Q. I'm having a lot of trouble controlling it. There was one point were I had it under control, but then I lost all control. At times I find my self binge eating in the middle of the night. I don't make myself puke or anything, but I have thought about it. I've tried many thing to keep me from eating that way. Drinking water, popping a rubber band on my wrist, I've even chew gum (I hate gum), but nothing seems to work.
I'll be honest I eat the most when I was upset. Some of my friends found out I was hurting myself when I was upset and help me stop, but since then I've been a eater. It's like I take out all emotions into eating food. It's just gotten worse over the years. Got any tips to help control this?
I'll be honest I eat the most when I was upset. Some of my friends found out I was hurting myself when I was upset and help me stop, but since then I've been a eater. It's like I take out all emotions into eating food. It's just gotten worse over the years. Got any tips to help control this?
A. You have to make the difference between being hungry and being bored :) And probably it's the second one with you,but I suggest that if you're really hungry but you don't want to eat Drink A TEA !
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I used to have anorexia, now I think I have binge eating disorder?
Q. I am 5'6 and about three years ago I was 95 lbs. Now I am about 170 lbs. Well the problem is that I wake up in the middle of the night and binge eat. Like anything sugary; cake, cookies, etc. On average I could eat about an entire fruit cake in one night which is over 1500 calories. Most people eat about that much in one day! I don't know what to do. I cannot stop myself. I just HAVE to have it. What should I do? What is going on here?
A. Awww Hun, I know what you're going through. I really do. Binging after starvation is your body's way of getting out of that shock from eating to little. Your body is trying to store up fat for the next time it's deprived of food. Try eating a very healthy diet, with lots of vegetables, 100% whole grains, and fruits. Lots of protein! When you're in a binging mode, think about how it's effecting your weight and go and binge on fruit. Drinking coffee kills my hunger, you should try that! Just make sure to eat between 1,200-1,500 calories daily so your body can get out shock mode. Answer mine? (:
how do you stop binge eating and discover the emotions behind it?
Q. I was anorexic but for the last few months all I do it binge eat. I have lost all self control. Can anyone help me?
A. It happened to me too. Anorexia is a mental disease, it is like a self-imposed block which tell your brain that you should not be eating. IF this block is removed, hte body moves without control. I was eating when half asleep, or waking up in the middle of the night when I was recovering from anorexia and had bad experiences with strange food I ate, too!
I suppose seeing a psychologist would help, but even better a nutritionist with some psychology notions. You need to ACCEPT food back into your life; stop living for FOOD and eat to live (not live to EAT!). At the moment food is the major part of your life and you need to put it back at its own place.
Don't worry, though, it is only a passing phase. I stopped eating without control several months after "coming out" of anorexia. Now (a few years later), although my appetite is back to normal, I feel like I would not be able to hold a diet if I wanted do, as my body has put a veto on that! If I am hungry I HAVE to eat.
A part from seeing competent (!) doctor, try relaxing, yoga, music and going for a walk when you feel that all you can think about is food.
Good luck!
I suppose seeing a psychologist would help, but even better a nutritionist with some psychology notions. You need to ACCEPT food back into your life; stop living for FOOD and eat to live (not live to EAT!). At the moment food is the major part of your life and you need to put it back at its own place.
Don't worry, though, it is only a passing phase. I stopped eating without control several months after "coming out" of anorexia. Now (a few years later), although my appetite is back to normal, I feel like I would not be able to hold a diet if I wanted do, as my body has put a veto on that! If I am hungry I HAVE to eat.
A part from seeing competent (!) doctor, try relaxing, yoga, music and going for a walk when you feel that all you can think about is food.
Good luck!
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