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fsahurie
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Posted: 11 Jan 2007 08:32 pm |
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Hi,
I really think I have an eating disorder, can anyone please give me some advice on how to control binges?Out of nowhere, when I am doing something, all of a sudden I have this anxiety attack that tells me to go and eat and eat everything in the kitchen and its like my mind is controling me and telling me that I am too fat and wont ever lose weight!How have other people done to control these feelings?I really would appreciate some advice/help, these binges are the only thing that are stopping me from losing weight, thanks!
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jillybean720
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Posted: 11 Jan 2007 10:20 pm |
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I have been a binge/compulsive eater for as long as I can remember. If there was food in the kitchen, I would eat it, whether I was hungry or not (and not just have 1 or 2 servings--I would eat it ALL). Even once I felt full, I would keep eating. I can't explain why--it just happened. And it was happening way too often.
I handled it by cleaning out my kitchen of anything that was convenient to eat. My kitchen now consists of many ingredients for great food, but not much that's already ready to be eaten in its current state. I've got lots of frozen chicken breast, frozen ground turkey, frozen veggies, eggs, skim milk, uncooked brown rice (and couscous, whole-wheat pasta, and quinoa), whole potatoes...you get the idea. Very little of what I have is good to eat as it is in my kitchen. If I want to eat something, I have to go through all the work or preparing it.
Sometimes, I'll even get in the mood to binge and will take out a bunch of ingredients, but in the time it takes to get everything out and start preparing and cooking and whatnot, I have had time to think about what I'm doing and gather control.
Other than that, I suggest you keep yourself busy. Don't allow yourself the time to just wander into the kitchen and eat. Start a hobby, get a part-time job, take up a craft, set some sort of deadlines for yourself to get things done...when I was working 2 jobs (working basically from 6am-11pm with only a 2-hour break in between jobs), binge eating never even crossed my mind  I'm certainly not suggesting that same schedule (it was exhausting!), but find something to keep your hands and mind occupied. When you feel like eating and you're not hungry, go for a walk around the block and think about it before you come back in and actually take anything out of the cabinet/refrigerator. Make a conscious effort to be conscious of EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth.
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fsahurie
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Posted: 11 Jan 2007 11:41 pm |
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| thanks!
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007 02:13 am |
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You could check out the OA that some people on here have talked about. I don't know anything about it, but I bet Nir or Peter would tell you, if you asked them.
clar
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fruitloop
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Posted: 12 Jan 2007 02:30 am |
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I find that if I let a lot of negative thoughts run around in my mind, it will lead to anxiety, and I will eat. If I am paying attention to what I am thinking, then I can deal with them much better.
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Nir
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Posted: 16 Jan 2007 02:35 pm |
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I'll second Jillybean's suggestion about getting rid of (or hiding) whatever it is that you have binged on in the past - and I also recognise the danger with foods I perceive as ready-to-eat.
You may wish to read this tutorial (Eating Disorders) and/or follow the link it has to OA and read there. According to that site there is only one OA meeting in Chile (in SANTIAGO) but on the other hand there are 'online meetings' 24 hours a day - every 3 hours or so, so you can still explore that avenue if you like.
Try to get an overview of what is happening with your life that might lead you to binge. Of what might be wrong that can be fixed.
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fsahurie
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Posted: 16 Jan 2007 06:33 pm |
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| THanks!
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ashfor
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Posted: 28 Feb 2007 12:53 am |
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| ... that is excellent advice !
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want2succeed
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Posted: 21 Mar 2007 11:02 pm |
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| hi i just joined. this is my first post. i have been fighting binge compulsive eating for 10 yrs. never had a problem before that. i turned 30 and had my daughter , then all i thought about was food. your post caught my eye, i am learning to no diet anymore and try to stop eating when i am full. i just lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks. i have been excercising. lots of people give great advice, but i am telling you, when i get the urge to binge, i went for a walk and all i did was think about getting home to binge, i hate to clean and often procrastinate on getting things done, so i stall by bingeing. i am trying to stop that also. i was just wandering how you are doing fsahurie?? i think i am just finally tired of starting diets , cheating , feeling like i failed again then bingeing , complaining about it, then starting the cycle all over again. i am a5'3 41 yr old (soon to be 42) female, married with one daughter am 192 lbs. and i am so sick of being overweight and feeling like #%@&!. i wanted to know how you are and if you found a way to deal with the binges?
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miss katz
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Posted: 23 Mar 2007 08:54 pm |
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What I have been doing lately. The least I can eat a day is 1400 calories according to my RMR so what I do is eat 1300 calories and save the last 100. After one week I save 700 calories which I can combine with my 400ish calorie a meal limit=1100 so that I can eat the foods I want to eat without wrecking my diet. Even though it feels like cheating I'm really not cheating. My body needs those calories. Maybe that can work for you, saving up calories. Also if I take a one hour walk or a two hour walk I add those calories burned to the ones I can eat. That is an extra 100-200 calories to add to that 1100. My stomach has been shrinking so I limit my binge meals to 1000 calories. I don't want to feel sick.
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want2succeed
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Posted: 24 Mar 2007 06:24 pm |
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| that is great advice, it sounds like you are really in control. way to go, i will try that.
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