Do You Suffer From Binge Eating? Join the Group!
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For those of us who are going through this, binge eating is a horrible thing to deal with. Other addictions you can avoid (alcohol, drugs, etc), but food is all around us. Let's get together to be a support to one another!
Feel free to join the "Binge-Eating Support Group."
You are NOT alone!
Feel free to join the "Binge-Eating Support Group."
You are NOT alone!
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Sometimes yes i do binge eat when i am all alone.1
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I just this week read an interesting article about the difference between Bing Eating and Overeating. And it really struck home for me. Because I have had so many people tell me they are one and the same. And they are not.
Overeat you do not feel overwhelming guilt for.
Binge eating equals shame, guilt, depression, out of control feeling, some comparing to an addiction of sorts. It is an eating disorder.
I give this example and it is true. One of my brothers used to every year at Thanksgiving gorge himself on food. I mean the amount of food he put away was legendary in our family. I would call that an Overeating day. He did not regret it, did not feel bad, did not cry about it. He looked forward to it and did it each year. Including in married life as well.
Me, my issue at times is going on a binge. And I have very specific foods that I do it with. And the only way I can control it. Is to not have those foods in our house at all. I love to the extreme Ice Cream and low fat frozen yogurt. And I have real issues with them around portion control. As in one sitting eat a half gallon with no issue. Then feel bad, guilty, cry. And worry because as a type 2 diabetic I should never do that. When Hostess came back with Suzy Q's that was not a good day for me at all. Bought a box, ate in two sittings in 16 hours. So how I have to control my binges food that I go crazy on, I do not have in the house.
The other thing I have been working on is I also enjoy baking. So I have taken up baking with alternate flours almond, coconut, and alternate sugars monkfruit, swereve etc. That way I can still get some sweets in, for the HUGE sweet tooth that rules me at times. But keep in check.8 -
maureenkhilde wrote: »I just this week read an interesting article about the difference between Bing Eating and Overeating. And it really struck home for me. Because I have had so many people tell me they are one and the same. And they are not.
Overeat you do not feel overwhelming guilt for.
Binge eating equals shame, guilt, depression, out of control feeling, some comparing to an addiction of sorts. It is an eating disorder.
I give this example and it is true. One of my brothers used to every year at Thanksgiving gorge himself on food. I mean the amount of food he put away was legendary in our family. I would call that an Overeating day. He did not regret it, did not feel bad, did not cry about it. He looked forward to it and did it each year. Including in married life as well.
Me, my issue at times is going on a binge. And I have very specific foods that I do it with. And the only way I can control it. Is to not have those foods in our house at all. I love to the extreme Ice Cream and low fat frozen yogurt. And I have real issues with them around portion control. As in one sitting eat a half gallon with no issue. Then feel bad, guilty, cry. And worry because as a type 2 diabetic I should never do that. When Hostess came back with Suzy Q's that was not a good day for me at all. Bought a box, ate in two sittings in 16 hours. So how I have to control my binges food that I go crazy on, I do not have in the house.
The other thing I have been working on is I also enjoy baking. So I have taken up baking with alternate flours almond, coconut, and alternate sugars monkfruit, swereve etc. That way I can still get some sweets in, for the HUGE sweet tooth that rules me at times. But keep in check.
With me, its definitely binge eating and not overeating. Ice cream is my downfall, too. I'm trying to avoid it. fingers crossed.2 -
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Whenever I eat more than I need, it's never overeating. It's always binge eating. I feel awful afterwards and can't stand myself. I'm a sucker for everything salty, crunchy, savory, and/or spicy.3
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maureenkhilde wrote: »I just this week read an interesting article about the difference between Bing Eating and Overeating. And it really struck home for me. Because I have had so many people tell me they are one and the same. And they are not.
Overeat you do not feel overwhelming guilt for.
Binge eating equals shame, guilt, depression, out of control feeling, some comparing to an addiction of sorts. It is an eating disorder.
I give this example and it is true. One of my brothers used to every year at Thanksgiving gorge himself on food. I mean the amount of food he put away was legendary in our family. I would call that an Overeating day. He did not regret it, did not feel bad, did not cry about it. He looked forward to it and did it each year. Including in married life as well.
Me, my issue at times is going on a binge. And I have very specific foods that I do it with. And the only way I can control it. Is to not have those foods in our house at all. I love to the extreme Ice Cream and low fat frozen yogurt. And I have real issues with them around portion control. As in one sitting eat a half gallon with no issue. Then feel bad, guilty, cry. And worry because as a type 2 diabetic I should never do that. When Hostess came back with Suzy Q's that was not a good day for me at all. Bought a box, ate in two sittings in 16 hours. So how I have to control my binges food that I go crazy on, I do not have in the house.
