binge eating :(

Hi
You may have Binge Eating disorder which is now a recognised eating order

Typer Monkey wrote: »

Could it be because you are making it 'forbidden' and so crave it and binge? Do you have a cheat meal or treat once a week? Maybe if you had some chocolate(one bar for example) once a week as a treat? It might keep you from binging. There's nothing wrong with a little of what you fancy IMO

I think learning to have occasional treats and not let that turn into a binge is an important part of sustainably loosing weight and keeping it off

+ 1 on this.

Allow yourself a little bit once a week and you won't build up such a craving that you binge.

petals rocks1 wrote: »

Thank you for reply

I am strict on myself. To the extent that i weigh in on a monday at 7pm and by 8pm im dreaming of crunchie bar and it turns out to b so much more im eatin

Im a lost cause!

You're not a lost cause.

When you try and refine your diet so that it's better, there's always going to be a certain amount of tweaking.

If being overly strict means you binge every so often, then once a week, have a crunchie. That way you'll have it to look forward to every week. It's not going to cause your healthy lifestyle to implode

I do have Binge Eating disorder!
I just DO NOT STOP!!!

I used to do this as well - it's horrible and you feel there's nothing you can do to stop it. People who've never really suffered from bulimia or BED cannot comprehend it.

Is there anything else that causes you to reach for the sweet stuff? i.e. feeling bored, sad, lonely, whatever. If so, have you thought about seeing a therapist/counsellor, maybe for CBT? Or doing some mindfulness practise?
Have you tried distracting yourself with other activities when the cravings hit?
Are you eating enough generally or is hunger also playing a role in your binges?

I used to go from cycles of incredibly low-calorie/low-fat dieting to daily binges - usually some stressful event would trigger the "switchover" and then there was no stopping me. I always asked myself why I was sabotaging all the good work I had been doing, until I learned to see the binges as a signal that something else in my life was out of whack, and that the "good work" actually wasn't good for me at all!
Hope this helps - feel free to PM me.

I'm another who does this. Not being trite but Often think its like bulimia with out the making self sick. Can be super focused eat + train well feel great then go carrering out of control bingeing on sugar til I feel Ill. Trying to claw it back right now... In middle of exams so not easy but not making excuses to allow it carry on like this another week.ohhh sugar you are like a drug...

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