Is it possible to stop binge eating?

I have been binge eating for several years it started following a traumatic event…I am overweight now of course, not terribly, but I eat ungodly amounts of food. All I have to do to lose the weight is not eat constantly. Are there any EXbinge eaters out there? Anyone who has stopped the cycle for longer than say three years? And how did you do it? And thin people, people who have been thin for years, how do YOU eat?

Ooooh. Tough one.

I can give you some hints on what has diminished this in the past for me.

When I feel like binging, do free writing (unstructured, whatever comes into mind) about my feelings.

Tell myself I can have the food if I just wait an hour and still want it.

Don't carry money to buy junk food with.

exercise helped a lot in the past because the endorphins started boosting me up.

Medications for depression. Working with a therapist to figure out what my main triggers are. With me it is boredom, loneliness, and anxiety.

September 26, 2008 | Filed Under Stop Binge Eating

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3 Responses to “Is it possible to stop binge eating?”

  1. Clueless on January 30th, 2008 8:15 pm

    i dont over eat
    but it seems that you need to solve that "traumatic event" you've mentioned
    also cut down on your eating if you know it's bad for you

    ask yourself "abusing yourself… is this worth it? does this change the traumatic event"?

    good luck

    i eat a lot of fruits and veggies and meat
    but i dont eat a lot
    just enough to be full
    and i exercise a lot
    References :

  2. Trillian on January 30th, 2008 8:18 pm

    Ooooh. Tough one.

    I can give you some hints on what has diminished this in the past for me.

    When I feel like binging, do free writing (unstructured, whatever comes into mind) about my feelings.

    Tell myself I can have the food if I just wait an hour and still want it.

    Don't carry money to buy junk food with.

    exercise helped a lot in the past because the endorphins started boosting me up.

    Medications for depression. Working with a therapist to figure out what my main triggers are. With me it is boredom, loneliness, and anxiety.
    References :

  3. sanyasani on January 30th, 2008 8:35 pm

    EACH HOUR YOU DRINK JUICE OR SOUP .I HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT NOW IT HAS ALMOST FINISHED.
    References :

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