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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Binge Eating

Est3lle
Est3lle
Hey I have real issues around binge eating - I am not even hungry but when I have the urge I will just gorge on chocolate crisps & rubbish food. I really want to break the cycle but I am not even sure what triggers it.
Does anyone else have similar issues - or even over come this -
LivingWater
LivingWater
Est3lle (above) asked the question, does processed food actually contain something that makes us binge? It's well known that high fructose corn sugar is added to almost everything--even meat or a can of string beans! Some say it's even more addictive than plain old sugar. And cereals for kids? There was an experiment where they fed mice (or rats, forget which), FRUIT LOOPS and the animals'appetites became ravenous! The movement for natural eating says: if it didn't have a mother or it didn't grow in the ground, don't eat it. :)
Est3lle
Est3lle
Thats very interesting (living water) its like I would never binge on lets say banana's pears or apples - nuts maybe!!! or I would not binge on pure chicken - or turkey. Natural eating could be the way forward!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Go to the womens health website. I find it really inspirational for leading a healthy lifestyle. They have great tips and recipes on there.
LivingWater
LivingWater
Happened to see a message board on another site where people were talking about binge eating.

Many who responded said that bingeing is "a knee jerk response", often to stress or emotional need. An automatic instant response to pain is to binge. While eating, some said it seemed they were in a "trance", hardly aware of how much they were eating until the container(s) were empty. It seemed like they couldn't stop and THINK before they binged.

I like the acronym H.A.L.T. Halt means STOP a moment to think. Am I really "H" ungry, or am I "A"ngry, or "L"onely or "T"ired. ?
I'm trying to get in the habit of asking myself those questions.

By far the most common solution to bingeing on junk is NOT HAVING ACCESS to that junk! Get your trigger foods out of the house! Stock your fridge and pantry with good, healthy food.