The other thing I have been working on is I also enjoy baking. So I have taken up baking with alternate flours almond, coconut, and alternate sugars monkfruit, swereve etc. That way I can still get some sweets in, for the HUGE sweet tooth that rules me at times. But keep in check.
Overeating leaves you uncomfortably full.
When I binge, I go past that. I become uncomfortable and then keep going into agony, and then I cry and hate myself just a little more.
I haven't lately. I've been good for a couple months now. But it's so, so hard. And certain foods are impossible: pizza, Doritos, bags of unwrapped chocolates. Cookies.
I just want to eat everything in front of me, so I have to make sure there's not so much in front of me.6 -
madis0nliz wrote: »Whenever I eat more than I need, it's never overeating. It's always binge eating. I feel awful afterwards and can't stand myself. I'm a sucker for everything salty, crunchy, savory, and/or spicy.
Same here.0 -
Is anyone elae here clinically diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder? Or are we talking more a subjective, self-diagnosed version of binge eating?1
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berrylovinggirl wrote: »Is anyone elae here clinically diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder? Or are we talking more a subjective, self-diagnosed version of binge eating?
I haven't been clinically diagnosed but self-diagnosed. I have all the signs, and it's an everyday struggle.2 -
I suffered from binge eating until recently. I was exercising 5 days a week and walking 8000-10000 steps a day. I ate 1750 calories on average and I was always thinking about food. I was satisfied sometimes and other times I would binge on chocolate. Recently started this week I’ve decided to up my calories. I am now eating an average of 1950 calories and it’s made such a difference! My hunger has vanished and I feel so much more energetic. I normally binge and feel guilty on holiday but this year I won’t. I’m just going to be sensible and practice moderation. I’m going to enter the new year as a healed person hopefully.3
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I suffered from binge eating until recently. I was exercising 5 days a week and walking 8000-10000 steps a day. I ate 1750 calories on average and I was always thinking about food. I was satisfied sometimes and other times I would binge on chocolate. Recently started this week I’ve decided to up my calories. I am now eating an average of 1950 calories and it’s made such a difference! My hunger has vanished and I feel so much more energetic. I normally binge and feel guilty on holiday but this year I won’t. I’m just going to be sensible and practice moderation. I’m going to enter the new year as a healed person hopefully.
Do you mean you would consume 1750cals in a binge or was that your cals for the day including a binge?0 -
I suffer from binge eating after work3
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berrylovinggirl wrote: »I suffered from binge eating until recently. I was exercising 5 days a week and walking 8000-10000 steps a day. I ate 1750 calories on average and I was always thinking about food. I was satisfied sometimes and other times I would binge on chocolate. Recently started this week I’ve decided to up my calories. I am now eating an average of 1950 calories and it’s made such a difference! My hunger has vanished and I feel so much more energetic. I normally binge and feel guilty on holiday but this year I won’t. I’m just going to be sensible and practice moderation. I’m going to enter the new year as a healed person hopefully.
Do you mean you would consume 1750cals in a binge or was that your cals for the day including a binge?
1750 calories was how many I would eat everyday when I wasn’t binging.0 -
berrylovinggirl wrote: »Is anyone elae here clinically diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder? Or are we talking more a subjective, self-diagnosed version of binge eating?
Why should something be clinically diagnosed for it to be considered a valid problem... is there something wrong with self-diagnosis or introspection?🤔1 -
Fatexterminator wrote: »I suffer from binge eating after work
I realized I tended to grab at anything sweet when frustrated with work or family drama...which felt out of my control...at least I had control over the snack I am eating & devouring in that moment of panic🤣😋1 -
I suffered from binge eating until recently. I was exercising 5 days a week and walking 8000-10000 steps a day. I ate 1750 calories on average and I was always thinking about food. I was satisfied sometimes and other times I would binge on chocolate. Recently started this week I’ve decided to up my calories. I am now eating an average of 1950 calories and it’s made such a difference! My hunger has vanished and I feel so much more energetic. I normally binge and feel guilty on holiday but this year I won’t. I’m just going to be sensible and practice moderation. I’m going to enter the new year as a healed person hopefully.
In my teens and 20s my body felt like that whenever I tried to diet - like your body goes into red alert mode, thinking it is going to starve and that there will be an extreme LACK of something... so it has to preserve itself and resources.
