as someone who struggles with binge eating, i want to share a little tip i always use to avoid overeating and going back into the binge-restrict cycle i was stuck in for a whole month.
try to feel good about what you just ate! even if you went over your limit/it had a lot of calories!
i know it’s kinda hypocritical to say because, yk, our whole disorders circle around the fact that we hate food/eating in general. BUT. if you feel extremely guilty and mentally crucify yourself because of what you just ate, your brain will literally just tell you “i already wrecked my plan. might as well just eat everything in the kitchen.” no!! you didn’t wreck anything!! you’re a human being who just ate something they were craving. end of story. i risked binging today and i managed to avoid it by reminding myself that there is a HUGE difference between eating a bit more than usual and going 2000 cals over what i burn daily. i’m still in a deficit and so are you!! and even if you aren’t, i promise that a 200 calories surplus and a 2000 calories surplus aren’t the same at all. you’ll literally burn the food you ate the next day in like three hours. if you binge, you’ll have to fast/restrict a lot to lose it right away and that will risk leading to more binges.
in fact, i dare say it’s even good to eat more from time to time, especially for us. if you completely cut something you like off, you will FOR SURE binge on it the next chance you get. if you allow it to yourself every now and then, you won’t crave it as much. oatmeal is one of my favourite food and sadly also one of my fear foods, because i like to make a big bowl and then fill it with all kinds of things, like fruit, almonds, hazelnuts, marmalade, honey, chocolate... you get it. so a medium bowl can mount up to even 300-500 cals. normally, i would have just eliminated it completely. but if i eat it like once a week/once every ten days, i:
1- prevent binging
2- eat something i really like and makes me happy
3- prevent. BINGING!!
so eat up bitches, and please try to be as safe as you can. drink a lot of water, eat lots of veggies and take your meds. if you ever need someone to talk to ill be happy to listen :) i’ve been told many times i’m a good listener. i love you all
