Q. I've told people about my problem, but I just seem not to be able to get over it. what can I do to help this problem?
A. You will have to READ, READ, READ, and LEARN !!! You may even need counseling at the same time. I have a binge problem and I went from 120 pounds to 263 pounds. I recently lost the weight, 112 pounds through jogging. It took me 18 months to do it with a lot of reading on eating disorders.
You probably know that it is hard for us to diet, it is like taking drugs from a drug addict. so to lose the weight, I did not diet, just exercised heavy daily and read books on my problem and learned how to control it.
Please work on your problem now before you get as bad as I did !! Here is some information on binge eating:
Emotional Eating
Emotional Eating - using food to escape or to make yourself feel better.
Emotional eating means that you eat for some other reason than health or nutrition.
This sounds pretty innocent, but Emotional Eating is actually what makes you break your diets. It's what makes you feel intense cravings for particular foods. It's what makes you overeat.
It causes food addiction. It's even responsible for binges and yoyo diets.
Chances are, if you've ever struggled to lose weight and failed, or regained weight
back after some success, you've struggled with Emotional Eating.
You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually youâll see the pounds come off. Whatâs getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost?
The answer to all these questions is the same âEmotional Eating.â Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs.
Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, thatâs emotional eating.
When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesnât work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.
Remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we donât continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow.
Best of Luck.
You probably know that it is hard for us to diet, it is like taking drugs from a drug addict. so to lose the weight, I did not diet, just exercised heavy daily and read books on my problem and learned how to control it.
Please work on your problem now before you get as bad as I did !! Here is some information on binge eating:
Emotional Eating
Emotional Eating - using food to escape or to make yourself feel better.
Emotional eating means that you eat for some other reason than health or nutrition.
This sounds pretty innocent, but Emotional Eating is actually what makes you break your diets. It's what makes you feel intense cravings for particular foods. It's what makes you overeat.
It causes food addiction. It's even responsible for binges and yoyo diets.
Chances are, if you've ever struggled to lose weight and failed, or regained weight
back after some success, you've struggled with Emotional Eating.
You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually youâll see the pounds come off. Whatâs getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost?
The answer to all these questions is the same âEmotional Eating.â Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs.
Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, thatâs emotional eating.
When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesnât work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.
Remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we donât continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow.
Best of Luck.
Does anyone like to binge eat and purge?
Q. I do it every day and can't stop. I love food so I will eat and eat and then throw it up so I won't gain so much weight.
A. It sounds like you are suffering from bulimia and I am sorry and can empathize with what you are going through as I was bulimic for 13 years. If you don't stop now, you will look back 10 years from now and ask yourself why you did that to yourself for long. It just keeps getting worse. If you are overeating (binging on lots of food) you are most likely doing this to cope with some stress or anxiety and the food makes you feel better. It's not that you just like food because everyone loves food and doesn't want to binge.
But after you feel miserable and don't want to get fat. And the sense of pursing it out, like you can control it, also helps you deal with some anxiety.
Just like drug addiction, an addict thinks they have it under control in the beginning, 'Oh i just do it once in awhile", and then a year later they are a full blown addict. Eating disorders are the same--they just get worse if you don't work on it facing this now.
If you continue to do it it will be come obvious to people and it will affect your health as one you won't be getting the nutrients you need, and the acids from vomit destroy your stomach and other parts of your body. Your cheeks will get bloated, they probably are now but maybe you haven't noticed, but other people have. Your teeth and tongue will have signs that a dentist can see (he/she will know what you are doing), your eyes can be damaged from the pressure of the act of forced vomiting, your hair will get thinner...it's not a good story so quit now!
If you have overeaten, the best thing to do is drink a lot of water and take a walk! Everyone overeats once in awhile, but if you are doing it often, then you have may have a food addiction that is helping you cope with some anxiety or traumatic feelings that you don't wnat to deal with. I know when i would binge and purge, it made me concentrate on that--sort of zone out while i was in the act of eating and purging--like a drug addict zoning out and escaping. I recommend a therapist or going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings to help you help you conquer this. It's not about the food--something else emotional is going on and you can deal with this. You are stronger than you realize.
Good luck to you, you can do it.
But after you feel miserable and don't want to get fat. And the sense of pursing it out, like you can control it, also helps you deal with some anxiety.
Just like drug addiction, an addict thinks they have it under control in the beginning, 'Oh i just do it once in awhile", and then a year later they are a full blown addict. Eating disorders are the same--they just get worse if you don't work on it facing this now.
If you continue to do it it will be come obvious to people and it will affect your health as one you won't be getting the nutrients you need, and the acids from vomit destroy your stomach and other parts of your body. Your cheeks will get bloated, they probably are now but maybe you haven't noticed, but other people have. Your teeth and tongue will have signs that a dentist can see (he/she will know what you are doing), your eyes can be damaged from the pressure of the act of forced vomiting, your hair will get thinner...it's not a good story so quit now!
If you have overeaten, the best thing to do is drink a lot of water and take a walk! Everyone overeats once in awhile, but if you are doing it often, then you have may have a food addiction that is helping you cope with some anxiety or traumatic feelings that you don't wnat to deal with. I know when i would binge and purge, it made me concentrate on that--sort of zone out while i was in the act of eating and purging--like a drug addict zoning out and escaping. I recommend a therapist or going to Overeaters Anonymous meetings to help you help you conquer this. It's not about the food--something else emotional is going on and you can deal with this. You are stronger than you realize.
Good luck to you, you can do it.
What is a good self help book to purchase to help me with my binge eating?
Q. I want to find out the mental reasons why i do it and how to stop. thanksss:)
A. Hi,
Iâm sorry to hear youâre struggling.
