Binge eating as a problem

hi guys

i have always had problems with my eating habits, sometimes i eat too much and other times too little. i know how to eat healthy, what to eat, how often and how to excercise and so on. but couple of times a week (or at least once) i binge eat for some reason. a lot! i can't stop, but it is not bulimia cause i never throw up afterwards. anyone that has had similar experinces? at the moment i'm seeing a dietist but i haven't told her about this, the thing is i don't want to make her disappointed even though it is me i should be thinking of.

Reply 1

tbm

13

I think you should tell your dietist, she cant help you if she doesnt know. Im sure she'll understand and try and find a way of helping you

Reply 2

becky.fm

18

http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/bingeeating.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_eating_disorder

I think i have that :redface:

Have a look :smile:

Reply 3

Jennifer87

10

Sometimes I don't eat much for 4 days or something, then I suddenly feel hungry and eat more than usual in a small amount of time! Don't worry, you are most probably just hungry!

Reply 4

gracie88

14

I do this too, and i feel utterly repulsed with myself afterwards. I'll eat loads of crap in one go, but i never make myself ill. I'm talking chocolate, crisps, cake, anything sweet and as much of it as i can handle. It's bad :frown:

Reply 5

Flopifloor

I find that having a food diary sometimes help as you don't want to write huge list of all the foods you ate and be reminded of the times you binge eat. Also, I find that writing the (approximate) amount of calories consumed helps as you know where you are at and you can tell yourself whether you already ate too much or not etc...

Reply 6

me12345

compensating for a binge by not eating enough the next day can also be a form of bulimia. i don't know you, so i don't know, but you can be bulimic and not throw up.
do you ever overexercise or fast?
and don't worry at all about disappointing your dietician, they are there to help you, not to judge you, and she'll have heard it all before :smile:

take care of yourself, and don't feel embarassed :smile:

Reply 7

devils_nose

10

jakey1

One thing to ask yourself is when you go to binge, are you eating for an emotional reason? Stress? Anger? Loneliness? Bordeom? Monitor the triggers that cause you to binge eat and take more awareness of why you do it...you said you do it 'for some reason' but search within yourself and try and find out why you binge eat. That way you can tackle it and find alternatives.

The above is excellent advice! I binge eat too, more often than not out of boredom or depression.. trouble is allowing myself such a binge makes me so disappointed in myself that I feel more depressed and so the cycle continues!

Definitely tell your dietician, I'm sure they will help you work through it and maybe help you come up with some alternative comfort foods (that won't break the calorie bank) for those times when you feel the urge to splurge, as a temporary help while you figure out how to combat that urge in the first place!

Reply 8

Anonymous #1

I do the same thing, i'm desperate to lose weight but i find myself randomly binging - i never throw up though. Last night i made a bowl of chocolate butter icing and ate it. Even though i'd had a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's completely disgusting, but i can't help it.

How did you get to see a dietician? i think i need to, but not sure how to go about getting an appointment.

It's stupid really, cos i know how to eat healthily and for 2 days out of 3 i do, but then i do something ridiculous like eat spoonfuls of golden syrup. I'm not hungry when i do it, i just can't seem to stop.

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread, but i always thought i was the only person who was "bullemic without being sick", it's reassuring to know that there is someone else out there who binges like me.

Reply 9

kiss-the-rain

I used to binge a lot (still do)

Tbh the only thing that helped me was my mum removing all junk food from the house or out of my reach lol seriously i was that bad.. it was an addiction..

I would suggest telling your dietician...

Also.. stock up with a lot of healthy food. That you like the taste of..

Such as cold watermelon..
Pink lady apples (the are sooo sweet)
Dried pineapple (also sooooooo sweet)
Raisins
etc etc etc.. if it healthy then it's not as bad.

Or i know that it's once you start you just can't stop.... so don't allow yourself to start.. find something else to do.. i mean - i'm willing to bet it happens a lot in front of the tv or on the net...

