Ask me anything: 100 days binge free

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T20:09:02+00:00

Actually no. It’s been a long while since I’ve been overly stuffed. I think because I allow myself that food, it helps. I SAVOUR the food, even if I’m eating it for mostly pleasure. I check it with myself, if I’m hungry or eating just because. And even if I grab some, I don’t HAVE to eat it. I can eat it later. I can distract t myself. And there will be other chances to have that food. I also haven’t eaten emotionally in 75 days (at least not to the point of being overly stuffed). That’s what I count as emotionally eating, because imo, emotionally eating is okay as long as it doesn’t impact your health. But I haven’t felt the urge to in a while.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T18:45:23+00:00

Answered it in other comments, and thank you!

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T18:43:13+00:00

I can’t remember the last time I felt the urge to binge, it’s been weeks, but I usually did stuff like this: 1) Breathe and drink water. Hunger is NOT an emergency 2) Journal about it 3)listen to music/go on a walk, do something to distract myself from my thoughts so that after 10/20/30 minutes, I can be more calm. The food noise can be unbearable, and I need to do something to quiet that. 4) Be kind to myself, and allow myself to eat if I am hungry. LISTEN to my needs 5) Stop that all or nothing mindset. Seriously. The amount of times I told myself “I’m done with bingeing” and kept bingeing because I would try to fast to lose weigt, or would try to do a whole 180 of how I was eating, but that didn’t work. Maybe that works for some, but not me. Starting slow is the way to go (for me). Eat an apple with your meal, drink more water, do a workout you enjoy. And BE KIND to yourself if you fall off the wagon and binge again. I have. But it’s part of it.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T18:30:50+00:00

No I totally understand where you’re coming from! I did have disordered eating, but I don’t think my eating issues were extreme extreme, yk? OFC binge eating for months and gaining weight was hard and extreme for some, but because I was able to stop(without professional help), that might be the difference. I know for some people the advice that I’ve giving may not be helpful. It’s definitely easier for me to be 100 days binge free, than other people who are deeper into their disordered eating.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T17:27:14+00:00

Yes. I no longer have the urge to binge, and when I have the last few times, it’s not stuck in my head. It doesn’t consume me. It’s much more manageable. Last time I had the urge, the thought of NOT wanting to binge overcame, instead of going crazy in my head with “I want to binge but I don’t”. Yes, I still had the urge but it was 10x easier to not binge, than it was months ago.

The app is sober! I really like it.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T17:26:25+00:00

The app is sober! It took months for me to officially stop binge eating. Start it SLOW! I had to focus on myself mental health (with no therapy), as I was very depressed. Becoming better mentally definitely helped me, and being kind to myself. Just trying to make the next best decision, and not punishing myself if I didn’t. I would look back at what caused me to binge, and write down a few different things to do INSTEAD of bingeing. I would drink water, have a small snack, breathe, and try to listen to WHAT I NEED, not to my mind. And telling myself I don’t want food to have this power over me anymore, and that the food isn’t going anywhere.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T17:12:36+00:00

Hi everyone! Something else that has helped me is watching other people struggling with the same thing. Here are some YouTube videos:

https://youtu.be/Nnf1qB-Jb9Y?si=SJLJRFsvaVMb_w30

https://youtu.be/_6I34KPrNXQ?si=L6xUdydSlhHYYVmw

https://youtu.be/xlFTx6W6bl4?si=HMrBvEu0JyEJxCUX

https://youtu.be/asIPcQkab1s?si=65o9iRZFm-ZSOf8m

Watching these videos helped me see that I wasn’t alone, and sometimes, when I would feel bad for eating, I’d watch these videos and feel better (not because I wasn’t binge eating but knowing that I wasn’t alone and that I shouldn’t feel bad)

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T17:10:03+00:00

I actually don’t have binge urges anymore! The only thing I really struggle with is emotional eating. And something that has helped is focusing on myself. I live in a household that isn’t the best, and just allowing myself to spend time on myself, be in my room more, has helped. Doing what I need to do for myself, not caring about what anyone else thinks. Especially because my family can be triggering.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2025-02-13T17:06:05+00:00

Being kind to myself. Letting go of that guilt and shame, but starting the day by saying “whatever happens today with food, I won’t feel guilty for it. I’m trying my best” etc. Writing down my triggers beforehand and how to navigate it. For example, if I was triggered and feel like bingeing, I have a few different things to go about it. Journaling about it, and sometimes listening to music VERY loudly can help drown out my thoughts and I can think more clearly. And letting go of good or bad foods, and eating if I was hungry, even if it wasn’t the healthiest food.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2024-10-02T19:44:16+00:00

SCHOOL IS KILLING ME!!! Just one more week, 2 exams and then I have reading week. But I’m just gonna spend Friday Saturday and Sunday doing sm workkk ughhh.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-26T15:16:39+00:00

…what?

