Binge Eating - The Root of Obesity?
Binge Eating - The Root of Obesity?
By Joseph Devine
I’m sure that we’ve all experienced it on some level. We get into an argument with a loved one, or we notice that we are particularly more stressed then usually. At some point along this somewhat linear thought process, we crave something. Suddenly a quick trip to the doughnut shop or McDonald’s seems like a good idea. We order the biggest thing on the menu because we are suddenly extremely hungry. By the end of the meal, some of us might have to unbutton our shirts just to be able to sit comfortably.
This phenomenon is known as binge eating. Lots of research has been conducted on this particular aspect of the human experience and very interesting things have come to the surface. There is now speculation that binge eating is actually an evolutionary defense mechanism passed down from the days before mass transport, globalism, and drive-through service.
There was once a time when food was actually quite scarce. Our human ancestors weren’t sure if they would have enough to eat for the next day. It was appropriate to binge on whatever food was available in order to fight against famine.
Researchers also found though, that the activity is linked to emotional centers of the brain that are triggered by high calorie foods. Thus, in an attempt at self-preservation, the individual is almost compelled to eat as much as he possibly can. Researchers believe that this fight, between body and mind, takes place as many as eight times a day.
During this state, individual feel immense amounts of pleasure. As pleasure is more and more associated with binging on high-calorie foods, the very act itself perpetuates a habit of eating large amounts of calories at one time. Psychologists have gone so far as to call this activity a conditioned response to stress.
The stress back then was related more to the physical (food, chased by an animal, physical injury, etc.). In modern times, human stress has converted to the psychological and speculative. Thus the net gain in calories is not being effectively used.
Researchers argue that perhaps those individuals experiencing an unusual gain in weight could in fact have the particular gene that triggers excessive binge eating. However, behavior is largely control by the human will rather than genetic composition or emotional sentiment. Overcoming weight issues is mostly about training the mind and body to behave differently during times of stress.
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How I was able to stop binge eating
Binge Eating No More - I Used to Eat the Whole Refrigerator Plus Everything in the Cupboards
By Jana S.
What should you do if you feel like you are about to lose yourself in an eating binge?
I struggled with binge eating for many years. And I am about to share some ideas with you of alternative things you can do instead of bingeing. Choosing to do more healthy behaviors instead of bingeing is very important in recovery from binge eating.
However, I must tell you that for most people, another essential part of recovery and healing from binge eating is to do some personal internal work on what is causing you to turn to food as coping strategy in your life.
So, yes, these alternative healthy choices are very helpful and important to gaining freedom from bingeing - but you need to also know that working with a group or a trained compassionate counselor will also help you tremendously and is just as important as the following list of alternatives. Okay? Great!
Remember to be kind and gentle to yourself when you are dealing with that all-consuming desire to go crazy with food and binge. See the desire to binge as an opportunity to really delve into what might be causing the pain in you that makes you want to turn to food to deal with your life in that moment.
Here are just a few of the things I choose to do avoid a binge:
-Take a relaxing bath
- Go for a long walk
- Do yoga - I love this for taking my mind off food. I get to breathe deeply, stretch my body, and enjoy the break from stress and pressure.
- Go out to my garage and beat on my punching bag - it relieves my stress and helps get any frustration out of me that I might be holding inside.
- Put on my headphones and listen to several of my favorite upbeat songs - and dance around if I feel like it!
- Get away from temptation. Since recovering from binge eating, I no longer bring foods into my home that trigger my binge eating tendencies. But if you can’t control the foods that are allowed into your home and your roommate or your spouse has stashes of foods in your home that you like to binge on then you need to prepared with a strategy that will get you away from the food that is calling out to you. If you have tempting food in your home, get out of your house and take a break. Go to a friend’s home and visit, or meet a friend at a park and walk together. Go to church. Pray.
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21 Binge Eating Symptoms
Binge Eating Disorder - How to Figure Out If You Have it - Take the 21 Binge Eating Symptoms Test
By Jana Suzzane
I was a binge eater for over 20 years.
For me binge eating meant that I ate WAY PAST the comfortable place of feeling full - eating to the point of pain sometimes after eating so much food.
Binge eating was a frenzied hectic behavior for me - where food became the primary focus and everything else was ignored. A binge might last from 1 - 4 hours and during that time everything - even the food would become a blur. The only thing on my mind was eating another bite of something I considered a “forbidden” food such as chocolate, or caramel, or high calorie full fat haagen dazs ice cream, or deep dish pizza, or potato chips, or nachos with loads of cheese.
If you are wondering if you might be a binge eater answer the following questions:
Do you choose to eat when you are not hungry?
Do you overeat or binge on food when you feel stressed out?
Do you binge on food when you are bored?
Do you eat food as a form of comfort?
Do you eat way past the point of comfortable fullness?
Do you hide food wrappers so no one will see what you have eaten?
Do you eat alone so that no one can see the food you consume?
Do you feel bad or guilty after bingeing?
Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Do you feel compulsive about eating? Like you are driven to eat ALL of something - like an entire box of chocolates or a whole container of ice cream?
Do you feel like you are always thinking about food?
Do you plan for and look forward to times when you can eat all by yourself?
Do you hide food?
Do you eat like a normal person when you are with others and then binge in private?
Do you plan binges and go on special shopping trips to the grocery store with the sole purpose of getting special forbidden “binge” foods?
Are you concerned that you are out of control with food?
Do you eat to escape from your daily pressures?
Do you find that dieting never really works for you and that it causes you to binge even more?
Are you miserable about your relationship with food?
Do you feel like your food problems control your life?
Does your weight have an overall negative effect on your life?
If you answered yes to three or more of these statements there is a good chance that you either have trouble with binge eating or you are well on your way to creating a binge eating or emotional overeating problem in your life.
There is a natural way to be free of binge eating. I suffered from Binge Eating for over 20 years and I have recovered from it. It was a dark lonely place and I am so glad to be healed and healthy and happy and free from the food issues that seemed to control so much of my life. You can be free too.
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Binge-Eating in New York Colleges
Binge-Eating in New York Colleges
By Dan C.
Binge-eating among female college students in New York has more that doubled in recent years. Many of these young women are away from home for the first time and are confronted with situations that result in high levels of stress. Their counterparts that are first time college students and stay at home are less likely to succumb to binge-eating. The research would suggest that the behavior of those students that are away from home and attending universities could lead to more serious eating disorders in the future.
At New York’s SUNY at Albany a study taken among those female students that had decided to leave home to attend collage showed a three fold increase in binging compared to those that stayed at home to further their studies. The student’s grades appeared to have no consequence in this study. Social acceptance, change in activity patterns and coping skills were areas of concern during the study.
Some of those students interviewed at SUNY Albany admitted that they never had to cook for themselves. This experience alone changes their eating pattern and could lead to binge-eating. Binge-eating is itself a serious behavior and if not addressed may lead to the more serious conditions of Bulimia or Anorexia. Either of those conditions could require an admission to an Eating Disorder Treatment Center.
Shame and Guilt often accompany these Eating Disorders making it difficult for the sufferer to admit to a problem. Family and friends must be cognizant of the pitfalls that these women face and be willing to address the situation when questionable behavior becomes apparent.
Dan C’s career in the addiction field spans twenty-five years. He has held positions in all phases of administration and clinical services in Treatment Facilities throughout the state of Florida. He is currently employed by http://www.recoveryconnection.org
How to End Binge Eating
How to End Binge Eating - The Power of the Pause
By John Davenport
Binge eating usually comes like a tidal wave. Suddenly, an enormous hunger attacks you and you feel helpless to fight it. It doesn’t matter what causes a binge eating attack, it is always hard to face.
However, if you want to end binge eating know that there are things you can do. In fact, there’s a very simple step which I’ve used myself and it has helped me a great deal. I call it the Power of the Pause, and it goes something like this.
Whenever you want to stop binge eating, you need to break the process that got you there. Usually, you get a crave, rush to the fridge or the fast food joint, eat without even thinking about it, and then feel guilty and ashamed.
The truth is that once you have the food in your hand, there is no way you’ll be able to stop this binge eating attack from happening. You have to stop the crave from making you overeat. For that, you need the Power of the Pause.
The Power of the Pause is a technique by which you distance the craving from the action you take to get the food. Since it is often hard to differentiate an emotional craving from true physical hunger, this is something you need to do before every time you eat. Whenever, you feel hunger, you need to stop and take some form of action that will take your mind off your hunger. Some people simply count to ten and breathe deeply. Others do some sit ups or go for a walk. You need to see what works for you and tweak it.
For instance, if counting to 10 doesn’t work, then go for 20 or 30. If you need to get away from the fridge then take a walk. You make the pause into your own. But whatever you do, you must program your body and mind to realize that you’re in control, that no craving is sending you to binge no more. If you do that, you will regain control of what you eat and stop binge eating.
Of course, you will still have work to do in figuring out why you binge in the first place, but with the Power of the Pause, you’ve taken a major step to a better life.
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Stop Binge Eating - Tip 1 - Diet & Weight Loss
Visit http://www.StopEatingStartLiving.info For more tips on how to Stop Binge Eating. Binge Eating is simply eating too much. Binge eating is characterized by start to eat a certain food and not being able to stop. Ofter people binge eat junk foods and comfort foods. So how do you stop binge eating? In this video I discuss the most common cause of binge eating and that is dieting. How many diets have you tried to lose weight and failed? I’m guessing too many to even list. Dieting doesn’t work. It actually increases your cravings for junk foods and other unhealthy foods and lead you to binge eating. How do you stop dieting and avoid binge eating. This tip will help you do just that. For more tips on how to Stop Binge Eating subscribe to my FREE newsletter at http://www.StopEatingStartLiving.info For more tips on how to stop binge eating check out my related articles at http://HowToStopEating.com
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