Q. For most of my life, I have been chubby or fat. I had a baby almost four months ago, and now, everytime I eat, I feel guilty, but it makes me want to eat more! It's really all that makes me happy anymore. That and compulsive shopping. I just want to know what the signs and symptoms are for binge eating.
A. Binge eating is eating little-normal amounts of food and then out of the blue consuming portions that are in great excess (i.e. eating normally all day and then eating 6 candy bars later, etc...) If you consistently eat in excess than that is something different.
I also suffer from binge eating. I say suffer but really it is my own doing. I too feel like it is one of the only things that makes me happy. Usually I am not a compulsive shopper but this week I have been.
I just really came to the realization that I needed help. I hope you are able to come to grips with the reason for your binging and deal with it appropriately. Good luck!
I also suffer from binge eating. I say suffer but really it is my own doing. I too feel like it is one of the only things that makes me happy. Usually I am not a compulsive shopper but this week I have been.
I just really came to the realization that I needed help. I hope you are able to come to grips with the reason for your binging and deal with it appropriately. Good luck!
i have a binge eating disorder and cant get professional help because my parents want me to get fatter?
Q. im at a healthy weight, but i cant stop binge eating, i can binge eat up to an excess pound a day. i don't wanna get fatter anymore and i hate myself and my body now. its like im a genderless blob. i cant even go get professional help because if i told my parents they would just be glad that i am and don't want me to stop. how can i stop?
A. Here is the secret for success for the rest of your life in the weight area dear..."eat as much as you DESIRE of healthy foods". Healthy foods include the primary food groups "dairy, protein, carbs, and fat. Now there are many ways to skin a cat and unhealthy foods are foods loaded with the wrong types of fats carbs and dairy.
-BAD AND GOOD TYPES OF FAT
The Worst are TRANS FATS, and the second worst is SATURATED fat. They are bad for you because your body has a hard time metabolizing them with your enzymes that break down fat and they can clog up your arteries and give you disease like stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and so on down the road "even if you are skinny". Saturated fats tend to reside in foods that are solid nature like butter and cheese. Trans fats are man made and are the worst which reside in crappy packaged food like chips. YOU NEED FAT SO DON'T get rid of it your brain needs fat to operate if you don't get enough fat your brain will deteriorate making you basically stupid. 20% of your calories you eat in a day should come from fat.
-The best kinds of fat are polyunsaturated the BEST and monounsaturated the second best. Both of these fats are usually in a LIQUID form and come from plants. Avocado is a great example of good unsaturated fats which of course is a plant or plant fat. The next thing you can do is get "olive oil" which is awesome for you and dip your bread in it "they do this at Italian restaurants"-way better for you than butter-cow fat.
-GOOD CARBS OR BAD
The worst kind of carbohydrates which are basically the same as sugars are ENRICHED FLOUR crap. Enriched flour again comes from man made bull. The best kinds of cars are simply wheat or cracked wheat. Instead of eating white bread get wheat. Over time you will get used to wheat bread and love it and it is great for you. P.S. High fructose is horrible for you, if you want sugar use cinnamon or honey when you can.
-GOOD PROTEIN
Protein is protein is protein but a lot of kinds of protein like beef have saturated fat in them i.e. solid fat which again is hard for your enzymes to break down. If you don't like meat you can get protein from SOY like soy meat and soy milk. If you want to eat animals and mind you I am no vegetarian go for FISH. FISH is what keeps Asian people so healthy is has protein and is great for you as well. Also black beans and beans have protein too which is a healthy source. Eggs are also a reasonably healthy source to eat now and then though they aren't as healthy as soy.
-DAIRY
Again soy milk is way better for you than cows milk but if you like regular milk switch skim milk which avoids the saturated fats.
-FRUITS AND VEGGIES
Of course fruits are awesome just make sure you spend the little bit of extra money and get "organic fruits and VEGGIES since they aren't made with harmful pesticides and genetically engineered crap which is actually being shown to cause CANCER.
-OTHER FOOD STUFF
Try to cook at home if you can or eat out at healthy places. Avoid pop which is basically liquid candy and avoid stuff that comes out of a box and is industrialized. BUY ORGANIC. stay away from junk food except on SPECIAL OCCASIONS i.e. don't be crazy, if it is someone's birthday have a piece of cake. It would be nuts to be like ohh! well sorry folks I know it's my friends birthday here but I can't eat that cake it has some saturated fat in it.
-IMPLEMENTING IT
You are what you eat literally. Your body is made up of the foods you have eaten in like the last 3 months or so. If you eat nothing you will be nothing and neither will your personality or brain you will feel like crap. If you eat a bunch of trans fats guess what? You will be made up of a bunch of fat your body can't use well and clogs your arteries. Have a no fail environment which means especially in your home you DON'T HAVE UNHEALTHY STUFF AROUND LIKE CHIPS TO TEMPT YOU. You can't eat what's not there, and it's really hard to start binge eating on super buttery popcorn if there simply isn't any to eat you know?
