what to do to get better from binge eating
Hi,
I've been binge eating for a year more or less and I gained about 20 kg (44lbs) which is a lot. 2 years before I had lost 15 kg (33 lbs) and was so happy about it even though I used to eat very little and do sport. I dont know what to do... I really dont like the way I look and yes... I keep eating like that I will keep gaining weight and I really dont want that so if you have any advice, Im open for everything...
@Colo820
Have you recognized your triggers.........
i eat too much when mad or bored ....it is easy to find myself mindlessly eating... The item i do is ask myself why before preparing or buying food ......
i have also shared my trigger with others who can say are you hungry or mad/ bored ...... in order to stop some behavior finding out what are am i getting out of it ...... added weight just makes me mad so becomes a vicious cycle.
@Colo820 I feel ya. I gained 40 kg over a year, bc I was given so many meds. I still need to loose 34 kg, but after eating less meds and loosing 6 kg, I am more hopeful than ever. I can only say what helps me, but sticking to eating at meals does a lot for me. Take for example: I eat breakfast and dinner and that's it. No snacking or I will binge :)
@Colo820 Also another piece of advice. Ask yourself "Can this (pick a boring kind of food, for me it's ryebread with paté) satisfy my hunger?" If it can then eat the boring thing and be done with that. If the answer is no, then you are probably eating with your feelings, and shouldn't eat whatever you crave.
Took me a few tries of actually eating the "boring" food to figure out if it was real, physical hunger or emotional hunger :)
@Colo820 hi, just writing to show support. I have binge eating disorder and have been gradually gaining weight in recovery, I just thought that recovering might help me lose weight but the opposite has happened for me. It feels wrong and it feels uncomfortable and it's really an uphill battle, but I do my best to keep trusting in my support team, and I hope that once my body recovers from years of restricting and bingeing I might be able to take some safe steps to change my habits and lose weight too, for my health. I'm just committed to keeping at it one day at a time, even though I'm in a much larger body now than I've ever been in before and it just feels really unfair sometimes.
Anyways, I related to your post and wanted to share that I have some similar struggles. I wish you all the best.
