Step OUT of your Comfort Zone
Boy, do I remember being “comfortable” in my binge eating. Of course I didn’t feel comfortable physically, but eating provided a comfort to me that no other one or thing could.
When I had a bad day, I would get excited to plan the foods I would binge on. I would plan elaborate binges with so many different foods. The feeling was awesome, until all of the binge food was gone. That’s when I started feeling guilty, fat, and just wondered why I binged in the first place.
Why did I binge eat for so long?
Because it was comfortable. Sure, I knew that it wasn’t going to turn a bad day into a good one… a sad feeling into a happy one… or anything else… but it provided me with a comfort that I longed for.
Looking back, I totally realize that the comfort of binge eating greatly outnumbered any feelings of wanting to stop that I had. It was a habit.
It was safe.
It was my escape from “real life”.
It was fun for the first few bites…
But it was nothing more than that. Why did I deliberately make myself feel horrible?
Why did I stuff my face and binge until I felt sick to my stomach?
I had to get out of my comfort zone and start a plan to end binge eating. Yes, it was hard, but I couldn’t keep going in the same direction that I had for a long time already. I needed a new way out.
I was able to stop binge eating disorder and take control of my life… I did it and so can you!
Thanks for the inspiration. I like that you didn’t mention anything about weight loss. I think it’s possible to stop binge eating and love the body that you were born with.