Discussion Anyone else a binge eater?

[miles-away]

Binging has been my biggest enemy. My entire life I've been an impulsive eater. Putting some sugary and high caloric and my fat ass is 200% eating it and asking for seconds. My weight yo-yos A LOT. Occasionally I'll get into a pattern of restricting and lose a good 10 pounds in two weeks. And then between that I'm just gorging myself on shitty food.

This shit has dominated my life for ten years and robbed me off my teen years lol

 

[not-2-b-the-answer]

So sorry,
It's tough not binging food for me too. Some days are better than others.

 

[woofwag]

Yes :( I didn't eat sugar for around 5 years because I would just binge every time. But after my bout with anorexia, I couldn't maintain that diet anymore. I binge on sugar all the time. It's so fucking addicting. I could never seem to beat that cycle of binging, and now I suppose I'll die with it. I hate how my body looks because of it

 

[Lady_V]

My weight yo-yos a lot too. I can gain or drop 10lbs in a week. I'm so tired.

 

[inkmage333]

So I'm not the only one ... I've tried stopping by starving myself for days on end but I eventually lose the willpower and go back to gorging myself on food again :( I really hate it

I used to know multiple people (online and real life) (also with eating disorders) that were saying "isn't it better to eat too much than to not eat at all?" or something like that and I didn't even know why it felt so wrong to me as a question until fairly recently ... because binging isn't any better than not eating at all imo

 

[Forever Sleep]

I used to be, very badly. I still have an unhealthy relationship with food now, although I haven't had an outright binge for a while.

I think it was this book that was pretty helpful at one time:

'Brain over Binge' by Kathryn Hansen.

I would just mention that a few members have mentioned alternating between these cycles of binging, feeling guilty and restricting. Then, binging again.

I think it may have been this book that I read that the restricting part is effectively setting us up for failure. In that our bodies don't realise what we are doing. They actually think we are now starving so- they send out even more intense signals that they need food. I think also, they are then more keen on holding on to the fats and calories they do then receive because again- the starving response has been triggered. It was a while ago I read all that though- so, I may not have remembered it entirely accurately but, it does make sense in a way.

I think it also puts a person at risk of slipping from binge eating into bulimia nevosa.

 

[Systemic]

You too, i feel as im reading my own thoughts

I get periods where i lose wait, carefully log my calories, cut carbs, sugars, eat lot of vegies and fish.

Then everything crumbles and i stuff my face with sweets, chips and shitm and if im too broke i just buy shitoad of potato and make french fries with ketchup ans get fat again

 

[gunmetalblue11]

My ex girlfriend had a binge eating disorder. She was very embarrassed about it, even if i never loved her less for it. Some mornings i'd wake up for work and everything in the kitchen cupboards including the bottle of milk in the fridge would be eaten during a binge she'd have at night.
So i have compassion for you all suffering from it.

 

[Gangrel]

Yeah me too, I'm always like fuck it i will die anyway might as well enjoy it

 

[Systemic]

Do you guys feel.huge shame and regret after u eat shitload of food?