~~Bingers Anonymous~~

Welcome to BA. My name is Nicole and I'm a binger.

i decided that it could be helpful to have a forum for those of us trying to recover from this evil thing called binge eating disorder (BED). Whenever you have success... post here! Whenever you have struggles... post here! need support to stay out of the cookie jar?.... post here!

i'll be posting my intake of calories everyday in hopes that showing all of you what i eat will keep me from OVER EATING.

anyone with the same struggles??

Hi!

I'm a binger too. I don't know if I have a "disorder" but I binge eat almost every day now! :(   I started that last winter and I really want to stop it! It makes me feel so bad. I binge eat last night and this morning, I feel so bloated!

i always eat too muhc at night too... im sure its just boredom but still, all those extra calories after such healthy days! how frustrating!

this has been made worse coz ive just moved into the city, adn there is a little shop right by our house... (my weakness is chocolate and lollies)(i can eat and eat and eat without feeling sugar sick...yikes)

I have also found recently as someone said above that since i have recently started to try to loose weight that i gained when overseas, i have sort of become a bit obsessed with it all, counting calories etc, and whats worse (and very honest of me) is that i used to have an eating disorder! and some of these feelings are pretty similar to back then... and i dont want to go back there, but i DO want to loose my round bits!

i just needed a bit of a rant sorry! thansk for listening and motivational words are welcome!

omg yesterday was SO BAD. i had a terrible morning for various reasons, then I just pigged out with my friend all day. I was at 131 the day before, then gained to 133 after binging, and today i was 135.5. holy shit!!! I'm really hoping these 4.5 pounds drop soon lol!

Binger. Right here. *Points to self*.
And who binged today? *Points to self again*.

Everytime I binge, I binge worse. Which means I dramatically starve myself to try and pull my weight back down. Then I pull it down too far, and I think its okay to eat more, so I binge like mad. And it goes up.
So the cycle continues.

Today was my worst binge ever. I feel sick. I feel crap. I feel depressed.
I want to curl up in a hole and cry.

And I dont know anyone who doesnt tell me to shut up the moment I mention food.

vivel- don't worry about last night. drink lots of water and make today a new day!

elle- i don't feel the sugar sick either. that is NO good when it comes to binges! it is really strong of you to admit your past eating disorder... don't let that come back and control you. be a stronger person and nourish your body with the healthy things it needs. you can do this!!!! :P

custard- most of that IS water weight. it will come off. drink water water and more water! make today your day 1 binge-free!

blueby- i do the same thing. it's hard on your body and starving/bingeing doesn't help it at all. think about this before you binge... it helps-- "would i rather binge today and strave tomorrow OR eat a normal amount of cals both days and enjoy yummy food without guilt?" 

as for me.... i'm working on my day 4. my weekdays are always harder than weekends b/c nobody gets home til 6 and i tend to eat the kitchen after school at 1pm. today i will find alternative things to do! good luck today!

Morning Everyone:)

Today is day # 9...binge free:) I have read all of your posts and believe me, I've been there. I would starve myself trying to make up for it, but then by the end of the day, I would be so hungry that I would eat everything in sight. Then the next day it would start all over again. I have always had a problem with binging, only after I got married it got much worse. It went from only binging one day of the week to binging almost everyday. I went from a healthy weight of 118 up to 155. Last year I decided to stop the madness and I lost most of the weight. I only have 10 more pounds to go to get back to 118. It's been a struggle though. I think about binging everyday, every hour almost. I hope to one day never think about it again....but one day at a time right?:)

I could honestly rattle on, but I won't....not today anyway. lol I do want to share a little trick I have. It doesn't work every time, but it works most of the time.

I was reading in a diet book that whenever you get the urge to snack, brush your teeth. Well, I took that a step further. You know those nasty extreme mint strips that you put on your tongue? They work! Believe me, NOTHING taste good after one of those! lol

Have a great day everyone!

tinytot, thanks for the support, but I'm actually getting a little worried. It's been 3 days since that big binge, and I'm still 135 pounds. I don't understand - how could one bad day have caused me to have gain 4 pounds? Or is the water weight just taking a really long time to leave? I feel like all my work for the last couple weeks has been wasted because of this one day...

I am a binge eater.  Before I started this site Friday nights consisted of a Chinese feast and a bag of chips in front of the T.V.
Maybe a bowl of ice cream to balance off the chips.
All week I would be all right and then came Friday.  I am still afraid of Fridays. 
My last binge was September 1, 3700 calories.  I could not stop.  My trigger was a harmless French Vanilla Capp.  My co-worker looked at me like I was crazy.  I always bring my lunch to work and hardly eat anything there.  I was eating croissants and donuts, when I got home I still needed to eat.
Each day a new begining!

Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm a binger.

