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Hello there - I've read a good many recovery stories and a lot of people find that a structured plan helps at first, and then when the binge urges eventually begin to fade, you can start practicing 'eating intuitively.' Maybe that's the key? : )

In honesty I don't often feel like I need a morning snack, oatmeal really fills me up. I may get rid of this one and try to eat my lunch a little earlier instead. About the cake; Like I said above, I'd probably only be comfortable eating cake 1-2 a week, 3 times maximum. Most of the time I'd probably go for a glass or red…

I know they're treats, don't worry. I'd probably only be comfortable having cake 1-2 times a week. However, it's important that I get out of the 'good' food 'bad' food mindset as this often makes me want to binge when I eat a 'bad' food. In order to do this, I think I need to eat a few more treats here and there to help…

I'll try and talk to him about this - but I can see where it's going already. He eats a lot of bread and is lucky enough to have a healthy relationship with food - but does not realize that when I go home after a horrid day at work and see a lovely fresh loaf - I go bread crazy. If I asked him to give away his baked foods,…

It is a bit of a conundrum - I do count myself as VERY lucky to have not become overweight. If you looked at my weekly intake including binges, you wouldn't believe you were looking at the food diary of a healthy-weight individual. I have taken this into consideration though. I'm lucky enough (I think) to have a high…

I don't think I'm gluten intolerant (believe me, I can eat a TONNE of bread and suffer nothing but a bloated stomach, obviously) but I do believe that an excess of carbohydrates might not help my binge eating. I've read a lot about carbohydrates effecting insulin (drops in blood sugar, making you crave more, etc) so I've…

I'm always honest with my boyfriend - I've told him the amount and types of food I can eat in one sitting - I tell him nearly every time (after, of course) I binge. He comforts me, but looks a bit lost whenever I tell him these things. I do not want him to have to be responsible for me, or anything like that. This is MY…

Thank you for this. I hope I have not made out my boyfriend to be a bad person - he's my best friend and a genuinely thoughtful and caring soul, but he just DOES-NOT-UNDERSTAND. Full stop. But I think that it's difficult to get your head around something like this if you haven't been through it personally. I just need to…

Nor do I! If someone were to judge me based on my MFP account, they'd think I was a full on 100% healthy eater 24/7! If only! I don't binge around others either, although I have actually been binge-eating more at work (at my desk) and in secret at home (I'll binge when my boyfriend is upstairs) etc. I'm pretty sure it's…

Don't feel too guilty, it's alright - my binges are more around the calorific value of FIVE bags of Doritos haha! But yes, I do try and have him understand how hard it is for me (especially as he works nights and I'm often left alone in the house with the bloody food!) but he's a major foodie and loves to bake and cook. I…

Ideally, I'd like to get to that point where I can comfortably eat my trigger foods - but I know myself too well, and if faced with eating only a small portion of my trigger - at the moment, I know it'd just set me off! I'm glad things are going well for you, keep smiling and keep it up!

Thank you, you've all been very kind. Your wife sounds like my boyfriend - he can have a cookie and be satisfied, where as I can't stop obsessing until I've finished the bag! I'm both glad and sad that there are folks out there that understand - I wish disordered eating wasn't so hard to tackle!

Thank you for this, he tries...but he has a pretty healthy relationship with food. He doesn't understand what it is to be in my position food-wise.

I've been to a therapist for 6 months - twice. But the thing is, I do not have any deep dark emotional monsters that make me binge eat. I binge eat because I restricted my diet far too much (400 calories a day, never lasts long!) as a young teenager and developed a very unhealthy relationship with food. Whenever I go to…

'yet' is exactly it - there's no way I can go on like this without eventually gaining! I've been to a therapist for 6 months - twice. But the thing is, I do not have any deep dark emotional monsters that make me binge eat. I binge eat because I restricted my diet far too much (400 calories a day, never lasts long!) as a…

Thank you very much @eep223, good luck to you too! It's nice to have someone understand.

@AmyNicole I'm very lucky in that I'm not overweight - but it's a bit confusing, I have no idea why I'm not overweight yet. I binge on average anywhere from 3-5 times a week (we're talking 8000-10,000 calories daily) and I've been doing it for nearly 7 years. However, my weight remains relatively stable, if not going up or…

Yeah I think you're right. Ah well! There's always next year's holiday I guess! And either way, if I can make a dent in my binge-eating habit and perhaps lose just a couple pounds I'll be happy enough. : )

I don't, not at all! My BMI would be 19 if I lost 20 pounds.

For me, it's about 80% sweet, 20% salt - but only after I've had enough of the sweet stuff haha! I've looked into sugar addiction before - and some part of me still believes that this may be a key element in my binge eating. I tried going cold turkey on sugar before, but I was MISERABLE. I didn't make it past a week…

Honestly, well done for making it 3 weeks - that's such an achievement!!! I haven't gotten that far between binges in, say, 4 years?

Hah, well not exactly in those quantities - but personally, I find that if I genuinely eat the foods I like (whether the health-nuts out there deem it healthy or not!) in healthful moderation, I don't binge. However, a blow-out (like the cookies) is bound to happen every now and again. We're human. Thing is, if it's…

H'okay just chill out, right? She brought it over to share, because she's nice. Friends do that! I'd already said I didn't blame her for bringing it over - she's not the one counting calories! I was simply mulling over the fact that these sort of scenarios prove a little difficult when you're trying to be good, food-wise.

I absolutely can't stand it when people say things like 'oh, I'm so fat, I just binged on a WHOLE BAG of potato chips!' That's not serious binge eating - that's a blip. Binge eating is this: 1. Whole tub of Ben and Jerry's 2. 4 large bowls of porridge with loads of sugar 3. 2 microwave pizzas 4. 4 regular chocolate bars 5.…

Thank you all so much for the advice folks! Really does help see things in perspective.

Hear hear! In my experience, if you try to give up the foods you love - you'll only end up going crazy and overindulging on them later! It's best to have a healthy balance I find. Besides, people have got to be realistic. We live in a world surrounded by food temptations, night and day, 24/7. If you get into the game…

@yksdoris - I ended up cooking a spicy mushroom and spinach risotto! Very healthy, only around 400 per serving - and the great thing about risotto is, doesn't half fill you up! That's a great idea though, I'm also a big fan of hummus so maybe I'll give that a try next time. I might well have tried to if I'd known she was…

@tavistocktoad - Thank you! Yeah I've tried IF before actually, I found it alright as long as I filled myself up on lots of veggies all day. However, I've decided that I'll only try IF again towards the end of my weight loss (10lb to go, something like that) as I reckon I'll hit a plateau at some point, and I don't want to…