-SET POINT AND REASONABLE EATING
The most important thing I will tell you on here is to EAT HEALTHY because you want to FEEL GOOD...NOT because you want to try and get real thin by eating less calories to lose weight. It has been shown time and time again that people in an environment of almost unlimited food GRAVITATE toward a "set point body weight" when they aren't dieting or thinking about how much they eat. Think about it, all the fat kids at school and all the skinny ones eat all the same crap. Some skinny people eat a lot some skinny people don't, some fat people eat a lot, some don't. The point is that your body adjusts metabolism and hunger based on if you are on your set point or not. When you dip bellow your set point the "hypothalamus of your brain says omg! what's wrong I am not at my set point, I will increase his appetite when he starts ea
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-BAD AND GOOD TYPES OF FAT
The Worst are TRANS FATS, and the second worst is SATURATED fat. They are bad for you because your body has a hard time metabolizing them with your enzymes that break down fat and they can clog up your arteries and give you disease like stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and so on down the road "even if you are skinny". Saturated fats tend to reside in foods that are solid nature like butter and cheese. Trans fats are man made and are the worst which reside in crappy packaged food like chips. YOU NEED FAT SO DON'T get rid of it your brain needs fat to operate if you don't get enough fat your brain will deteriorate making you basically stupid. 20% of your calories you eat in a day should come from fat.
-The best kinds of fat are polyunsaturated the BEST and monounsaturated the second best. Both of these fats are usually in a LIQUID form and come from plants. Avocado is a great example of good unsaturated fats which of course is a plant or plant fat. The next thing you can do is get "olive oil" which is awesome for you and dip your bread in it "they do this at Italian restaurants"-way better for you than butter-cow fat.
-GOOD CARBS OR BAD
The worst kind of carbohydrates which are basically the same as sugars are ENRICHED FLOUR crap. Enriched flour again comes from man made bull. The best kinds of cars are simply wheat or cracked wheat. Instead of eating white bread get wheat. Over time you will get used to wheat bread and love it and it is great for you. P.S. High fructose is horrible for you, if you want sugar use cinnamon or honey when you can.
-GOOD PROTEIN
Protein is protein is protein but a lot of kinds of protein like beef have saturated fat in them i.e. solid fat which again is hard for your enzymes to break down. If you don't like meat you can get protein from SOY like soy meat and soy milk. If you want to eat animals and mind you I am no vegetarian go for FISH. FISH is what keeps Asian people so healthy is has protein and is great for you as well. Also black beans and beans have protein too which is a healthy source. Eggs are also a reasonably healthy source to eat now and then though they aren't as healthy as soy.
-DAIRY
Again soy milk is way better for you than cows milk but if you like regular milk switch skim milk which avoids the saturated fats.
-FRUITS AND VEGGIES
Of course fruits are awesome just make sure you spend the little bit of extra money and get "organic fruits and VEGGIES since they aren't made with harmful pesticides and genetically engineered crap which is actually being shown to cause CANCER.
-OTHER FOOD STUFF
Try to cook at home if you can or eat out at healthy places. Avoid pop which is basically liquid candy and avoid stuff that comes out of a box and is industrialized. BUY ORGANIC. stay away from junk food except on SPECIAL OCCASIONS i.e. don't be crazy, if it is someone's birthday have a piece of cake. It would be nuts to be like ohh! well sorry folks I know it's my friends birthday here but I can't eat that cake it has some saturated fat in it.
-IMPLEMENTING IT
You are what you eat literally. Your body is made up of the foods you have eaten in like the last 3 months or so. If you eat nothing you will be nothing and neither will your personality or brain you will feel like crap. If you eat a bunch of trans fats guess what? You will be made up of a bunch of fat your body can't use well and clogs your arteries. Have a no fail environment which means especially in your home you DON'T HAVE UNHEALTHY STUFF AROUND LIKE CHIPS TO TEMPT YOU. You can't eat what's not there, and it's really hard to start binge eating on super buttery popcorn if there simply isn't any to eat you know?
-SET POINT AND REASONABLE EATING
The most important thing I will tell you on here is to EAT HEALTHY because you want to FEEL GOOD...NOT because you want to try and get real thin by eating less calories to lose weight. It has been shown time and time again that people in an environment of almost unlimited food GRAVITATE toward a "set point body weight" when they aren't dieting or thinking about how much they eat. Think about it, all the fat kids at school and all the skinny ones eat all the same crap. Some skinny people eat a lot some skinny people don't, some fat people eat a lot, some don't. The point is that your body adjusts metabolism and hunger based on if you are on your set point or not. When you dip bellow your set point the "hypothalamus of your brain says omg! what's wrong I am not at my set point, I will increase his appetite when he starts ea
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How can i stop binge eating?
Q. Im 16 years old & i have a huge binge eating problem. It all started when i tried eating healthy & exercising regulary. I guess i took it too far because just today i ate about 20 mini snickers candies plus junk food to the point where i could barely stand up. Im so afraid of gaining 5 lbs overnight! How should i eat from now on to make sure this never happens again? Im having trouble trying to be healthy but avoiding this at the same time!
