Hi I'm Louise, 36 from the UK. I first remember feeling that I had no control over food when I was just 7 years old. My food intake was pretty much controlled at that time so although overweight, I wasn't HUGE. When I was 16 though I changed schools and began to binge during school lunch breaks. I would go into town and call at 2 or 3 different places for food and then go to the school toilets and hide out while I ate it. It was only a small class, most of the girls were out at lunch time and the house that our school year was situated in made it easy to do things like this. By the time I left that school 2 years later my weight had become an issue. And there started my life's battle with binge eating disorder.

I'm still a secret eater, especially when I'm stressed at work when I'll hide out in the bathroom with food from the vending machine. To stop me getting "rumbled" by other people I can do this 2 or 3 times a day some days. Normally I just binge at home in the evening - a kind of lower level binge by my standards. But when I'm on my own or my husband is working away it really scares me just how much I can eat. In the past I've tried throwing up but never been successful.

I am truly addicted to food, completely obsessed by it and pre-occupied until I can get my next fix. I want to be free from this, I'm tired; I've just had enough!

Before you ask, no I have not been diagnosed with binge eating disorder. I have a rubbish GP who probably wouldn't even recognise binge eating disorder and says fat people don't have eating disorders. So I'm on my own but I'm sure I can do this!

Anyway, I'd love to know what your top tips are if you're up for sharing