Do I Have a Binge Eating Problem?

WTF is Binge Eating Disorder?

You’re so over making yourself sick by eating. You eat super quickly and way more than you had planned. You might be feeling out of control when it comes to food which, let’s face it, can be scary.

Binge eating can impact both your mental and physical health. This can create an unhealthy relationship with food, making you obsess and plan what you’ll eat when alone. Avoiding eating in front of others for fear of judgment. Then beating yourself up for eating more than you’d planned. You must be feeling frustrated and hopeless. You might be feeling discouraged as you experience shame, distress or guilt after a binge.

Binge Eating Is More Common Than You Think

You are not alone in these feelings or behaviors. Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder in the United States. People of all sizes can struggle with this. You can’t tell if someone has binge eating disorder just by looking at them. People can be in very small bodies and still meet the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder.

Although binge eating disorder can be severe and cause health problems it is treatable. In fact, binge eating disorder has the highest recovery rate of all the eating disorders as well. We are confident that if you are willing to try the interventions suggested by your eating disorder specialized therapist and dietitian, you will begin to have less severity in your behaviors. Recovery can be a long process but we are here to support you through the journey if you are ready and willing to make a change.

Learn More About Binge Eating Counseling

If you think you might be struggling with Binge Eating Disorder or have recently been diagnosed, schedule a free 10 minute call with one of our dietitians or therapists here.

HERE ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR

Emotional and behavioral

Finding evidence of a binge, including disappearance of large amounts of food or finding many empty wrappers and containers indicating consumption of large amounts of food.
Is uncomfortable eating while others are watching
Stealing or hoarding food in weird places
Schedules their life to make time for ritual binge sessions
Withdrawing from normal friends and activities
Frequently diets
Highly concerned with body weight and shape
Spending a lot of time in the mirror pinching and poking the body
Has secret episodes of binge eating (eating very rapidly and in much larger quantities than most would eat under similar circumstances); feels out of control with food
Eating alone out of embarrassment
Feelinging disgusted, depressed, or ashamed after overeating
Fluctuations in weight
Feelings of low self-esteem