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I used to binge eat, and I've now stopped. Intelligent dieting and a fresh outlook on life were the keys behind my recovery.
Previously I would eat too few calories and crave foods - any foods - that resulted in uncontrollable binges and a yo-yo-diet effect where I made no forward progress in terms of fat loss, but also didn't get noticably fat (as a result of the caloric restriction-binge cycle). I actually put on a bit of muscle through my binging, along with some fat of course. For example, I would follow a diet like the T-Mag "Fat Fast" (extremely low-calorie keto diet) for 1-3 weeks, and then give in and binge for a day. Then start the diet the next day. Then binge for a few days in a row and use an excuse like "I'll start dieting again on Monday", etc... It was quite a vicious and depressing cycle.
Finally, I had enough of what I was doing to myself. To the average person I looked fine, but I was sick and tired of my mental state and decided I'd do things the right way. I got serious and ditched the crazy dieting regimes. I wanted things to happen over-night, but finally realised this wasn't possible. Key to my recovery were a few things:
1. John Beradi's "Don't Diet" plan @ T-Mag - its like you're not even on a diet - very balanced, good amount of calories, slow and steady fat loss.
2. Playing competitive sport - in a team situation you can't afford to let your team-mates down. You have to be completely unselfish and reliable.
3. A fresh start in life - I changed university courses and jobs, and my outlook on life also changed. Both my course and job weren't at all interesting to me, and I decided to do things that I enjoyed. I deliberately fell out of contact with people that I didn't feel comfortable around, or people that made me feel like some kind of a lesser person. Around the same time I also took a holiday to a tropical island with a good mate of mine. We spent a week relaxing, thinking, talking, drinking, and partying
This was one of the best things I did for myself. Lying around the pool, reading, sleeping - helped get my mind straight and re-assess the things that are really important to me.
4. Finding EF and stumbling across some posts about "refeeds", links to Par's articles etc... These articles, this forum, and some T-Mag articles helped shape my dietary knowledge and thinking to a point where I knew I could really beat this thing for good. As a result I haven't looked back....
That may make it sound easier than it was. To beat an eating disorder without any outside help (still nobody knows!) was one of the most daunting and challenging (and stupid?) tasks I could think of facing. However, I'm proud that I managed to overcome it, and hope that people realise that they can do the same thing too. To some extent I think all ED sufferers will always live with their disorder to some extent - they just get them under-control to a point where they don't really exist any more, but are always in the back of the individual's mind...
Hope that helps
Previously I would eat too few calories and crave foods - any foods - that resulted in uncontrollable binges and a yo-yo-diet effect where I made no forward progress in terms of fat loss, but also didn't get noticably fat (as a result of the caloric restriction-binge cycle). I actually put on a bit of muscle through my binging, along with some fat of course. For example, I would follow a diet like the T-Mag "Fat Fast" (extremely low-calorie keto diet) for 1-3 weeks, and then give in and binge for a day. Then start the diet the next day. Then binge for a few days in a row and use an excuse like "I'll start dieting again on Monday", etc... It was quite a vicious and depressing cycle.
Finally, I had enough of what I was doing to myself. To the average person I looked fine, but I was sick and tired of my mental state and decided I'd do things the right way. I got serious and ditched the crazy dieting regimes. I wanted things to happen over-night, but finally realised this wasn't possible. Key to my recovery were a few things:
1. John Beradi's "Don't Diet" plan @ T-Mag - its like you're not even on a diet - very balanced, good amount of calories, slow and steady fat loss.
2. Playing competitive sport - in a team situation you can't afford to let your team-mates down. You have to be completely unselfish and reliable.
3. A fresh start in life - I changed university courses and jobs, and my outlook on life also changed. Both my course and job weren't at all interesting to me, and I decided to do things that I enjoyed. I deliberately fell out of contact with people that I didn't feel comfortable around, or people that made me feel like some kind of a lesser person. Around the same time I also took a holiday to a tropical island with a good mate of mine. We spent a week relaxing, thinking, talking, drinking, and partying
This was one of the best things I did for myself. Lying around the pool, reading, sleeping - helped get my mind straight and re-assess the things that are really important to me.4. Finding EF and stumbling across some posts about "refeeds", links to Par's articles etc... These articles, this forum, and some T-Mag articles helped shape my dietary knowledge and thinking to a point where I knew I could really beat this thing for good. As a result I haven't looked back....
That may make it sound easier than it was. To beat an eating disorder without any outside help (still nobody knows!) was one of the most daunting and challenging (and stupid?) tasks I could think of facing. However, I'm proud that I managed to overcome it, and hope that people realise that they can do the same thing too. To some extent I think all ED sufferers will always live with their disorder to some extent - they just get them under-control to a point where they don't really exist any more, but are always in the back of the individual's mind...
Hope that helps
