Guest guest Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 , I'm a newbie also and can certainly empathize with how you're feeling right now. When I get the urge to binge, I tend to, for lack of a better phrase, "zone out." You know, where the brain turns off, so I try to take a time out when it hits and ask myself what's up and if I'm REALLY hungry. Also distracting myself has helped, refocusing my brain and keeping my hands busy, such as e-mailing friends and family or working on my cross stitching project. And , the group is here when you feel the urge to binge. If you ever want someone to vent to, I'm available! Take care! All the best, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi , I think that is a big step that you are working on not trashing yourself or punishing yourself. For me that was one of the hardest things. One of the techniques to stop bingeing that has worked for me is to have a conversation with myself either at the start of a binge or at whatever point I notice I am binging. I tell myself that I can make whatever choice I want to in 15 minutes and it will be okay, no undue pressure, guilt-tripping, berating, and no punishment, no matter what I decide. I give myself that 15 minutes to try and find out what is going on with me emotionally and whether or not eating will be the best solution. Sometimes it is, even if I'm not hungry! Sometimes I find something else that will work better. In either case, now that I know I can trust myself to follow through, it short-circuits what used to be a never-ending cycle. The key thing for me was making it ok to eat, even ok to binge, but to just put another process in place. To empower a sort of internal neutral observer to watch with curiousity and kindness and without judgement. This was the only step I did for about two years and the binging has stopped (for the most part, occasionally one will start up, but by being more aware and not blaming or becoming hopeless, it doesn't have the power to start a cycle of bingeing and dieting like it once did. I lost about 25 pounds and have stayed stable. I hope something in people's responses helps you. It can feel really awful to be stuck. eileen > > I'm still pretty new to IE (about 6 months). I am in the middle of a binge today. I started out with just " over-eating " and it snowballed into what i would consider a binge. I had some reasons that I felt justified it - boredom, frustration, anger, loneliness,etc. I am working on being tender and loving towards myself - not trashing myself for overeating or punishing myself by jumping on my treadmill. > > I am sitting on my couch and wondering how do I break this cycle. How do I stop this binge that could extend out several days? I had some stress yesterday and i did some yoga and took a bubble bath. Today I couldn't think of anything that was as good as food. > > I am asking for suggestions - what do you do when you feel the urge to binge - what do you do to stop when you are overeating/bingeing? Any suggestions would be awesome. > > ~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks so much to everybody for their comments. It was so encouraging to log on and see what you all had to say - that support was amazing! I made it through the day! I felt shaky at times - it wasn't as " perfect " as it could be, but it was a far cry from my previous cycle of " oh well, monday's around the corner, i'll start over then. " This is one of the first times that i really felt that i learned from a binge. I was fully aware throughout the binge, but i chose to eat and was willing to accept the consequences. I didn't trash myself or my body. I woke up in the morning and looked in the mirror and decided that the binge was over. I put on a great outfit and went about my day. =) My husband even took a double take at me today and asked if I'd LOST weight! Thanks for the suggestions and the support. I love your insight - hope you all are having great IE days! =) ~ > > > > > > I'm still pretty new to IE (about 6 months). I am in the middle of a > > binge today. I started out with just " over-eating " and it snowballed into > > what i would consider a binge. I had some reasons that I felt justified it - > > boredom, frustration, anger, loneliness,etc. I am working on being tender > > and loving towards myself - not trashing myself for overeating or punishing > > myself by jumping on my treadmill. > > > > > > I am sitting on my couch and wondering how do I break this cycle. How do > > I stop this binge that could extend out several days? I had some stress > > yesterday and i did some yoga and took a bubble bath. Today I couldn't think > > of anything that was as good as food. > > > > > > I am asking for suggestions - what do you do when you feel the urge to > > binge - what do you do to stop when you are overeating/bingeing? Any > > suggestions would be awesome. > > > > > > ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Abigail C. Wolfson, RN, MS, CPNP > LICH School Based Health Center > Brooklyn New School & Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies > 610 Henry Street, Room 209 > Brooklyn, NY 11231 > > (fax) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 , The more I try to resist my urge to eat, the more I want to eat, and then it's hard to break free of the cycle. I just allow myself to eat whatever I want to eat. If I truly commit to allowing myself to eat whatever I want to eat, in whatever volume I want to eat, I lose that sense of panic, I can really enjoy the food I'm eating, and food quickly loses its power over me. I'm still left with my feelings of boredom, etc., but food no longer seems attractive as an alternative. My trying not to eat invests food with all of it's power. When I give myself permission, food no longer has the power to sooth me, it's lost its power. I'm still left with my emotions. I'm still looking for another " soother " , but now I have to search for a healthier way to address my feelings, like meditation or journaling, or exercising, or talking about them. Good luck!!!!! Sara > > I'm still pretty new to IE (about 6 months). I am in the middle of a binge today. I started out with just " over-eating " and it snowballed into what i would consider a binge. I had some reasons that I felt justified it - boredom, frustration, anger, loneliness,etc. I am working on being tender and loving towards myself - not trashing myself for overeating or punishing myself by jumping on my treadmill. > > I am sitting on my couch and wondering how do I break this cycle. How do I stop this binge that could extend out several days? I had some stress yesterday and i did some yoga and took a bubble bath. Today I couldn't think of anything that was as good as food. > > I am asking for suggestions - what do you do when you feel the urge to binge - what do you do to stop when you are overeating/bingeing? Any suggestions would be awesome. > > ~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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