Binge eating ...

[georgialsleak]

Really struggling with binge eating ladies... Any advice? 😔

[Blossoming19]

~following this post~ I either eat everything or absolutely nothing in a day. Would like to follow this post for advice x

[georgialsleak in reply to Blossoming19]

I’m exactly the same. I tend to not have breakfast and can sometimes not eat until about 3pm. My problem is that when I start eating, I can stop. I’d say to my partner, let’s have a bit of chocolate but only a bit of it, then we have no self control and eat all of it. Can’t find the will power to stop ...

[Blossoming19 in reply to georgialsleak]

Literally me! I don't eat till 3/4 but then eat everything in sight! X

[georgialsleak in reply to Blossoming19]

And the days I have lunch around 12ish, I still can’t stop myself from eating everything x

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

🙂 You can see links to previous posts on this subject by typing ‘binge eating’ in the search box (above right)

[Cooper27]

I've been hearing quite a lot on the latest trend: intuitive eating. It might be worth you doing a little digging into it.

I'm not a big fan of journalling, but I think it's a good thing for you to sit with your thoughts and try to work out what pre-empts a binge. Some things to consider would be:

Emotions

Does it follow a period of restriction?

What do you binge on?

Although most would say it's not in keeping with intuitive eating, I found following a 14:10 eating pattern helped me to break one of my binge eating habits (overeating in the evenings after dinner).

Finding other habit breakers can be helpful too. Having a list of alternatives for when you feel an urge coming on could be a useful tool.

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer in reply to Cooper27]

🙂 It really helped me when I started writing down everything I ate.