Eating

[Kickboxer12]

Any one know how to stop Bing eating I can't seem to beat it.and I get very depressed after I eat I would be most grateful with any help thanks

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

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[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

The first thing I'd suggest is that you eat enough calories. One reason for bingeing is feeling just, plain hungry and deprived. Get your calorie range from the NHS BMI calculator and start at the upper end of the range: don't be tempted to eat below it, it won't help you in the long run.

I found this from a quick online search helpguide.org/articles/eati... I'm sure you can find other resources, too

[Bungiecat]

Hi I do it all the time I tend to binge on chocolate I have decided to try to stop by cutting down on the amount I buy but also need to speak to GP on Friday as I think I may need medication to kick my habit I think the 12 week calorie controlled diet plan may help Gail

[S11m]

I think binge eating is often caused by a poor diet - you think you want carbs or sugar, but, what you body needs might be vegetables, fibre, fat or protein...

¿What do you eat when you binge?

¿Have you been trying to lose weight? How?

[Hidden]

Hi Kickboxer12 I had this problem and I really thought I would never get over it. I read a really good book about overcoming it-I think it was Christopher Fairburn but any self help book will be useful. I found by eating regular meals and snacks I was less likely to do it and I believe mine was caused by restricting food. I liked the idea in the book to ask yourself every morning"what went well and what would I do differently". Concentrating on exercise also helped as I felt I was undoing all the good I was doing. Good luck and keep at it-you will get there 👌

[Brightfeather Maintainer Healthy BMI in reply to Hidden]

Well done journalgirl

[Hidden]

Hi, I’ve just joined and this is the first post I’ve read. I too have this issue, BUT have found recently ways to manage it for e after suffering for about 30yrs. For me what has worked is cutting out refined sugar completely. First 3 days were hard, but I found after that my cravings, and subsequently my binging stopped. I’m not perfect and fall off the wagon but this has helped me realise it’s defo my trigger.

So I cut out all refined sugar - things with sugar - biscuits, cereal, crackers, cakes, , white carbs like pasta, rice, bread, wraps, potatoes, anything with added sugar or infact sweetner as I wanted to stop the triggers. Milky drinks and fruit too I cut out initially. I still had sweet potatoes, parsnips and quinoa. Check packets - you’d be surprised what’s added. Three days was hard, as I craved it, I really wanted toast - but I knew it wouldn’t be 2 bits it would be 8, with jam. I made changes like making curry or chilli and having with quinoa, or in a sweet potato instead of with rice and naan. Make double and freeze one for when you need a “ready meal”. Brekki I had plain yog (after a few weeks I added fruit but only two portions a day) or scrambled egg with mushrooms and tomatoes for breakfast, (not baked beans loads sugar). It really made me realise what triggered me - that innocent piece of cake out with friends and I’d come back searching cupboards for chocolate and bread or cereal - I’d be like a locust! But then stop and think what’s triggered me? I’m 3st down, not always perfect, but I know now at least what helps. Once I got the binging and craving under control I began on the cal counting, and portion moderation. If I have pasta now it’s whoewheat, if I have bread it’s rye/pumpkin. You need to find what your triggers are, but for me this has certainly helped me. Good luck.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Hidden]

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[Brightfeather Maintainer Healthy BMI]

Great post great insights great action. Very well done. Welcome. Lovely to have you with us 😊

[Twiggynot]

Like others for me it is the sugar craving. I slipped a bit last week and realised I was telling myself that just one would not hurt. Yesterday the cravings returned! It’s easier not to give in thane repeatedly having these cravings. So, each time I felt hungry I had a drink and that kept me going until the next meal . I was also very busy and that helped. Also I try to ask myself if it is a case of needing or a case of wanting cake, sweets etc. I remind myself feeling really bad if I give in! I aslso look at all the smaller size clothes in my wardrobe and look forward to the day I will be able to wear them! Finally the discipline of having the weekly weigh in here makes me more determined to lose weight. So, lots of tips which, taken all together, keep me ( mostly) on the straight and narrow. Now ... exercise - well that’s not so good but I do try now and then! Best of luck with it!

[Wobbleless]

Hi and well done for doing something positive about the problem.

I think sometimes emotions play their part in binge eating. If you can sort out and notice how you feel prior to the binge eating it may help. Sometimes it can be anger,a lack of feeling appreciated, rebellious ,lonely,you are feeding something.....it may not be your body?? I kept a mood diary and it helped me work out my trigger.

[marscar46 1lb]

I'm just about to embark on the Harcombe diet this week where it tackles cravings on the first phase of the plan, due to medical conditions our bodies have that demand certain food types. Google for information, YouTube has a vast collection from Dr Harcombe x

[saltseakate]

Hello Kickboxer12, this summer I had had enough of my old clothes and tried an easier fasting regime. Green tea and a cookie upon waking, exercise (swimming or hiking), then brunch, followed by coffee and fruit. An early dinner (also following NHS calorie guidelines). This fasting diet was possible, too, while working full-time this summer. Had read Dr Jason Chung's blogs on the benefits of fasting, and this lifestyle change doesn't feel like a diet, nor does it feel like fasting. The idea is not to eat between 6pm and 10 am. And it really has worked- have lost 2kg rather effortlessly, and still eat ice cream on the weekends. Well, I hope this encourages you. It is a lifestyle change, and the calorie guidelines really do help too. Think I can do this for the duration. And yes, it's ok to splurge now and then. Best, Saltseakate

[PowerPuffy]

This touched me today and I am in the same boat - I have lots of fruit and veg here, but the shop had caramel flapjacks, kitkats and sweets... I hope you reach beyond this slump soon and can continue to achieve your weight loss and mental health goals x