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Good luck beating it. Just remember, there are so many things in life better than food. Instead of binging, try to enjoy another aspect of life, get your mind off food and go do something.
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Help ive developed a binge eating disorder from dieting
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crunch,
After reading your post I find that I can really relate to you, because you have described is what I have been experiencing the last 2 years of my life, almost down to the exact detail!
First off what everyone here is telling you is whack. There are various degrees of having eating problems/disorders.
Not to burst your bubble, dont worry, this can be tackled, but you definately have a serious eating disorder like I did.
Most of the people on this board haven't had anything nearly as bad as you, and they might not understand what your going thru even though they think they do,
but dont worry, because i understand this really well.
Anyways I'm going to warn you that another diet, or tactic, or method of preventing the binges is not the answer once you get into a serious disorder.
sometimes if its kind of serious but not really, a new household 'tactic' will work, but recall that these people dont have it as serious as you. If it drastically interferes with your daily life and causes anxiety/depression, then you have something that needs to be looked into.
Most of the people on this board have a few more problems restricting 'binges' than a normal everyday person would, because the ppl here think about food a lot more and try to control their diet a lot more than the average person.
But what really comes down to is that someone will always want something that they dont or can't have. People want really good bodies cuz most dont have them. skinny ppl are always into gaining muscle, chunk ppl are always into getting ultra lean.
The same rule even applies to food, therefore we are in a dillema. Us fitness ppl have a tendency to binge more because there are so many foods that we just CAN'T eat, or that we CAN'T eat on certain days or so often or so much. Therefore we want to break the rules we want to get tasty food REALLY BAD.
PPL want to drink alcohol more when its illegal. Pot is cool because its illegal. Part of the fun in one-night stands is that they are deemed morally wrong by many ppl, etc.
However, these things aren't what really get to us, but rather its the things that could be taken away from us, that affect what we think we need to be truly happy as a person.
PPL develope social anxiety disorders because everyone thinks we 'need' not to be shy. another example that i've dealth with.
you may feel that you need to be a certain level of leanness to be truly happy as a person, therefore you may tell yourself 'you can't fail at accomplishing this task' when that feels like its taken away from you, it leaves you in great despair.
It took me 2 years to realize this, but when I did, It made a 'WORLD' of a difference:
life is given to you! its a gift! Whether it be from God, or whatever your religion is,
you gotta realize SOOO many things given to us are gifts, that we just take for granted!
Like every other person, I also used questioned how one could be happy if they didn't marry or if they did: weren't physically attracted to their wife, didnt have good friends around them in their life, or if they had drastic disabilities/health issues (such as being quadraplegic- missing all your limbs, etc)
you got to realize that even those things which we consider as essentials to happiness, can be taken away.
but guess what, thats when you start to learn counting the positive things that you do have, the things that can't be taken away.
Guess what dude, you're frickin' alive!!
and aren't in danger of dying anytime soon!
You can go out and live life, a new adventure every day!!!
there are so many things that a lotta us take for granted that are awesome!!! such as:
a reasonably good family
friends and cool ppl everywhere
cars
decent homes
education and opportunity
basically you need to realize that life is a gift, and a pretty hard one to take away, and even if it was taken then you wouldnt have all these problems naggin at you, lol.
you gotta notice all the gifts beyond that and realize all the positive and good things in life.
The moment I started doing this, (which wasnt even that long ago) it started making things a lot better, making it easier not to screw up and binge (but even if i did, it wouldnt kill me. even if I gained 20 lbs it wouldnt kill me) sure it would suck, but thats about it. There'd still be tons of friggin other things in life to enjoy!
Anyways I'm telling you that a positive mindset does soooo much for you, and that you and perhaps the rest of the world, needs to seriously re-evaluted what is going to make us truly happy as a person.
The moment you can see this and start doing this, the moment the main block is solved and things can start turning around.
I really hope you can see things the way I have and that things do get better for you soon,
trust me, in the end its all worth it.
I think i mentioned most of the things i wanted to,
and I have to pee reaaallllyyy bad right now,
but... if I can think of anything else to say later, I will.
Good luck with everything, I hope things get better soon for you!
After reading your post I find that I can really relate to you, because you have described is what I have been experiencing the last 2 years of my life, almost down to the exact detail!
First off what everyone here is telling you is whack. There are various degrees of having eating problems/disorders.
