BINGE EATING DISORDER
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BINGE EATING DISORDER
First let me start of by stating i am new to this forum and ill first give an intro. entire life i have been overwight, i was 5,2 and 196 by age 15 but after that decided to lose weight and got to 5,5 and 122 by age 17. I was in great shape also (ran 5k in 20 mins/8 percent etc) Anyways i kept the weight off and have been eating healthy and working out the last few months, but recently started binging. Ive gained 18 pounds last 3 weeks and am about 140 now. 2-3 times a week i eat about 9000 calories a day for no reason. Is binging something that is a mental problem i can cure myself with will power or should i see a doctor about it? i have no self confidence anymore and feel like crap most of the day. Any suggesttions would be helpfull, thanks.
I cant figure it out, i went to mothers day dinner and usually i eat very healthy at restauraunts but that one day i had dessert and everything. Next day ate healthy and worked out as usaual but few days after i started losing total self control. Went to Tim Hortons and ate donuts to the point of stomach pain for no reason. I have no reason why i do it i feel so dissapointed in myself and feel like i have no controll over life anymore.
How does the loss of self control happen, is there some sort of trigger?
You know like suddenly you're tempted by a smell, or the thought of a bad food choice, just takes over in your mind?
You've been strong for a long time, so I know you can be strong again.
You have to ask yourself things when you eat badly, like is what I'm about to do worth it? Can I live with this decision, and the moment you find you gained maybe 3- 4lb's, or some clothes feel tight, it's the sign to take control again, before you end up with potentially another size of Leg Clothing.
You know like suddenly you're tempted by a smell, or the thought of a bad food choice, just takes over in your mind?
You've been strong for a long time, so I know you can be strong again.
You have to ask yourself things when you eat badly, like is what I'm about to do worth it? Can I live with this decision, and the moment you find you gained maybe 3- 4lb's, or some clothes feel tight, it's the sign to take control again, before you end up with potentially another size of Leg Clothing.
chronic food binge
I've noticed that I do that same exact thing. I was basically overweight entire life, not obsese, but just overweight enough to not want to take your shirt off. Then about December of last year, i made a complete life change and got off 30 lbs i had packed on since high school. Now im only 5'5 and just turned 21. Well it seemed that once i hit goal physic, i felt invincible, and i began to eat some foods i use to before I made all changes. Well as soon as i started eating old diet, i couldnt stop. I was hooked on everythin i use to eat, and i didnt even really notice, until i took the time to look at the retrospect. Its like i would eat and eat and eat, and before i knew it, BAM I was stuffed and left feeling like an out of control food junkie.
Needless to say, i gained some weight back, and I gained it fast, in a matter of 3 weeks, i gained around 15 lbs and all the confidence I felt I had earned. So I reasearched why this happens and i found this out. The body relies on a scale of calories and activity. If you take in more calories than the body is use to, especially when your body is not use to having a lot of spare calories, the body will store those calories as fast as possible, because the body wants to know that if there ever is a shortage of calories again its stored away for when needed. And a side note, i also learned that fat isnt gained or lost, think of your fat cells as inflatable balloons just waiting to be filled up. They shrink and expand to accomodate the amount of fat taken in.
Anyways. So i guess the point of what i was trying to say is sometimes you fall off the wagon and you dont really notice untill its too late, just remember that all the work you put yourself through just to get where you were, it wasnt for nothing, maybe go back and try to find what inspired you to begin with, or what inspires you to continue on for the future, and know that if you do find yourself losing the battle, the war is another story, be the change you wish to see. Dont let cravings take control, but dont let yourself cut out all your favs alltogether, because once you do let yourself have an induldgence, your more likely to eat the whole cake, instead of the small piece you should have. If you have any other questions, let me know.
kcVans[deletetheARTIST]
Needless to say, i gained some weight back, and I gained it fast, in a matter of 3 weeks, i gained around 15 lbs and all the confidence I felt I had earned. So I reasearched why this happens and i found this out. The body relies on a scale of calories and activity. If you take in more calories than the body is use to, especially when your body is not use to having a lot of spare calories, the body will store those calories as fast as possible, because the body wants to know that if there ever is a shortage of calories again its stored away for when needed. And a side note, i also learned that fat isnt gained or lost, think of your fat cells as inflatable balloons just waiting to be filled up. They shrink and expand to accomodate the amount of fat taken in.
Anyways. So i guess the point of what i was trying to say is sometimes you fall off the wagon and you dont really notice untill its too late, just remember that all the work you put yourself through just to get where you were, it wasnt for nothing, maybe go back and try to find what inspired you to begin with, or what inspires you to continue on for the future, and know that if you do find yourself losing the battle, the war is another story, be the change you wish to see. Dont let cravings take control, but dont let yourself cut out all your favs alltogether, because once you do let yourself have an induldgence, your more likely to eat the whole cake, instead of the small piece you should have. If you have any other questions, let me know.
kcVans[deletetheARTIST]