Nope, you are not the only binge eater here. I binge, and sometimes purge. I am very overweight and trying to eat healthy. I am eating mostly fruit and veggies, with some lean protein. It's hard to get the binging under control. Welcome to the board. This is a great place. The folks here are kind, caring, supportive, and very encouraging!

Thanks. I'm glad I'm not alone here. Yet at the same time, it royally sucks that we all have eating issues.

I don't purge, I was anorexic for a few years...but after another diagnosis (something unrelated) I started to binge eat...and it's been about 2 years almost since that started.

I'm overweight, considered obese (according to those BMI things), but hopefully I can get on top of things before they get worse.

Thanks for any support I receive here. :)

I'm a binger too, but I've never purged. I eat whole bags of chips at a time or a whole bucket of ice cream. I can't stop because it's like I'm not in control of my body. It's so unhealthy and I always eat to the point where I feel like I'm going to explode or throw up, but I keep going.

I don't really know what to do.
I've talked to my mom and she tells me that if I start bingeing to just stop, but I tried to explain that I'm not in control when I'm eating. If I could just stop then I would because I hate being like this.

You're not alone :)

hey hanna,
i feel like im stuck in a cycle- i was diagnosed with anorexia, then i started bingeing and i gained weight, now i'm more bulimic. i eat a lot and then either purge or exercise compulsively. it's a vicious cycle. i used to see an awesome therapist but my insurance didn't cover it so i have to find someone else.
i know it's a tough ongoing battle, but we all just need to be strong and fight through it! i'm here for you if you need anything. :)
you're beautiful!

yeah, my BF tells me to just avoid all the junk, or eat small portions (he's kind of a fitness nut). It's not as simple as that.

I can go weeks without eating if I wanted to, but I've depleted so much muscle when I was anorexic I want to be stronger...so I'll eat something healthy, and once I start eating, that's it.

omg im the same way! i was so weak and could barely run a mile. now i'm training for a marathon and i feel so strong when i run, but then i feel so fat when i binge after a long run. i feel stuck!

I'll admit that I'm stronger now than I was, nowhere near doing marathons though. haha.

Sometimes I get chest pains (most likely panic attacks), but I'm always afraid that I've damaged my heart by eating so unhealthy and being so inactive.

I'm an anoretic and a beinge eater. I'm usually starving or exercising but occasionally I'll go on MASSIVE binges and I do mean massive like a half gallon of ice cream in five minutes. I think we all struggle with bingeing to some degree. You've come to the right place. =P

You are not alone! I binge and pruge any and all the ED stuff. WElcome and keep showing up

I am also a binge eater....I tend to restrict and then binge...I used to over exercise then binge but know that I am disabled by back issues I can't exercise so I restrict to the point of near fainting and then binge...so no your not alone. HUGS

Hi,

I have anorexic tendacies, where as i restrict most the day and at night eat most my calores, it's not really binging as i still weigh and count everything but then again it's not normal to eat so much withihn a few hours. So i guess we all have our own " situations". I guess when you stave your body for so long you can easily become out of control ... it's why i'm now avoiding alcohol. Makes me just eat and eat.

anorexic but do sumt binge eat also and feel guilty...

Thanks for your post - I really struggle to feel ok saying that binging is the hardest thing to deal with right now. I have been bulimic (and sometimes purge now) but also went on to mainly binge from being anorexic at a younger age and sometimes feel it is so hard to ask for support for binging because it feels so shameful for me - I need to use this forum for support more because trying to do it alone is not really working out right now. Sounds like you can relate :) so no you are DEFINITELY not alone!!!

No, your definately not alone. Binge eater also. Have gone throught the binge restrict cycle for years. Just recently purged a few times (not sure where that came from)

You are in the right place. ED is ED. It takes on different forms but we all do it for the same reasons. We try to deal with our emotions with food instead of feeling them. So welcome and hope you get the help you need.