Can't stop eating and gaining weight fast

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Please help me I don't know what to do... I can't stop eating and I keep gaining weight. I gained 8 pounds in 2 weeks.. What should I do

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
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    Stop eating. But seriously what's causing the binging? Take the foods out of your house that trigger you. And ask yourself if you're truly hungry. It's a matter of willpower
  • CHERHUN
    CHERHUN Posts: 145 Member
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    I like to record what happened to me when I over ate. Emotions I was feeling at the time maybe that will help
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,214 Member
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    There is a binge eating group. Reading through some of their posts might help. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/726-binge-eating-support-group

    Personally, eating meat stops my binge/cravings. I'm more likely to binge if I am low on protein.
  • Panone2
    Panone2 Posts: 31 Member
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    Okay thanks do much
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,986 Member
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    @Panone2 if you've been logging your food, please change your diary sharing setting to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

    If you haven't, start - that can help short-circuit a binge. Prelog.

    Sufficient protein in relationship to carbs helps me not overeat as well. When I'm putting together a new meal that does not include animal protein, I check the protein and add more if needed. I make sure my snacks include protein as well.

    http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html

    Yoga has helped me with emotional eating.

    How Yoga Can Help End Binge Eating

    One breath at a time, end the suffering of binge-eating

    ...According to Juliano, yoga gives people the skills to stay with what they are feeling, rather than turning to food to escape. People who are obese or suffering from eating disorders have a tendency to dissociate from their bodies -- to choose not to feel what they are feeling when they are angry, anxious, or sad. Often, they turn to food to numb themselves. "There's this sense that I have to feel better right now, " Juliano says. "There is a complete intolerance of what is happening right now." This need to escape unpleasant feelings triggers a binge.

    When you eat to escape what you are feeling, you lose touch with the experience of eating, as well. This is one reason binges can spiral out of control. "You have no understanding that you are full, way past full, into uncomfortable, because you're so out of it," Juliano explains. "You have no connection to what you're eating. You're eating a pint of ice cream and can't even taste it. Or you go to make yourself some toast and before you know it, half the loaf is gone."

    Mindful yoga directly challenges the habit of dissociating from your body and your present-moment experience. "The whole point of yoga is to stay connected to your body. You learn it through practice, through breathing, and through breathing through the sensations."

    Read more: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-willpower/201007/how-yoga-can-help-end-binge-eating



  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
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    All of the above. It's on YOU to fix whatever is causing you to binge, start today, get your head on if you can, and get back on track. Good luck! xo