Binge eating/over eating

sounds like you are being overly restrictive. thinking of food (fuel) as good or bad doesn't help

No food is off limits, have a little of what you enjoy and start training your will power. You are going to need it just as badly when you reach your goal weight too

My approach would almost be the opposite to the above advice. Personally, I find it's specific foods that trigger my binges and therefore I don't keep these foods in the house at all or I keep a one portion serving. For me, the trick to staying on track with this is to find several meal and snack options that don't include my trigger foods but that I still enjoy eating (and therefore I don't feel like I'm missing out or banning certain foods.. to me the punishment of being out of control by bingeing is worse than not having a few foods).

To stop myself from buying these trigger foods I also have to shop with a basic meal plan and shopping list and I usually shop online so that I'm not tempted by the look or smells of food. If I do go shopping in store, I don't go down the aisles where my trigger foods are.

I've also found it important to look at why I'm binge-eating and remedying those emotions or environments. For me it's usually numbing myself out watching TV, so I have reduced the time I spend watching TV or I chew gum/ drink tea to keep my mouth busy and keep my hands busy by drawing/ knitting etc.

I've also had to learn some self-soothing and distraction techniques to help me deal with my emotions without using food (google for distress tolerance or DBT skills- here are a few links:
http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/distresstolerance.htm
http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/self-sooth.html
http://healthofmind.tumblr.com/post/22571448384/self-soothing-sensory-kit)

Another thing to consider is whether you're actually eating enough.. if you're restricting your calories too much the urge to binge can be even more overwhelming, especially if you're in a binge, starve cycle. Might be worth adding in a little extra calorie allowance (even if you choose to exercise to gain these extra cals).

I've found several books to be helpful (I've starred my faves):
On Eating- Susie Orbach
*Stop Bingeing!- Le Janogly
Eating Less, Say Goodbye To Overeating- Gillian Riley
*Overcoming Overeating- Jane Hirschmann and Carol Munter
When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair- Geneen Roth
*Making Peace With Food- Susan Kano
The Clinician's Guide to Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e)- Treasure & Schmidt
*The No Diet Diet: Do Something Different- Prof. Ben Fletcher, Dr. Karen Pine, Dr. Danny Penman

Hope some of this is helpful, mostly based on personal experience. Good luck!

I don't think there's anything wrong with a binge every once in a while. I just counter it with exercise

Change your mindet.

At the moment you probably see the food as what you cannot have.

See the food as food you can have, but choose not to have because you have a goal in mind and wish to achieve it.

Restricting your view and thinking you cannot have anything, makes you want it more. Its normal human perception.

Once or twice a week, have a little of something you like - not because you deserve it, not because you've earned it, just you can have it and will have a little bit.

Simply a matter of perspective.

Even though I agree that you are at a healthy weight, I understand the desire to be at the lower end of the healthy BMI range for your dancing. I want the same thing for myself - another athlete and I were discussing this when our husbands countered that we were not overweight... She and I both agreed that no - we were not overweight. But for both her and myself athletic performance and presentation is better/easier when we are on the thinner side of average.
I agree with what others are saying... Drink a lot of water. Don't keep foods that you would typically overeat in the house, if you can avoid it. For those treats are in the house, portion them out into single serving containers. Make a plan (even if it's a general plan) for your meals and treats so that the treats don't feel so off limits and special. Keep a lot of fresh veg and fruits in the house so that it's easier to grab those instead of less nutritious options. Make sure you are eating enough so that your body doesn't panic. If a binge happens, don't think of it as 'bad' - it's just a behavior or a habit and you have the power to change it. Those links posted above also look helpful - I'm going to have to check those out myself.

I totally understand the reality of dancers needing to be lower in the BMI range. The things that prompt overeating for me (in order of severity):

1) 3+ hrs short on sleep-rarely happens but always overeat the following day (>gherlin+<leptin=hungry all day)
2) >2 glasses of wine in <2 hrs (lowers inhibition & blood sugar at the same time)
3) eating 1200 >5 days in a row

Thus, the easy things I would recommend are safeguarding sleep and avoiding alcohol. Finding the TDEE you can sustain while maintaining optimal dancing weight might be more difficult. FWIW, I would like to eat more than I do just about every day. I'm 50 and low BMI, so my TDEE is lower than I would prefer, but it's what I choose in order to maintain my preferred weight.

You look great. Best of luck!

I have found that the best way is not to eliminate the desired foods. Eat anything that you want. (AS LONG AS NOT ALLERGIC) just do so in the correct increments. If you want some chocolate ok eat a small piece of a bar at different times throughout the day or over a few days. Smaller amounts of some foods and greater amounts of other foods in addition to exercise is a great way to loose weight.

Binge eating is an eating disorder and can only be treated by a professional. Seek psychiatric help from a therapist specializing in eating disorders (particularly binge eating, if possible). The problem is not food; the problem is your mind. Therapy will help that.