Stop Binge Eating - Stop Overeating

Notice how on stressful days the temptation to eat a lot of
food is very strong?  Maybe you find yourself reaching
for comfort foods and junk foods…

Becoming aware of stress eating or eating due to stress is
important.  One way to deal with stress eating is to deal
with the stressful events or circumstances in your life…

Here is a question from a reader about how to deal with a
stressful job.  The advice in the answer I will share with
you can be applied to most stressful circumstances
in your own life…

—————- Question ——————

Andrew,

Your site and the content is really great, thanks a lot.
do you have any content/experience on eating when fatigued?

after work I just eat and eat, even though I workout in the
morning.

the food I eat isn’t good for me, either - pbj’s, ‘energy
bars’, etc.

any help surely appreciated.  thank you.

- Dave

—————- My Response —————–

Dave,

I’ve had the same experience for years.

As a matter of fact my job was a big source of stress
eating.  I discuss this more in my book which you can learn
more about here:

http://howtostopeating.com/stop-binge-eating-book/

To give you the short version I hated what I was doing at
my job but deep down suppressed it because I feared how
tough it would be to transition careers.

So if you don’t like your job my advice would be for you to
start looking for another one.

If you just feel stressed during that part of the day in
general then schedule another activity after work,
preferably one that reliefs your stress.

Maybe exercise after work instead of the morning.

Go for a walk after work.

Call a friend or a family member and tell them about your
day and what’s on your mind once you get home from work.

- Andrew

—————— Reply from Reader ——————–

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your comments - they’re very practical.

In fact I went for a 90-minute walk last night after
watching a movie with my wife, just feeling cabin fever and
I sure needed it.

To quickly stop binge eating and start losing weight click here to get you free report. In this article I will share many binge eating help resources.  The resources will help you stay on track with your binge eating recovery.

The first resource is your family and friends.  Sharing about your binge eating, what your learning about it, and your struggles with it is a great first step.  This way your family can help you stay on track and you can always go to them whenever you feel tempted to binge.

Another resource for binge eating help is learning all you can about the topic.  Reading books on the topic of binge eating, and how others have recovered is also a great way to stay on track.

Another binge eating help resource that you can access right now is the binge eating support forum.  The forum is open 24/7 and usually you’ll get a reply for your questions or comments within a few hours from posting.  The forum is also a great place to meet others who are trying to stop binge eating.

The last binge eating support resource is eating disorder group meetings.  You should be able to find group meetings in your local area or city/town, just search for eating disorder group meetings online.  Overeater’s anonymous and ANAD are two popular groups.  You’ll find those group meetings very encouraging and you’ll also meet others who have.

I wish you the best of luck in your binge eating recovery.  I did it and so can you.

While the cause of binge eating is unknown there are many common guesses.  A part of binge eating recovery is understanding what causes the disorder in the first place.  Some believe that binge eating is caused through genes and is hereditary.  Others believe that depression is a cause of binge eating.  Some argue that excessive dieting and deprivation can also be a factor.  Here are some free tips to stop binge eating.

Binge eating recovery is very simple.  It first involves understanding your overeating triggers or the causes of your binge eating.  Often this can be a stressful day, an annoying boss, or negative thoughts.  After figuring out such triggers the next step is to deal with them.  If it’s an annoying boss you need to ask yourself why they annoy you?  Whether it’s worth it working with someone annoying or if it would be better to find a new job and so on.

The next step in binge eating recovery is replacing overeating habits with healthier coping habits.  Overeating is generally a coping mechanism.  Food can be a great source of comfort and can be abused for such a purpose.  Instead of using food for comfort a binge eater is taught other stress relief techniques such as exercise, meditation and sharing stressful events with friends and family.

If you’ve been dealing with eating issues for a while then binge eating recovery might sound very tough and threatening.  You might even be wondering if you can ever really stop binge eating.  Well I got great news of you: you can do it.  I did it and so can you.

Ever feel like you can’t stop eating a certain food after you start?  Maybe it’s cookies, pizza, or potato chips.  What’s your “forbidden food”?  You know the one food that you often end up binge eating on?  Here is a FREE report to help you quickly stop binge eating.

In overcoming binge eating a common question is should you consume those “forbidden foods” or completely avoid them?  Is it realistic to have those foods in moderation or is it just safer to avoid them all together?

There are different schools of thoughts on this topic.  Some experts recommend abstaining from such trigger foods (foods that trigger your binge eating).  Other experts recommend consuming such foods in moderation since it’s a more realistic approach to overcoming binge eating.

If you don’t know which advice to go with I recommend you try both.  Try to first abstain from those foods completely.  If you can do it great.  If you can’t and end up bingeing on those foods still then you need to try the other approach:  have those foods in moderation.

In overcoming binge eating you might be really scared to have such “forbidden foods” however it might be an essential part or your recovery and building normal eating habits.

I hope this article helps you in going through binge eating treatment.  I hope you recover from binge eating.  You’ll find many helpful articles on this website on the topics of binge eating, overeating, emotional eating, and food addiction.  I really hope that you get your eating under control, lose weight, and get this area of your life handled.

Binge eating is the most common eating disorder and is mainly characterized by out of control eating episodes where one eats until their stomach hurts.  Click HERE for a free binge eating recovery report.

Binge eating treatment can be very tricky since it involves many aspects including psychological and emotional therapy.  Therapy includes becoming more aware of one’s thoughts and emotions which usually trigger their overeating.

There are many forms of binge eating treatment including books on the topic, seeing a therapist or checking into an eating disorder recovery facility.  A major part of binge eating treatment is learning to manage emotional eating.

Emotional eating is consuming food to deal with emotional stress.  Comforts foods are a great example of emotional eating.  Often overeating is a form of emotional eating.

Binge eating treatment can be very costly.  Seeing a therapist can be very expensive and worst of all therapists don’t guarantee any recovery results.  Therapy works for some but can be a waste of time and money for others.

Some health insurance providers are willing to pay for binge eating treatment therapy sessions while others aren’t.  It’s best to check with your own health insurance company to verify your coverage if you are thinking about trying binge eating recovery.

If you are wondering whether you are dealing with binge eating or not then read these very common binge eating symptoms and decide for your self.  If you have any experience with binge eating treatment please consider leaving a comment at the bottom of your post, I’d really love to get your feedback and learn more about the type of treatment that worked for you.