Binge eating/loss of control

Jtriestodoit
Jtriestodoit Posts: 8 Member
edited November 23 in Motivation and Support
Okay so, I'm overwhelmed. I've been away from home, living on my own for the first time and all, for the past three months (with one and a half remaining). I've been going to the gym regularly (average 3 times a week) and doing great grocery shopping, but once a week I've found myself having terrible control loss, binging and then feeling terribly guilty.
I've realized I have anxiety issues and will go to a therapist to address it once home, but I have two months of travelling left (with minimal gym but lots of walking). I haven't had a way to weigh myself since I left, and I am very scared I've gained a lot of weight while here.
I begun this journey a year and a half ago feeling so disciplined and amazing and now I'm a mess with no constant willpower or control.
Help?

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  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    Possibly you can read The Binge Code by Alison Kerr to help you .
  • Jkowals123
    Jkowals123 Posts: 133 Member
    I would recommend OA , overeaters anonymous , a group that struggles with bingeing and overeating. It helped me with my anxiety and depression too!!!! I have been walking daily for an hour and logging. The exercise helps combat anxiety!!! Good luck to you!!!!
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    edited December 2017
    There is a few possibilities.

    What kind of differences in your on the road diet vrs your at home diet is there? Sometimes when we have been so structured, changes can really mentally over whelm some people and it happens without it really feeling the same as like.. say you were working in a restaurant and you are slammed on new years or something.. so.. when changes happen that breaks our structure, we tend to kind of lose control, since its hard to stay mentally strong for long periods, it sounds like you hang on strong for a week and then cave to it.

    If on the road is something that happens from time to time, perhaps when you do get home you can go back to structure, get yourself back under control but then perhaps work on letting your mind ease up a bit. If your food choices are vastly different while traveling perhaps including those choices into your routine from time to time and seeing them in calorie goal portion sizes might help you when you are on the road. Especially if you have to guesstimate a lot of calories. If you can eat these things and then watch your progress and see that these portions of this food really isn't making an impact, then you know that when you go on the road that if you eat these portions (maybe even take pictures of them for visual reference) that by the time you get home, after a few days of letting the water weight fall off, you will still be on track.

    After trying this and you still find that weekly binges are a problem, even when you are back at home with the ability to be structured, it would be best to start pausing and taking a moment to ask yourself some questions. I suggest posting them on the place you go to first to find your binge foods in the kitchen.

    "How am i feeling right now?"
    "Is this mood being influenced by something i will wake up tomorrow and be over it?"
    "Have i tried something else first to take my mind off this binge?"
    "Do i really want this food?"

    Sometimes emotions can cloud our judgement and stopping and asking ourselves questions can stop us for that moment and if we realize that we are reacting to something, we can then change course and find a different more practical solution
  • rustypep
    rustypep Posts: 31 Member
    Hell yeah said it well. I will add that If you struggle more at night sometimes I will just go early if I know I have eaten enough for the day. Sometimes I notice I crave fats or carbs when I haven't eaten enough of that macro. Sugar is a good example of that especially a few hours after workouts.
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