Binge Eating

I beat this

When i overcame binge eating, i started to feel all the raw emotions that i was covering up with food in the past. I've recently come to terms with the fact that I need to go to therapy to deal with these issues that caused me to gorge myself.

You're on the right path.

Hi

It's really hard to overcome this. I have problems with this for the emotional reasons Anjy mentions below but actually it also has a lot to do with sugar. I have since tried to use a "Low GI" approach to my diet and it has really helped. I used to have really bad sugar cravings in the afternoon which lead to me eating stupid amounts of things like entire blocks of chocolate or 3 bowls of sugary cereal in one sitting. Low GI helped me to be more careful about what I ate during the day and then the cravings were reduced to almost nothing.

To get an idea of what low GI foods there are see:
http://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/

I don't go crazy with it but I do try to use it as a guide - particularly for breakfast and lunch.

Good luck with your quest to reduce the binging!!!

I'm a food addict....I also have OCD....my mentality is ALL or nothing!! I am on medication (which is only a tool) The rest is hard work unfortunately...food is like a drug for me, I've never been a big junk food person but ate too much of good food, plus I loved my wine! I decided to set myself challenge for 12 weeks, no alcohol or processed foods, all clean eating, I haven't binged for 9 weeks....ive realized I need specific goals, I'm already planning my next challenge after having a week off at the end of this one....sometimes facing your fears is the best remedy, you have to take a leap of faith

If you are not overweight, why do you think you have a problem?

Speaking of binge eating lol I am an emotional binge eater!!! The last week has been crazy for me. Everyday I have binged and I have felt like crap physicaly from it so getting my workouts in have not happened. My thoughts on why this is happening. My Dr. and I decided that it was time for me to stop taking celexa. I was taking it for anxiety. We also started me on metformin because I am having issues with sugar. I had forgotten how easy it is for me to start doing this again. I need to be aware and make a better effort not too. We increased my welbutrin which I truly think has helped me. I am considering going to a therapist again to help me deal with current issue's I am having. I went to one before and it realy helped me overcome a cycle I had been in. Sorry just ranting!!!

I am definatly an emotioanl eater, I eat when I'm happy,sad, angry, you name it. Since joining the website I feel that I have really tried to stop this, but the feelings are still there, and I am also trying to start seeing a counselor to help with this. It is a hard thing becasue most things in life seem to revelove around eating.

You are taking the first step to getting help and that is great!! Good for you!! It is allo about taking one step at a time, and we are here to help. Let me know if there is anything I can do, even it is just to vent to me instead of eating. Friend me if it will help!!!

Good luck you can do it!!

I have never been diagnosed as a "binge" eater, but I know for sure I am an emotional one. It did help when I was put on antidepressants a few years ago, but I still have bad days. I had an episode just this past wednesday! I know how you feel though, I remember sitting with a box of Little Debbie Star Crunches, crying and eating....and just hating myself when the box was empty.

As someone else in this thread mentioned....it is a kind of an addiction also. The worst kind of addiction too! You have to eat to live, so when eating is an addiction, it's so much harder to deal with!

Good luck on the doctor's appt....and take it from me, it gets better and easier to deal with. Just take it a day at a time.

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Sara

I do this too, although over the last couple of years, I don't do it as much as I used to. Good luck, and I commend you for seeking help. That's something I've never done, but I probably should have.

I've beat it, that and anorexia/ bulimia!!!

It's tough, it took me 2 years of therapy, meds and lots of support but I did it (I have lots of other MH issues as well so thinks took a bit longer with me)

A trip to the gp is a great starting place xx

If you are not overweight, why do you think you have a problem?

What an ignorant question. Do some research and you'll see that you do not need to be overweight to have this disorder.

I agree that is such a rude _question!

I just got REALLY upset reading this. Binge eating is just like any other eating disorder (Anorexia, Bullemia), and a lot of people struggle with it everyday. It's a different form of personal mutilation, but it's just as hurtful to the person and their body.

I was a binge eater from age 9 to about 18. Very recently, I sort of took life by the balls and told myself to stop. I realized how much I was putting into my body, literally 3000+ calories per day! I'm also a psychology major, and reading about eating disorders definitely made me realize I had one. No doctor had ever told me, and my parents didn't even try to stop it. When I went out to eat with my parents or friends, I would eat about 5 bites, and then get a take-out box so that I could eat an entire meal in 5 moments when alone at home watching tv. You get that 10 minutes of pure pleasure eating absolute crap, and then feel TERRIBLE afterwards. However, instead of vomiting it up, I would let it sit in my body until it digested. Same sick cycle over and over again.

My point is. You don't have to be overweight to be considered a binge eater. It takes serious self realization (like this post you created) to conclude you need help. If I were you, I would see a therapist and a nutritionist. Together, they can help you overcome your binging habits.

I also suffer with Binge Eating and I am an emotional eater as well, deadly combo for me. I have let it rule my life for so long. I also started seeing a therapist but also joined Overeaters anonymous. Because of these to wonderful tools I have now been able to be more aware of what I am doing and able to think more clearly and help the process of trying to stop.

i talked with a shrink and eventually it became easier, but i still have to consciously be aware when i'm emotional to control myself. it's a struggle sometimes but it can be beaten. good luck

I took my first wellbutrin last night and I felt like a zombie the whole evening, hopefully it's just because I was so tired.

You may have side effects at first that go away after a week or so. I've heard that's pretty common with Wellbutrin. I've also heard it's worth putting up with. I hope that's true for you. :flowerforyou: