Lose weight the fun way.

Posted on August 6, 2015

I am a horrible binge eater, especially at night. I go through stages where I eat and eat and eat until I feel sick. And then I always feel horrible after so WHY?! My therapist says that people do this to fill a void. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Some people drink a lot of alcohol to fill a void, or do drugs to fill a void, I guess food is my void filler. I need to learn to read the signals and JUST STOP. Does anyone have suggestions for getting over the bindge HUMP?

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Biking Syl

08/06/2015 3:54PM

The main thing for me is keeping crap out of the house. If it's not there, I probably won't go buy some. If it's in the pantry, it's gone. Another important thing for me: decide on a replacement snack. I can have unlimited amounts of... (pick your favorite), but no crap food. Baby carrots? Grapes? ...? To get away from sugar, I allowed myself unlimited fruit/spinach smoothies and unlimited nuts/seeds and raisins. The latter is not really low-cal but the glycemic disaster is nowhere near the effect of sugary snacks. It actually worked. The spinach (or any kind of leafy greens) seemed to make a big difference, too. I read that lack of nutrients can cause cravings - and though my diet was pretty healthy, I was missing leafy greens and nuts/seeds. Of course there are plenty of other reasons for snack attacks, but it was a big first step to reduce the cravings this way.

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Biking Syl

eswift - I need to experiment more, but for now, my go-to smoothie recipe is 1 banana, 2 cups of (frozen) mixed berries, 2 cups of fresh or frozen spinach, a cup of orange juice, filled to the top of the solid ingredients with water. If that's all I am having for breakfast, I throw in a handful of mixed unsalted nuts. Enjoy! :-) You can also download the nutribullet recipes for free. They have mix and match recipes as well where you don't have to buy the powders and potions, you just use fruits, veggies, nuts: https://www.nutribullet.com/NutriBulletManual.pdf

eswift119

Try almond milk instead of oj, it has way less sugar and more protein, and it tastes great! Thanks for the nutribullet tip!

Deener

08/06/2015 9:19AM

I can relate; I have gone on binges of an evening as well. It's like a mania; after it's done you wake up and go "what did I do".....Good topic interested to hear from some who have some ideas that will help.

eswift119

In the past I have been successful, but recently it has been horrible. Chewing gum, drinking tea, eating frozen grapes, and drinking water help sometimes. But I could use some new tips!