Tips on ovoiding binges?

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  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Filling yourself up with protein and eliminating the "junk" in your house. Dont buy it and you wont be tempted :)
  • Snail313
    Snail313 Posts: 214 Member
    Eat often. Don't wait until you are starved because you will eat everything and anything.
  • simonkimberlin
    simonkimberlin Posts: 8 Member
    drink plenty of water
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Keep busy...ask yourself if it'll be worth how horrible you will feel mentally and physically afterward..
  • HorseWithNoName27
    HorseWithNoName27 Posts: 188 Member
    Don't keep tempting foods in your house if you can help it. However, one can binge even on healthier foods. I would make sure to keep busy (boredom can lead to overeating) and to eat every three to four hours to keep your metabolism going. It's also easier to avoid gaps of time between meals this way.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    When you recognize that feeling that all the food in the world isn't enough to satisfy you, don't start eating. Not one single bite.
  • FitForLife81
    FitForLife81 Posts: 372 Member
    Are you eating enough?? I find when I am eating too little I want to binge but when I eat what I am supposed to I am not hungry!
  • thedove34
    thedove34 Posts: 28 Member
    From what i have learned........Binge eattting is a physical response to an emotional problem. Need to get a hold of whats causing the binging in the first place, then find the tools that will help you combat those nagging temptations to binge... Like little "binge tappers" tapping on the back on your brain telling you to binge. Take a breath, realize what is happening, take another breath, maybe grab the phone and call a friend, or simply do something that will distract your "binge tappers"... Wake yourself up!!! to get out of those desires and habits. Then finally, take another breath....and be proud of yourself for not listening to the ego telling you to self sabatoge!
  • Nutrition1st
    Nutrition1st Posts: 216 Member
    Plan plan plan!!! Plan your meals in advance. Don't go grocery shopping without that plan. And never go on an empty stomach!
  • Momjogger
    Momjogger Posts: 750 Member
    I totally agree with everyone! I also try not to eat after dinner, although if I work out late, I will eat something when I get home. I CANNOT have certain food in my house or I will overeat, so they are "out of the house - once in a while" foods. Also, track EVERYTHING - especially when you binge - it will keep you from doing it again soon - I know.
  • baddkitty187
    baddkitty187 Posts: 62 Member
    I have always found negative calorie days and extremely low fat/saturated fat days I'm far more likely to binge, on negative calorie days I've woken in the middle of the night to eat
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    go to bed. you can't eat if you're asleep (unless you're a sleep eater!)
  • baddkitty187
    baddkitty187 Posts: 62 Member
    Plan plan plan!!! Plan your meals in advance. Don't go grocery shopping without that plan. And never go on an empty stomach!

    I plan my diary a couple days in advance and bring everything plus an optional snack in a cooler to work, also I don't buy the kids treats when I grocery shop we take a walk to the convenience store for the occasional indulgence
  • angiebmore
    angiebmore Posts: 34 Member
    What are negative calorie days?
  • baddkitty187
    baddkitty187 Posts: 62 Member
    What are negative calorie days?

    When I burn more than I eat, I eat 1275-1300 and I've burned up to 1700 in a day :)
  • saustin201
    saustin201 Posts: 270 Member
    Drink a glass of water.
    Clean the house
    Go for a short walk or run
    Read a book

    I discover I get hungry on Wednesdays. I have "off" on Wednesdays from being a stay at home mommy when the kids go to daycare for 1 day per week. I clean my house, do errands, but after that I catch up on shows on Tivo or Roku and that is when I get hungry. I want to watch my shows, so I snack on carrots, strawberries, water.
  • These tips are all helpful. I have this problem occasionally and sometimes I recognize I am eating purely to be eating and not because I am hungry. But often I do not realize it until I've gone through half or more of a bag of reese's cups. Not good. I am working on it - and you guys have helped.
  • Peep_chic
    Peep_chic Posts: 369 Member
    Just the thought of having to logging everything and having your diary open helps to keep in check.
  • chris1816
    chris1816 Posts: 715 Member
    Say no to yourself.
  • rachemn
    rachemn Posts: 407 Member
    great tips!! I need these. I have the worst time...and the harder I work out, the more I want to eat! :p
  • tlblood
    tlblood Posts: 473 Member
    These are fantastic tips! One I wanted to add is that if you find yourself craving something particular, allow yourself to have a small portion of it. Sometimes my binges are when I try to "eat around" what I really want. If I want a chocolate chip cookie (or 2 or 3), I might try popcorn, then chocolate milk, then something else, but nothing is really satisfying because I really want the cookie, so eventually I've eaten the cookie and all that other stuff. If you allow yourself to have a reasonable amount of what you really want, you avoid "eating around" it and feel more satisfied.
  • thedove34
    thedove34 Posts: 28 Member
    absolutely totalllyyy agree with you on this tip...
    I have been "practicing" this concept of eatting what you really crave.. instead of avoiding it.. and it really works..
    i dont dance around the item by eating other items.. i just go right to the source and eat that craving in a controlled way.. and
    then move on.. totally works.. Great point Tlbood.!!
  • Thanks everyone! I've found that allowing myself one cheat day on the weekends helps me.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,956 Member
    I eat what I LIKE to eat daily. As long as I meet my macro/micro nutrients and stay within calorie limits, binges don't happen.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    I prefer to keep my binges rectangular.
  • These are fantastic tips! One I wanted to add is that if you find yourself craving something particular, allow yourself to have a small portion of it. Sometimes my binges are when I try to "eat around" what I really want. If I want a chocolate chip cookie (or 2 or 3), I might try popcorn, then chocolate milk, then something else, but nothing is really satisfying because I really want the cookie, so eventually I've eaten the cookie and all that other stuff. If you allow yourself to have a reasonable amount of what you really want, you avoid "eating around" it and feel more satisfied.

    I may have to try this more often. When it comes to soda and chocolate. However, I have to learn to control the amount I do eat when I give in to cravings.

    One thing I did find is switching to Dark Chocolate helped me eat less chocolate. It is a little less sweet, but still very rich, so I am more 'full' from it faster. And it has more antioxidants anyway - so a little bit is good. I just have to remember to eat only a little.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Brush your teeth after every meal. The minty taste makes food taste bad & also who wants to ruin their newly cleaned teeth & fresh breath with a food?
  • If binging is a problem its best to try to find a substitute for what you are binging on and do it in small doses often. For me eating brownie ice-cream is my binge worthy stuff so I tend to eat a handful of m&ms about every couple of days. I haven't had a "binge" in over 5 months.
  • happyceliza
    happyceliza Posts: 36 Member
    Really good tips. I needed this thread too.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Check out "Eating Less" by Gillian Riley.
    I recommend this book really regularly because I think she has some great ideas and strategies for changing the eating behaviours that got us fat in the first place. She takes the focus away from "losing weight" and onto changing habits for the long term.