how to deal with binge the next day?
So I woke up today not feeling so hungry. All I have eated is some raw spinach with smoked salmon, an apple, a few baby carrots and a bowl of miso soup. Is this okay? Surely all those bowls of oatmeal gave me enough energy to get through today?
How do I stop binging? It is almost always tied to sad feelings....I hate to 'take my emotions out through my food'. It sounds so banal!
well, as far as the 'day after' thing is concerned (and I apologize that this is so late we're actually talking about the day after the day after! ) the way I deal with it is like any other day: just as I vow to keep my calories no higher than the target I also vow to keep them no lower. if you're anything like me, you've probably got a bit of guilt going and think you should skip a day of eating after binging, but that's not really healthy either. I think if you try and keep your consumption as even as you can, you may find that the binging itself may slow down (and maybe even stop) after a while.
emotionally speaking, sometimes it helps me to take a break and write down what is going on in my life - whatever I'm feeling sad about, or angry or if I don't know why I am feeling so munchy. sometimes I sit for a minute (or go for a walk, out of the house, away from food) and check in with myself "ok, what is going on with me? why do I just want to chow down right now?" sometimes it helps. sometimes it doesn't and I go ahead and eat. but always the next day is a new day and I reset everything at midnight. there seemsto be something kind of therapeutic about doing it this way. it kinda helps me forgive myself by reminding me that every day is a new day...
hope that helps a bit. good luck and keep us posted!
Mazz
