[rocksteady]

Hello everyone. I have been lurking in this forum for quite some time now. I have a binge eating disorder, which has become more severe over the past few weeks. It has gotten to the point where I will go from food place, to food place, eating and eating. I think it got completely to its breaking point when I went to Fresh Choice in the middle of the day, by myself, just so I could have an out of control binge. I need a place to go when I feel like I am going to binge, to talk to people, and I am hoping this is the place. My mini goal is to go the whole week without binging. I also exercise very frequently, and I feel like these binges set me back so much from my progress of toning up and losing those last few lbs. I feel like I have a tendency to sabotage myself. I hope I can make some friends here who understand what I am going through.

[Spoz]

Heya rock. Out of curiosity if this is a disorder (I'm presuming it's a diagnosed one) then don't you get any support? I know there are therapists in the USA who will counsel people with similar problems but also who you can phone and speak to for free when you feel you NEED to binge. Maybe it's something you could look into or ask about!

Good luck with your week plan by the way, we're all here ready to help!

[worleygirl25]

Good morning Rocksteady....you have come to the right place for support everyone here is very supportive and very understanding because we are all fighting the same battles. It is good to set small goals first. I have found this out because if I try to set long goals and fail then I just give up and go into a long binge fest that never ends up good...ha. So I would definitely keep posting here and take it one day at a time!! We are all here to help each other!!

[motivated chickie]

I don't have any answers for you, but wanted to say you aren't alone. To deal with BED, I finally took a leave from work and went into treatment. Unlike bulimia and anorexia, binge eating disorder is still treated as a problem of will power. There are a lot of good books out there like Overcoming Binge Eating by Fairburn.

Currently I am on day 9 from binges which is a miracle. Medication, therapy and a food plan has helped. Also, leaving my stressful job helped a lot. I can relate to your story. I used to hit 3 or 4 stores a night during binges so no one saw how much food I was buying. I could binge for several days in a row and not get that sick. It was incredible. Good luck

Caroline

[rocksteady]

Thanks guys. Yes I do get support from a therapist, but my insurance is out (since I am in between jobs) and I am on my last session. I really need to take this into my own hands. I woke up this morning starving and did the whole binging on donuts thing. Ugh. so I have a personal blog that I write in to myself to help me grasp exactly what I am doing. I decided to look at my bank statement from the month of May and write down all the money I was spending on binges, and where I was spending that money. I have so far spent $135, which I is not allocated into my food budget. So now that I can actually see where the money is going, it is going to help me! I am hoping (starting today) that It will be a binge free week! Thanks for the support!