What are your trigger/binge foods?
 

What foods for you trigger binging?

For me, the absolute worst is granola-type cereals. Especially Kashe "Go lean crunch". It is high in fiber and fills me up, and isnt very processed, but I can not eat it out of the box or I will eat three servings.

I also have a tendency to binge on stuff like celery and agave (this plant nectar that tastes like honey, but is vegan and lower in calories), or carrots and hummus.

Apple cinnamon oatmeal- thank god it takes time to boil the water to add to it, and comes in single serving packets. I can not make myself open two packets but, if it was loose, I know that I would eat the whole container because it tastes like apple pie.

Flavored apple butter- it has the consistency of honey, and comes in flavors like raspberry, cranberry, honey, cinnamon, and mango. Even though it is only 20 calories for a tablespoon, having it around the house tempts me to binge on it. You can also mix it with oatmeal (which is the reason why I will not get oatmeal that isnt in single serving packets)

Applesauce- Once again, thank god for single serving cups. When we get it out of the jar, I'll eat the whole damn thing.

Dried fruit- I don't keep this around the house, especially raisins. For some reason, eating fifty raising feels more acceptable than fifty grapes, even though the calories are the same. I eat less of the fruit when it is fresh.

Bananas- As far as fruit goes, in my mind the banana is the invention of the devil himself. Because there is NOTHING that I crave like banana with peanut butter/banana and agave.

Raw nuts- I adore nuts, even without salt. Anything but peanuts is very tempting

What are your trigger foods?

Almost everything served in that place sitting under the golden arches.

Pasta - specifically the big shells as I like to dip them into the sauce as I eat them. My version of chips and dip.

Those bite sized pizza rolls.

Little Ceasars Crazy Bread. I bring it home and add more butter, parm cheese and garlic salt.

I do NOT have portion control on any of these things so they are all off limits until I can get a grip.

Chocolate, nuts, nut products. Though in a pinch, anything with sugar will do.

Originally Posted by ShanIAm:
Almost everything served in that place sitting under the golden arches.

Pasta - specifically the big shells as I like to dip them into the sauce as I eat them. My version of chips and dip.

Those bite sized pizza rolls.

Little Ceasars Crazy Bread. I bring it home and add more butter, parm cheese and garlic salt.

I do NOT have portion control on any of these things so they are all off limits until I can get a grip.

Oh Shan, did you read my mind?????? All of these things as well as fruity gummy candies. My teeth tell me to stop before my brain does.

Also, anything sugary that is small and cute. Cupcakes, mini-muffins, brownie bites, mini candy bars

:dizzy:

Cheetos ... I have forbidden anyone in the house to buy them. Before I started this journey, I could open a brand new bag sit on the couch to watch some tv and before I knew it the entire thing would be gone.

Granola ... I never thought of this as binging but I have used it to replace chips and other junky snack foods at work. I'm very much a grazer and the first time I brought a Tupperware of granola to work, it was gone before lunch. I still use it to snack on, but I bring a lot less. Also, I consciously put the lid on and put it in my desk drawer after I grab a little bit so that I don't just sit there and mindlessly munch.

Chinese food (American style) ... not good for you anyway, but I can't go to the Chinese buffet or I'll eat my own weight.

Well OP, sounds like your triggers aren't horrible things for you so that's a plus! ;)

My triggers are ANYTHING with the word cake in it, particularly cupcakes(sort of sucks for me since I am in the business of baking).

Peanut butter!!- Oh this one is bad, that's why I haven't touched the stuff in almost a year.

Candy of any sort, especially chocolate.

Pretty much anything sweet. I have always had a horrible sweet tooth, now I just try to ease it with smarter choices. :)

Processed, bad for you foods in general seem to be a trigger for me. I try to avoid them at all costs.

Oh and pasta. I am a HUGE fan of pasta, always have been, I try to pick better for you pastas now and I find that if I only cook enough for me to have one serving I don't over do it. If there is left over pasta sitting in the pot, chances are I am going back for it. Better to not make extra at all.

Thank goodness I'm not much of a sweets addict, but I am in love with and adore any nuts, especially cashews, pistachios and macadamia nuts. Also, most kinds of cheese...Sargento's Colby Jack slices. Mmm. And, I love pizza, if it's made well.

Chocolate: I can't eat small amounts. I have been told get a good dark chocolate bar and eat just a little bit a day...its all gone with in the hour so no candy bars
Chocolate chip cookies: can eat AT LEAST 5 in one sitting. So no cookies

Those are my biggest bad food nonos

My good food nonos are
Wheat thins: they are like potatoe chips (can't have just one)
Fruit: fortunatly most is very low cal and I don't like adding things like chocolate peanutbutter sugar honey to my fruit so I can get away with eating a whole bunch it just becomes my breakfast or lunch that day lol
Natural frozen yogurt: Cant keep it in the house I eat too much! (like the whole carton)

Chocolate is my main binge food of choice. Any kind. Followed by sweets, cake, sometimes ice cream, but anything if I'm low enough. Sugar straight from the bag, anyone?

Originally Posted by Introvertebrate:
Chocolate is my main binge food of choice. Any kind. Followed by sweets, cake, sometimes ice cream, but anything if I'm low enough. Sugar straight from the bag, anyone?

I've done the sugar thing too and spoonfuls of Ovaltine and squirting Hershey's syrup straight into my mouth.

Bread--sliced, french, whatever. I will finish all of it in 1 or 2 days if I buy it.
Cereal--same thing, gone in 1 -2 days
Muffins, Cake, Cookies
Granola
Nuts
Chocolate Candies, Gummy Candys
Pretzels, Chips, Crackers

It's so sad that I cannot buy any of the above for fear that I will eat all of it. I just can't seem to make myself stop or save it for later.

Pizza and garlic bread, ugh. Today I thought I could eat an appropriate portion of homemade pizza (pretty low-calorie, 200 a slice). NOPE, I ended up eating 4 slices and a bunch of garlic bread with butter :/ I guess it's no more pizza for me, ever. UGH, I'm so mad at myself.

Originally Posted by Dilli Doo:
I've done the sugar thing too.

At one point in my life, I could not keep brown sugar in my apartment.

Now I've got a box of it that is so old, it felt like a concrete brick inside when I moved it recently while reorganizing my cupboards & checking expiration dates.

I know I'm really stressed at the office when I'm tempted to rip open Splenda packets & pour them directly into my mouth instead of into my coffee. This is where a dire fear of public embarrassment can be your friend.

Cheese pizza (but I'll eat practically anything if I'm in The Binge Zone) and ice cream. I ate a whole Breyer's low-fat mint choc chip last night (but because I had a huge calorie burn day, I've not destroyed my goals). I can eat ice cream out at parlors but my kids can't have any ice cream I like (or even "tolerate"). They'll go check in the morning and from the kitchen I'll hear "ah mom, you ate it all?" Bread, too, is really bad but I generally have had it out of my life for the most part.

Breakfast sausages or bacon too. I've gone vegetarian because of my lack of control. On a retreat last weekend, I was stunned to find the last breakfast was a buffet (a BUFFET!!!) of pancakes, sausages and cut fruit. I ate tons and tons of sausage links and pancakes. I was so mad! I went home and worked out til I couldn't tell what would make me puke first--too much food from breakfast or too much exercise. I was miserable by 6pm. Ah man.

Zero nutrition, cheesy carby stuff lol

Cheeze-its, cheddar gold fish, cheestos, cheddar ruffles!

for some reason I go to these when I don't give a crap anymore, and then hit up the chocolate and sweet stuff

If it were up to me, they wouldn't be around