Ok, so I'm new here and I think I'm posting to start a diary? I'm a bit of an old broad and it can take awhile to get the jist of things. So I read somewhere that any pizza can be a personal pizza if you believe in yourself. Well thats totally me on a binge! I do so well with my eating and then its starts with something small. Like a cracker or potato chip. Then the monster in me comes out and boom! I've eaten a weeks worth of calories in a sitting. Right now I'm trying meditation. Fingers crossed it helps me get a grip. I know I'm not the only person to ever binge but why does it seem like its such a taboo subject. Yeah I get embarrased to admit how much I ate but its a relief to admit to it at the same time. Does anyone relate?
My personal pizza
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Hey MaryJ and welcome! I definitely relate to your binging problem. The important thing to understand, I think, is that there´s always a reason for binges. It may be mental (deprivation, frustration, loneliness, anxiety, boredom) or physical (lack of certain nutrients, blood sugar swings, fatigue) but in order to deal with them you have to ask yourself why they happen.
Best of luck with your journey, I find writing in my diary here very helpful and I hope you will, too.
Best of luck with your journey, I find writing in my diary here very helpful and I hope you will, too.
Cate
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Hi, MaryJ & welcome to the forum. I find I have trigger foods, so I just never buy them now. I used to binge on salt & vinegar crisps, or sultanas. There is usually a reason for bingeing. Find that out & you're on the way to stopping. We need to truly respect our bodies. As another "old broad" I know how important that is 
overlandflyer
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i'm not saying this is the way it works for everyone, but this is the way it works for me. i intermittent fast daily. that means i have to go at least 14 hours, usually more like 18-20 hours a day without eating anything. during this fasting time do i get hungry. yes, most definitely, but the feeling lasts maybe 6-7 minutes at most, more typically 3-4 minutes, ... then it is gone. my motivation is simple. with my diet, there is no room for moderation; if i eat anything, i fail. so i put up with a few of these episodes a day because i know the alternative would end in regret.
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