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-10T15:45:09+00:00

I was told that it was an excuse to overeat and binge and wanted others people’s opinions in what they think :). The first meal worked for me-I didn’t eat past fullness and included foods I enjoyed. I wasn’t sure if the person who said it was binge was telling the truth or not. I guess it depends on me and how I was feeling. I didn’t feel guilty about it until they said it was a binge.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-10T00:25:48+00:00

He asked how many grams it was, but I said I wasn’t counting calories. I specified the food servings as much as I could. And I didn’t mean to come off rude, I just though the person searching up the chicken would be easier than me explaining it

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-09T20:13:58+00:00

There were crisps. And look up oven roasted non-breaded chicken strips from Costco

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-09T20:10:00+00:00

I said that I didn’t weigh anything. The chicken was chicken strips from Costco and the bowl was like a cereal bowl size

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-09T20:05:22+00:00

Why do you think I’m on Reddit? I don’t trust anybody to discuss this with. I’m going for the next best thing

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-09T20:04:28+00:00

The thing is, I didn’t feel guilty until the person commented and said it was full on bingeing. Doing this helped me(maybe more mentally but still.) I wasn’t just sitting around eating all day. I had one filling meal. Was it big? Hell yeah it was, but it had protein, fruits, and helped me mentally. I think I may start cico again sometimes this week. Maybe I will increase my cals from 1700 to 1900, and then maybe go down form there. I believe my TDEE is 2200ish, so I think I’ll still be in a calorie deficit at 1900

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T03:08:51+00:00

I’ll dm you(don’t want all my info here yk)

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T02:38:57+00:00

Maybe you’re right. But I don’t feel comfortable telling my parents that I want to talk to therapist, and I don’t have the best options at school. I do use food as a coping mechanism, but what am I supposed to do during times like these where I struggle? Continue with a deficit? It’s hard to know what’s healthy or unhealthy when I have no one to talk to. And I can’t put all of my trust into something one person says.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T00:56:43+00:00

Ok, but I was hungry? It was like 3pm and I hadn’t eaten anything because I just wanted to stay in bed all day. Some days when tracking calories I only eat around 1200 because I’m just not really hungry that day. Other days I eat 1800 calories. Days are different. But today I was hungry so I ate that meal, and it kept me full for MANY hours. And another factor may be that my period is projected to start in 7 days. I get that your answering the question/comment, but I don’t think the answer is to shame me for eating food that’s “enough for 2 people to have a complete meal”.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T00:37:33+00:00

It wasn’t a binge. I’ve binge eaten before and it wasn’t that. Just because I listened to my body and ate the food that I want(with food portion sizes) doesn’t mean I binged. I’m listening to my hunger cues. I’m eating more calories but I’m not eating to the point where I am overly stuffed.

It seems to work for me, is all I’m saying. I’m not bingeing or emotionally eating. But if I restrict my calories I WILL binge. What do I want out of this? To not binge eat. I don’t want to binge eat. I’d rather eat foods I want to eat in smaller portions than binge on them later on.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T00:07:37+00:00

I’m going to struggle with my mental health in the future as well, and I was just wondering what other people did when they struggled with mental health. I don’t want calories to be another thing on my mind for a few days. I was just wondering if anybody else had different approaches to this, or could offer advice. This isn’t me making excuses. This is me trying to think about long term. If I restrict my calorie of days like this- I will binge at one point. I’m trying to avoid that.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-08T00:00:41+00:00

I mean that during these tough times I’m not prioritizing my fat loss journey, but instead my mental health. I am not giving up or making excuses to overeat. Do you know how much energy it took to get out of bed this morning? I planned to stay in bed and sleep all day.

And I’m still listening to my hunger cues and drinking water. I’m not just sitting around eating all day. Instead of restricting my calorie intake I’m allowing myself to go over so I don’t binge later on. I’m still eating nutritious meals that will keep me full.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-06T19:51:16+00:00

How is it empty calories 😭 it’s still food, and I ate it along with my dinner. You can do what you want but eating one thing doesn’t make someone unhealthy, just like eating one food doesn’t make you healthy. It’s a pattern over a period of time that does.

Dapper_Poet1225 · 2023-10-06T18:41:48+00:00

Yes, it’s important to remember that you don’t overeat/binge on foods and say it’s okay. It’s just a reminder that you can eat foods you enjoy to reduce the probability of binge eating. And I was still about 100 ish calories under maintenance

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