A. Sometimes the strongest longings for food happen when you're at your
weakest point emotionally. Many people turn to food for comfort â
consciously or unconsciously â when they're facing a difficult problem
or looking to keep themselves occupied.
But emotional eating â eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative
emotions, such as stress, anger, anxiety, boredom, sadness and
loneliness â can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. Often, emotional
eating leads to eating too much food, especially high-calorie, sweet,
salty and fatty foods.
The good news is that if you're prone to emotional eating, you can
take steps to regain control of your eating habits and get back on
track with your weight-loss goals.
Though strong emotions can trigger cravings for food, you can take
steps to control those cravings. To help stop emotional eating, try
these suggestions:
Learn to recognize true hunger. Is your hunger physical or emotional?
If you ate just a few hours ago and don't have a rumbling stomach,
you're probably not really hungry. Give the craving a few minutes to
pass.
Know your triggers. For the next several days, write down what you
eat, how much you eat, when you eat, how you're feeling when you eat
and how hungry you are. Over time, you may see patterns emerge that
reveal negative eating patterns and triggers to avoid.
Look elsewhere for comfort. Instead of unwrapping a candy bar, take a
walk, treat yourself to a movie, listen to music, read or call a
friend. If you think that stress relating to a particular event is
nudging you toward the refrigerator, try talking to someone about it
to distract yourself. Plan enjoyable events for yourself.
Don't keep unhealthy foods around. Avoid having an abundance of
high-calorie comfort foods in the house. If you feel hungry or blue,
postpone the shopping trip for a few hours so that these feelings
don't influence your decisions at the store.
Snack healthy. If you feel the urge to eat between meals, choose a
low-fat, low-calorie food, such as fresh fruit, vegetables with
fat-free dip or unbuttered popcorn. Or test low-fat, lower calorie
versions of your favorite foods to see if they satisfy your craving.
Eat a balanced diet. If you're not getting enough calories to meet
your energy needs, you may be more likely to give in to emotional
eating. Try to eat at fairly regular times and don't skip breakfast.
Include foods from the basic groups in your meals. Emphasize whole
grains, vegetables and fruits, as well as low-fat dairy products and
lean protein sources. When you fill up on the basics, you're more
likely to feel fuller, longer.
Exercise regularly and get adequate rest. Your mood is more
manageable and your body can more effectively fight stress when it's
fit and well rested.
If you give in to emotional eating, forgive yourself and start fresh
the next day. Try to learn from the experience, and make a plan for
how you can prevent it in the future. Focus on the positive changes
you're making in your eating habits and give yourself credit for
making changes that ensure better health.
weakest point emotionally. Many people turn to food for comfort â
consciously or unconsciously â when they're facing a difficult problem
or looking to keep themselves occupied.
But emotional eating â eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative
emotions, such as stress, anger, anxiety, boredom, sadness and
loneliness â can sabotage your weight-loss efforts. Often, emotional
eating leads to eating too much food, especially high-calorie, sweet,
salty and fatty foods.
The good news is that if you're prone to emotional eating, you can
take steps to regain control of your eating habits and get back on
track with your weight-loss goals.
Though strong emotions can trigger cravings for food, you can take
steps to control those cravings. To help stop emotional eating, try
these suggestions:
Learn to recognize true hunger. Is your hunger physical or emotional?
If you ate just a few hours ago and don't have a rumbling stomach,
you're probably not really hungry. Give the craving a few minutes to
pass.
Know your triggers. For the next several days, write down what you
eat, how much you eat, when you eat, how you're feeling when you eat
and how hungry you are. Over time, you may see patterns emerge that
reveal negative eating patterns and triggers to avoid.
Look elsewhere for comfort. Instead of unwrapping a candy bar, take a
walk, treat yourself to a movie, listen to music, read or call a
friend. If you think that stress relating to a particular event is
nudging you toward the refrigerator, try talking to someone about it
to distract yourself. Plan enjoyable events for yourself.
Don't keep unhealthy foods around. Avoid having an abundance of
high-calorie comfort foods in the house. If you feel hungry or blue,
postpone the shopping trip for a few hours so that these feelings
don't influence your decisions at the store.
Snack healthy. If you feel the urge to eat between meals, choose a
low-fat, low-calorie food, such as fresh fruit, vegetables with
fat-free dip or unbuttered popcorn. Or test low-fat, lower calorie
versions of your favorite foods to see if they satisfy your craving.
Eat a balanced diet. If you're not getting enough calories to meet
your energy needs, you may be more likely to give in to emotional
eating. Try to eat at fairly regular times and don't skip breakfast.
Include foods from the basic groups in your meals. Emphasize whole
grains, vegetables and fruits, as well as low-fat dairy products and
lean protein sources. When you fill up on the basics, you're more
likely to feel fuller, longer.
Exercise regularly and get adequate rest. Your mood is more
manageable and your body can more effectively fight stress when it's
fit and well rested.
If you give in to emotional eating, forgive yourself and start fresh
the next day. Try to learn from the experience, and make a plan for
how you can prevent it in the future. Focus on the positive changes
you're making in your eating habits and give yourself credit for
making changes that ensure better health.
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