Binge Eating is Not Black and White
Binge Eating is Not Black and White
By Kristin Gerstley
It’s the little things that you will need to notice and congratulate yourself on when beginning the recovery process of Binge Eating Disorder. These little things will be the stepping stones to gaining full control over yourself when food is involved. These tiny stepping stones will prove to you that you are in control, at least somewhat control, of your actions. It’s time for you to rejoice in them, instead of beating yourself up about why you aren’t fully recovered yet.
Are you someone that binges twice a day for about five days out of the week? What are your trigger foods that you binge on? Let’s say that an example day of binging for you includes three bags of chips, one whole cake, one gallon of ice cream, ten cookies, and three sugary, carbonated drinks. When you start to take notice of you eating less, you need to pat yourself on the back. Instead of three bags of chips, do you only consume one? If so, this is a building block for your road to success. Instead of ten cookies, do you only eat two? Again, time to congratulate yourself for this accomplishment.
The reason why this is so important for your recovery is because most people see their life as black or white. Their life is either good or bad, right or wrong, sad or happy. Who puts these stipulations on us? Why such extremes? When you rid yourself of these chains and start living your life in most of the gray area, you will take things as they come and not be so hard on yourself for failing. Extremes will lead you to failure because it will be highly impossible that you will be able to live that way.
When you can learn to accept yourself, including all of your flaws, this is when you move into the gray area of life. The gray area allows for mistakes and is a constant learning experience. The gray area also allows falling, but pushes you to get right back up. The gray area is where we all need to be living; but sadly, it is not most of our realities.
We put insurmountable pressure on ourselves to be perfect. We want the perfect car, the perfect outfit, the perfect body. Society helps to fill our head with the perfect mentality. Anything short of that will not do. We are taught that perfectionism is the only way and that we should all constantly be striving for it.
Get out of that mindset. You will only be setting yourself up for failure. It’s the harsh reality of it. Learn to live and prosper in the gray area. Congratulate yourself for the small things that you overcome throughout your day. It’s when you are at the point of seeing your obstacles being taken over by you that you will be creating your own path for recovery of Binge Eating Disorder.
Kristin Gerstley is the owner of http://www.endbingeeating.com which is a site that helps people overcome their Binge Eating Disorder. She also publishes a free newsletter offering tips on how to stop binge eating and take control of your life.
Binge Eating Part One
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Compulsive Overeating Binge Eating Between Meals Control
The most common element surrounding ALL Eating Disorders is the inherent presence of a low self esteem
Compulsive Overeating
People suffering with Compulsive Overeating have what is characterized as an “addiction” to food, using food and eating as a way to hide from their emotions, to fill a void they feel inside, and to cope with daily stresses and problems in their lives.
People suffering with this Eating Disorder tend to be overweight, are usually aware that their eating habits are abnormal, but find little comfort because of society’s tendency to stereotype the “overweight” individual. Words like, “just go on a diet” are as emotionally devastating to a person suffering Compulsive Overeating as “just eat” can be to a person suffering Anorexia. A person suffering as a Compulsive Overeater is at health risk for a heart attack, high blood-pressure and cholesterol, kidney disease and/or failure, arthritis and bone deterioration, and stroke.
Men and Women who are Compulsive Overeaters will sometimes hide behind their physical appearance, using it as a blockade against society (common in survivors of sexual abuse). They feel guilty for not being “good enough,” shame for being overweight, and generally have a very low self-esteem… they use food and eating to cope with these feelings, which only leads into the cycle of feeling them ten-fold and trying to find a way to cope again. With a low self esteem and often constant need for love and validation he/she will turn to obsessive episodes of binging and eating as a way to forget the pain and the desire for affection.
It is important to remember that most Eating Disorders, though their signs and symptoms may be different, share a great number of common causes and emotional aspects.
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Binge Eating
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What are some distractions that i can use to stop me from binge-eating?
I'm bulimic and lately i have realised that i am OK if i don't binge eat. I am capable of eating a normal amount of food and keeping it down. But sometimes due to stress or other emotions i binge eat, which leaves me with overwhelming guilt and the need to make myslf throw up.
What are some things i can do to distract myself when i feel like binge eating?
I just came back from the psych and discussed this very thing haha…
going to the movies, taking a bath, walking, listening to music, shopping, reading, going to the gym, doing some sport, cleaning, seeing a friend, calling a friend, going to the beach, drawing, painting, knitting, sleeping, driving, going to a club, playing music, cooking, gardening, watch TV, make your own list, go for a bike ride, take photos, go fishing, writing in a diary, meditating, hiking, playing cards (yahoo games!), look at old photos, crosswords, puzzles, surf the net, light some candles, have a coffee or tea instead, play a computer game, horseriding, rock climbing, jigsaws, play with your pets, go for a walk wirth your pets, rearrange some furniture…
this is all from a list he gave me… good luck!
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