Symptoms And Causes Of Overeating

 

The main characteristics of binge eating disorder include:

Feeling tremendously upset or distressed following a binge eating episode, frequent bouts of uncontrollable binge eating. For binge eaters, overeating is a habitual and uncontrollable occurrence, and food is used to deal with stress and other depressing emotions, even if afterwards the person feels worse.

Causes of Binge Eating:

• Low self esteem
• Negative self-evaluation
• Nerve-racking life events
• Partaking in extremely competitive dance or sports
• Feeling isolated and alone from others
• Family background eating disorders

Dissimilar to bulimia, binge eaters have an insurmountable will to continue with their binging behavior minus repeated attempts to “makeup for being naughty” for their binges by over-exercising, fasting, or vomiting. Dieting is a tremendous risk factor for any eating disorder. Numerous individuals with binge eating disorder are magnets for repeated failed diets

 

Signs of a Binge Eater

• Feelings that their eating is out of their control
• Eating what would be considered extreme quantities of food on a continuous basis
• Eating until they feel uncomfortable
• Eating huge quantities of food, even when they are not actually hungry
• Being guarded about what they eat and when
• Feeling ashamed about the quantity of food eaten
• Feeling appalled, depressed, and at fault for overeating

Strategies For Overcoming Binge Eating:
One of the most significant factors of controlling binge eating is to discover ways of dealing with stress and other overpowering feelings without resorting to food. This may include meditating, exercising, utilizing sensory-relaxation techniques, and performing simple breathing-exercises. Eat three meals a day including healthy snacks. Breakfast is the perfect way to get your metabolism going in the morning. Afterwards, have a nutritional lunch and dinner, with healthy-snacks in between. Stay with a schedule for mealtimes, and avoid skipping meals that can lead to binge eating as the day progresses. If you have junk food lying around your home, get rid of the temptation by clearing out your cabinets, refrigerator, and anywhere else you keep your pet binge foods.
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Forget about dieting
The denial and hunger triggered by strict-dieting can cause food cravings and the desire to overeat. In place of dieting, concentrate on eating in restricted quantities. Find nourishing foods that you take pleasure in, and eat just enough to feel content, not awkwardly stuffed. Shun banning specific foods since this will make you want them even more. Write down whatever you eat, how much, when, and how you were feeling when you ate it.

Exercise
Everyone has heard this bit of advice before; nonetheless, it is advised so often, there must be something to it! Not only does exercise help keep you in shape, it also eases depression, enhances overall health, and decreases stress. The natural mood enhancing “feel good hormones” that exercise triggers will help to halt the desire to over eat.

Get adequate sleep
If you are tired, you might resort to eating in order to boost your energy. Go to bed early or take a nap. Sleep has a way of healing our bodies and mind.

Pay attention to your body
Train yourself to know the difference between physical and emotional hunger. If you just ate and there’s no “rumble in your tummy,” you are probably not actually hungry. The cravings will past quickly if you distract yourself.