Binge Eating: support between us!

julia96gp · January 2018

hello

My name is Júlia and I live in Barcelona. I am 21, my height is 5'2" and I weight 125 lb right now. It's a low weight, but it looks like a lot in this short body

On August 25th I started dieting and exercising for the first time ever, as I am not overweight but I have some fat I'd like to lose. I made it to 112 lb and felt so good! I loved that journey (: But on Christmas, anxiety about exams and family issues made me start binge eating. I'd never done it before, but now I'm addicted, because it relieves me... I can't quit it and I've gained al those pounds back.

Soon I'll have finished my exams and I will start to eat properly again (in fact, I try everysay but I fail and binge eat once every three days...), so I decided it would be great to find some friends to support each other and reduce our binge frequency!

Please write something about you: your age, country, your goals... And feel free to add me

Binge eating is possible to overcome! Let's find support together!

Pd: I don't have a photo yet but I'll upload it soon (:

YogaBoxer79 · January 2018

Hi Julia, I'm 38 and from US. I've struggled with binge eating off and on over the years, stemming from over restrictive dieting. I finally kicked the dieting, started eating more healthy foods and that helped stop the constant binging episodes, but haven't gotten rid of them completely. Right now they tend to occur once a week.

Over the last couple years I've worked hard to focus on fitness and nutrition and being comfortable in my skin. One of my main goals is to stop the binging entirely.

It's hard, but I know we can do it!

tripitena · January 2018

Hi
I'm tripi and I, too, binge eat. Mostly at night when Iam alone. I live on the US/Mexico border. My husband works extremely early a.m.s so he is in bed before the sun goes down. I find myself bored and lonely so I eat. I cook sometimes and fill the freezer with meals just out of boredom.

I'm primarily veg. Was strict veg for nearly 30 years till some serious health issues took my independence for a while. Those looking out for me ruined my diet and my health kept going down (oh, I ruined it too by eating it, not their fault). Getting back on track now, eating better. Trying to maintain strictly during the day so my calories/carbs are fairly low for when the lows feelings and binging starts. I have lost a few pouncs but need another 20 or so to feel good in my joints again.

Yeah. Thats pretty much it.

julia96gp · January 2018

YogaBoxer79 wrote: »

Hi Julia, I'm 38 and from US. I've struggled with binge eating off and on over the years, stemming from over restrictive dieting. I finally kicked the dieting, started eating more healthy foods and that helped stop the constant binging episodes, but haven't gotten rid of them completely. Right now they tend to occur once a week.

Over the last couple years I've worked hard to focus on fitness and nutrition and being comfortable in my skin. One of my main goals is to stop the binging entirely.

It's hard, but I know we can do it!

Hi!! Once a week is an amazing achievement! In fact that's my actual resolution, it's not perfect but it would let me keep losing or mantaining weight. Also, having one big meal helps your metabolism stay high and keep losing weight, but of course binges are sometimes too big and can screw our work... Maybe you could try changing that binge for just a "big meal" once a week. Congratulations anyway! (:

julia96gp · January 2018

tripitena wrote: »

Hi
I'm tripi and I, too, binge eat. Mostly at night when Iam alone. I live on the US/Mexico border. My husband works extremely early a.m.s so he is in bed before the sun goes down. I find myself bored and lonely so I eat. I cook sometimes and fill the freezer with meals just out of boredom.

I'm primarily veg. Was strict veg for nearly 30 years till some serious health issues took my independence for a while. Those looking out for me ruined my diet and my health kept going down (oh, I ruined it too by eating it, not their fault). Getting back on track now, eating better. Trying to maintain strictly during the day so my calories/carbs are fairly low for when the lows feelings and binging starts. I have lost a few pouncs but need another 20 or so to feel good in my joints again.

Yeah. Thats pretty much it.

Hi Tripi, I relate to this feeling of eating when being lonely and a little sad... It's great you're back on track. My binges are normally at night so I try to eat properly the whole day and avoid touching food at night, when I am alone or tired. Just the opposite to you... Maybe this could help you reduce bingeing. And of course try doing something that makes you feel useful or fun! We need positivity to keep going on to our goals... My best wishes for you

UltraVegAthlete · February 2018

Hello. I’ll go by Min to be anonymous, but I am a binge-eater and have been for 7-8 months. It started when I lost a dramatic amount of weight in 3 months (20-25 lbs), dropping from a healthy weight to the low end of healthy, eventually losing more weight and becoming underweight, and was told I needed to eat more in order to protect my heart, get my period back, and fuel my activities. I had a period of extreme hunger for 6 months, and the period seems to be over, but I still have had problems binging. I’ve gained almost 15-20 lbs in the last 7-8 months from binging. In January, I binged 6-8 times. And already at the start of February I’ve binged twice. I think I’m over it, though. I’ve eaten everything I’ve restricted from myself (my binges have mostly been on dried fruit, nut butters, and airpopped popcorn until recently where it’s been vegan pizza, bread, donuts, and other vegan junk foods). If i could, i would stop eating to lose weight, but I was able to lose weight eating 1800-2300 before, I can do it again.

carbonlegacy · February 2018

Im right there too. Ive never been the small girl. I was always thick. I lost a lot of weight after I had my second son. I did it by super restricted dieting. At that point I considered myself skinny fat. I decided to start toning up and went on an even more restrictive diet and saw the scale go up with the weight gain. This flipped me into the polar opposite to the point that I was binge eating and feeling sick. I will eat good all week, but then I'll have one night to two nights where I will just eat random awful food. I'll sit here and think about all the hard work I put in all week and come to the conclusion that I've thrown it away. It's a mental struggle and any help that can be provided I'm definitely listening.

UltraVegAthlete · March 2018

Update! I haven’t binged in almost two weeks. I don’t feel like it anymore. I eat and feel full and stop. No cravings anymore. What I did was I made thr choice to listen to that voice that says “NEED NEED NEED” and I would give my voice what it wanted. Eventually the food I had wanted (Vegan junk food, bread, etc.) changed to healthier foods on my “naughty” list (dates, dried fruit, popcorn), and for almost a week I bought Dates everyday and ate them so I no longer craved or wanted anything. I agreed that Feb. 28 would be my last day of Dates. I didn’t even want them, but I told myself that I had to get them. So I ate Medjool Dates and date rolls after dinner. All my cravings are gone. I haven’t had a real craving since Feb. 25.

Hecka_Rebecca · March 2018

I've been really struggling with bingeing lately. I made it 20 days without a binge last month, but I struggled all last week and now I feel like I'm back at square one. I'm not used to talking about it, but I'm hoping being more honest and open about it will help me stay accountable. Feel free to add me if you want.

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