Binging

I mentioned limiting serving size last time and that inevitability led to a discussion about binging. While I can eat a lot at a time, I am not too much of a binge eater. I am lucky that I have managed to stop "sneaking food" or eating when no one else was around. I do have friends who are bothered by it. It is torture to be on that merry go round of self hate. The eating leads to shame and more weight and the cycle continues.
I heard about this girl, Kristin Gerstley from Texas who wrote a great book, Stop Binge Eating. She has a newsletter and tours around talking about her experience in over coming the condition. She has great information about Binge Eating Disorder. It is an actual medical diagnosis as of 1994. It is a serious condition that has can be quite detrimental physically and emotionally. In the U.S., there are 25 million people with "Binge Eating disorder- 60% of them are women.
She is really honest about binging and hiding the evidence. She says that she "used" to be someone who felt happiness only when she was eating and that she used food to feel better. She is truthful enough to admit that she hated herself for behaving that way and not having better control. You really should check out her book. I'll put the link up when I can. Stop Binge Eating