I'm an binge eater.

I'm disgusted with myself and my eating habits. I'm addicted to food. It started 3 months ago when my grandma passed away from lung cancer. Her death really tore me apart. I began to turn to food for comfort. I love fast food, greasy food, fattening food. I probably consume thousands of calories a day more than I should. Eating is something I truly enjoy. I get great satisfaction from cooking a meal, then being able to sit down and eat it. I know I'm full, but I continue to eat anyways. I eat when I'm bored, when I can't find anything else to do. I use food as a reward. I eat when I'm upset. I get very angry if I cannot eat what I want, when I want to. I hate having an empty stomach, and get very moody and emotional if I do.

I want more than anything to change my mentality of food and eating. I want to loose weight, but I know it's pointless unless I can change how I think about food. The weight would just come back. The binge eating has to stop. I really need some advice. Should I see a doctor? Please ladies, I'm asking for help. Where can I go from here? I'm so embarrassed.

im the same way, I dont know where to get help either. Its an eating disorder, but unless you are anorexic or bulimic youre not taken seriously  

I think thats a problem with a lot of people. I go through phases where I eat like this.  If I cook something and there are left overs I end up eating on it all day til Its time to make the kids a snack or lunch/dinner. If the kids have something leftover on their plates, I end up eating it cause I was raised not to waste food. I know how it feels, its hard to break out of. I dont really know how to stop either.  

I do that,   if I am stressed I eat, then I feel bad, then because I eat I feel horrible so I eat more   stupid.

Quoting Mrs. Mendez:“ I'm disgusted with myself and my eating habits. I'm addicted to food. It started 3 months ago when my ... [snip!] ... need some advice. Should I see a doctor? Please ladies, I'm asking for help. Where can I go from here? I'm so embarrassed.”

I've been like this for a looong time. I wish I knew what to tell you but I don't. I keep talking to my ob/gyn since having my daughter 8 months ago and all she says is "it's hormonal" and has put me on different bc pills. Yaz definitely helped make me not want to eat but it made me bleed for the entire month I was on it so I dunno if it's worth it

i would talk to your doctor. or even find something to join like weight watchers since there are people there you can talk to.
i eat like crazy when i am stressed out, i could sit down and eat half an entemanns cake and then eat like 3 plates of dinner. . before i got pregnant anyways. i am on a diet right now because i have gestational diabetes, so ive been losing weight from it.
right after my wedding i gained like 50 pounds in 3 monthes because we had so many money issues and things at the time.
I hope you can find someone to help you out!

Quoting amy ♥:“ im the same way, I dont know where to get help either. Its an eating disorder, but unless you are anorexic or bulimic youre not taken seriously  ”

I didn't even know it was until I googled it.

Yes, you should seek help. Having an addiction to food and/or binge eating is a real problem. Most people just make fun of it and chalk it off as being no big deal.

Check around to local weight loss clinics in your area. They should know where to direct you.

Good luck.

Quoting -Lynzee-:“ i would talk to your doctor. or even find something to join like weight watchers since there are people ... [snip!] ... pounds in 3 monthes because we had so many money issues and things at the time. I hope you can find someone to help you out!”

I'm so embarrassed.  

i have the same problem... im out of control... i waited for eddie to go to work so i could eat the entire pack of bacon by myself... I'm on my 6th cup of pudding as we speak...

I do this a lot, too. I've found that finding something to keep me occupied helps. I also try to avoid the kitchen as much as possible. Drinking a lot of water has helped me quite a bit as well.

Quoting Shelby0705:“ I do this a lot, too. I've found that finding something to keep me occupied helps. I also try to avoid the kitchen as much as possible. Drinking a lot of water has helped me quite a bit as well.”

Thanks!! The water thing makes since. I could try that. I just hate the taste of it.

Quoting Mrs. Mendez:“ Thanks!! The water thing makes since. I could try that. I just hate the taste of it.”

you can also try chewing gum. it helped me before, when i would think of snacking i would get some gum instead.

Seriously everyone..........contact your local weight loss center. They can help. I have been dieting for 11 days and have lost 6 lbs and I was the exact same way as all of you. They can help!

Quoting MunchkinButt's Mama:“ i have the same problem... im out of control... i waited for eddie to go to work so i could eat the entire pack of bacon by myself... I'm on my 6th cup of pudding as we speak...”

I do that, too. I wait for Rick to leave so he doesn't see me eating as much as I do. It's embarassing. When I lived with my ex boyfriend I would hang out in the kitchen and eat while he was in the living room and I think what brought things into perspective was when he told me "You know you don't have to sneak food." After that I realized that I was honestly ashamed of myself and how much I ate. Now I'm back into that routine, only my new man tells me that I'm going to get fat and doesn't encourage it.