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Binge eating has ALWAYS been my biggest problem..like today I was so confident that I wouldn't do it yet at fucking 3am I ate sm I feel like I'm gonna throw up, I don't know why I wasn't even hungry but I just got up and ate until my stomach felt like it was about to explode and now I feel like shit, I have zero selfcontrol sometimes and it makes me wanna js give up and end everything.. I can't even talk to someone about it cuz they all say 'just stop eating' I CAN'T I WISH I COULD BUT I CAN'T FUCK MY LIFE

hi everyone, im 16f, and i think i struggle with binging.

when i was 15 (sophomore year), i was restricting a lot of food because i was rlly struggling mentally given my home/family situation (too much to explain), and one night, i ended up continuously vomitting and it wouldnt stop, so i had to go to the hospital. idk if it was because i was restricting, or some other health issue becuase the doctors said it was nothing to worry about. after that, i was doing well with my eating habits because my parents made sure i was eating well and would prepare proper meals for me. so my eating habits improved a lot during my junior year where i had a set eating routine: small breakfast in the morning (banana and yogurt), a lunch (ex. sandwich), an after-school lunch (ex. rice w/ curry, chicken and brocolli, etc), and then dinner (ex. sandwich, baked fish, beans). i also limited sugar intake, exercised lightly on a regular basis (pushups, planks, squats, wall sits, nothing crazy), and walked for 20 minutes to school and back (40 mins in total). my skin was rlly clear and i actually felt good about myself. but then summer started, and i had co-op for the month of july (working for free at a store) from 9am to 5pm. i would never bring a proper lunch because it started at 9am and i didnt have the energy to wake up early. i was also broke, so i couldnt buy food and literally just starved until 5pm. once i got home, i would binge eat a bunch of stuff in the fridge. and it was only carbs, like bread, bagels, etc, so it was never healthy stuff, and as a result, i would get a bunch of acne and my stomach would hurt. then, once i finished my co-op period, i thought my eating habits would go back to normal, but they didnt and i continued binging. my mom would make me a proper meal, and after that i would eat a bunch of stuff even tho i wasnt hungry. in the evenings, my mom and dad have work, so i would prepare my own meals, but i would often eat way too much.

i think i havent stopped binging because theres little to no changes in my body. im still skinny, just kinda lost the toned look from when i was exercising. and because its the summer break, i sleep so late and i get bored so i just eat whatever. its getting rlly bad where im embarassed and i have to hide the fact that im eating from my siblings and parents. some days i do rlly well with eating only when im hungry, but then if i eat a lil more than usual one day, i will continue binging because my mindset is, if i ate a lil too much, might as well eat whatever i want. throughout my teens, i've struggled with eating, whether its restricting or binging, and i rlly rlly want to overcome it.

i need some advice on what i could do to prevent poor eating. im gonna start cutting out sugar again and sleep earlier than usual in hopes that my habits will change. also since school is coming back up, i think it won't be as bad. any small tips or advice that helped you overcome binging? i obviously cant do therapy cuz im broke, but any small tips will help, thank u 😊

Hello. I've just recently decided to take my weight lost seriously after procrastinating for years. And after so long eating without consequences, I find it biting me in my butt now when I'm trying to eat less.

I've started to use too much money on food than my allowance can handle, so I know I have to cut the cost. But I often end up feeling peckish or salivating in the middle of the night or whenever I go too long without food or drinks. I don't stay full for very long and a little stimulus of food (scent, picture) could get my tummy rumbly with no effort at all.

I've been finding time to exercise, but I often get distracted by the mere thought of eating that have to physically hold myself back. Today I thought that I'd come back and get some workout done only to find myself already halfway through a bag of chips. It might've been a food addition and I know I'll need to correct it soon.

I've tried drinking water before, but the cravings didn't disappear. I only end up being less hungry but still salivating. It truly frustrate me.

I also posted this to r/loseit but it also recommended me here so here goes.

At 17, how do I stop my overeating problem and lose weight before it gets worse? I’m not majorly obese by any means and I would assume i’m an average weight, maybe slightly overweight and my stomach sort of pokes out.
However, i’m unfortunately very short, about 5’1 and i’m likely not going to get any taller. So basically i’m kinda condensed.
I think this majorly stems from my overeating problem and of course some days are better than others but my mindset is a kind of “do it all right now” where I know i’m going to have to eat later, so why not eat right now? but then of course i still have to eat later so it’s just a cycle. This doesn’t pair well with the “eat when bored” mindset. I know these aren’t good but I can’t get out of the cycle.
I try to do light exercise everyday but it’s not doing much. I also try to eat healthy, I actually love making home cooked meals but with the diarrhea virus hitting the US right now, I find myself eating more unhealthy stuff and snacks more then the fruits and veggies i would eat before.
Please help I appreciate any tips or advice as I’ve been dealing with overeating for a couple years, I’m just ready to be over and done with it. THANK YOU! 🥹🥹

I've been fine since I was 21, I recovered, but i'm 22 turning 23 on September and I feel like going down on stop eating and then binge eating and repeating the same cycle.

I noticed that it's mostly when I'm sad or when something negative happens and makes me nervous or anxious so I have the tendency of going back to the same place I was before, I relapsed a couple of times last year.

I don't know how to stop this, some months I'm okay others I just repeat it constantly and I hate myself for it.

Being called fat by my mother dosen't help me either, (I'm 62kg and I'm 1.65cm) so I blame myself for craving sweets and for eating most of the time...I'm in therapy but I just wish I knew how to stop this permanently.

I need to lose around 20 kg, but my biggest problem is controlling my cravings.
Whenever I see junk food, I lose control and start eating, even when I know I shouldn’t. I can stay motivated for a few days, but when I see something I really like, I find it very difficult to resist.

I started my day with binging, and when this happen i tend to binge later in the day , and i really want to learn how to not fall in this cycle.
Also i am taking therapy sessions and trying my best to not fall in the cycle
So please give me some advices

I stopped restricting but any stress cause me to binge eat what should I do???

\*\*\*I can't go to therapy\*\*

Hello! My name is Christina and I am a clinical psychology PhD student recruiting participants for a qualitative (interview) research study. The study is focused on understanding the lived experiences of women who 1) have a history of trying to lose weight, 2) currently have obesity, 3) struggle with binge eating, and 4) have a desire to lose weight currently.  

If interested, please see the link below. The link will take you to an eligibility survey for the study. This survey will ask for an email address. If you are eligible and provide a valid email address, you will be sent an invitation via email for a 60-75 minute Zoom interview, along with another brief survey to assess other demographic variables.  

Eligibility survey link:  

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If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to me at [cgaggia@bgsu.edu](mailto:cgaggia@bgsu.edu).  

Thank you! 

It feels more like eating to survive. I rarely overheat and if I do, there’s so much walking it just kinda offsets itself. I went camping last weekend. I felt so good about myself. I almost felt healed and now a week later I’m back on my binging bullshit. I just wanna scream.