Food Addiction Support Group

hi
ive been a binge eater for yrs.. the past yr its been mostly carbs (bread, bagels, cereal...) and lots of sweets. i was able to control myself last summer and i was able to lose about 15 lbs during that time (diet & lots of exercise).. but this was a difficult yr and i just started falling back into old habits (eating when i was depressed or just bored) so i gained all the weight and plus some. im trying to get back to eating right and exercising more, buts it's been pretty difficult.. i usually cave after a few days

hopefully we can help each other =)

Me too. I've been really struggling with junk food addiction, particularly for the last nearly two years. I know I cannot continue to carry on gaining weight and am trying to work out why I continue to indulge in this self destructive behaviour.

Hi, thank you for sharing your stories! sometimes i feel so crazy struggling with this and it's nice to know that i'm not alone. i really want to get better, just not sure what to do. i faught all day today to not binge but i lost the battle around 3pm today and now i feel horrible. everyone i talk to says if i eliminate sugar my binging will stop. I've some research and definitly agree, but i just can't get through the first and second day. part of me thinks i'm actaully scared to get better. binging has been such a crutch for me for the past 15 years, i think i'm afraid to figure out who i am with out it. but it's also ruining my life, so i have to do something. tomorrow is a new day, i'm and really going to try and eliminate sugar. i've been trying to journal more when i get the urge, and it's helped, i know i binge becuase it's part not wanting to deal with emotion and part habit, so i'm trying to build new habits... i would love be here to support you through this too!

I always knew something was wrong-finally realized it was BED a few yrs ago. For me it involves hiding food, eating in secret, and going on binges in times of stress. It's the baking cookies, and then eating so many that I'm sick to my stomach, but still eating more. It's the feeling of being ashamed when walking into a restaurant, and knowing people see you as heavy, and how dare I eat anything but carrot sticks. Reading Geneen Roth has helped in the past. I'll have to get back into her books. Good luck! At least we know we aren't alone.

i know binging eating can end, i know we can do. i really think it's a matter of feeling self confident and believing in yourslef. for me too i know it's a matter of giving up sugar, but we are all worth it and we clan get through this and live the life we knbow we want!

Hey there.
I've had BED since I can remember and I'm constantly fighting for good health. But once I think I have things under control, that's usually when I realize I'm an obessive mess. I've been trying to cut out sugar too, whats your reasoning behind it? Have any tips?

hi meg332, i'm trying to give up sugar becuase i know it's what causes my binges, it also causes me huge mood swings, depression, and really low self esteem. i printed all the harmful effects of sugar and it was eye opening, it causes cancere and all other kinds of diseases. I'm just so tired of feeling horrible and ruining relationships because i don't feel i deserve to be happy. i want to get better and know this is the answer. so far it's been a really tough road, but i think i'm on the right track.

my 2 cents... my binging is caused by anxiety and sometimes undereating.... if I allow myself to get hungry, it leads to bad things...

im working hard to figure out my anxiety issues...

im here for support and love, to give and receive...

hi, i recently lost 30 pounds and restricted what i could eat so much that it has cause me to binge eat. im working on not binge eating by allowing myself to eat foods that i considered "bad" and by drinking a lot of water.

was doing pretty well even started to feel ok about myself, then today i binged bad. i just couldn't fight anymore. sometimes i feel like i put so much energy into trying not to binge that by the end of the day i'm so exhausted i just don't want to fight anymore...now i feel horrible and like such a failure... it times like this i wonder if i will ever really be able to recover...