Health & Support

Welcome to BA. My name is Nicole and I'm a binger.

i decided that it could be helpful to have a forum for those of us trying to recover from this evil thing called binge eating disorder (BED). Whenever you have success... post here! Whenever you have struggles... post here! need support to stay out of the cookie jar?.... post here!

i'll be posting my intake of calories everyday in hopes that showing all of you what i eat will keep me from OVER EATING.

anyone with the same struggles??

i'm having a horrible time.  i want to climb into a chocolate sundae. with nuts and whipped cream.

has anyone gone through therapy in the real world for bed? did it work? have you tried overeater's anonymous. can we really get better.

right now, it just does not feel like it. feels impossible.

[edit: added questions]

luzing, I binge, too.  Do you want to be my friend?  I am new and don't have any CC friends yet.

I do believe we can get better.  I takes time and effort to sort out how to react to life without using food as our pacifier, reward, escape, etc.  It is a daily effort to self help, self analyze, self improve, self love, self forgive.  I have never been thru professional treatment, but thru searching for change, I really think I am progressing.  I have found that planning and eating a balanced diet really makes a difference in whether I binge.  I must get enough fat and protein along with fruit and veggies or my body isn't satisfied.  I read a blurb here on CC about binging, here is the link to it.  It is really worth reading.  The first one is for the whole CC diet, the second is the specific blurb I was telling you about.  You should read and tag these for future reference.

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1223 0.html

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/1223 0.html#19

The other thing is practice positive thinking.  Try to find the silver lining, even if it is to learn a lesson from a situation.  Our attitude can make or break our day...our life.

Hi Luzing and Redrock:) I also have a problem with binging. Redrock is right on here. The first step for me was admitting to myself that I had a problem, and talking to my doctor. Part of the reason I was binging was because I was trying to eat only 1000 calories a day, and by the afternoon I would be starving and would grab anything and everything I could get my hands on. Anyway, it's a long story. I am doing so much better, and this site has a lot to do with it.:) You both are more than welcome to add me as a friend. Or anyone else for that matter. Take care!:)

I am also on occasion a binger. I turn in a monster , I will eat and eat. When I do binge this is what I will usually consume: 8 pieces of toasted bread, cheese, popcorn, bag of chips, tub of ice cream, jelly, pickles, 12 pk of Diet Soda. When I binge I crave everything, and eat everything with out tasting a single thing. While eating everything in my entire house, I will guzzle diet soda then usually end up purposely throwing the entire contents of my stomach up. This will end up being an entire day prdeal. It is wretched! I would never wish anyone to have to go through it! This does not happen every day only once in a while when my roomate is gone for the weekend.

jtaryn..that sounds just like me,  It isn't all the time...but when it happens I eat everything til it is gone!...The only thing I can do is eat it or throw it away...or don't buy it...I have never done the purging thing...that is a sign of boleamia?  Since you are in school there is counceling for that..If it is mostly on the week-end when people are gone...maybe you should plan for it and just not buy bad stuff...sounds like a simple solution but I have found if I don't bring it in the house ..I don't miss it...The purging is bad for your body and can damage your teeth ....maybe week-end seminars ..I bet there might be groups on campus that deal with this... have you looked into it..if not..get on the net and write..I would be glad to talk to you..need all the friends I can get...and I usually do these things when I am bored and know I should be doing someithing else...unfortunately...eating is one the the best things I know how to do...take care of yourself..good luck..

Do you usually binge when you are alone?  Do you think of what motivates you to binge when you are alone? 

I am a recovering closet binger.

Sometimes my binges are emotional.  Could be any emotion, tho...sad, happy, lonely.  I am just way too in touch with food.  Sometimes it's hormonal/emotional. 

But sometimes I am just insatiable.  It is because I haven't eaten enough of one of the food groups. So, no pretzels, popcorn or junk food will satisfy.  So, no matter how much I eat or how full I am, my body urges me on for more.  So, even tho healthy food is not what I want, it is what my body is crying out for, no matter how much junk I give it.

I wish I could live on junk food.  But I have learned the hard way, my body won't let me.

Oh, yeah, I am bad about binging if I am tired.  So, if I can catch myself, I just go on to bed.

Usually if I binge now, it is on 'healthy' stuff.  I, too, can not be trusted with junk food in the house.  I can wipe out a whole bag of cookies, chips, a whole pie, etc.

Hi guys!

Until I joined this site, I just thought I was a pig. But there actually is an eating disorder? Weekends are the worst for me. I rationalize that they are my "treat days" or "days off" and then I eat all day. I will drive to town for nothing other than food. Sheesh, no wonder my budget is so off. Anyway, right now I am feeling good because I am not pre-TOM and it is during the week but I know it is only a matter of time until I want to binge again. So I would appreciate the opportunity to able to tune in here as needed. I think a sign that I actually do have a disorder is the fact that I avoided this thread and now I am blushing a little as I write this!

Anyway, thank you all for your encouragement and availability. I hope I can be there for you too!

