binge eating anyone?!

Ugh...I have such a problem with us! What helps is not buying all the yummy junk food I like, so if there's nothing in the house that's appealing, I don't eat.

Yup, I definitely go through this! I try to keep a dessert flavored gum on hand, like the Extra Apple Pie one, and that really seems to help me. It's very sweet and keeps my mouth busy!

Never feel pitiful. Remember, you are going to the gym. If you did, you know you did and are doing something to combat it then YAY!

Good for you going to the gym.

I 'm a binge eater . I had been keeping it at bay for quite a few years but then a couple of years ago it started creeping back( along with the weight)
one thing that has helped me is to note what happened before you started binging, keep a binge diary. I noticed that i do it when I feel overwhelmed anxious or when I get frustrated. also if I am tired and don't get enough sleep. noting the emotional triggers for overeating and taking small steps to prevent them helps a lot, just taking a deep breath can help. also writing about it, keeping it in mind is a big help, If I keep the goals and the reasons I want to lose weight in front of me, that helps. also for me its a form of sabotage, and sometimes its helpful to ask myself why, and take action on that. also, tracking binges can help you pinpoint trends, etc. I have also found Overeaters anonymous helpful in this type of problem too.


I noticed thatit is no special food substance that triggers bingeing, but I have found it useful to limit sugar. I allow my self sugar 2 days in the week, it helps me prevent ( or at least postpone ) a binge. I don't cut it out altogether or else that will trigger a binge!
yikes, what a mess, lol! . whenever I binge I say, "well, that was dumb!" and just start again. I can't always prevent a binge, but I can take actions, to limit , reduce, and perhaps even eliminate them.
keep up the great work and thanks for all the comments.

I tend to over eat in the evenings when the family is all sound asleep. Thank goodness I limit my late night eating to healthy clean food choices. The only way I control it is to go to bed before my night demons strike:) I eat for pleasure, not because I'm hungry. I think the key is to know when it's gonna happen and have a back up plan in place to redirect your binging... Easier said than done. I am a work in progress:)

Yes! I've been able to cut back on it by not buying food that induces me to binge in the first place.

This also works for me!

I dont have the urge to binge everyday but at least twice a week i do and at least once a week it gets me. Especially during SHARK week i binge bad like today. I agree the ONLY solution for me so far that has worked is when I keep those foods out my house. I know i should have better self control but as of now that is not a reality for me :-(

Yes...I have done it in the past once I ate so much that well i won't go there...usually for me the binge was directly related to a stressful situation. So for me when I feel like I am getting "overstressed" I try to goto the gym and exercise that always seems to reduce stress for me and it is better for me.

I hate to admit this but there was a few weeks where I would hit up the drive thru and order 2 meals. You know like a number 5 and a number 7 from jack in the box...and I would order "different" drinks to pretend that the meals were for 2 people when it was just me eating. It was a dark few weeks and even though I still WANT to do that (food is a comfort thing for me) I try to find comfort here talking to others that have the same struggle. The thing that "snapped" it all for me recently was there was a movie on cable and I didn't catch the title it was in the independant channel but it had one of the baldwin brothers and the main character was a overweight man who was a assistant manager at a "walmart" type store and when thing weren't going his way he would eat. There was a scene where he went to a food truck and ordered a meal and then said out loud.."and what did she want..oh yeah a chicken sandwich onion rings and a shake" then the next scene he was eating both meals he ordered alone. Seeing that put it in prespective for me...that is exactly what I was doing.

My secret is when I start on I don't know, lets say ritz crackers, I try to think of something in the manufacturing process that will totally gross me out. For instance, its a known fact that the FDA permits all processed foods to contain certian amounts of rodent hair, feces and the like. I focus on that, then I stop eating. It doesn't work so well for whole foods like fruit, vegetables etc., but who want's that crap anyway, right?

Yup, Ive been binge eating for a good 10 years now, its definately my drug of choice, just try to work on it every day...its 10 years later. I dont by the stuff to have in the house but when the urge comes on-convienent / fast food store it is, and i eat a lot, quickly. During the moment it is bliss full, after, depression sinks in.

I just read a book about this topic..."Food: The good girl's drug" It's really a problem more common than people realize. Also, watch the movie Lbs. An eyeopener for anyone with problem binging.

I have cut back on my binge eating by making sure i log everything. That way i don't just feel bad. I can see what I have done. Somehow it means more to see the number of calories I have consumed. I feel like it I log it I am owning it. In owning in it, I can get it under control. Do I still have those days that I can't stop eating.... yep. Are they fewer day they they used to be.....yep.

Yes, I struggle with binge eating a lot. Just had a bad day today with it, after having a good week. I managed to get through Friday and Saturday without pigging out in restaurants. Then today, I blew it. Sundays are the worst for me for some reason. I'm making plans to stay busy on Sundays from here on out. I tend to binge when I'm bored or when I'm anxious, and it's mostly carbs that I eat. I did well earlier in the by going for a walk when I was feeling stressed instead of eating. I was so proud of myself. Today was a bored day, and I wasn't feeling well. I still exercised, but I binged way too much. I'm just going to get back on track and go for it again. Next Sunday I'm filling my day with activities though.

Yeah I am so into that binge eating culture also but now trying a eat what you want day and living clean. My habit is sugar, it's so evil

Binge Eating is a form of an eating disorder, I am a binge eater and emotional eater from way back which has developed into an eating disorder. From what i went through in counselling I have begun to learn that binge eating is usually linked to something that triggers it, best way to avoid this is to figure out what your trigger is and work on different alternatives to eating. Sounds a lot harder then it actually is, I have been managing so far for 6 months and have not had any bingeing sessions. I wish you luck in finding something that works for you