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yoga girl
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Posted: 28 Apr 2006 04:35 pm |
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Hey everyone,
Ive just joined and am happy to be here. Ive been a binge eater for years now and im working on overcoming this problem for once and for all! It has hurt me socially, mentally, emotionally, and physically. I now need to lose 15 lbs and kick this thing in the butt!
Im open to any tips or advice that anyone may have...thanks!
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Hiba
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Posted: 29 Apr 2006 04:50 am |
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I'm also a compulsive overeater. I'm still trying to get better, but still fighting it.
I think the first step is to realize why you're overeating and binging. Usually it is something emotional that leads to it, with me it is stress and depression. After you figure that out it can still be a struggle, but becomes easier.
I wish you luck :)
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whitedog
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Posted: 2 May 2006 02:43 am |
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I've noticed over the years that bingeing is often the result of severely restricting your diet--it's like the frustration builds up and once you take a bite of something, you can't stop. I also read years ago that all the pickles in the world won't cure a craving for chocolate ice cream and found that if I just ate what I was craving, I avoided a binge.
Medical science is discovering genetic components to binge eating. Might research it and see what they say. I know they have meds that help with bulimia so who knows....
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loss_mind
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Posted: 8 May 2006 01:38 am |
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i binge too and i know what causes me to binge but i don't know how to control it. i don't know where to go for help.
stress
lonely
low self-esteem
are the factors that cause me to binge. i want to lose 60 to 70 pounds so bad but it's hard. i can be in such a good mood, try to eat healthy, workout daily FOR A MONTH OR MORE and i'm still fat. i refuse to diet because that's a temporary thing. i don't really know what to turn to for help.
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Peter
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Posted: 8 May 2006 05:09 am |
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loss_mind, when I was so desperate I got help by attending OA meetings.
Peter
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loss_mind
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Posted: 8 May 2006 05:34 pm |
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| hmmm, i might try one of those meetings. i think i might need to do some research to find one near me. how long were the sessions when you took them?
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Mountain Mike
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Posted: 8 May 2006 10:30 pm |
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I would suggest that you make a long-term goal for yourself, and develop an unstoppable mental attitude. Of course, you won't get skinny in "one month." It takes years to gain weight, and it takes a long time to successfully lose it. But, don't let that stop you from taking that first step.
Mike (my goal: "50 pounds in 50 weeks")
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Peter
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Posted: 9 May 2006 05:09 am |
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loss_mind, it's not sessions as in therapy. It's a group meeting, usually an hour in length. It's just so great to be with others experiencing the same things we are. And you never have to speak if you don't want to.
But don't "try one," give it a good shot. You might not happen to click with the people at your first meeting.
You'll find a link to OA's website where they have a meeting schedule in my tutorial on eating disorders:
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/tutorial_disorder.html
Peter
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AThin_Line
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Posted: 19 May 2006 03:04 pm |
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I beinge as well and it hurts, because with bienging comes... you know what stay strong girl and hopfully you can overcome it.  :)
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miss katz
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Posted: 8 Feb 2007 07:57 am |
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I know how you feel and the other bingers out there. I think that writing about it and expressing some of these emotions can help you see things more clearly. Getting feedback and relating to others that are ready to listen. I'm hoping this will help me too. I'm writing about it and reading about other people's struggles and realizing I am not alone. I'm glad there is somewhere we can all go.
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cherrypie110
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Posted: 14 Feb 2007 08:54 am |
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| I'm scared that I'm heading towards developing compulsive overeating... for the past 1/2 year I put myself on a restricted diet -- no junk foods and my daily caloric intake would be around 1300 calories. I lost a lot of weight and reached my goal, but now that I want to maintain and actually get to eat more calories my body has been binging on all the foods that it has been denied for the past 1/2 year. Two weeks ago I started binging... at first the binges would be very small and it would be about 1 binge per week. Now I am so scared that it's going to become a day-to-day thing because I binged yesterday (I ate so much, I just kept shoving food in my face even though my stomach couldn't hold anymore, that in the end I almost threw up) and I binged again today. I can't stop eating!!! I am scared that I'm going to gain all the pounds that I lost back... and I want to know why all of a sudden my body is binging so badly. Is it because of the restrictions that I put on myself???
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Nir
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Posted: 15 Feb 2007 06:34 am |
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Perhaps it is because you think you can get away with it, because you've reached your goal. Remember, if you're bingeing it may only take a day or two to put on a pound, but it will still take a week or more to lose it.
You need to put yourself back on the fat-loss reigime, and then, when you decide to add back calories, make sure they are still from healthy foods - the only ones that you're not tempted to over-eat.
So if you're not tempted to over-eat chick peas, have more calories from chick peas. Chocolate is not a nutritious food, whether you are overweight or slim.
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miss katz
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Posted: 15 Feb 2007 12:48 pm |
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cherrypie, it could be because of the restrictions or because of what Nir said, you think you can get away with it. But I see you are afraid of it becoming a habit. I've had this problem, but I wonder if maybe it is something physical. Maybe your body needed more calories and that's is why you felt the need to overeat. You have to refresh your mindset and remind yourself that you do not want to undo your hard work. Forgive yourself and start again tomorrow. One day at a time right? You might have bingeing episodes now and then for whatever reason, anxiety or just a physical response to the food. This is something I have to accept of myself too, but it will pass and you will be your healthy self again. If you see my on-line Diary you will see I wrote a post just like that one. I didn't know what was happening, maybe I released something through my bingeing. Or I was taking it out on myself. It could be that subconciously you feel guilty for having the junkfood so you are punishing yourself by making yourself feel sick. Nir I get your point, but I will overeat "healthy" food. It's good that they have less calories, but I remember I bought a bag of apples, oranges and alot of yogurt and I binged on them. I ate them all in 2-3 days. Felt sick. "when you decide to add back calories, make sure they are still from healthy foods"-I agree with this though if you have decided on the "healthy" lifestyle change for life.
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