Reply 10

Jennifer87

10

jakey1

Hmm I'd say ignore the silly girl above - Jennifer87. If you're bingeing several times a week as you say you are then it's not hunger, it's a recurring problem. I've had tendencies to binge eat for as long as I can remember, you sound exactly like me. One thing to ask yourself is when you go to binge, are you eating for an emotional reason? Stress? Anger? Loneliness? Bordeom? Monitor the triggers that cause you to binge eat and take more awareness of why you do it...you said you do it 'for some reason' but search within yourself and try and find out why you binge eat. That way you can tackle it and find alternatives. And don't take notice of stupid people like Jennifer87 who have no idea what they're on about and have no understanding of the issue.

O and who made you doctor of the year? You can't say someone is 'silly' for giving their opinion..they asked, I replied!

Reply 11

Phantom Phoenix

13

I binge eat too - it was never a problem as I'm fairly active, then I got post-viral fatigue, got stuck in bed and put on three stone. :mad:

I hate it! Also now I'm stuck at home all the time so I eat more out of boredom...argh!!!

If there's a cure I want to know about it!

Reply 12

*bobo*

8

i have week long periods where i'll binge eat and put on over a stone, and then i'll have times where i'll eat little and loose up to 2 stone in just over a week. excessive oscillations in weight can be damaging

Reply 13

swirled_peacat

2

Ooooo I did the same with golden syrup too! I've always had a problem with binge eating as well, and can't seem to find what the trigger is! Although over the past month or so I've managed to keep my eating under control, fit in some more exercise, and have lost a bit of weight!

However I am constantly dreading the point where I find myself binge eating again, right now I'm struggling seeing as my house is filled with chocolate, crisps, and the root of all evil....ginger biscuits!!

I'm finding the best way to control it at the moment is to either go out for a walk or something to get away from it, or go and sit with my family if I'm at home, because I can't binge in front of other people. Yet like other eating disorders (and I hope people don't mind me calling it a disorder) I don't think it's ever something I will fully overcome!

Reply 14

Phantom Phoenix

13

swirled_peacat

I don't think it's ever something I will fully overcome!

*sigh* Annoying, isn't it! Still, good to know there's other people with the same problem as me! :smile:

Reply 15

sauce

13

*bobo*

i have week long periods where i'll binge eat and put on over a stone, and then i'll have times where i'll eat little and loose up to 2 stone in just over a week. excessive oscillations in weight can be damaging

sorry how the hell si it possible to put on a stone in a week and lose up to 2 stone in just over a week?! that's impossible!(isn't it?) sorry if it is , it just doesn't sound right, not attackking you or anything :smile:

Reply 16

Phantom Phoenix

13

Lilian

sorry how the hell si it possible to put on a stone in a week and lose up to 2 stone in just over a week?! that's impossible!(isn't it?) sorry if it is , it just doesn't sound right, not attackking you or anything :smile:

I've definitely put on a stone in a week! Losing two stone sounds like a useful trick though!

Reply 17

sauce

13

jesus christ, you mut of been eating over 49000 excess calories in that week to put on that weight(excuse my maths but 3500 excess claories=1lb weightgaiN!)

Reply 18

Phantom Phoenix

13

Lilian

jesus christ, you mut of been eating over 49000 excess calories in that week to put on that weight(excuse my maths but 3500 excess claories=1lb weightgaiN!)

That's just horrible! And I don't think I was eating that much; surely you'd have to basically eat around the clock and all I did was eat 3 normal meals a day rather than dieting...

Reply 19

Oren

right....to put this in simple terms........STOP BINGE EATING!!! it's not that comforting, everytime you want to eat something in a binge try thinking of a toothpaste tube, think how hard you have to press to make it ooze through, well, your arteries are going to end up about that clogged with **** if you eat too much. so just keep thinking of your heart having to pump toothpaste!! it's not pleasant, it'll hurt, but it's how you'll end up if you dont cut the rubbish out of your diet!!

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