Okay, my post is going to seem really far-fetched and out there possibly to the point of being labeled as eye-rolling "Woo" by some; however, I have to point out the fact this this really is based in science (think of it as a combination of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology)!

Even when I was at my heaviest of roughly 300 pounds, I'd NEVER had any problems or issues with binge eating. I've been Keto for 3 years (beginning of my 4th year is right around the corner here coming up quick on 09/01). Successfully eliminated 167 pounds. Successfully transitioned over into weight-maintenance. Absolutely mastered not only how to lose weight on Keto but how to keep my weight stable (something I'd never been able to do before). Also learned a friggin' ton about health, nutrition and exercise along the way (we have such an awesome group!). Recently got the ultimate payback of awesome cholesterol levels/numbers from my last blood draw (3 years worth of hard-work finally paying off)!

ENTER MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY! In the past 4-6 months, I've been experiencing and dealing with an absolutely insane amount of stress and anxiety in connection with my work place and life to the point where it was triggering binge eating episodes for me (WTF??)!! This was, obviously, quite distressing to me for many reasons, the most important one being that eating too many carbs/sugars causes the neuropathy in my feet to flare up = physical PAIN!! YOUCH!!

I couldn't figure out why the bingeing was happening and there were times I felt like I had absolutely no control over it either no matter what I tried. Roughly 2 months ago out of sheer desperation I purchased an online course about "EFT Tapping" of all things which I'd never previously even heard about with the hopes that it could help rectify this awful situation. In all honesty, I didn't know if it would help or not but I had to do something because everything else I tried on my own, failed. A couple of weeks ago, I began tapping specifically on my stress and anxiety issues EVERY DAY and I have seen such a HUGE improvement with regard to how much they affect me and how I respond to them it's insane in a good way! What's even stranger (better) is that since the Tapping has allowed me to rein in the stress/anxiety, the bingeing has also suddenly ceased as in literally overnight!!!! Again WTF??!! Are our minds really that powerful? Why yes, yes they are!

Anyway, my reason for posting this is to point out that there may be underlying emotional and/or psychological issues going on which are the root cause of the problems you are experiencing which you may also be completely unaware of. Just like Keto/LCHF isn't right for everyone (that is to say, we all learn to tweak it to fit our needs/our bodies), cut and dried answers don't always work for everyone all the time either. You have to find what works for you. Try different things. Take what you need and leave the rest.

Nick and Jessica Ortner have a Tapping 101 section on their website which does a good job of explaining what it is, how it works and how to do it:

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/tapping-101/

I did not purchase their program. I ended up buying someone else's program; however, it is Jessica's audio recordings in connection to stress and anxiety which have done wonders for me. I simply cannot recommend her recordings highly enough! I've already released some of the weight I'd gained back from the bingeing (I'd regained 20-25 pounds). Keto is great that way. I was never worried that I'd have trouble releasing the weight gain since Keto makes that practically effortless on my part, but now that the bingeing/stress/anxiety issues are finally, firmly under control, the only thing I regret is not trying out Tapping sooner! I am so grateful to have my footing restored to me (no pun intended) and be back on solid ground emotionally/psychologically too!! Hope this information helps!

@Tsoufla I have discussed in the past, the year (2015) that I engaged in bingeing. The odd thing for me is this was during maintenance. It was not a "darn, I ate 6 cookies" type of thing. It was as you indicated above-out of body, not tasting, not feeling. 1 bite of ice cream, lead to a serving, lead to a cup, lead to finally just standing in the kitchen with the tub and spoon in hand eating every single bit. Seemingly no ability to stop nor any interests in stopping. It ultimately led to stuffing the empty containing into a bag and trashing it at a public trash container other then my own with the foolish fear that my husband would rummage through the garbage and find the empty container. What followed was driving to the grocery store to replace what I had just eaten. Upon returning home, removing what I though had originally be eaten before I started binge eating it. The goal of making it look as though I had not eaten ANY of it.

Been there. It is frightening. I was the ripe old age of 61 and had never before engaged in true binge eating but there I was. Bingeing, hiding the evidence. Certainly behaviors I had never before experienced.

I so wish I could find the TedTalk video that helped me. It is posted in this forum somewhere but I was not able to find it here or on TedTalk to post if for you. The main point it made for me was that restriction (speaker called it prohibition) creates desire. Restriction or prohibition is a lack of freedom. We desire freedom. We have a right to freedom. We have choices. Choices give us freedom. We have freedom to choose and choosing NOT to eat something is indeed a choice. Choosing not to eat something is indeed a choice.

Another thing I found helpful was the book The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make Us Overeat . We are constantly bombarded in our environment with cues to eat that have nothing to do with hunger. TV commercials lead us to the kitchen. Billboards of enticing food lead us onto the exit ramp to get a Big Mac. Peanuts on the kitchen counter are a cue to eat. Convenience store counters are cluttered with impulse foods. The list is never ending.

I've been fine for over a year. (knocking on wood). I have a "clean" food environment. I have learned to ignore environmental cues or change my behavior to the stimuli. I can eat anything I want. I have a choice. I have the freedom to choose. Nothing is prohibited. I make the choice to not eat many things. I have that choice. I have that freedom. When I eliminated the restriction, the prohibition...I lost interest in the highly palatable foods that are so heavily marketed by major manufacturers and so often related binge eating.

I hope this long post helps someone.