So, I'm coming up on being 30 years old and I've hit a point in my life that I need to examine this. I don't think I'm quite to the level to say that I have Binge Eating Disorder, as some of the description is worse than what I do, and I don't eat obscene amounts of food, but it's well more than I should. But maybe I'm just not accepting it.
- I eat past the point of being full. But one problem I have is that my "you're full" nerve receptors seem to hit me about an hour too late. I never feel full during the meal, but an hour later, I'm miserable.
- I feel like I'm not in control of myself and what I'm choosing to eat.
- Eating when I am not hungry
- if junk food is present, I will snack on it. Sometimes I'm not even aware I'm doing it.
- Eating when someone else is paying. Example- I went to a conference last week where the vendor gave us a voucher for dinner the night we arrived. I had a delay, and I arrived to the hotel at 11:30pm. I had eaten a small dinner at the airport about 4- 5 hours prior, and I wasn't hungry, but the voucher was for that night only, so I ordered room service and ate a midnight meal.
- Mentally, I don't handle the "bad moments" well. I get upset with myself and vow to fix it, but very rarely do any better for more than a week at a time.
- My weight fluctuates wildly. I can easily lose 5 pounds in a week, or gain up to 10 (on a really bad week)
I've fluctuated between 180-230 pounds for most of my adult life (I'm 5'10) and wear a size large shirt, so I wouldn't call myself an obese person, but rather average in today's society.
in my mid 20s, I was able to drop 60 pounds over a year by watching my calorie intake, and working out, but I wouldn't necessarily call it healthy. I would often substitute a Clif bar or another "meal replacement bar" between 200-500 calories for my lunch. I've never really eaten breakfast in my past, which I also know is an issue. I work out a good amount, both cardio and weights.
It's almost like I have two switches -
1. Once I eat one "unhealthy" snack or meal, I no longer care about what I eat. I want a shake from the fast food place, or frozen yogurt from the mix-in places and/ or a huge dinner with no regard to if it's healthy.
2. Super- healthy mode- limit calories as much as possible. Other than one or two exceptions, I've never been able to sustain this for more than a week.
I know it's not healthy for me, and I need moderation. Part of this post is getting it off my chest, and admitting I have a problem. Any advice or tips? Anybody else struggle with this?
- I eat past the point of being full. But one problem I have is that my "you're full" nerve receptors seem to hit me about an hour too late. I never feel full during the meal, but an hour later, I'm miserable.
- I feel like I'm not in control of myself and what I'm choosing to eat.
- Eating when I am not hungry
- if junk food is present, I will snack on it. Sometimes I'm not even aware I'm doing it.
- Eating when someone else is paying. Example- I went to a conference last week where the vendor gave us a voucher for dinner the night we arrived. I had a delay, and I arrived to the hotel at 11:30pm. I had eaten a small dinner at the airport about 4- 5 hours prior, and I wasn't hungry, but the voucher was for that night only, so I ordered room service and ate a midnight meal.
- Mentally, I don't handle the "bad moments" well. I get upset with myself and vow to fix it, but very rarely do any better for more than a week at a time.
- My weight fluctuates wildly. I can easily lose 5 pounds in a week, or gain up to 10 (on a really bad week)
I've fluctuated between 180-230 pounds for most of my adult life (I'm 5'10) and wear a size large shirt, so I wouldn't call myself an obese person, but rather average in today's society.
in my mid 20s, I was able to drop 60 pounds over a year by watching my calorie intake, and working out, but I wouldn't necessarily call it healthy. I would often substitute a Clif bar or another "meal replacement bar" between 200-500 calories for my lunch. I've never really eaten breakfast in my past, which I also know is an issue. I work out a good amount, both cardio and weights.
It's almost like I have two switches -
1. Once I eat one "unhealthy" snack or meal, I no longer care about what I eat. I want a shake from the fast food place, or frozen yogurt from the mix-in places and/ or a huge dinner with no regard to if it's healthy.
2. Super- healthy mode- limit calories as much as possible. Other than one or two exceptions, I've never been able to sustain this for more than a week.
I know it's not healthy for me, and I need moderation. Part of this post is getting it off my chest, and admitting I have a problem. Any advice or tips? Anybody else struggle with this?