Thread: Bingeing... Why?!!?

Well done on resisting temptation!

this all sounds very familiar, I don't why i do it either

I am having an extremely extremely hard time with this currently. The problem tends to arise when I am home alone. My husband works continental shifts - so from 5am in the morning to 6pm in the evening or 6pm in the evening til 6pm in the morning.

I get so lonely. The only thing I can put my bingeing down to is boredom and loneliness.

I cant even spir myself on to exercise any more.

What strategies are you guys using to get over bingeing?

Ahhh you're never alone when you've got minimins!! Try and keep yourself busy, have a nice bath, watch a movie, read a book, paint your nails - brush your teeth as I don't want to eat when I do that and then the craving wares off.

I have started to buy less multipacks of for example crisps or ww biscuits, as although they are low calorie versions, I binge and have 2 or 3 bags just because they are there.

I came on here last night when I was hungry and wasted a good hour reading posts etc, and feel more motivated as a result too!

Good luck x

This is an interesting thread, as a binger.

Has anyone had results with Hypnosis or similar for this?

Anyone had any luck in quitting the bingeing. I would appreciate some tips on how to stop and also how to sensibly diet afterwards. I would like to loose at least three stones.

Originally Posted by Baby_Cakes

Anyone had any luck in quitting the bingeing. I would appreciate some tips on how to stop and also how to sensibly diet afterwards. I would like to loose at least three stones.

I've had no luck at all, if anything I am worse. I am waiting for an appointment to see someone about my depression and anxiety, I will mention my bingeing problems to them and see what they can suggest.

Hope everyone else has better luck than I've had.

I can go about 2 weeks without bingeing - can get to about 8lbs lower than i am at now - then something hits and i eat uncontrollably and end up back to where I started. You can see on my ticket I am more than I was. Im 168lbs atm

Do you guys crave anything specific or is it just high calorie food? I ask this because if you crave something specific it might help you to discover if there is a deficiency. It is thought that pmt chocolate cravings are usually due to a slight magnesium deficiency, it was suggested brazil nuts or supplement tablets - for those of us trying to loose the pounds nuts need to be limited. Crisp cravings can be done to lacking salt, there are many lower fat ways to redress this one.

Im so the same,i can feel great on a diet for a few wks then blow it and binge and not sure why i do it to myself

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A lot of what people have written on here sounds very familiar to me. I used to be able to control myself and have multipacks of biscuits, funsize chocolates etc in the house and just stick to one every day or two, but now if they're in the house I have to eat EVERYTHING. The idea is that once it's all gone I'll be able to get on my diet without having anything tempting around me, but I always end up buying something else in bulk, as an exercise in self-control, and eating it all again. Evenings are the worst times for me: I'll eat super healthily all day and then just binge on whatever's around me when I get home from work. I've downloaded a book from Amazon called 'Eating Less: Say Goodbye to Overeating' by Gillian Riley and a lot of what I've read in there rings true for me, so hopefully that'll help.

I am a binge queen..... I've even been hypnotised and nothing has helped.
I am really really good for always 6-7 weeks, then Ill end up feeling like I haven't lost enough, or someone will say the usual to me " wow you used to be so skinny" and BANG I will eat EVERYTHING even chocolate out the body paint choc tub!!! Ha
I'll eat till its all gone by telling myself once I've eaten it all, then I'll diet again without any distractions.....
Shame.... I don't know the answer,if any of you do, I'd be very grateful x
Good luck in your quests for sveltness....

To Val, I've been hypnotised by the best people (4) as a job perk and nothing...... No tapping, mantras, self positivity, happy thoughts helped me....

Comfort in food.
I have only recently been able to accept that I do comfort eat which takes its form in bingeing. I had heard about it read about it but always thought no that's not me I'm just greedy and love my foods. Then one day it just clicked. I was an only child to a single parent, my mum worked so I spent must time with my grandparents. I was loved but we never really showed much affection. I found it hard to make friends at school and didn't have older cousins around. I spent lunchtimes and breaks eating and when I got home mum was still at work so if make something to eat, then she would go to bed early and I'd binge.
As am adult if my oh is away working and I am lonely at night I will eat everything. If I have something on my mind I will eat. I don't have any particularly close friends and I know I have barriers up emotionally. I never want to be seen as weak or get hurt so when I was struggling on my own with my baby daughter when oh worked away I didn't ask for help I just ate. And so that leads me to here. 29 and obese, not living the life I should be but watching others enjoy theirs around me.
I do not want this for my daughter but until now I suppose I thought I didn't deserve anything else.
Now I am in control, I know I have a problem and I know it needs to be dealt with. Part if this will be breaking down those emotional barriers which I find very scary.
But I need to do it! I deserve to be happy and living my life slim! I am trying to recognise the triggers for my bingeing now and deal with the cause. Am sure it won't be easy.