a doctor so I'm speaking from experience and what I've researched over the last couple years. My facts may be somewhat inaccurate, and if so, I humbly apologize.)

Best of luck!