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  1. tara
    Member

    Hi. I have been struggling with BED for the last 20yrs. I am not overweight now, but I used to be.
    I can never stick to any diet, because I binge around 2 days a week so the effort of the other 5 days goes down the drain.
    I mostly eat at night. I do it coz I use it to relax at the end of the day. I know it is a way for me to deal with my emotions (mainly boredome or sadness)
    The problem is that I am not a depressed person in general. it is just that I resort to food whenever I get upset or worked up or frustrated. I realize that life is not perfect and downs are invevitable so how can i break this cycle of running to food impulsively the minute anything upsets my mood?
    I love sweets mainly chocolate as well as bread and cheese, but when I binge, i eat crazy amounts in the shortest periiod of time, as if to punish myself or something for blowing it.
    I tried journaling in detail what I eat, but found that this makes me more obsessed with food.
    I naturally lose weight when I am busy,or when in a good mood, but the slightest bit of stress brings down my self-esteem and brings on a binge.
    Would appreciate your advice.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  2. jacquirsw1
    Member

    Hi

    I am also a long term binge eater. One of the things I have found is that by focussing on controlling my binges I have actually lost weight without dieting, but whenever I start restricting food I end up binging so like you the good work is undone by the binging.
    You have a good insight into why you binge, so the next step would be to find things that are non food related that can give you the same emotional support.

    Posted 7 months ago #

  3. Sez
    Member

    Hello Tara,
    Yeah, you have the first stepped sussed out as you know why/when you are likely to binge.
    You could write a list of alturnative things to do in these times (someone posted a Binge eating action plan guide - the post is under that name) You could take a look at that for some helpful advice.
    Also big things for me have been to stop restricting food and trying not to focus on my weight.
    Hope this helps
    Love Sarah xoxox

    Posted 7 months ago #

  4. Laurely81
    Member

    Hello Tara,

    I am new too and while I was reading your post...it seems that you were talking about me.
    I am overweight now, I am 1.60 metres (should be 5.3...I can find clothes in petites) and I am 65 Kg and I should be 50 Kg so I have 15 kgs more on my body. The good thing is that I have big boobs but all the rest is big too so...
    I have done a diet few years ago with a doctor, with that diet I was losing 1 kg every week and I was eating properly, 5 times a day, healthy food, I was 48 kg and my body was perfect! If I look at those pictures I feel happy but also sad, I would like to be like that again but I have tried so many times...difficult.
    So, tomorrow is 1st february, tomorrow I will try to fight again with my binge and start a healthy way of eating, I'm by your side
    Love
    Laura

    Posted 7 months ago #

  5. tara
    Member

    Thanks sooooooooooooo much guys!
    I am going to take a look at the Action Plan.
    Looking at other posts I noticed that people are counting binge free days.
    I am going to do the same.
    Today is day 2!
    Thanks Laura and Sara. You can't imagine how your words of sympahty and support make me feel.
    Although most of my friends diet all the time, none of them binge. They think they know what it is like and they really don't.
    It is good to find people who are going through what i am going through.
    Love
    Tara

    Posted 7 months ago #

  6. Sez
    Member

    Feels good to know I have helped encourage you!!! Well done on the past two days, you seem to be off to a good start.
    I have found it so great to chat to people who also understand my problem as well!
    xxx Sarah

    Posted 7 months ago #

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