Binge eating/food obsession

@sadinplaid yes, it's getting to be where I will need counseling of some sort, though my husband (who pays our med insurance) is not too hot on the idea of therapists. I am not entirely comfortable with in-person OA meetings in my small town & surrounding area, because the few active OA chapters are very Christian-based.
You & I have something in common---my dad also had lung cancer. I was 13 & my bingeing got worse after that. I'm happy also that I fell into this thread. We are certainly not alone. Love to you my new friend <3

i have binge problem and think about food 24/7 too....I will prepare lots of food.eg. more than 3big bowls of noodle,rice,chips..whatever i can find at home.sometimes i finish them all..sometimes..i just sit there to struggle..but no one understand me..I m so frustrated...
And wwhen I binge,recording the calories make it 10times worse....

Binge eater needing help too add me

I definitely fall into this category. I have binge episodes mostly related to emotional eating- sometimes stress but more so for comfort. It's a sick cycle though when you binge eat to comfort yourself and part of the reason your sad/upset is due to being overweight. The logical part of my brain just hasn't been able to override the emotional, habitual part of turning to food for comfort. I keep on trying. It's all we can do. Feel free to add me! I could use some more friends here on MFP.

Dont be so hard on yourself, we all overeat sometimes its only human in a world that is so cruel
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Well, I needed to find this post today. I've tried everything. It started for me about 20 years ago when I would first purge with laxatives and then just not eat. Then I was better, or at least in remission. Now for the past 5 years or so, I have struggled with bed and I can't take it. I'm not suicidal but I'm so miserable, depressed and all I can do is think about food. I can't go to the OA group in my area because it's on soccer mornings. I've tried therapists. I just don't think they get it. I've tried Vyvanse but that started leading me back to not eating at all. I eat it all. Everything. If it's not nailed down, I'll probably find a way to eat it. The vending machine at work takes credit cards. My binges cost me on average, $11 a day. I'm at a loss myself. I can't do this anymore. I don't know how to stop. Nothing works. So I get it. Totally. Hate that I do, but I do. We are all not alone.

I have the same sort of problem! 5 years ago after having my 2nd baby, I had a very traumatic labour, then went on to have baby number 3 and had another traumatic labour, I found myself comfort eating, not going out, and piling on more and more weight. If I get stressed or anxious I immediately want to eat and I never seem to feel full! It's awful! I'm now 4.5 stone heavier than my old "normal" weight. After turning 30 last weekend I have decided I need to stop and get fit,
Lose weight and feel good about myself again, I'd love support and friendship from others with similar problems, I have been able to stop myself binging, if I stop and physically say No to myself, but I know I could slip back into it easily. X

I binge eat. I think sugar or carbs is my trigger. Peanut butter and chocolate is my weakness. Sweets in general. I can't just have one. I binged on chocolate covered pretzel thins the other day. Tried to stay in proportion and went out of control. I binged on peanut butter cups. The calories in one is just ridiculous! I've learned I just can't buy these things for myself! Add me if you want.

Hi, I've been successfully beating the urges for about a month now (which might seem like very little but it's actually a lot for me). There are a few things that help me every day - first, I know that I'm most likely to binge in the evening so I eat most of my calories during the late afternoon. Second, I have a sweet tooth so managing it is my main focus. I need to have something sweet every day otherwise the chance of me binging is higher. What works for me is freshly squeezed lemon juice and one teaspoon of honey, pour over hot water and drink instead of tea. The warmth of the drink will make you feel like you "ate" a meal and somehow the combination of honey and lemon keeps my sweet tooth at bay, even tho the drink is actually sour-ish.

Also, when I feel the binge coming on I drink a glass or two of water and go distract myself (actively, passive distraction like watching TV makes things worse). A distraction strategy that works for me is - focusing on something I need to do for my work, video games, online shopping (clothes, not food and sometimes I dont even buy anything, just make a list of interesting items), cleaning around the house (cleaning bath, shower and sinks seems particularly effective as you focus a lot on scrubbing).

Another thing that helped tremendously is I stopped rewarding myself with food. I used to do it subconsciously but now I consciously have a reward system which involves other pleasures of life like massages and cosmetics and spas and such instead of dinners and treats.

And my last tip, I bought a pendant which says "One step at a time". When I feel I might binge, I look at it. Realizing how far I've come until this very point in time gives me the strength not to give in now. Somewhere along the way, not breaking the chain became more important than anything.

i find it super hard as well....so glad to find some other people like me. I will do so well for a week or so and take off like 3-5 lbs and my personal trainer is so encouraged. he was trying to get me down 2lbs a week and i seem to be like a yo-yo going up and down because i keep suddenly binge eating. the worst is that my friend is slightly curvier than me so she is always telling me "oh you look fine ....cmon have a donut with me" or "who cares you already look perfect" ..etc, etc...and my family tends to be the same way... except most of my sisters are naturally skinny no matter what they eat, so they can't understand the calorie counting/exercise that i have to do. It just makes it super hard because ill do great all week , then come home friday afternoon and see junk food being consumed everywhere, and suddenly i find myself on my fifth handful of m&m's. i wish i had someone that woudl just understand the way i think and where i am coming from and hold me accountable. because i KNOW its SO unhealthy and feel sooo *kitten*/discouraged/angry after i wish i could puke it back up. anyways... im just glad i found a thread with similar people. i HATE it when people (my personal trainer, etc) say "just drink water instead", "or go eat an apple" , "are you actually even hungry?"....because i KNOW all that stuff is true but at the time there is NOTHING i can do its like i become possessed and im just eating as much sweet/fatty foods as possible. its SO frustrating.
but cheers to everyone who has managed to overcome binge eating though! I think that's SO encouraging to see.
to the rest, remember start fresh the next day, not the next week. together we can kick this!

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@makingmark I know exactly how you feel. Where you say your brain goes haywire- I used to equate it to feeling like blacking out- like coming to and realizing I ate the family size box of velveeta Mac and cheese by myself.

Exactly this. I have struggled with binge eating for as long as I can remember. When I am in a binge it's almost like I am having an out of body experience. It's weird. I don't feel like myself and I get in this zone just scrambling to find more and more food to fix what is going on with me in the moment. Most of my binges these days are anxiety related. I hate anxiety.

Feel free to add me as well. I suffer from Body Dysmorphia and BED with OCD. I constantly think about food, and had such a bad night snacking problem I had to have 15 fillings done. I have lost 96 lbs since January and have gotten it 75% under control but I do have binge days still.

I am 18 days into my new lifestyle and it has been far from easy. I am a binge eater who has struggled off and on since 3rd grade. Now at 36 and on the cusp of some major health issues it is time once and for all for a true change. Not some fad diet but something that never ends. I will always have to be aware of my triggers or they will get the best of me. I am now going to overeaters anonymous meetings and logging my food. I am going to start exercising next week and start slow as i have been having issues with my right knee. We can and will beat this disordered eating. It takes time and patience within ourselves. Hang in there