Not to burst your bubble, dont worry, this can be tackled, but you definately have a serious eating disorder like I did.
Most of the people on this board haven't had anything nearly as bad as you, and they might not understand what your going thru even though they think they do,
but dont worry, because i understand this really well.
Anyways I'm going to warn you that another diet, or tactic, or method of preventing the binges is not the answer once you get into a serious disorder.
sometimes if its kind of serious but not really, a new household 'tactic' will work, but recall that these people dont have it as serious as you. If it drastically interferes with your daily life and causes anxiety/depression, then you have something that needs to be looked into.
Most of the people on this board have a few more problems restricting 'binges' than a normal everyday person would, because the ppl here think about food a lot more and try to control their diet a lot more than the average person.
But what really comes down to is that someone will always want something that they dont or can't have. People want really good bodies cuz most dont have them. skinny ppl are always into gaining muscle, chunk ppl are always into getting ultra lean.
The same rule even applies to food, therefore we are in a dillema. Us fitness ppl have a tendency to binge more because there are so many foods that we just CAN'T eat, or that we CAN'T eat on certain days or so often or so much. Therefore we want to break the rules we want to get tasty food REALLY BAD.
PPL want to drink alcohol more when its illegal. Pot is cool because its illegal. Part of the fun in one-night stands is that they are deemed morally wrong by many ppl, etc.
However, these things aren't what really get to us, but rather its the things that could be taken away from us, that affect what we think we need to be truly happy as a person.
PPL develope social anxiety disorders because everyone thinks we 'need' not to be shy. another example that i've dealth with.
you may feel that you need to be a certain level of leanness to be truly happy as a person, therefore you may tell yourself 'you can't fail at accomplishing this task' when that feels like its taken away from you, it leaves you in great despair.
It took me 2 years to realize this, but when I did, It made a 'WORLD' of a difference:
life is given to you! its a gift! Whether it be from God, or whatever your religion is,
you gotta realize SOOO many things given to us are gifts, that we just take for granted!
Like every other person, I also used questioned how one could be happy if they didn't marry or if they did: weren't physically attracted to their wife, didnt have good friends around them in their life, or if they had drastic disabilities/health issues (such as being quadraplegic- missing all your limbs, etc)
you got to realize that even those things which we consider as essentials to happiness, can be taken away.
but guess what, thats when you start to learn counting the positive things that you do have, the things that can't be taken away.
Guess what dude, you're frickin' alive!!
and aren't in danger of dying anytime soon!
You can go out and live life, a new adventure every day!!!
there are so many things that a lotta us take for granted that are awesome!!! such as:
a reasonably good family
friends and cool ppl everywhere
cars
decent homes
education and opportunity
basically you need to realize that life is a gift, and a pretty hard one to take away, and even if it was taken then you wouldnt have all these problems naggin at you, lol.
you gotta notice all the gifts beyond that and realize all the positive and good things in life.
The moment I started doing this, (which wasnt even that long ago) it started making things a lot better, making it easier not to screw up and binge (but even if i did, it wouldnt kill me. even if I gained 20 lbs it wouldnt kill me) sure it would suck, but thats about it. There'd still be tons of friggin other things in life to enjoy!
Anyways I'm telling you that a positive mindset does soooo much for you, and that you and perhaps the rest of the world, needs to seriously re-evaluted what is going to make us truly happy as a person.
The moment you can see this and start doing this, the moment the main block is solved and things can start turning around.
I really hope you can see things the way I have and that things do get better for you soon,
trust me, in the end its all worth it.
I think i mentioned most of the things i wanted to,
and I have to pee reaaallllyyy bad right now,
but... if I can think of anything else to say later, I will.
Good luck with everything, I hope things get better soon for you!
MrMakaveli
New member
I went through the same thing except ur "binge" looks like the first 5 minutes of what I use to eat. I'd say I easy went thru 2 full packs of oreo's, 5 or 6 kit kats, 2 bowls icecream, 1 bag chips etc. Did it feel good? hell no, I threw up daily and became very depressed. What I found was that it was the fear of gaining fat and the restriction element that caused me to binge, so I just started eating again..not worrying about it. I gained 30#'s 20 of which was pure fat but after it was done, I could diet more easily.
I have no real advice because everyone is different when it comes to these things, I know NC could never stick to a diet until he upped his water intake. Just know that other people here have been through it and one way or another you'll beat it.
