Food Addiction Support Group

An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...

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Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone has any kind of tools or useful info about binging. I have been doing it alot lately and it's killing my weight. Are there ways to make your self not binge? Thanks everyone!
Mel1509
Mel1509
We are all still trying on here. Keep posting, researching the disease, and take one day at a time
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deleted_user
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keeping my hands busy in the evening when watching tv helps me. even colouring, if you aren't crafty or artisty. you can't be putting food in your mouth if you're hands are busy. the alternative is duct taping oven mitts on. that makes it hard to get food to your mouth too! :)

i am convinced (like 100%) that the problem we have with food, has little to do with food and everything to do with emotions. for me, my binges were in two parts the actual stuffing myself, and the beating myself up part. you know the calling myself every name in the book, the being disgusted with myself, the hating myself.

i tried for years to control the food intake without getting anywhere. so i started working on the other part. as i learned to accept myself more and treat myself with more respect and just be kinder to myself, i got a lot happier.

even if it hasn't completely 'cured' me, at least i am happier!

there are lots of dieting and distracting strategies, and they help - they really do - but unless you are looking at the underlying reasons for why you overeat in the first place, it is hard to make really sustainable changes. recovering from an eating disorder isn't simply about having the will power to stay on a diet.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It seems there is always an underlying reason for why we binge. Like Mel1509 said, we are all still looking for the answer on here. Lots of people on this site have great advice so keep logging on, posting, and try writing in the journal. Maybe therapy can help you find the real reason behind your binges. Until then one thing that helps me is limiting the foods that trigger a binge. I only eat those foods maybe once a month. That has cut down on my overeating dramatically and has forced me to eat healtheir. The first few days of doing this are tough, but longer you can go the more you can break the habit of bingeing daily. This may not work for everyone, but it has really helped me in the past few months. Good luck to you!
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