I have been a binge eater for longer than I can remember. I struggle for many years going to OA and trying to follow weight watchers. But for me Weight Watchers was like telling an Alcoholic, you can have 6 ounces of alcohol a day, chose wisely. I was always obsessed with what high carb foods ( my trigger/addiction) I could fit into my daily points. I am 3 months into being sugar/flour free and for the first time in my adult life feel in control. The non-stop thoughts about food, from the time I woke up until bed have stopped. I am so grateful for that feeling that I am not missing all those foods that I once needed/craved/lived for. Of course I am only 3 months in and still have a long journey ahead.

So after all that, what I am trying to say is that you need to find what is a trigger for you and avoid them at all costs. Not even a bite. It is so worth it.

Wow, that is so inspiring. Great job!

I too am a binger and WW nor OA helped me. 3 months is fantastic-I am at 1.5 months and for some reason it feels so much longer haha. One day, something snapped where I just felt like really fed up with that binge pattern and now I ask myself every time I have a craving "Is it so tasty that its worth the risk that I will eat the entire box or jar? I might not but I will likely feel some agony wrenching myself from it."
And it pretty much never is. I don't feel deprived because I always make that conscious choice-and I think back int he way way past when people didn't have this type of food and they lived just fine, so saying no the Oreos is fine-there are people who lived and died never trying one.

I totally agree with this!!
I'm house sitting for my sister in law while she's on holiday, and she left out some nibbles for us. Some healthy salad stuff, crisps / potato chips, then fresh bread... baaad for me, and then to top it off she left some cupcakes... NOOOO!!!!

Got the mother in law to take them home with her, otherwise i know i would have munched on them even though I'm in no way hungry!!

It's just me and the man, (no kiddies yet), so normally there's nothing in the house that can lead me astray unless i go out and buy it. WHICH AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!! That being said I still plan my meals the night before, so I can work out my cals and evil carbs. If i get hungry in between meals I'll have some fruit coz normally snaking for me it the sweet tooth saying hello lol.

Keep at it tho hun. We're all behind you!! And once you've found the perfect medium, keep hold of it and NEVER let go!!!

Having said that, there's nothing wrong with giving yourself a treat now and then ;)

This is exactly the thread I need. I plan my menu every day and pack my food for work for the day.....then someone wants to go out for lunch. I could go and make a healthy choice, but for some reason, 7 times out of 10, I make a poor choice. I just can't seem to get motivated to stick with it. I think I'll look for that book! And, I think journalling about my feelings prior to making a poor choice will help. It will get me in the mindset to think about it before I put it in my mouth.

sorry, but I have been from one end of the spectrum to the other. The only plan that is worth anything is moderation with all things. You just have to learn what flips your trigger, and FORCE YOURSELF TO STOP.

I have been through the completely vegan, cut out bad carbs, organic only eating lifestyle. And it is like a prison, when you go out to eat, when you sit down to dinner. I don't buy it anymore.

I have been through the "aw ****, so tired of feeling deprived, I'm just going to eat it!" I had to work through the feelings of disgust and not purging, and now I am FINALLY at a place that I can view of food as neither GOOD NOR BAD. It is my reaction to the food, and my disordered thinking that is the problem.

I don't think outlawing food is the answer NEITHER is reckless abandonment. Most people I know that are at a healthy weight have a good relationship with food and don't have disordered thinking about food.