Is it normal to binge eat like this?

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I'm 22 years old, (student) and im 12 stone (5 ft9) and am a perfect size 12. But for the last year i have been binge eating (2-3 times a week at the most) and when i binge i do it non stop for hours, and i eat everything in my cupboards or fridge, sometimes i will eat 5 bags of crisps in an hour. I always put a few pounds on by binge eating but then i eat very healthy for the rest of the week and lose the pounds i gained, so i always end up at 12 stone. After i binge eat i feel so guilty and so angry with myself, its like when i binge eat i cant control it and i don't know what I'm doing, its like I'm in a haze. I always binge eat on my own, i live with my partner and when he goes out is when i do it. Ive always had body issues and ive never been happy with my figure. At the moment my size is fine and i always get nice compliments but i know if i carry on i wont stay this size for long, i always feel sadness and loneliness when I'm binging. Ideally i would love to be 11 stone and a size 10, but im never going to get to that size if i carry on. Ive tried to stop it but i just don't seem to have the power. I just wanted some tips and advice you can give me so i stay away from binge eating. It may sound silly but its really getting me down and i don't want to carry on doing this.

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  • rockcandy281
    9 years ago

    I used to be like that. Then I substituted it for something way worse. I feel your pain though.

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  • PrincessEmeraldii
    9 years ago

    Honey please don't do that :-(

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  • trynahelp
    9 years ago

    Asking on here is a good start. if you're feeling sad and alone while eating i would ask myself if i feel like this on a daily basis, even when not binge eating, because binge eating to feel better is a sign of depression. Another possibility is that you are self couscous of your weight so you go many days with barely eating a thing and then once you start eating you can't stop yourself which is causing you to feel sad and alone. Starving yourself causes your body to react in such ways as over eating, the goal to loosing weight is to eat enough where you're not hungry, but eating smaller, healthier meals, often through out the day to boost your metabolism.

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  • seakelp
    9 years ago

    Don't do that and talk to a doctor/therapist

    Also please use either pounds or kilograms when referencing body mass. Stone is a weird unit of measurement.

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    • kingofcarrotflowers
      9 years ago

      Not in the uk

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  • SEWnanist23
    9 years ago

    It's normal to do, if You have food addiction, but if You feel You have a problem like Alcoholics do with Booze but in Your case food, then try to seek out Your nearest Over-Eaters Anonymous group and confess Your addiction to food there. I hope this is of any help?

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