I'm in a downward spiral of binge eating and I can't get out

It sounds like you don't have a strong motivation to lose weight and get healthy. Your motivation has to be strong enough to break your bad habits.

Try makin the transition to picking healthier choices, but eat as much as you want, this will at least break your cravings for calorie dense foods, even if you don't lose any weight. This means getting the high calorie stuff out of the house.

Next, keep eating nutrient dense foods, and focus on eating in a small deficit. You can still eat some of the "junk" foods once in a while as a treat.

Most of this is building habits. Repetition. If you make a habit of eating potato chips and drinking beer while watching a movie every night, it can be tough to break the habit. But once you do, you won't really crave it.

Cadelay wrote: »

galgenstrick wrote: »

It sounds like you don't have a strong motivation to lose weight and get healthy. Your motivation has to be strong enough to break your bad habits.

Try makin the transition to picking healthier choices, but eat as much as you want, this will at least break your cravings for calorie dense foods, even if you don't lose any weight. This means getting the high calorie stuff out of the house.

Next, keep eating nutrient dense foods, and focus on eating in a small deficit. You can still eat some of the "junk" foods once in a while as a treat.

Most of this is building habits. Repetition. If you make a habit of eating potato chips and drinking beer while watching a movie every night, it can be tough to break the habit. But once you do, you won't really crave it.

Thank you. I have been diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder so that doesn't help things. Therapy is not really helping me. I am seeing a dietitian though, and I'm going to read some more books on it.

Find a new therapist. True Binge Eating Disorder goes way beyond a habit.

Try overeaters anonymous. Google their site for meetings near you.

I'm sorry you're struggling. Binge Eating Disorder is so debilitating. One thing that you might start thinking about is if something "triggers" the binging (e.g. strong negative emotions, stressful events, tiredness, etc). Learning what your triggers are may help you figure out what you can do to stop them.

Hey man (or gal). You can beat this, trust me. I know the feeling. It's like you're trapped inside your own body watching yourself from inside your head while you just throw the food back. It's that endorphin rush of getting that *one* thing that you are craving only to start binging as soon as you get it. Man, I know that feeling. I fight it almost every day. I know that you can beat it. You gotta find that foundation inside you and you have to be FIRM. You can't bargain with yourself. When you get that feeling you have to say NO and be done with it. Keep saying NO and it WILL get easier. When I feel the signs of a binge coming on, I'll drink a glass of water. After that I do make sure that I'm hungry and not bored or stress (which is my big trigger). I try to mitigate those and I'll have a snack. 9/10 times this will ground me and I can start thinking about eating dinner or lunch or whatever meal is next. Another thing that happens to me is that if I let myself get hungry, it'll trigger the binge feeling. I try to just have a bite of something every once in a while. Add me as a friend if you want to and I'll try to help you the best I can whenever you feel something coming on. I have been beating the binge for 70 days and counting now. It's getting easier. You can do it as well. I have faith in you. You just need to find your foundation, become resolute, and MAKE A PLAN. You got this!!!!!!