Binge Eating -- Problem Solving
In only the last two months, pretty much since I hit a weight that I have never weighed before which was under 165, I developed this problem. (I'm now at 146) I find myself obsessing over foods I normally do not eat - legal ones - and I binge. We are not talking normal overeating, we are talking about gorging myself until I am sick and can feel food coming back up on me - huge quantities of a food that is not meant to be eaten like that.
This always happens at night after I have eaten everything I have allowed myself for the day. Obviously it is not hunger. It is some kind of feeling of scarcity, or fear, or something like that. (As a child and teen, my mother used to shout "The Kitchen Is Closed!!" and she used to stalk me to make sure I was not eating so it may be resentment)
No matter how well I seem to do getting back on track, there is always a next time.
After thinking this through, I realized each time, it is the same foods - my comfort foods?:
peanuts (dh's)
morningstart bars (dh's)
Lowcarb cereal
cheese
sf chocolate (no more of that in the house!)
So, I have come up with a new plan, when I am having these urges, I will allow myself an extra lc OWL meal that I like. Something like:
Cheese Omelette with broccoli
Salad with oil/vinegar, eggs, shrimp
Fried Tofu with veggies and sauce
etc.
I am going to try to start cooking one of these the minute I feel like I cannot get a hold of my feelings.
Last night, I had the feelings but I munched on a couple of leaves of raw collard greens and got into bed with a book and before I knew it I was sleepy. If that can work I won't start making an OWL meal, but if I feel like I am losing control, I will ..
It'll up my carbs and calories for the day, but I will still be under my basal metabolic rate ..
Here's hoping it works!!!!
Posted at 03:57 pm by TadaTheVeg