Hi I posted on here a while back...I have been better at stoping my binges but still have the urge more than I would like. I have found by keeping trigger foods out of the house and making sure to eat enough during the day that it has really helped.  Days that I only eat breakfast then nothing until dinner I binge...or if my fat and proteins are too low I binge.  I have also found that if I have too many calories "left over" in a day I will just find junk to eat to fill in the numbers...so I have been making a huge effort to only leave around 500 calories for dinner and snack after the gym...

good luck everyone...I added some of you as friends feel free to do the same.

redrock  I'm a closet binger like yourself. My husband has no idea. He never really notices when junk food goes missing. Sometimes I will even replace it. There are about three hours between the time I get home and when he gets home. So sometimes it's really hard because I will binge out of boredom, or if I had a crappy day. So yeah, sometimes my binges are hormonal/emotional, or if I try to restrict my calories too much, it's because I'm starving. I haven't had a binge in more than two weeks now. Each day is a constant battle. But all I can do is take it one day at a time. That's all any of us can do. It would be so much easier if I didn't have to buy chips and stuff because my husband wants it around. I'm not blaming him though. This is my battle. It would just make things a little easier....:)

justarted Welcome! I never knew this had a name either. Not until I found this site. Please feel free to post here anytime. We are here for you! And feel free to add me as a friend.:) And again....welcome!!

jamiesgibson That's great that you have found a way to control the binges. It's not easy. Chocolate is my trigger food. I can not be left alone with a bag of chocolate! I will start with one piece, then go back and forth between something salty, like chips, to the chocolate again. Before I know it a whole bag of chips and a whole bag of chocolate is gone! There are certain things that I can only eat if other people are around.

Anyway, hang in there everyone! (((HUGS))) to you all!!!

Welcome Jamiesgibson and justarted.

Christina, yes one day at a time built on one meal/snack at a time.  It is a lot of effort.  (sigh.)

I am trying to think before eating to analyze if the food offers nutrition or not.  Trying to 'spend' my calories on the most bang for the calorie.  Like shopping the sales at Christmas.  Seems to be helping, for now.  But, as I said, I can even binge on carrot and celery sticks!  I can say I am feeling really good, as a result.  So, maybe this will help.

I am trying a 21-day challenge to see if I can avoid binging.  I am on day two.  I think I will make it today.  ;-)

;O) I think you will too. I think that's a great idea! Just one day at a time. And each day's a victory.:)

Hi everyone, oh let me clarify...i have not found a way to control the binges...only some of the reasons that i do binge.  mostly like you guys i'm a closet binger. none of my friends including my boyfriend know i do this. i live alone so it is easy for me not to buy the trigger foods...but when my boyfriend and i are together on weekends and he brings then leaves my trigger foods i eat them as soon as he walks away.  i ask him all the time not to bring peanut butter over yet he does because he knows it is one of my favorite foods...he is right i can eat the whole jar and many times do then have to buy another one so he doesn't notice that it is gone.  or sometimes i just tell him i tossed it so i wouldn't eat it all even though i did eat it all.

When I am around friends or at work I eat great and there are foods I say I don't eat but at home I would eat the entire bag.  I seem to be able to stop the binges for now...not always but more often than not. 

Again good luck...redrock i posted on your journal as well.

  Fat - 42.7% (69 grams)
Protein - 25.9% (94 grams)
Carbohydrates - 31.4% (114 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,071 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 364 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 10 grams
Nutrition Grade

B+wow another day and I made it, almost didn't, got those darn M and Ms out and had a few, then before I thought about I was going back for more, lucky there wasn't but about 1/2  a cup of them for me to have.  That is what saved me.  Take care and hope tomorrow is a better day.

Hello everyone.  Blessings for a great day!!! 

jamiesgibson & christinak74 - I posted to your journal.

mardykay - Looks like you are on a roll!!!

i had a binge last night...and off to another horrible day of binging. i stayed home today because of all the snow...i have been trying to keep busy but it isn't working. i would go walk on the treadmill but i twisted my ankle so bad and walked on it the last two days only has made it worse...it is turning lovely shades of bruise!!!

please give me the strength to get through this. i have been so depressed lately i know it is part of it.

Jamie - I am sorry things are not going so well lfor you. I wish I had some wise words to pass along that will just fix everything for you but I don't, so please just accept my support in your battle.

Last night, I really wanted to binge. I went to the grocery store with every intention of buying microwave popcorn and then eating the night away. But, like redrock mentioned, I read the calorie content and decided it wasn't worth it. A real triumph for me. I don't know why I do it sometimes. I won't even want the food I am eating but it is almost like I am rebelling against something (I don't know what) and I eat just because I can.

Today I am conscious that the desire to eat is there but it is manageable right now. Anyway, as I get to know you all, I hope to have more supportive personals so please bear with me the first little while. Hope everyone has a controlled day!

i just put the graham crackers and chocolate down the disposal the rest of the food that is still unopened out to the gagrage pantry where i seem to forget that i have stuff...i logged the calories and can salvage the day..only at 950 so not as bad as it could have been......i made a large pot of veggie barley soup....

My name is laura and I have BED.

...there, i said it.  now i just have to figure out a way to follow through. 

My binge foods consist of honey nut cheerios, and   bread (yup...plain ol'wheat bread).  My binges always start as a snack to tie me over between meals, but then i'll say to myself  "One more won't hurt.  Its only another ____ calories....not that much!"...and then every one after that will be the "last one". 

I must agree with so many of you who have posted comments.  I am a very healthy eater!  Well balanced meals with the right size portions;  not much of anything fried or breaded;  no pop at all.  BINGING IS WHAT BRINGS ME DOWN!!!!!! 

Please help me stop.  If i can overcome my urge to binge, then i will be in good--no make that excellent--shape!  I do have one question:  Should I try to stop having any snacks throughout the day since that is what triggers my binging?

thanks fellow bingers!

laura

Excellent Jamie!! I am proud of you!

WooHoo!! I'm proud of you too Jaime! And veggie barley soup sounds yummy. You can do it hun! I have faith in you:)

Hi Laura:) Welcome! Sometimes it's best to stay away from your trigger foods. I can only eat chocolate if someone is around. Otherwise I will binge. It starts with chocolate, then ends up being everything in the house!

Have a great night everyone! And if anyone is having a rough time tonight, try sitting down and having a tall glass of water. Sometimes that really helps. Nite all!:)