When you suffer from Binge Eating Disorder, you are in constant need of different ideas to help you curb a binge. Times get tough and sometimes doing the same thing over and over doesn’t work like it used to. I know this from experience. I struggled with Binge Eating Disorder for over eight years.
Throughout my battle with Binge Eating Disorder, I discovered some tricks that really helped me stay on track. The next time that you are looking to curb a binge, try some of these suggestions. I truly believe that practicing these tricks will help you little by little to curb an upcoming binge and bring you that much closer to living your life binge-free! Say goodbye to Binge Eating Disorder!
1. Focusing on any kind of dieting will only perpetuate the binge cycle. No more dieting!
2. Think of food in terms of nourishment and try to balance your diet with whole grains, fruits, veggies, and protein.
3. Eat a dinner salad before dinner, whether you are at home or at a restaurant. This will help curb any hunger that could lead to a binge.
4. Do some form of exercise, whether you go to the gym or walk around the mall. Every little bit helps!
5. Visualize the ingredients that make up the binge food you want. Suddenly dirty potatoes, bottles of oil, along with handfuls of salt don't sound as tasty to me as chips did.
6. Use your napkin to cover your plate at a restaurant when you are done. Or pour salt, pepper, and anything else over the extra food so you aren't tempted to overindulge.
7. Never keep your trigger foods in the house! It's always harder to binge on food that isn't readily available.
8. Start your day off with a good breakfast. This will sustain your hunger so you are not ravenous come lunchtime.
9. Always have healthy snacks with you in case of emergencies, like being stuck in traffic or that appointment that ran one hour over. Now you won't have an excuse to run to Taco Bell.
10. Buy binge foods in small, single-serving quantities. When you buy in bulk, there's always more to eat.
11. Grocery shop with a list and don't go on an empty stomach! This will prevent unnecessary purchases that could trigger a binge.
12. Create an eating schedule. Not only will this keep you full throughout the day, but it takes the thinking out of snacking and lessens the binges.
I hope that some of these tricks really prove to be helpful to you and to ending Binge Eating Disorder.
Kristin Gerstley is a former binge eater that now has a very healthy relationship with food. She is the owner of http://www.endbingeeating.com.
