Binge Eating! What's the Deal?

[m1anderson]

My diet gets derailed so easily when I crush on some salty type binge food every so often. I mean, really, come on.

Tonight, on a very cold, windy, dreary city night I passed by Garrett's Pop Corn (a Chicago staple) and grabbed a huge bag of caramel corn, warm, fresh, gooey...... Come on, aaaarrrrrgh!

Seriously, what's the deal?

[Lady_Oracle]

I stress eat/binge, I've always been emotional and lately things have been a tad bit more stressful than usual. Eating is how I cope, granted its pretty safe in my case since it takes a ton of effort on my part to gain any actual weight and what I usually like to binge on is pretty good for me, so no harm done. But then again I have my cravings and certain foods trigger migraines for me and if I have too much sugar/cheap chocolate my face starts breaking out so grrr   

[suzifrommd]

Binge eating can be just as much a mood altering drug as alcohol or pot. It can be a way of soothing your need for comfort when you're stressed or troubled.

Some people also have a physical reaction to certain foods which trigger such powerful reactions in their brains that it's hard to stop eating.

One of best things I ever did was join Overeater's Anonymous . A lot of people there are not overweight. It really helped my get me eating issues under control.

[m1anderson]

Maybe I should start smoking pot again, oh no.....munchies, there is no end to this cycle.

As for "anything" Anonymous, not my cup of tea; either I come out of there with a superior chip on my shoulder, or depressed after listening/seeing other people in their misery. Suzi, I am not BMI obese or anything, I just get sidetracked once in a while enough to screw up my gains (losses).

[Dee Marshall]

After a few weeks on HRT I found out that I was much hungrier all the time. The trick was to find what my body really wanted, which in my case turned out to be salt, protein, and capsicum. When I upped the percentages of those I didn't overeat as much, but my diet is currently out the window. The capsicum was the real kicker. Lately my breakfast has to include about 1/4 teaspoon ghost pepper sauce to satisfy. Endorphins, maybe?