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alligatorob
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I am a binge eater and have been all my life, and I am old, 71 so lots of binges over the years.
I have long done battle with it, some wins, but more losses... My weight peaked at 360 a few years ago. I was able to lose over 200 pounds, got all the way down to 143. Almost 2 years without bingeing and a strict 1,200 calorie a day diet. That ended with bingeing beginning about 2 years ago. I have regained weight, up to 191 this morning. Now I am going to make an earnest attempt to control it.
Problem is I know I can resist bingeing for periods of time, sometimes shorter than others. But the cravings never go away. Towards the end of my 2 year stent I was craving and obsessing to the max. The dam finally broke. So I am going to patch it up and try again.
2 days without binge
Rob
I have long done battle with it, some wins, but more losses... My weight peaked at 360 a few years ago. I was able to lose over 200 pounds, got all the way down to 143. Almost 2 years without bingeing and a strict 1,200 calorie a day diet. That ended with bingeing beginning about 2 years ago. I have regained weight, up to 191 this morning. Now I am going to make an earnest attempt to control it.
Problem is I know I can resist bingeing for periods of time, sometimes shorter than others. But the cravings never go away. Towards the end of my 2 year stent I was craving and obsessing to the max. The dam finally broke. So I am going to patch it up and try again.
2 days without binge
Rob
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Yesterday was a good day.
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Another good day, 4 days now without binge.
I am currently eating about 1,200 to 1,400 calories a day. I find that makes it easier for me not to binge, for a while anyway. Eating is one of my binge triggers, once I start eating I have real trouble stopping. So by eating less I binge less... sometimes. I know I cannot live at such a low calorie intake, but for now I am going to give it a shot. My plan is to do this for a month or so and then try to slowly increase my calories. Unfortunately most of my plans rarely go according to plan.0 -
@alligatorob Have you identified what your trigger is? Why you feel the need to binge or emotionally eat?0
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caylapal888 wrote: »@alligatorob Have you identified what your trigger is? Why you feel the need to binge or emotionally eat?
No, unless I can count breathing. Or maybe being awake, don't think I binge when sleeping... Not sure the urges will ever go away, not until I do anyway. I know others have had success understanding their triggers, just not much for me. I have been thinking of it as more binge management than anything.
How about you? Any progress in identification of triggers?
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I thought I had my bingeing under control with the removal of a majority of my stress. I thought I was “cured”. But lo and behold I had a big stressor happen a few weeks ago and found myself bingeing again. So much for a “cure”. I have the luxury of being able to control most of my stress by removing myself from the news cycle and being retired and that helps to control/eliminate my bingeing. Stress is the trigger for me.0