I have no real advice because everyone is different when it comes to these things, I know NC could never stick to a diet until he upped his water intake. Just know that other people here have been through it and one way or another you'll beat it.
Ceebs
New member
p60 said:
That's pretty narrow-minded of you to assume, when you posted nearly the exact same advice we all gave, and you don't know our exact experiences. Just because we didn't post our life stories and wallow in negativity, doesn't make our advice any less valid. In fact, it should make it more so - we've moved beyond the problem, we're not hanging tenuously to our sanity.
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nclifter6feet6
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i too used to binge eat. because i was eating way to strict. eat a blanced diet eat foods you like but in moderation and you wont binge
meal one fiber one cereal with skim milk
meal 2 chiken breast smotherd in sause with some cheeese
meal 3 tuna sandwich with some mayo and ketchup
meal 4 steak with sweat potatoe
meal 5 one peice of pizza with a nonfat yogort
meal 6 chicken breast with red sause and some chesse
meal one fiber one cereal with skim milk
meal 2 chiken breast smotherd in sause with some cheeese
meal 3 tuna sandwich with some mayo and ketchup
meal 4 steak with sweat potatoe
meal 5 one peice of pizza with a nonfat yogort
meal 6 chicken breast with red sause and some chesse
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nclifter6feet6
Guest
your right about the water thing. i used to drink 3 gallons a day when i was super strict dieting. drink more water it really does help, and so does FIBER
I can totally relate to every single thing you have gone through and are going through.
My first post contest diet binge lasted 1.5 years. I wanted to maintain that lean look, and with the quest came sick obbsessive thoughts about food which started to effect every second of my day.
Like you, I never EVER had a problem with weight or food. I ate healthy, but did not restrict. Ate when hungry, stopped when full. Sure sometimes I had that extra slice of pizza I did not need, but I never ate and ate and ate until I was sick.
One of the best books I have ever read on this subject, which also allowed me to break out of this destructive habit...
Was, BREAKING OUT OF FOOD JAIL, by Jean Antonello. This lady has been working with eating disrders for years, and has recovered herself...GUESS WHAT, IT IS A BIOCHEMICAL THING....Restriction causes this...MOST OVER EATERS ARE UNDEREATERS.....I found that I did not become an over eater until I was an under eater, and it looks like you are the same way.
I have learned that the body rebounds, and goes that little extra mile to preserved what it lost. MEaning, I lost 18 pounds of bodyfat for my contest and put on close to 30, which I kept on trying and trying to keep and get off after the binging...Once I started feeding my body and let the weight just come on, and learned to respect it's ancient wisdom, my bodyfat started to come down...not near the contest condition, but enough to fit in my close again and be fit and healthy.
I really neve thought that I would not obsess about food again, and that if I did not obsess I would be huge.. It is not the case. I have not had a binge since I let the weight creep up, and it is down now.
Read the book, you can get it at amazon. It will all hit home, and help you overcome this feeling of being out of control, because your body has decided to take over now, let it.
ariel
My first post contest diet binge lasted 1.5 years. I wanted to maintain that lean look, and with the quest came sick obbsessive thoughts about food which started to effect every second of my day.
Like you, I never EVER had a problem with weight or food. I ate healthy, but did not restrict. Ate when hungry, stopped when full. Sure sometimes I had that extra slice of pizza I did not need, but I never ate and ate and ate until I was sick.
One of the best books I have ever read on this subject, which also allowed me to break out of this destructive habit...
Was, BREAKING OUT OF FOOD JAIL, by Jean Antonello. This lady has been working with eating disrders for years, and has recovered herself...GUESS WHAT, IT IS A BIOCHEMICAL THING....Restriction causes this...MOST OVER EATERS ARE UNDEREATERS.....I found that I did not become an over eater until I was an under eater, and it looks like you are the same way.
I have learned that the body rebounds, and goes that little extra mile to preserved what it lost. MEaning, I lost 18 pounds of bodyfat for my contest and put on close to 30, which I kept on trying and trying to keep and get off after the binging...Once I started feeding my body and let the weight just come on, and learned to respect it's ancient wisdom, my bodyfat started to come down...not near the contest condition, but enough to fit in my close again and be fit and healthy.
