Why can&#x27;t I stop eating chocolate?

OP

Ok, I just tried to make myself throw up. Not because I'm bulimic, but because that chocolate is really, really bad for me.

No chocolate for a week now.

Any ideas?

Will power?

It sounds like you might have an eating disorder.
Binge-eating disorder
I understand where you are coming from and how hard it is, because I deal with that as a phase of my EDNOS.

You could try talking to a counselor or a GP about it.
You could try exercise to counter the food you eat.

But by far the most effective thing for me to do is to just...stop. It's soo hard, and tbh, I always come back to it eventually, but when you stop eating junk food for a few days, the cravings seem to disappear. It's wonderful for a good couple of weeks, until something causes me to break.

*edit*
Ok...I was going to hit submit when I previewed my post and saw that you tried to make yourself throw up.

Don't do that!

Honestly, any health complications you suffer now from binging would just get a whole lot worse if you started throwing up.
Bulemic behavior is addictive if you can get it to work properly, and it destroys so much more than your cholesterol levels.
Don't try to do that again, please.

You can PM me if you want to talk privately.

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Throwing up is a bad idea.

I also suffer with the same sort of thing occasionally when I get stressed, and if I do eat too much I drink a lot of water. I think comfort eating is one of the ways of coping with stress, but what you have sounds similar to what I have, so I'd say it is some sort of bullimia.

It's good that you think you've figured out the problem, or trigger as it were. That's the first step to fixing it.

What I do is, if I'm feeling stressed and get the urge to eat a lot, I take deep breaths and imagine how I'm gonna feel if I do let myself binge. And if I do have to have some, I won't completely restrict myself. I'll have one or two pieces. I also find not buying it, or having it somewhere where I almost don't know it's there helps.

Reply 5

Anthonyjm71

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Anonymous

Ok, I just tried to make myself throw up. Not because I'm bulimic, but because that chocolate is really, really bad for me.

No chocolate for a week now.

Any ideas?

for destraction from your chocolate addition may i surgest some fruit :p:

Reply 6

Anthonyjm71

for destraction from your chocolate addition may i surgest some fruit :p:

It's not very filling, so it might not work straight away.

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OP

I didn't throw up eventually. I did stick fingers down my throat but it didn't work.

I suppose it's a good thing. Knowing I have all that chocolate inside me will keep me off it for a while.

I just read the article Ink posted and it does indeed sound like I have a binge eating disorder. I suppose I'll stay off junk and keep healthy for a while and see what happens - or else I'll go talk to a counsellor or something.

Argh...It's funny, we read about eating disorders and think - that can never be me but here I am!

I've thrown away the remaining chocolate bar. I'm staying off it- I do genuinely have a sweet tooth so this is kind of sad.

As for the fruit suggestion, I'm going out and buying some oranges tomorrow. They're my favourite fruit.

Thanks everyone, I shall go back to studying. May all of you find happiness in things other than food!

Reply 8

ISH

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Anthonyjm71

for destraction from your chocolate addition may i surgest some fruit :p:

chocolate-covered fruit? oh, wai... :hmmmm:

Reply 9

I'm glad that you didn't.

You sound like you've got a clear idea in your head of how to help yourself and I'm proud :smile:

I actually went to a counsellor myself for a while and she was helpful.

Good luck :smile:

Reply 10

noujazeg

I'm exactly the same. I get the need to eat chocolate at the most unexpected moments. Sometimes it's because I'm bored or unhappy. A lot of the times it's not a question of having nothing else to do, but feeling that the experience of whatever I'm doing (something like watching tv, reading a magazine, doing homework, scrolling the web etc. etc.) won't be enjoyable unless I'm eating chocolate at the same time.

I never realise how much I've had until it's all gone. And I never realise how bad it's going to make me feel until the shame hits afterwards.

I do find that overthrowing your eating habits can help. For a long time I really got into the habit of eating healthily, and once I'd started I realised that the pride I felt from being able to keep it up was sufficient motivation to stop me from bingeing on chocolate.

Then things started going wrong in my life and I fell back into the habit. :s-smilie:

So myeah, I know how you feel. But I'm trying to find a way to reduce my chocolate-intake, and I wouldn't mind sharing the experience with someone who's going through the same thing. So PM if you want to talk more. :smile:

Reply 11

howsoonisnow

I do find that overthrowing your eating habits can help. For a long time I really got into the habit of eating healthily, and once I'd started I realised that the pride I felt from being able to keep it up was sufficient motivation to stop me from bingeing on chocolate.

Then things started going wrong in my life and I fell back into the habit. :s-smilie:

You sound so much like me.

Reply 12

Anonymous #2

hannah_dru

You sound so much like me.

Me too. Except it's not just chocolate- biscuits, cereal bars, cereal, toast. For instance, I have just eaten 4 slices of bread and honey that I did not need to eat- I wasn't even hungry. I don't know why I ate them. :frown:

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Anonymous

Me too. Except it's not just chocolate- biscuits, cereal bars, cereal, toast. For instance, I have just eaten 4 slices of bread and honey that I did not need to eat- I wasn't even hungry. I don't know why I ate them. :frown:

Yeah that can happen with me as well, and it's stress that does it. Or occasionally it's a random craving.

Reply 14

OP

Anonymous

Me too. Except it's not just chocolate- biscuits, cereal bars, cereal, toast. For instance, I have just eaten 4 slices of bread and honey that I did not need to eat- I wasn't even hungry. I don't know why I ate them. :frown:

I think it happens when you like the taste of what you're eating but aren't hungry.

I've had four slices of bread too!

And,

I couldn't be bothered with cooking but needed to munch on something so I had some frozen veggies (warmed up) with salt, pepper and tabasco sauce.

Absolutely disgusting.

And then, before the chocolate when I was craving for something sweet, I ate 4 teaspoons of Nesquik strawberry milkshake powder. I thought it would end my cravings but it didn't.

Don't want to count the number of glasses of squash I've had.

We should start ''Overeaters Anonymous'' and then help each other out. Think of how many ''Anonymous'' posters we'll have!

Reply 15

Unregistered

I found that first post very amusing, I was going to say that you're a chocoholic but the second post was quite upsetting.

:frown:

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Anonymous

We should start ''Overeaters Anonymous'' and then help each other out. Think of how many ''Anonymous'' posters we'll have!

I like that idea :smile:

Reply 17

OP

Timeslikethese

I found that first post very amusing, I was going to say that you're a chocoholic but the second post was quite upsetting.

:frown:

I know, I thought myself to be a chocoholic but I once went a month without chocolate. :eek:

So that can't be right.

My head hurts ever so slightly now...It makes sense, I'm falling from my sugar high and this is one of the symptoms.

I'm going to see a counsellor tomorrow. I shall let everyone know if I get useful advice.

Turns out you keep thinking about food when you have a compulsive eating disorder. Anyone else felt this? I find myself planning my dinner during classes...However, I do enjoy cooking so maybe this is just about getting distracted by something I like.

Also, I find myself thinking about lunch from around 9-10 am onwards :eek:

...Though this might have something to do with the fact that I don't have breakfast.

I get so distracted by food. :frown:

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