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Old 08-07-2008, 09:10 PM
Rachel
Age: 24
Laurel Hollow, NY
Contributor: Newbie
Default Re: letting go of binge eating

Hi guys... I am new on this thread (mostly because I only joined Buddy Slim last week), but almost all of my weight issues stem from overeating and night binges. Over the years, it has gotten to the point that there are just certain foods that I will not keep in my house:
Peanut Butter
Anything more than a single-serving portion of ice cream (WW bars, popsicles, Skinny Cows aren't as tempting- maybe because I can't scoop?)
Icing
Frosting
(Clear pattern there)

I also will not start eating a lot of foods unless I know there is a way for me to be limited (someone else around, not that much there, pre-portion controlled):
Any types of chips (low-fat, baked, regular, Pita, Cheetos, etc)
Nuts (mostly Brazil, Cashews, and Almonds, but just about any)
Cereals with nuts or oat clusters (I will eat all of them and leave the cereal)
The cream center of cookies (Oreos, Nilla Wafers, etc)- I can eat an entire package of just the cream centers

I haven't had a real big binge in about a week, but my most recent types had been with these really good animal crackers (From Costco in a big jar) dipped in a Costco-sized container of Low-Fat cream cheese

I always binged at night when everyone else was asleep. It was freeing to feel like I could finally eat what I wanted without having to watch myself. For however long I could stuff my face up until I reached the sick point, I could pretend that I was a skinny girl with a fast metabolism who could eat freely. I would fess up to "having a bad night and needing to be healthy" in the morning, but never, ever spoke about how bad it really was. I was mortified.
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