how to stop the desire for a binge?
When I feel the desire for a binge I can't control myself. I turn into a hungry beast, like what happend to werewolf. It is really embarrassing. Everytime I finish to eat I feel really bad, I stay in my bed doing nothing, I look at the ceiling. It's like my mind is empty. I feel just a void inside me. I don't want this happend again, but I cant really control me. Please help.
@itsel120
I know how you feel! It is horrible! It is so hard to stop. I think a lot of the times I don't want to stop myself when I get in that mode. I crave that numb feeling while I am eating.... it is almost a high. So, when I feel the binge coming on....I really try to think about how terrible I feel about myself after a binge. Is it truly worth it? I ask myself why I am hurting myself like this. I also try to replace that "numb" feeling I get when I binge with something that makes me feel that good without the guilt afterward. Below are the ways that work for me.
1.) Exercise - something to help with the stress. I like kickboxing or yoga.
2.) Meditation - they have a bunch on the 7 cups menu under "videos"
3.) Find a distraction....maybe cleaning, laundry or taking a drive. Sometimes just getting up and drinking a full glass of water does the trick for me.
4.) Call a close friend ( if I am needing a binge...sometimes it just helps to talk to someone who loves and understands you )
5.) Journal - I try to write if the other things don't work or if I am at work and can't do the other things. Just taking a quick few minutes to write about how I am feeling really helps to figure out why I want to binge.
6.) Podcast or Audiobook - if I am at work or in the car I listen to a really good audiobook or podcast. Its a great distraction.
Best of luck...We can do this!
Last year when I went back to the states for the first time in 3 years I wasnt used to how unhealthy the food was,
all the junk food and fast food was good and I couldnt stop eating it would even get to a point I was just eating junk food in bed I was never active but I was always skinny so I didnt know how to control it and I still dont.
i was 115 pounds and then I gained 30 pounds that year. I already had so many insecurities but now my weight is the biggest one now then I get burst of emotion to excersize but then I feel really sad and give up because its not fast enough. I need to stop binge eating but I cant. I dont know what to do anymore