I binge eat, then fast, then restrict, then binge eat again! Help?

2sweet4sugar57
2sweet4sugar57 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
5 days ago, I ate 5200 calories of mainly junk food and sugar, then I did a 48 hour fast successfully. I only ate 600 the next day, did some exercise and ate very healthy for 4 days. Then when I decided to eat a normal amount, I ate something that was on my "bad list" and it triggered me to binge eat again today. This time, I ate 4400 calories. I don't know what to do anymore. I used to have a lot more control over this, but it seems to be getting worse these past few weeks. Should I fast again tomorrow or just get rid of all sugar in my house to prevent another binge eating episode from happening? I fear I'll pile on ten pounds before I know it. Please help?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1575987-eating-disorder-resources
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    You have to get off of this cycle. Go to the goals part on your home page and set your calories to maintenance. Your goal for the next two weeks is to hit you exact maintenance number. You also need to stay off of the scale during the next few weeks.

    -Drink plenty of water
    -Eat vegetables
    -Get protein in
    -Don't restrict anything from your diet.

    Read this: http://www.niashanks.com/stop-binge-eating/
  • alexisschulte
    alexisschulte Posts: 1 Member
    This sounds like BED, which is gaining a lot of attention. You should seek help from a professional starting with a Registered Dietitian. My Fitness Pal is not a professional. You can go to eatright.org and look for any Dietitians in your state or location.
  • lapierrecyclist
    lapierrecyclist Posts: 153 Member
    Good for you for posting and asking for support. That's the first step, and it's not an easy thing to do. Here are some of my suggestions: Try to eat something with protein at every meal - a handful of nuts, a hard-boiled egg (or just the hard-boiled egg white), Greek yogurt, lunchmeat, etc. Don't fast, but don't bring sugar into the house, either. When you're stressed, go out for a walk, or drink peppermint tea. If you can, look for a therapist to help you find out what's driving the binges emotionally. Another resource I use which is free: penzu.com, which gives you a free, password-protected online journal to write in.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    Another thing you can try is skip fasting for now. Sit down and split up your daily calories into however many meals you want to do for the day. I would suggest three larger meals and one or two snacks, spread out over the day. Spreading out your calories could help you stay full. I have better success with adding carbs and protein in helping me stay full, that might be something to try. Time of day you eat also has no bearing on weight loss. As long as you don't have issues with acid reflux or another medical issue that prevents you from eating at certain times, you can eat right before bed if you wanted to. So if having a small calorie snack right before bed helps you not eat too much with your first meal of the day, that's perfectly fine.

    I would also agree with checking with your doctor. If you're not suffering from an eating disorder, you sound like you are on the road to one. But we're not medical professionals; you need to talk with your doctor about it and see what they say.
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    If you truly can not control this behavior, you really should seek out a professional instead of seeking advise here.
  • Greenline30
    Greenline30 Posts: 36 Member
    I could have written this. Who knew so many people were like me out there. I'm sorry you're going through this. I know it all too well. I'm 3 weeks no binging/fasting and I've begun a healthy lifestyle in the hopes to sustain that. You may be like me and just have to stay away from certain trigger foods for a while. Also, binging and fasting is a dark place. Be honest with yourself and that may set you free.

    My truth was realizing that I loved that darkness in a really sadistic, self hating manner. Sadness, depression and self loathing felt comfortable and familiar. When this hit me I knew I had to do something. I chose to stop hating myself. I'm only 3 weeks in but I think I've made it this far because I've been honest about how I got here.

    Much love!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/usmcmp/view/when-1-becomes-10-684689
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I got out of it by letting myself eat my calories the day after a binge. I know it sounds crazy to let myself eat one cookie when I had a 400 calorie binge the day before, but it stopped me from binging again. I'm just much less likely to binge when I have a little bit of sweets every day (within my calories, when I feel in control).
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