Advice for controlling binge eating?

The only thing that helped me was fasting + low carb, high protein diet. I would fast for 20h every day. At first it was very hard, but after a few weeks I stopped feeling hungry, lost desire for junk food and could not eat as much as I used to. I would fast all day and eat around 8pm, but that's because I am most hungry in the evening and not hungry in the morning. During the day I would drink lemon water. I combined that with walking 10km every other day and it works.

Ex-binge eater here! I hear you!

If you have a natural cycle (i.e. not on hormonal birth control) you may find that in the first 2 weeks of your cycle it's easier to eat healthy (day 1 is the first day of your period) and then after ovulation (from day 14 to day 28) you will start to crave more high calorie foods (this is because the body thinks you could be pregnant and wants to eat for 2). My method is to eat extremely low carb/low calorie (lots of veg and some lean protein) in week 1 and 2, and then whatever I damn well want in week 2 and 3.

Other tips include not buying too many "treats" in bulk, but allowing yourself 1 small treat a day at a particular time (e.g. in the evening before bed). That way if you get cravings during the day, you can think of what lies ahead. I tried "Intuitive Eating" and that just had me stuffing my face constantly. It doesn't work for me.

There are some good videos online too. Edukale by Lucie is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSOYZoMddFE

I know it might be controversial, but I really liked this writer and the resources he provides for binge eating. The book is free, take from it what you will. https://www.neverbingeagain.com

Are you comfort eating? Emotionally numbing/self soothing? Just straight craving/binging? Or are you bored or habituated to snacking or eating? Figuring out the root of it would be a good first step. I used food plus tv plus internet for numbing out, for emotional soothing, and occasionally just bc I was bored hanging around the house in the weekend or home from work etc. during different points in my life. I hit my heaviest before my divorce, i did lots of eating after he went to bed to smooth myself, as a “treat” after keeping it together all day. Weight watchers was actually really helpful giving me structure and accountability and I was able to get back to my pre baby weight with them. Since then, health problems and the general state of the world plus prednisone cause weight gain during shut down. Mainly numbing out and boredom or habit but I was able to make changes before it got out of hand. Thought work with the clutch helped me pinpoint some habits and also emotions I was numbing g out without realizing it. Now I weigh myself weekly and make small adjustments if needed to stay within an 10lb range or so. I don’t have scale related issues so this isn’t unhealthy for me, but I can be for some people

oddly enough, there was a video on binge eating on my explore feed the other day. let me see if i could find it again! from the top of my head, i recall the person listing "get trusted friends to keep you accountable when you eat together" as one of the ways they were able to control their impulses. you could try to source the reason why you are relying on food. be more conscious when you have that urge to snack and ask yourself why. identify the emotions present, etc.

Not sure I can help but I’m so sorry I know the out of control feeling. Could it be hormones? My binge eating was bad when I was on birth control. If testing with a naturopath is an option might be interesting to see what your hormone levels look like. other than that I find focusing on eating a meal when you’re truly hunger, and always waiting for hunger to come is best. When I eat I eat a good sized meal though. whip Cream and berries is a good desert after to, I think waiting for hunger, eating a full meal and a something sweet helps. Walking. don’t store snack food at your house. Make sure when waiting for hungry you eat food you will enjoy.