Encouragement on overcoming binge eating disorder
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! My 4th was great - We spent time with my family and then saw some great fireworks. I couldn’t help but think about how great my relationship with food is now. In the past I know that I would have eaten too much food, felt bad about myself, then binged on goodies for hours to come.
If there is one thing that I learned it’s that you just have to take it one day at a time. For me, being at a 4th of July picnic would have triggered a binge because chances are that I overate, would feel guilty about myself, and end my day with bingeing.
So, if I described just a little about how your July 4th was, just remember that you can’t beat yourself up over bingeing, over eating, or anything else. Release all of those emotions and focus on tomorrow. How will you get through the next day without binge eating?
Binge eating disorder is hard enough, so don’t think too much in advance about it. It will just overwhelm you and most likely cause you to binge even more.
Celebrate the days or even hours that you didn’t binge eat and focus on getting through the rest of your day without letting binge eating disorder control you and your every thought. Just think about it one step and one day at a time.