Tips to help you not binge
I’ve struggled with binging for so long, and I possibly always will. However, I’ve been able to stop myself sometimes and here’s a list that will hopefully help you!
Don’t even go out into the kitchen when you feel the urge to binge. I know you might want to go out there with the best of intentions, like to get a cup of green tea or a small snack like celery and carrots. However, you’ll only get distracted by other things and you will end up grabbing more on your way out of the kitchen. Stay in your room for a while— distract yourself by painting your nails or watching your favorite show or by doing some sit-ups— especially the work out part. If you work out, you’ll feel better and not want to undo what you just did, so you’re more likely to go to the kitchen and just get the small snack or green tea. Just give yourself some time, basically. Sip some water, relax, and take your mind away from binging.
Write down everything you’re wanting to eat— a piece of cake, a candy bar, cup of noodles, whatever it may be— write down everything you’re craving and then write out how many calories each thing is. Add it all up and then enter that number into an online calculator to see how much that could make you gain— you’ll decide against binging after that.
Remember the progress you’ve made when you weren’t binging. Tell yourself that if you don’t binge, you’ll be down another couple of pounds by the end of the week, and that if you do give in, you’ll only be back tracking and it will take you doubly as long (or maybe even longer) to lose the weight you wanted to plus the weight you put on from binging.
Don’t get on social media when you feel like binging. You’ll only end up feeling worse about yourself and you’ll end up feeling like you’ll never get to your UGW, even though your UGW is very possible. Instead, pick up a book or read the back of a shampoo bottle— literally anything to distract yourself from getting online.
This ones gross, but, smell something stinky. Or think of that picture with the backed up sink garbage disposal with the straw in it. That usually makes me feel a little sick and I don’t want to eat when I’m feeling like that.
All right— it isn’t much but there’s a few tips.
Please, please make sure you do eat something everyday— eating a little something a few times a day isn’t binging, I promise you. In fact, it’ll only help you lose weight faster because you’re making your metabolism work.
Binging is when you’re continuously putting bad things into your body, one after the other, knowing it’s bad for you but not being able to stop.
A cup of celery and carrots isn’t binging. A slice of cake every once in a while isn’t binging.
And, if you DO end up binging, please don’t be mad at yourself. You’re okay, I promise. You’ll get through it, and you’ll do better next time.
Binging one time isn’t going to set you back forever. You’re okay, babe.
If you ever want to talk, please feel free to send me a message!