Dare to Stop binge eating
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Stop Binge Eating so you can establish a healthy relationship with food and maintain a healthy weight. Binge eating can be a signal you need to deal with underlying emotional issues before proceeding with a diet program.
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i haven't binged in 5 whole days!!!
tomorrow will be 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm soo excited starting my new life!
that's a great stretch!
yay, so this must be day 15?
I seem to do a great job at motivating other people but I don't seem to be able to practice what I preach. My mom and I have decided that this winter we are going to drop 10kgs each and take control of our eating habits and she is doing so well, and every morning we talk and I almost lecture positivity and self-control in the hopes that it will sink in but I just have no control. The moment I wake up it's just food food food and I know I'm doing the wrong thing but I don't seem to care. It's a vicious cycle.
Instead of worrying about self-control, why not make a small adjustment? Very gradually adding more veg into the diet and very gradually reducing portion sizes of calorie-dense has helped with me. I still binge (and sometimes spontaneously make up weird concoctions from baking ingredients I don't need - there's my embarrassing admission for the day), but it's become less frequent. Don't worry about nipping it in the bud all in one shot. Reducing binging is a lot easier then telling yourself you're not going to do it again. Focus on the things you can change for you...
I love vegetables and fruit, the only problem is that I love everything else too. I am trying with portion sizes because that really is the answer, moderation. One of my very big downfalls is that I am a quite sensitive person and lately I've been a little depressed and emotional and I deal with it, or rather don't deal with it by binging. I am trying to get a hold on it. It truly is an addiction, but I think that the one step I have taken is getting out of denial. Thank you for all the suggestions I appreciate it. On the road to recovery.
Yesterday i ate an entire half gallon of ice cream! Woke up this morning feeling like c**** and back on track. Nighttime is the worst! I had been sooo good for months. Always justify by saying Monday is the beginning of a new week. Hopefully next Monday I'll have good news :)
I had way too much ice cream as well! It's so yummy though and I agree, night time is awful! And worst is the fact that you feel awful in the morning and that you know that you are going to regret it in the morning but you do it anyway. Feel like kicking myself. Good luck for the up coming nights;) Glad to know I'm not the only one.
I've gotten back into knitting and sewing again. I've always enjoyed that, but it really helps with nighttime/boredom eating because you can't sew or knit with Dorito or ice cream goo on your fingers. Is there something you can do to keep your hands occupied in the evening?
Texting. lol, it's a great idea, I tried knitting once but it's not my cup of tea but I'm definitly going to look for someting to keep my hands busy. Thanx
This is my first day, and my biggest struggle is to stop eating when I am full, and finding excuses to eat more. This is a habit I want to kick. Especially the end of the day desserts (that i am 90% of the time too full to eat) SO I want to kick this bad habit and get on towards my new healthy life style. Any suggestions on portion control?
Add in a little more of the good stuff into your meals, and take out a little of the bad stuff. Don't rush it. And don't beat yourself up if you do binge... remember you're trying to reduce it over time.
My trick for dessert is I've replaced my urge for dessert with greek yogurt and fruit. If I want to spoil myself, I'll add in 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and a tablespoon of chocolate chips.
The other thing I'll do it rarely bake at home. Better to pay $3 for a really awesome cupcake or really good chocolate than to buy an entire cake mix and have an entire cake sitting in your kitchen, taunting you for the next few days. Make your desserts infrequent, and WORTH the calories.
My social circle encourages this behaviour, so it's become mine as well. I know I often won't be as "good" as I was earlier in the week, so I now pre-emptively pare down my lunches by having less meat and carbs, and a lot more vegetables, tea. etc. whenever it's Friday.
I haven't been binging per se the last week, but I have been eating more than I should of a bit of everything. Over the day, and then over time, that adds up to a lot. I am definitely getting back on track, today was my best day in a while. I've noticed my lunches are a bit too big, so it creates quite a pinch when supper time comes around. If I pare down the lunches a little, supper can be a "normal" size.
OK...the struggle continues for me...I have been in and out of this dare a few times over the past couple years, anonymously, now I am going public with this.
This is not just a female issue....we face it too, though it is much tougher for us to admit it.
To look at me, you'd never know that I have this issue....although to me, I see the signs of it from every angle.
I am a very athletic person ....extreme in many ways...my profile tells the story.
In my professional life I am, on the outside, a leader, a tough, gruff person....strict, blunt and in many aspects, confident. On the inside however, I am quite different.
In my personal life I am alone.....
Stress and Boredom on a personal level seem to be my triggers.....however, just "knowing" doesn't seem to be able to stop it once it begins....
I need to figure this out......it is a vicious circle that inevitably stops me from achieving happiness.
I am always searching for something.
I am right there with you ... except for the athletic part. We are searching for something...what is it?
I feel the exact same way!!! I am a female and I am not an extreme athlete but I enjoy activities and exercising but lately it just feels so useless. I am so bored and frankly annoyed with my life, I live in a small town and here is nothing to do and I home-school(I am 17) so I don't really have friends to hang out with and do silly things to get my mind off of the void that food doesn't seem to fill. Stress and boredom just seem to fuel cravings, I hate it and I work in the kitchen, I love cooking and baking but what is the use? It's the one hobby I do have but it does more harm than good. Good Luck. Hopefully we will all find what we are looking for, soon.
I did not OVER eat, but I did make a mistake on WHAT I ate, if there had been more to eat I would have done it. Thankfully I can say NO I did not over eat. Yay. 1st day for me here.
Hello everyone, I'm new here. I had a good day yesterday, my first one in a while where I actually felt quite positive. I've gained a stone over the last couple of months and it's really getting me down and I need to stick with this dare now if I'm going to get back to my goal weight. Time to start feeling good about myself and making some changes.
I was within calories but they were mostly empty calories and full of fat and carbs and sugar...
I have lost 20 pounds so far this semester and I had my first minor set back this week; no excuses it happened. I binged and I felt horrible as a result. I will not binge again. It is hard but I need to do it for myself; Im worth it.
Had a good day today. I was a little nervous because I didn't eat my usual lunch but i ate what i felt and it worked ou
I've been doing pretty good lately but kinda slipped up a little yesterday, but I'm just going to forget about it and keep moving forward, and maybe start tracking for a while again.
Ooops didn't quite understand what I was supposed to write here. But yes I over ate today it was a bit of a bummer but it wasn't too bad. Today is going to be great!
I didn't overeat today and I also drank a lot more water than usual. I think they definitely correlate.
By Anonymous on May 28, 2012 at 06:13 AM
Change starts now - I need to become mentally stronger.