It is a huge mental thing... you against your body and mind🤔1 -
I have been diagnosed with binge eating disorder. It is very difficult to lose weight especially with a restricted diet that makes it worse. I have been struggling for a long time with the disorder and my weight. I am glad I found this thread, looking for some support and others that can understand. I am so tired of feeling like I keep failing diet wise. Especially with the food pushers or those that don’t understand and tell me it’s ok to cheat just a little bit. That opens the floodgates and I spiral out of control. The guilt, shame, anxiety and frustration I feel is so overwhelming and no one understands. Well just wanted to reach out and say hi. The struggle is real. Have a great day!4
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Fatexterminator wrote: »I suffer from binge eating after work
Me, too, mostly at night.0 -
mfpphoenixx wrote: »I have been diagnosed with binge eating disorder. It is very difficult to lose weight especially with a restricted diet that makes it worse. I have been struggling for a long time with the disorder and my weight. I am glad I found this thread, looking for some support and others that can understand. I am so tired of feeling like I keep failing diet wise. Especially with the food pushers or those that don’t understand and tell me it’s ok to cheat just a little bit. That opens the floodgates and I spiral out of control. The guilt, shame, anxiety and frustration I feel is so overwhelming and no one understands. Well just wanted to reach out and say hi. The struggle is real. Have a great day!
I completely understand. I absolutely hate the food pushers, too. They certainly don't understand this disorder.2 -
I am a binge eater! I am a thousand percent better than I used to be in terms of quantity and frequency, but I still have to rule over my diet with an iron fist at times.
I used to dream (and still do at times) that there would be a day where I would be completely binge-free and never have to worry about self control around food again but that day has not arrived and I am beginning to question if it ever will. Losing weight helped with hormones, therapy fixed underlying issues, various diet plans taught me how to fuel myself properly for good health and weightlifting/fitness provided new ways to to cope, but the urge to consume quantities of food with reckless abandon when I am feeling stressed, sad, anxious, angry or bored is something that I will always have to manage. The only thing I do have control over is how I deal with it it when I give in and feeling ashamed is not how I choose to feel about it. Annoyed? Yes. Guilty? Okay, just enough to learn my lesson for next time. But ashamed? Absolutely not. I am a human being with needs and vices and sometimes I take the easy way out.
*full disclosure, yesterday I binged after 14 days of not snacking outside of planned meals. Woke up pissy and remorseful but I dusted myself off, drank a ton of water, ate a big salad and in a couple hours will be heading to work out my remaining frustrations in the gym.1 -
mfpphoenixx wrote: »I have been diagnosed with binge eating disorder. It is very difficult to lose weight especially with a restricted diet that makes it worse. I have been struggling for a long time with the disorder and my weight. I am glad I found this thread, looking for some support and others that can understand. I am so tired of feeling like I keep failing diet wise. Especially with the food pushers or those that don’t understand and tell me it’s ok to cheat just a little bit. That opens the floodgates and I spiral out of control. The guilt, shame, anxiety and frustration I feel is so overwhelming and no one understands. Well just wanted to reach out and say hi. The struggle is real. Have a great day!
The food pushers wish they could eat what they tell us to eat... it is a form of control...then they end up looking better than us, when they exercised restraint and we did not. 🤔1 -
Sorry I’m new... how do you find this group?0
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Years ago i controlled my weight by binging and purgeing. After I got married i could not purge for fear my husband would find out. So I just binged without purging and gained 80 lbs. After i developed a host of medical problems caused by obesity, inactivity and poor diet i started eating healthy food, only when hungry and stopping when no longer hungry. My weight has gone down and I hope to continue losing.2
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Self diagnosed here. When you feel like there must be an on-off button somewhere in your brain that gets turned on and you just cannot find it to turn off again. When you hide things, whether it's food you are waiting to eat, or ate all of it and don't want anybody else to know. When you're preparing something to eat but while you're doing that you're eating other stuff too. When you bake a pan of brownies and the whole thing disappears within 24 hours but no one helped you eat it. When you buy ice cream by the 1/2 gallon and have a hard time making it last more than 2 nights just so you can run to the store and get more. But the people see you all the time at that store so you kinda shop around at other stores(there is the hiding thing again).
When you stuff yourself so badly that you feel physically sick but 30 minutes goes by and there is that thought again 'what is there to eat?'
I'm not sure I know the difference between over-eating and bingeing but the results are the same.
Added weight, feel @rappy and ashamed, disheartened, out of control, abnormal, craving food to shovel into your mouth whether you're hungry or even like the food or not. 2 -
I really need a group like this, I think. I have a habit of sabotaging myself by withdrawing from support when I’m feeling bingey, but having a group of people who share the same struggle sounds helpful.2
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silviamartins wrote: »Sorry I’m new... how do you find this group?
Here is a link to the group: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/726-binge-eating-support-group1 -
Thank you @RelCanonical, I couldn’t find it either.
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RelCanonical wrote: »silviamartins wrote: »Sorry I’m new... how do you find this group?
Here is a link to the group: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/726-binge-eating-support-group
Thanks for mentioning the group. I should've done that at the beginning of the post. I would love to have you all join the January challenge in the link above.
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