I really neve thought that I would not obsess about food again, and that if I did not obsess I would be huge.. It is not the case. I have not had a binge since I let the weight creep up, and it is down now.
Read the book, you can get it at amazon. It will all hit home, and help you overcome this feeling of being out of control, because your body has decided to take over now, let it.
ariel
makedah
New member
I'm a recovering compulsive eater. I started bingeing when I was about 11 or 12. I agree with those who say that this is about far more than just finding the right diet.
You don't have a food problem. You have a psychological problem that you're trying to medicate with food. I read a great quote in the book Overcoming Overeating. To paraphrase: "Compulsive eating is like putting ice cream on a cut on your leg." Basically, you have to properly treat the real problem instead of throwing food at it. Seeking professional attention may help you a lot. It certainly helped me.
Good luck, crunch!!!!
You don't have a food problem. You have a psychological problem that you're trying to medicate with food. I read a great quote in the book Overcoming Overeating. To paraphrase: "Compulsive eating is like putting ice cream on a cut on your leg." Basically, you have to properly treat the real problem instead of throwing food at it. Seeking professional attention may help you a lot. It certainly helped me.
Good luck, crunch!!!!
hello all,
first off p60, thank you for your reply, it was inspirational and gave me hope. everyone else who can relate, thank you too.
yesterday i did so good---woke up to 45min of am cardio, had a good workout later..., right up untill i had one drink, i figured ah shit, one drink--one drink led to 5 drinks, then that led to chips and salsa, just a few---then that led to a ride to the store @ 3am to buy - 3 kingsize candy bars, 1 pumpking pie, 1 pint of ben and jerrys-all gone, totally binged again, meaning that i do have a problem and that i am unable to control myself for a week at a time now. I was completely ripped 2 months ago, my abs were as defined as i could have gotten them, and now that there gone its created a vicious depression cycle, which leads to eating, guilt, then more depression, repeat. I am going to seek professional help on this, and work on what some said about just eating "normal" foods, in proper amounts, restrictions are what lead to this so i need to avoid that.
as far as today went my diet was all weird, i did not feel like binging, and ive consumed almost no carbs.
just egg beaters, protien powder, and flax...and some veges, i feel ok about this right now, i did not really try to avoid carbs, but i just experimented. Who knows, ive never tried ckd before, it could work for me...but in all honesty i think any "diet" might not be the right move now. I am going to keep everyone one informed on this and let you know what happens, because i think others are in the same boat and can relate.
my :normal: cutting diet look something like this if i can ever stick to it again:
1/2cup oatmeal
1 cup egg beaters
1 tbsp flax
myoplex
1 chicken breast
1 sweet potato
myoplex
egg beaters or tuna
chicken and veges or fish
flax
anyway at least i did not binged tonight, allthough i was tempted. thank you all again.
first off p60, thank you for your reply, it was inspirational and gave me hope. everyone else who can relate, thank you too.
yesterday i did so good---woke up to 45min of am cardio, had a good workout later..., right up untill i had one drink, i figured ah shit, one drink--one drink led to 5 drinks, then that led to chips and salsa, just a few---then that led to a ride to the store @ 3am to buy - 3 kingsize candy bars, 1 pumpking pie, 1 pint of ben and jerrys-all gone, totally binged again, meaning that i do have a problem and that i am unable to control myself for a week at a time now. I was completely ripped 2 months ago, my abs were as defined as i could have gotten them, and now that there gone its created a vicious depression cycle, which leads to eating, guilt, then more depression, repeat. I am going to seek professional help on this, and work on what some said about just eating "normal" foods, in proper amounts, restrictions are what lead to this so i need to avoid that.
as far as today went my diet was all weird, i did not feel like binging, and ive consumed almost no carbs.
just egg beaters, protien powder, and flax...and some veges, i feel ok about this right now, i did not really try to avoid carbs, but i just experimented. Who knows, ive never tried ckd before, it could work for me...but in all honesty i think any "diet" might not be the right move now. I am going to keep everyone one informed on this and let you know what happens, because i think others are in the same boat and can relate.
my :normal: cutting diet look something like this if i can ever stick to it again:
1/2cup oatmeal
1 cup egg beaters
1 tbsp flax
myoplex
1 chicken breast
1 sweet potato
myoplex
egg beaters or tuna
chicken and veges or fish
flax
anyway at least i did not binged tonight, allthough i was tempted. thank you all again.
