At What Point Does it Start
I'm a young, spry, moderatley speedy cross country runner at my highschool. Right now I'm pretty slim and muscular. However, when I go home (even after doing my very best to eat wholesome meals and snacks all day) and finish dinner, I get the uncontrollable urge to eat, eat, eat. I've gained some weight because of this, which might actually be good since I was restrciting for so long and was underweight, but now I'm scared that I can't stop. I KNOW I need more calories than the average person because I'm growing and running, but I eat until pain and nausea every other night. I'm doing my best to stop tracking calories, but when I give in and log it all I can see that I've gone FAR over any amount that could be considered healthy even for a teen athlete. I've lost sleep due to staying up to finish the homework I should have done while I was busy stuffing myself. Then I wake up the next day bloated, gassy, and guilty. The amount of fat I binge on (though it's from nuts) is absurd, even when I mix healthy fats into all my meals throughout the day. I'm so tired of this cycle. My mom knows, my doc knows, my parakeet knows. I drink water, I snack, I hardly eat added sugar. I'm addicted to 0% greek yogurt and eat so many vegtables you'd think I'm a vegan (I'm not.. heh). How can I keep myself from eating to physcial pain and exhaustion, and instead find satisfaction in putting down my fork? I know there is no magic answer, but if theres anyone in a similar situation as me, lets talk, please. My fellow runners are sympathetic, but don't get it.
@Roobeen hi. I think... if you do this, it might help. I have a couple of advices, but some of them are not healthy at all, so I will skip those. You are welcome to PM me though, anyway :)
Anyhow, my advice is this: every time you have taken a bite, you put down your fork and chew carefully. That will maybe make you eat slower and MAYBE make you stop stuffing yourself. I know the binging from when I do it nightly. In that case I would do as I do: switch from sweets and fastfood to veggies and fruits. Maybe even eat a little less for dinner, so you have "space" in your daily intake to "binge" on healthy stuff. Binging is somehow "better" and nearly "ok" if you do it on healthy stuff. And you will feel full sooner and not overeat the same way. At least it will be less calories :)
