Re: Can a binge eater lose weight?
My experience is in line with what you are experiencing.
I have come down from 260lbs (at my heaviest) to 210-215lbs (my weight fluctuates by 5-10lbs on a daily basis).
My solution was 2 part.
1) my bicycle.
2) eat more often. By eating more often, I don't ever get that sensation of extreme hunger. I don't get the urge to binge. A handful of peanuts, a granola bar, some trail mix. Every hour or two, or whenever I feel a little hungry, I have a bite or two of something. As a result, I actually eat less food in a day than I did when I was just eating 2-3 times per day.
In my experience, counting calories or carbs, or whatever doesn't work. It is depressing. It makes you feel restricted. Focus on hunger. Don't let yourself get hungry (but don't binge every time you feel a little bit hungry, either). If you eat a little bit of something healthy every hour or two, your body will think that you are eating a lot, and not feel that urge to binge.
Your mileage may vary, and all that... but that has been what works for me.
My experience is in line with what you are experiencing.
I have come down from 260lbs (at my heaviest) to 210-215lbs (my weight fluctuates by 5-10lbs on a daily basis).
My solution was 2 part.
1) my bicycle.
2) eat more often. By eating more often, I don't ever get that sensation of extreme hunger. I don't get the urge to binge. A handful of peanuts, a granola bar, some trail mix. Every hour or two, or whenever I feel a little hungry, I have a bite or two of something. As a result, I actually eat less food in a day than I did when I was just eating 2-3 times per day.
In my experience, counting calories or carbs, or whatever doesn't work. It is depressing. It makes you feel restricted. Focus on hunger. Don't let yourself get hungry (but don't binge every time you feel a little bit hungry, either). If you eat a little bit of something healthy every hour or two, your body will think that you are eating a lot, and not feel that urge to binge.
Your mileage may vary, and all that... but that has been what works for me.
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