**Chorus of Hi, Sarah**

I haven't binged for at least a week, but I still tend to overdo it once in awhile. I seem to do pretty well during the week and then when I hang out with friends on the weekend, I go a little nuts. I eat too much! The biggest issue is that these are guy friends and they don't care about eating healthier, they just want to be full so we often go to buffets and the like. I have been trying to choose a salad first with fruit and eat that before going to the other foods. Then I usually fill one plate (moderately) and slowly eat what I like of that. I try to choose vegetables and the least fried foods, but if there's something I really want (like Sesame chicken at the chinese food buffet) then I only take a tiny bit. That's enough that I get a taste and don't crave it. If I absolutely have to I go back for a couple of small other things, but I don't usually because I'm full after half of my plate. I also don't eat much the rest of the day to save up calories. This has been working so far. Now I just need to get myself to drink more water and exercise and I'll get this weight off.

Being a binger is very hard. It's way too easy to eat because you're stressed or upset or busy or whatever. Last night, I had an argument with my husband and then I had to run to Wal-Mart. I was upset and I didn't buy myself a large candy bar and eat it! I didn't buy any junk! I was very proud of myself. It's overcoming these daily struggles that will get us to our goals. :)

Thanks for being there to listen and share the struggles.

Ok, I did not binge yesterday. So, 1 day under my belt! My goal is to not binge before I go shopping next week, I don't know exactly when I am going but let say in 1 week!. So, 6 days to go! :)

yesterday was day 4.... it was a little higher in cals b/c of the dinner my mom unexpectantly made. i was above maintanance BUT i still didn't binge. no seconds. it wasn't a rampage through cabinents that got me up there so i'm saying that i'm still on track. i do need to do better at staying lower on cals though. this is day 5... i can do it!!

keep going with all your goals everyone! we can do it!

Boy, I do know how y'all feel!  I would binge every time I thought I broke my diet.  I just started this program last week and I already had a "bad" day, but actually it was pretty good.  We went to a mexican restaurant and my wonderful husband ordered an appetizer platter.  I ordered bean soup, but I really wanted the junk food.  I ate my soup and gave myself permission to try everything.  I ate a small plate of the lettuce/tomato salad between tastes, drank a lot of tea, and found myself full before I really pigged out.  The funniest part of all was that I didn't feel bad.  Maybe my problem is that when I think I did something wrong, I feel so bad that I give up.  This time, I gave myself permission and did get back to healthy eathing at the next meal - not the next day or the next Monday.  I know I have a lot of struggles trying to lose 80 lbs, but I am trying.  If anyone else has any ideas, I'm open!  BTW - for a sinful tasting low calorie treat that is portion controlled, try the frozen dinners from Amy's organic.  I am not a vegitarian, but they taste positively fattening but they aren't.  They also fill me up.  Good luck!

So... I have my "binge" phases and my "how can I possibly binge".  I currently in the former.  I am one with the cookie jar problem.  Like last night, for example.  I believe I am a night binger. 

I will not binge today.  That is my plan.  Will report back in the morning.

Thanks!

I've been a binge eater since my teens. Started smoking after high school so substituted cigarettes for food *most* of the time. Because of that my weight usually stayed in the 120-130 range. However, for the last 4 years I've steadily put on the pounds trying to quit smoking.

Tomorrow will be 1 year smoke free. Picked up a gym membership and started working out mid-July. Found this site a few weeks ago. Now if I could just get the emotional binges under control. Heck, it doesn't even have to be junk food. I wiped out a full box of Grape Nuts in a day this past weekend.

*waves at dancergirl28* We're practically neighbors!

today WAS day 5... as much as i hate to say it, it happened. lunch turned into a snow ball effect of bad eating. i started out with ff cottage cheese, lettuce and tortillas. next, the left over lasagna. next, peanuts, peanut butter m&ms, string cheese, a miniature snickers, 1/2 c of ff sf ice cream... bad day. i think it's because i'm stressed. i guess i tend to eat a lot when i'm worried about 2 exams tomorrow and 2 exams friday...

today is over. bingeing is over.

tomorrow is a new day. sadly, it's a new day that starts over as "day 1"

It's great that you recognize the problem though. I know it's frustrating. That's kinda why I don't count specific days, I get discouraged, but you didn't completely undo everything. You just had a minor setback. Drink a bunch of water so you don't retain and move on. :)

Im on day-3-binge-free. Had a near-binge experience on Sunday, but stopped myself :P pizza is a weakness of mine.

Zoe - Drink lots of water! You'll be back on track in no time

spoiled_candy - Damn those french-vanilla cappucinos .. theyre one of my bad triggers too. and yes, each day is definately a new beginning. Good Luck

Hi Sarah, way to go on your week, You can keep it up! Take it one day at a time

Vivelequebeclibre -  only 6 more days, No prob! I know you can do it! *cheers loudly*

Michelle - great job on getting back on track!

Poohb - I expect to hear your progress report in the morning, and itd better be good :P

tinytot - Take as many day 1's as you need! Each time, you'll go longer and farther until binging is a thing of the past :D

Jules - Good to see youve recovered from your binge so well, and are back on track!

Good Luck everyone! We can do this together, take it day by day!

Thanks Guycrazy!!! So far, I'm good, still have the evening to go but I think I'll do ok.

Ok, what to do before binging?? I am about to have one right now!! I do drink water but what else?