I joined reddit a year ago today to post about avoiding a binge, and my life has changed dramatically since then. A month later I started prepping my food to take to work. Three months later I started walking on my breaks at work or casually when I got home. I have lost 20lbs/10% of my body weight. I started running again 3 months ago. Do I binge? Sure. It only happens every few months, though. I overeat but move on quickly.
I learned with shelter-in-place that work stressors prompted previous binges and if I don’t do pretty intense aerobic activity daily I am more likely to overeat. It isn’t disordered - I just default to using food to calm anxious energy if I don’t burn it.
I remember feeling so hopeful last year after feeling hopeless for so long. You have to play the long game with binge eating disorder, but I think being gentle with yourself goes a long way.
Good luck to everyone out there struggling. There is hope.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/hldxew/1_year_into_a_binge_journey/
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