Compulsive Eating: How to Deal with Binge Eating

Are you tired of struggling with compulsive eating? Learn ways to prevent a compulsive eating episode when your feeling triggered.

According to an article at helpforeatingdisorder.com, “How to Cope with Compulsive Eating”

“There are steps that you can take to prevent the episodes from occurring. It is important to acknowledge your triggers and your behavior and to keep working at bringing your body and mind into balance and union.

1. Eat food that you actually like. This seems counter intuitive, especially in today’s; diet driven world, but every time your body feels like it is being deprived or not getting what it wants, it fuels the obsession to eat and triggers a compulsive eating episode
2. Stay away from online food and diet web sites. Compulsive eating thoughts are often triggered by being bombarded with too many online food images and ideas. Try replacing these sites with positive, inspirational ones.
3. Keep binge food away from the house. It is always best to keep anything triggering out of the house. Out of sight out of mind.
4. Watch your exercise. Sometimes too much exercise will set off compulsive eating, especially if you have been restricting calories
5. Get help and support – Stick with people who understand eating compulsively or other disordered eating behavior, but who are also focused on recovery
6. Use alternative behaviors when you are feeling compulsive. Examples include calling someone and talking about it, meditation, journal writing, posting an online blog or asking for help.” To read the entire article click here.

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