Hold me accountable

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 1:21 am

I’ve binged every night for the past two weeks.

I feel sick and I’ve gained 6lbs. That’s how much I ate in the hour my husband was out at his nightly shiur.

From today this stops. I’m cutting out all the foods that once I start eating them I can’t stop. I’m clearly an all or nothing type of person so this is the way I’m trying to get over this.

Il be back here to update.

All support and advice welcome!

amother

Camellia ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 2:02 am

Based on the way you're describing your binge episodes, more restriction is not the answer.

I reccommend getting in touch with one or both of these:
1. Therapist specializing in binge eating
2. Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitian

Signed, Formerly a Binge Eater and So Grateful It's in the Past

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 3:43 am

amother Camellia wrote:

The rest of the day I eat healthy and controlled.

So why would restricting at night not be the answer?

amother

Tealblue ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 4:02 am

amother Camellia wrote:

did therapy help you? How?

amother

Slateblue

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 4:05 am

amother Camellia wrote:

Following
and pregnant it’s really tough

amother

Oleander

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 5:11 am

My most regrettable food related decisions most often come from when I am tired and/or lonely, like when DH is away (he has had lot of army reserve duty this past year).
Like you, the rest of the day is usually easier for me to control.
What helps me is sticking to intermittant fasting routine, so for me it is 9-5 eating and no eating after 5pm. I make sure to have a full healthy meal right before, and if I really want a treat I tell myself that ice cold soda water is my treat. Hope this is helpful.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 5:29 am

amother Oleander wrote:

Certainly is helpful- thank you.

I might have to stretch it to no eating after dinner because it’s always pretty late. But that binging happened always when cleaning up after dinner. So hopefully that will help me hold back.

amother

↑ Camellia ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 6:10 am

amother OP wrote:

The rest of the day I eat healthy and controlled.

So why would restricting at night not be the answer?

מים גנובים ימתקו

amother

↑ Camellia ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 6:11 am

amother Tealblue wrote:

did therapy help you? How?

Yes. We got to the bottom of why I was turning to food.
The RD helped me implement IE into my life. Lots of hard work, so worthwhile in the end.

amother

↑ Tealblue

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 6:42 am

amother Camellia wrote:

Yes. We got to the bottom of why I was turning to food.
The RD helped me implement IE into my life. Lots of hard work, so worthwhile in the end.

what kind of therapy helped you get to the bottom of why you were turning to food? Once you knew why, was it therapy that helped you make better choices or RD?

amother

↑ Camellia

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 6:44 am

amother Tealblue wrote:

what kind of therapy helped you get to the bottom of why you were turning to food? Once you knew why, was it therapy that helped you make better choices or RD?

Therapy helped with identifying the triggers.
RD helped me with really upending my lifestyle and re-learning food. When to eat, what to eat, why to eat. How to listen to my bodies' cues.
It's been a very long while since I've binged.

amother

Milk

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:09 am

OP,

I'm the same way. During the day, it's easier for me to stick to eating healthy, normal portions... But then at night I binge like crazy.

I try my best to go to sleep earlier. It helps! I take a melatonin early in the evening and then fall asleep within the hour. Many times there's no real reason for me to be up late... But I'm distracted by my phone/YouTube/imamother /playing games on my phone...

ima22

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 7:39 am

Can you put away the dinner food before you sit down to eat? Make your plates and do the tidy up? Or enlist someone else's help to put the food away for at least a few days while you break this habit?

SingALong

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:24 am

When I want to binge at night I find it helpful to drink a warm cup of tea. Get yourself a few flavors.
I also try to stay out of the kitchen after cleaning up supper. Can’t be near food.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:25 am

ima22 wrote:

I wish I was binging on dinner food! It’s things like gorging on cake, dark chocolate, wafers. Literally as much as I can eat before he gets back.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Nov 10 2024, 11:27 am

SingALong wrote:

When I want to binge at night I find it helpful to drink a warm cup of tea. Get yourself a few flavors.
I also try to stay out of the kitchen after cleaning up supper. Can’t be near food.

I should try that- thanks. I sometimes have a decaf coffee but I like it sweet (sweetener not sugar) and I think that sends me in a spiral too.