[minnie10]

hi. im new here and not sure if im in the right place.

i think i have a problem with overeating.when i come in from work i seem to loose control and just eat lots of junk food.i try to ignore the cravings but they get worse and i give in. its not unusual for me to eat a few chocolate bars,cake or buns,crisps,approx 10 biscuits,sweets and sometimes cheese or ham all in one sitting.

in work if theres any biscuits etc i wait until the staff room is empty before i eat them and instead of taking 1 i take about 4.

would be grateful of any advice and support.

[fillupthesky]

are you eating regular meals throughout the day? breakfast, lunch, a snack? if so what do they usually consist of?

even if you are, it sounds like your bingeing. i do that. i've subsided quite a bit, but its something that i've struggled with for years. it's really hard for me to control the urge to binge. i don't have a particular food, i'll binge on anything, even healthy food. i've gone through quite a bit of therapy, and that's actually helped me stop bingeing. i haven't had a binge in over two months, although i still get the urge sometimes.
something else that really helped me was journaling before and after a binge. it would help me see if there was some sort of pattern. i also shared it with a friend, and i would occasionally call her if i felt like there was on coming on.
a book that might help is called "Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop" By Cynthia Bulik.

hope this helps.

[minnie10]

thanks.

yeah i eat regular meals.i eat a variety of foods both healthy and unhealthy. i know that im eating just for the sake of eating,i feel so guilty while bingeing but cant bring myself to stop. i always think 'theres always tomorrow'

[sfree13]

Hi--I've been binging on and off since i was a child, probably 12. It is a really hard habit to break. I turn to food to 'stuff down' emotions---anger, frustration, sadness, loneliness, or just bordem. You need to determine why you binge and then figure out if you actually want to stop it. It is hard to really want to stop it because it is a comfort. I still crave binges all the time--I day dream and night dream about binging, just because of the thrill of it in the moment. But then I remember how terrible I feel after, not only emotionally, but physically! I hate that food-hangover feeling, almost as much as I love the binge. Sometimes the binge wins out, but every day is a new day. However, you have to be very determined to give it up, if you still want to use the binge for whatever it does for you, then you aren't ready. I'm not saying you can't eat 'treats', I'm taking about any time you grossly over-eat.

You are in the right forum, read posts, i find them really helpful. And don't give up on yourself