I think you should check out this website called http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/
Itâs a very understanding and supportive website that deals with many problems including self-harm, depression, eating disorders (including overeating), addictions (such as drug and alcohol) anxiety (&& panic attacks, including anxiety disorders like OCD), suicide attempts, feelings and thoughts, bullying and abuse (including sexual and emotional abuse), trauma, and general mental health problems such as personality disorders, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, general thoughts and feelings, ect.
You can post about your problems and gain advice and support, itâs full of caring people who are going through the same things as you are in a complete non-judgemental atmosphere, you feel a lot less alone and you donât get stupid answers or the old âsnap out of itâ, âstop being stupidâ comments you get on Yahoo Answers. You can also reply to other people and give them support, advice and share your stories and makes tons of new friends that you can open up to and trust. Already there are over 34,000 registered members.
They have an âIntroductionsâ forum where you can tell everyone a bit about yourself when you first sign up, you get very warm-welcoming messages to help you settle in and find your way around the site and answer any questions you may have.
They also have âGeneral Chatâ forum where you can talk about things that arenât related to mental health, such as polls, humour and chit-chat. Also, News & debates forum where you can catch up on all the news, and give your opinions.
The website also includes âFun and Distractionsâ Share jokes, funny sites, quizzes or useful distractions to help you relax and distract yourself with.
Also they have separate forums for certain things, such as Eating Disorder Support, Self-Injury Support, Mental Health Discussions, Ranting && Venting, Serious Discussion (such as suicide), Moving Forward (recovery based), and much more.
They even have a âShopâ where you can buy bracelets that represent recovery with Self-Harm and Eating Disorders. Also, they have a âGames Arcadeâ where you can play games to keep yourself distracted such as Pac-Man and Super Mario.
The website also contains lots of information, how to get help, beating urges, articles to read, advice, first aid, chat (like msn with others who are suffering), Live Help (one-2-one counselling - these people are not trained counsellors, but people who are normal members of the site but go that little bit further to help others), Supporters who can e-mail anytime, day or night to gain emotional support (again not trained professionals).
The site is free, but to in order to have access to everything available on the website you have to sign up, which only takes a few minutes. You donât have to be a certain age to join (even if youâre 40, you can still sign up, they have a âveterans cornerâ for older members, including advice on topics more relevant to adult life such as university, long term relationships, child-care and employment) The site is open 24/7, all year round.
A lot of people have said that Recover Your Life (or RYL for short) is a community where they feel they belong to, they are able to open up and be themselves and donât have to hide. They come on RYL everyday as a means of escaping their problems to have a break and be able to breathe knowing itâs full of people who care and who want to help - without the worry of them telling their friends or family.
So please have a look, I think it could really help you - especially if you canât talk to anyone in âreal lifeâ or have no one to turn to.
Hope you feel better soon.
(PS. You do not have to be currently ârecoveringâ to join)
Iâm sorry to hear youâre struggling.
I think you should check out this website called http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/
Itâs a very understanding and supportive website that deals with many problems including self-harm, depression, eating disorders (including overeating), addictions (such as drug and alcohol) anxiety (&& panic attacks, including anxiety disorders like OCD), suicide attempts, feelings and thoughts, bullying and abuse (including sexual and emotional abuse), trauma, and general mental health problems such as personality disorders, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, general thoughts and feelings, ect.
You can post about your problems and gain advice and support, itâs full of caring people who are going through the same things as you are in a complete non-judgemental atmosphere, you feel a lot less alone and you donât get stupid answers or the old âsnap out of itâ, âstop being stupidâ comments you get on Yahoo Answers. You can also reply to other people and give them support, advice and share your stories and makes tons of new friends that you can open up to and trust. Already there are over 34,000 registered members.
They have an âIntroductionsâ forum where you can tell everyone a bit about yourself when you first sign up, you get very warm-welcoming messages to help you settle in and find your way around the site and answer any questions you may have.
They also have âGeneral Chatâ forum where you can talk about things that arenât related to mental health, such as polls, humour and chit-chat. Also, News & debates forum where you can catch up on all the news, and give your opinions.
The website also includes âFun and Distractionsâ Share jokes, funny sites, quizzes or useful distractions to help you relax and distract yourself with.
Also they have separate forums for certain things, such as Eating Disorder Support, Self-Injury Support, Mental Health Discussions, Ranting && Venting, Serious Discussion (such as suicide), Moving Forward (recovery based), and much more.
They even have a âShopâ where you can buy bracelets that represent recovery with Self-Harm and Eating Disorders. Also, they have a âGames Arcadeâ where you can play games to keep yourself distracted such as Pac-Man and Super Mario.
The website also contains lots of information, how to get help, beating urges, articles to read, advice, first aid, chat (like msn with others who are suffering), Live Help (one-2-one counselling - these people are not trained counsellors, but people who are normal members of the site but go that little bit further to help others), Supporters who can e-mail anytime, day or night to gain emotional support (again not trained professionals).
The site is free, but to in order to have access to everything available on the website you have to sign up, which only takes a few minutes. You donât have to be a certain age to join (even if youâre 40, you can still sign up, they have a âveterans cornerâ for older members, including advice on topics more relevant to adult life such as university, long term relationships, child-care and employment) The site is open 24/7, all year round.
A lot of people have said that Recover Your Life (or RYL for short) is a community where they feel they belong to, they are able to open up and be themselves and donât have to hide. They come on RYL everyday as a means of escaping their problems to have a break and be able to breathe knowing itâs full of people who care and who want to help - without the worry of them telling their friends or family.
So please have a look, I think it could really help you - especially if you canât talk to anyone in âreal lifeâ or have no one to turn to.
Hope you feel better soon.
(PS. You do not have to be currently ârecoveringâ to join)
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