I cant stop eating whenever food is around
I ate an entire bag of chips, a whole family sized box of cereal with milk, a row of double stuffed oreos, the whole box of oreo mint thins, and a bag of popcorn only this morning. Whenever it's around I can't stop unless other people are around. I'll barely eat anything with others but alone i'll eat anything I see. i've gained 6 lbs this week from binge eating and i'll be in bed the rest of the day because of catatonic depression. I don't know what to do. A psychiatrist told me I need to lose at least 120 lbs but at the time I was only 212 and he put me on a weight loss medicine and I didn't eat for 3 days straight before binging again. I binge almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day. I dont know what to do to stop it. I need therapy so bad.
@GloomyBear27. I think your depression is causing you to find comfort in food. The food you are eating is not healthy. Do you cook? Try to learn how to cook. It's healthier and might be good for your mind. I don't think it's a good idea to try to starve yourself because you will crave food and most likely it would be bad food and then you will overeat. Try eating 3 times a day. Morning, afternoon, evening. Don't snack in between because if you do, you might not stop eating. Maybe distract your mind and do something else if you feel like you are going to snack on something. If you feel hungry in between meals maybe drink juice. Drink plenty of water because it cleans out the system. I hope what I said is helpful. I wish you well.
@GloomyBear27 Hey honey, I'm an italian girl 27 yo and I have BED too, do you want to chat and talk? I'd like to make friends with somebody who can relate
You can PM me , im also a Binger and needing to find someone to chat with who understands
@GloomyBear27
Hey, it can make us feel really helpless when we feel caught in a cycle like this. What helped me when I experienced BED was finding ways to support myself and build a regiment.
I don’t like labeling food as bad or good, junk or healthy — just food and drinks that nourishes and sustains me, and food that doesn’t, or doesn’t as much.
So, for me, keeping my kitchen, cabinets and stash spots full of snacks and low-maintenance foods/drinks that offer nutrients and less/minimal detriments on hand— for when I don’t feel like cooking a whole meal. I target one area at a time— I usually start with lowering my sugar intake, then venture toward salt (salt is good in moderation), and continue from there. 1% better a day— even if you drank juice/soda later, it’s still great if you chose water in the afternoon. It’s important not to feel you need to radically shift everything in one swoop. 1% better for a year is better than 2 weeks of 100%. We are building sustainable routines and habits, not trying to achieve burn out and false validations of our helplessness.
Next and most importantly, is finding new outlets to receive comfort— other forms of self-care, especially ones that aren’t energetically taxing. For me, that looked like skincare. For the first 2 years, I don’t think I ever really washed my face out of the shower.. but over time, I included that too. It doesn’t have to look perfect, and it’s not meant to be an overnight process, but again it’s about 1% better and building a foundation so, with time, you’ve built a better routine out of more helpful habits.
All the while, receiving support. You are not here to be perfect. You designed to have imperfections. You were never meant to be perfect, or perfect-seeming. You’re not your weight. You have weight. But you are deserving of love, of patience and of comfort— so reaching out to someone who can help you process where the root of BED emerges from may be helpful, and from there— it’s about creating new neural pathways within your basal ganglia, or in other terms— replacing former unhelpful habits with ones that increase your positive outcomes, and your overall quality of life.
♡ Take care! Thank you for being here. Hope this was helpful at all. We’re here with and for you.
@GloomyBear27 Therapy is definitely a good start. In my case, I had to stop keeping those foods in the house. I can't binge on Oreos if they're not in the house. I cannot trust myself to be moderate with those foods, so I cannot have them in my house. Period. This leaves me to binge on things like apples or broccoli. This is how I've been able to keep the weight off, because I used to be like BMI 47.
@GloomyBear27 OMG Me too! I have binge eating disorder too! I am trying so hard to overcome it. I have eaten until I physically threw up before. I don't know how to stop
@GloomyBear27
It takes a lot of courage to recognize that you need help and to reach out for it. Binge eating can be a very difficult cycle to break, but there are many resources available to you to help you overcome it. Therapy can be a great option to help you understand the underlying emotional and psychological reasons behind your binge eating, and develop strategies to cope with those triggers in a healthier way. Additionally, a nutritionist or dietitian can help you develop a healthy eating plan that is sustainable and tailored to your individual needs.
Remember that recovery is a journey, and it's okay to have setbacks along the way. Be kind and patient with yourself as you work towards your goals. Also, don't hesitate to reach out to supportive friends and family members for help and encouragement. You are not alone in this, and there are people who care about you and want to see you succeed.
Dont worry-u will do it! to be honest, only a plan helps me, because without a plan I start eating various unhealthy foods and then I don't care about the results, now I'm trying a new diet, I found my liquid diet in this article https://betterme.world/articles/7-day-liquid-diet-weight-loss-results/ - I'll share the results later
