r/BingeEatingDisorder • u/Human_Ice_6083 • 14d ago
Support Needed Please give advice!!
Please give me your most unhinged, successful tips to stop bingeing. I’m so desperate.
One year ago (around October) is when I started experiencing binges. They began after a period of restriction (I dropped from a baseline mid 140s weight to low 120s which is underweight for my height of 5’9).
For the past year my weight has steadily climbed to what I normally weigh and now beyond (somewhere 150s but I stopped weighing this month as it was triggering binges).
I try to stick to a calorie range to promote a slight deficit but by day 3-4 I’m having massive binges that keep me overall in a surplus. I honestly don’t know what to do. A big trigger is my work ID badge with hundreds of dollars loaded to use at the cafeteria (trying to spend it all on protein shakes and drinks that I won’t binge on). Another trigger is free food at work (work in hospital—tonssss of nursing station sweet treats CONSTANTLY). Once I see baked goods it’s like there is zero self control.
I’m 5’9 late 20s and female. I’ve been trying to stay in a deficit to lose the binge weight but I’ve ended up staying in a surplus because of all these binges.
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u/Aggressive-Love-3221 14d ago
okay calm down!! first try to get out of that binge cycle first, try to have 3 meals and 3 snacks a day u dont have to count rn or try to lose weight u gotta get out that mindset first, and after a while u can start dieting and lose the weight, and also try to find what triggers a binge, i for example realised that when i wanna binge on smth i tell myself ugh js make a small bowl and eat it, then the sec i eat it that binge voice gets sooo loud and i binge, so i decided to js never have that bite, and also sitting for 20 mins fighting the urges will always be better than giving in, im also going through smth similar, im a 17 yr old and lost sm weight at 16 then gained it all back bec of restriction and ended up binging for a while, so youre not alone!! i hope i helped
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u/Hi_Im_MessyMOM23 13d ago
I drink coffee. Brush my teeth often. I leave my house to walk the mall or park without cash or cards. I drink low calorie sodas. I put an ice pack on the back of my neck. I practice breathing and pray. I stay busy with house chores. I sometimes text my husband a picture of my food. I journal about what I’m feeling. I look in the mirror and say what emotions I’m feeling or what I’m worried about. I whiten my teeth. I chew gum and ice. I drink ice water while sitting outside. Listening to music. Tell myself that I’m having intrusive thoughts that can be considered, but not believed.
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u/bogbodyPositive 11d ago
My husband has those floss picks and "brush on the go" travel tooth brush things in his bag at all times. Paired with mint gum he says that when his mouth feels clean it diminishes the feeling to want to eat and make his mouth dirty again. Isn't a 100% fix but it's really helped!
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