Binge eating help, recovery and support thread

I'm sorry to hear that man. I can't believe you actually ate that much. A good thing to do is think about how you feel after a binge like that before you start. I would go see counseling asap and get some help. Good luck

I'm sorry to hear that. Why don't you just get rid of a lot of that stuff (chocolate pudding, oreos, ravioli, cheesesteak etc.) so even if you crave it you can't get it?

I'm afraid I also had a mini binge yesterday but I think I may have just evened out my calories, not ended with a small deficit like I am going for. I started off well with a morning run and then a bowl of granola and a banana. I had a salad for lunch and an apple later, and then my second run which was a workout and had a Clif bar after. I had vegetables and nuts for dinner and then decided to just eat some chocolate (though I was full). I ate 3 pieces of an assorted box (about 200 calories) but then over the next 2 hours kept going back to it. I put a stop to it eventually, I'm not sure how many calories I consumed.. maybe 800? I shouldn't have started the chocolate in the first place, it kept making me come back and eat more.

My eating hasn't been too bad this week besides this though, and I think I'm not going into a calorie surplus. I hope I can just keep continuing this and continue to lean out.

Stick with it everyone! We can get through this...

At least you got in some variety. My binges, usually 1-2 times a month, are more limited in choice. Here are a couple of my all time historic accompishments...

binge #1:

* large stuffed 5-meat Papa Murphys pizza

* 12 oz vanilla ice cream

binge #2:

* 16 oz bag of barbeque flavored potato chips

* 4 Costco muffins

The overindulgence was enjoyable while consuming the food. Then I literally felt like crap for nearly a day. There is a benefit to this strategy. Afterward the binges, I did not crave these particular foods at all for many months. Gotta love the law of diminishing returns.

It's kind of pathetic but I don't buy those things. I steal them from friends rooms and vending machines. I just go tunnel vision until I have the food. It's definitely just a self-control issue, but the cravings just got so much worse lately and I don't understand why.

Finally did it! Felt the cravings, got the tunnel vision, and yet I managed to pull myself away, leaving a 1$ bill in the vending machine for some lucky guy to spend. I still overate today, and really just cut off a binge more than totally prevented it, but now I know that I'm capable of it, and that makes all the difference. Just wanted to post so I have some accountability, as it's a long night and I'm still shaking a bit from the whole ordeal.

Nice work Patty! I've been finding that this whole week, when I've been eating better there are less cravings. Sure, yesterday I ate too much chocolate but I was okay in terms of calories and did manage to stop and these cravings have come less often.

One thing is to try to even get away from food, just go meet some friends at a random location where there's no food and even if you can't stop thinking about it, you can't eat anything so it will eventually go away.

I had a pretty good day (no binges!) for the most part and getting myself away from my kitchen probably also helped prevent any binges. I'm learning to stop eating when I'm hungry and not keep pushing to a point of fullness... I hope I can keep up with the success and not cave in!

I went for my morning run and afterwards ate a bit too much. Lots of granola and chocolate. However I was so full that I didn't eat anything until afternoon (some trail mix). I plan to just eat a salad for dinner (I am in Washington, so west coast time) and that should stay within my calorie limits.

I have not been eating well the past few days... lots of granola and other junk cereal. I need to put a stop to this now... sometimes I just come home from a run and eat a stupid amount of cereal, bars, and other things.

Just another poster, maybe after a run focus on cooking a real meal with quality food. Not only will cooking keep you away from endless snacking, it'll also allow you to have a filling meal that will hopefully prevent cravings.

Thanks Max. I think I just reached for the cereal, granola, and bars because it wasn't dinner "time" yet, but I need to put aside that and just eat when I am hungry. I'll try to start afresh tomorrow and cut out some of this junk.

Yea, even reaching for leftovers might help. I know when I binge, cereals and junk never fill me up and cause me to keep on grabbing more.

I did not eat the free doughnut I wanted to eat and was free.

I am eating the free doughnut.

I think it's also because you can't quantitatively measure cereal, I just pour it out.. and it causes me to keep eating more and more even though I only pour a little out at a time.

I NEED to fix this... the last few days I have been eating horrible besides 1 good day. I gorge myself on junk food after a run and then don't have room to eat anything healthy and full stuffed and lethargic. After my run today I pigged out on cereal, bars, poptarts, etc. I don't know why I do it, even when I am full I reach for more. The good news is I finished a lot of the bad bars and cereal. I plan to just eat dinner tonight (lots of veggies) and then start tomorrow telling myself to reach for fruit in moments like this. I need to get this under control. I race in 2 weeks and I need to lean out. I hope everyone else has been having more success than I.

You never heard of measuring cups?

just another poster wrote:

I think it's also because you can't quantitatively measure cereal

I have one or two but I always "eyeball" it... you're right, maybe I should start measuring what I eat.

I think we need to bring this thread back. The last week I have been overeating so much on candy, salt food, cookies, etc. and just feel awful after, yet I do it again the next day. I'm in the middle of my track season and I know this will have a negative effect... I need to get this in check.

I'm not binging, I'm just hungry. Breakfast was left over pot roast (mostly potatoes and carrots) and a large blueberry muffin. I've also had a lot of coffee. I'm still hungry. I'll probably have some sweet potato and chicken soft tacos in an hour. After that, who knows what I'll get into.