How I stopped binged eating
First time sharing something here! I am no way an expert nor very experienced in this (I'm just a few months in) but I wanted to share this here so that it acts as a reminder to myself as well.
A little background of myself: I gained most of my weight last Nov/Dec. I was trying to lose weight prior to that by skipping meals or eating very little, but that resulted in negative effects where I ended up binging more. What's worst is that I was going through emotional stress and I used food as a comfort. I started to really lose weight since the quarantine started (around March) where I was home remote working and my mum cooks most of the meals. I have lost more weight than I have put on last year and am now sort of in maintenance.
The first thing that helped with binge eating for me was counting calories. It made me realize how calorie-dense snacks are. Everytime I reach out for a snack I would ask myself: is this worth it? And I would eat yogurt or fruits instead so that I can eat more. Basically, the desire to eat in volume made me lose my interest with snacks.
Second thing was realizing sugar is addicting and makes you want to go back for more. So I would warn myself that if I take 'just one bite' at something really sweet, or just really strong-flavoured, there's a high possibility I would end up eating all of it. It is always a better option to fight the craving which would go away soon than to give in to it and consume empty calories.
I also try to catch myself when I crave food as a comfort, and find alternatives such as exercising or watch random youtube videos. There's still time where I have cravings for dessert and I let myself eat a slice of cake or a block of chocolate (especially when I feel sleepy) but I have a much better control now.
In summary, it's this long term success vs instant gratification mindset I developed, where I constantly remind myself to look at the long term gain instead of the short term one.
PS. this post got longer than I intended LOL
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