I-used-to-be-anorexic-but-now-I'm-a BINGER Support Group!

Any others in this situation? I was a binger even about a year or so before I became anorexic. Then, I was anorexic for 10 months and about 4 months after I began recovery, I went back into the binging routing. At this point I have not gone a single day without binging in about a month. Stress seems to make it worse (and lack of sleep).
So... this is the place where we can support each other and share our tips and tricks for not binging.

Boy, is it HARD to not binge. It just seems to be this never-ending cycle of binging, gaining weight, restricting, then starting all over again. Will this never end?! I am with you guys; I never stop thinking about food, and I'm constantly planning my meals, only to totally go overboard and eat uncontrollably. My parents are absolutely no help because all they do is encourage the eating. Get this- I told my mom I was so full I was in pain, and she told me, "Good. You need to eat that much." I'm sorry, but I don't think it's EVER healthy to eat that much!

I'm not as far along as you guys; I'm still trying to gain weight. But to avoid the binging, the only thing that helps me is to stay constantly busy. I'm the kind of person who will eat with no regard to how full I already am... that is why all this "advice" about eating large meals to stave off the binging doesn't work for me. If I'm never home and people are always around me (especially at night!), then I am less likely to binge.

Let me know how you guys are doing... this support really helps :)

 

yea i never eat too much in front of people, and I feel like I have control then. But as soon as someone leaves, I'm tempted to eat!! Staying busy really does help, the best days are those where you can be distracted enough that thinking about food doesn't consume your mind.  I'm so glad I'm not the only one who is going through this though!

Distractions are definitely key, it's just hard to constantly be busy. I find that the moment there is a lull in my day, that is when I'm tempted to binge...even if I really don't want to or nothing emotionally triggering has happened or I'm not hungry at all. It's so terrible and so difficult to stop. Does anyone else feel like bingeing-purging is an addiction?

Shelby, I got your message but I can't seem to msg you back (it's telling me that that I can only send 2 msgs or something). Don't worry! I'm not ignoring you I swear. lol.

oh ok! that's fine :) haha