How do I control my urges to binge?

[Anonymous]

I suffer from bulimia, and need ways of safely coping with my urges to binge so that I can recover. Aside from the usual tactics like drink water, "do something else", etc., what are some creative ways to pull yourself away from starting a binge that WORK?

[Anonymous]

You could try changing your diet, and making sure you eat enough calories that you don't feel the need to binge. I use to binge eat until I went low carb, now it isn't an issue for me. Even if a high carb diet is the healthiest diet you can eat, it doesn't matter if you can't stick to it. Kind of like how abstinence does work better to prevent the spread of STD's in theory, but when applied to the real world it fails.

Now I mostly eat vegetables, but I use fat to make them taste good so I will actually eat them. Filling up on vegetables is a lot easier than filling up on water. For one thing water flows through you so fast it doesn't keep you full for long, nor does it have fiber that will fill you up. When I was avoiding fat, I couldn't stand eating my vegetables, So I mostly ate bread. I think because my body was starving for actual nutrition, and not just empty calories it increased my appetite.

[madhatters4]

you should really consider going to a therapist. most often eating disorders stem from mental health matter. nothing that can't be fixed, but can be more effectively addressed by a person who can get down to the source of your binge eating which often comes from some sort of depression

[Olya363]

Do something with your body (hair, nails, etc) that make you more beautiful on the outside. Think of your body as a thing you want to improve so do your nails, take a bath, moisturize your whole body, pluck your eyebrows, do your hair.

Or, read a book, or read something that interests you like maybe articles?!

Keep yourself occupied in a good way that benefits you and your self esteem. I hope I helped. I slightly know what you're going through with your eating disorder. If you need anyone to talk to, just message me :)

[sean1234]

What about joining a fitness club? LA Fitness, Golds Gym or something similar. Get yourself obsessed about something else. Maybe if you see other women that look far healthier than you, you'll want to look like them and be obsessed about that instead of eating. So how was that?

[napoleonebonaparte]

Have an hobby!