
Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

deleted_user
Well I happened upon this site after a particularly bad episode of binge eating. I am pretty new to this problem, at 18 I don't think I fully understand what is going on inside of me. All I know is that, as of the past two years, I have not been able to focus on anything other than my weight. I am not anorexic or bulemic, but a binge eater. I go through days of restricting, execising, and eating right, during which I pent up every negative emotion that comes to me. But eventually, usually by the time the weekend rolls around, I spend an entire day eating and eating and eating some more until my stomach aches. I cry and cry because of how badly I hurt after eating so much, and then wake up the next morning feeling extremely guilty because all the effort I put into the past week was a waste. My overeating has gotten worse lately, take today for example. I came back to my parents house to visit and unwind from a stressful week. Well, unwinding meant eating everything I could find: Half a gallon of icecream, a fourth of a cake, dorritoes, a huge plate of chicken nachos, candy, four chocolate chip cookies, and two bowls of cereal. And this happened all from 12pm to 5pm! I know I have a problem, even though I have a tall and fairly slender frame. This cycle of restricting and overeating is tearing me apart. I can't think of anything else but food. I don't go out on the weekends because I know it will involve eating, and most of the time thats a risk I dont want to take. I will just go to bed early to avoid overating. I just want to hear that other people are going through this, because honestly right now, even after looking at this site, I feel totally hopeless.

shootingstar
Dont feel helpless. We are all in this together. Wether it not eating, throwing up after eating or over eating, we all have a commonality. I hope you stick around to find out that this site has incredible support. It doesnt matter what eating disorder you have, you will still find someone or something on here that will help you in some way. I am here if you ever need to talk.

deleted_user
Hi and welcome to daily strength! I too have a problem with over eating even though I am an average frame. The over eating makes me feel horrible. My stomach hurts and sometimes I eat so much I can't move. When I do this I don't feel like doing anything. Its horrible! I am here to chat anytime you need to talk to someone about it!

deleted_user
i'm a binger too, so know how you feel and how tedious it can all be to cope with! my own eating pattern is like yours, and the weekends are usually when i binge too. do you think this is perpetuating because you restrict too much during the week perhaps? that's my main problem...

deleted_user
I am so pleasantly surprised to hear from all of you so quickly, thank you so much! I am the daughter of an extremely health-concious mother, so I grew up knowing what was good to eat and what wasn't. I try to eat normal amounts and healthy snacks, and excercise as much as I can. I think maybe I take the whole thing too seriously, and put uneeded focus on food. That, along with the extreme short-term pleasure rush from eating sweets (especially ice cream and cookies) and salty chips really have me caught in this trap. I literally spend days at a time just looking foward to the weekend when I know I'll allow myself to eat high-calorie binge foods. Hopefully I can inspire some of you the way you are already beginning to inspire me!

deleted_user
You say you don't have anorexia or bulimia, but if you restrict for days that is anorexic behavior and over exercising is a form of bulimia. So it sounds like you have a lot of things going on at one time. I hope you are seeing a therapist. That way you can figure out why you are doing this to yourself and don't have to feel hopeless.

deleted_user
I am the same way. I did the same thing. I worked out all week, drank water, ate well, then the weekend came and I drank tons of coke, and ate constantly. It is so hard for me to resist the temptation. It is about control definitely. You have to get control of you body and thoughts, something that I cannot do no matter how much I try. Good luck, and you can talk to me anytime.
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