No limits when I eat

[Blirith]

Hi, I suppose I can kinda say I have compulsive eating (though sometimes being bipolar I ain't hungry at all), and I confirmed that to myself one day in January when I managed to eat lots of candy very quickly, which actually gave me a headache until I stopped. Anyway, with me I literally often find my stomach (though I'm not hungry physically) has no limits to what it can take. Chocolate is my vice, and I often try to give up completely (having an all or nothing mentality, and knowing that a little leads to more with me) though often my parents will have choccie biccies lurking in the house and something or other puts me off, so powerful is the taste addiction to this generally sugary stuff, likely borne from my bipolar and that it can give me large highs. I'm wondering if anyone else suffers something similar in having no limit to how much they can eat (and this isn't necessarily just sweet stuff), and what they do about it particularly with avoiding the addiction sugar poses.

 

[blankgirl]

hi! haha yes!! i have tat all or nothing mentality as well! there was a time when i ate so much cereal i couldnt stopp.. and i puked after tat, which was really ineffective anyway!! for me its either choose not to eat at all, or eat ALLLL of it.. and its madness! so yes i identify with u. and yesss i crave for sugar!!

 

[bumblebee62331]

It's important not to go cold turkey in my opinion. Nothing is going to make you want to eat chocolate more than forbidding yourself from eating it! If you want chocolate, take two biscuits, put them on a plate, make a coffee or a drink you enjoy, and sit down away from the kitchen and enjoy them. It's about training yourself to see how much you are eating and how much you should be eating, and enjoying it rather than feeling guilty. You are allowed to have sugar from time to time, so don't deprive yourself of it because it's going to make you want it even more, and that will end up in a binge.

I'd strongly suggest you go see your doctor and tell him/her about your problem. Your doctor can send you to a dietitian or can himself/herself set you up with a food plan, or ways to deal with cravings etc by eating other things or doing exercise. You can also talk to a counsellor to get to the root of why you binge eat and how to control it (extremely important if you feel your tummy is never full). There might be a medical explaination, or something that can help you in regards to controlling when you eat, like having set eating times and set amounts. Also I'd suggest drinking water if you have had a proper meal and still feel hungry. Water fills you up and if you know that you should be full because you've eaten a proper meal, then water might be able to help with that.