Suggestions...Not sure, but I have a quite simliar story.
In the beginning, food journal or even pre- planning my food was restricting calories. I wrote everything down for a few days and then I got strangely ambitious to cut down calories, cancel meals....
It took me a while to overcome that. The solution for me was that I re- defined my goals, my defintion of a binge....Canīt explain properly....You know, I am a full- blown food addict, an alcoholic in recovery and I suffer from depression. So my goal is to avoid binges and adapt a healthy eating plan to get healthy and stable. Losing weight is just a side effect.
I am not dieting, I am changing my life!
I am trying to convince myself that itīs about being healthy, not about being thin....More or less successful
And I totally agree with
ellis: Pre- planning your meals is very helpful. And "Eat less more often" really helped me to prevent binges. You know, binges often have a psychological side (emotions etc.) and a physiological side (like in low blood sugar, starving etc.). With eating more meals, you "heal" the physiological side and youīre somehow a bit more able to cope with that psychological problems.
Hope some of my ramblings is helpful for you!
Kate