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Binge Eating \u2013 it has many forms\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n by Adele Johnston\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Section Subtitle” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”710px” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”905px” custom_margin=”||-34px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” animation_style=”fold” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_fold=”20%”]<\/p>\n When we speak we tend to use language familiar and known to us. The same applies when we describe situations or moments in our lives. Let\u2019s take the weekend as an example, it\u2019s been a long hard ass week, you\u2019re tired, fed up, anxious \u2013 even more so thanks to restrictions around us, bloody Covid.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You\u2019re finished work \u2013 TFIF right.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You shut the laptop or leave your workplace feeling free and excited for your 2 day weekend, heck you might have even swung by the supermarket or the corner shop on your way home to pick up a bottle of your favourite wine and some sharing bags of peanut M&Ms, skittles and Doritos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You feel excited, relaxed, happy it\u2019s the weekend and you can\u2019t wait to get in and get your comfies on and pour your first wine of the evening \u2013 happy weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s where things normally start to spiral\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ve felt stressed all week, you\u2019re tired and you\u2019re seeking comfort in the way that you think you know works for you. You\u2019re eating for comfort, you\u2019re drinking alcohol for comfort and you\u2019re vegetating on the sofa marathon watching Netflix (for the record let\u2019s be clear that none of the above is wrong, bad, unhealthy, frowned upon \u2013 it\u2019s what you feel you need).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You get to your 2nd<\/sup> movie or half way through your boxset and you\u2019ve eaten the sharing bags of peanut M&Ms, most of the Skittles and the full bag of Doritos along with your bottle of wine; all after the takeaway you ordered.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You start feeling guilty.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You rub your tummy and thoughts of shame cross your mind \u201cugh I\u2019m so bloody annoyed with myself for binging like that\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.4.8″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ custom_margin=”||-90px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″ min_height=”2487px” custom_margin=”-43px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/adelejohnstoncoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1.png” title_text=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”49%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”143px” custom_margin=”-9px|||||”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.6″ min_height=”694px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.6″ custom_margin=”||-95px|||”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s Pause a sec\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2026Binge eating is such a broad term that\u2019s used to describe periods and episodes resulting in \u201cuncontrollable overeating\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Binge eating isn\u2019t just gorging on foods, it\u2019s instances where you consume large amounts of calories in one go (around 2,000+) and then feel you\u2019ve not got control on the situation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It can be hardly eating any calories, yet still feeling like you\u2019ve no control over what\u2019s happening. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s even feeling a binge urge and you\u2019re able to prevent it from happening for a few hours or so, but knowing it will eventually come and you binge because you needed to get rid of the anxiety.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some foods may trigger us to binge \u2013 normally not your fruits and veggies but rather those highly palatable and\/or processed foods like those described above.<\/span><\/p>\n The point made above is although this person consumed a high calorie food intake, felt guilty and ashamed for it, it does not define them and it certainly does not make them a bad person. We\u2019re all known to overeat from time to time \u2013 heck feeling emotional and overwhelmed can trigger the want to comfort through food for many people. It\u2019s normal and you shouldn\u2019t find yourself beating yourself up with negative thoughts and language over it.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some tips that might support you during times like these are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Not sure of the hunger scale, here\u2019s a copy you can save down into your phone for later.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”60px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/adelejohnstoncoaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-1.png” title_text=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ width=”50%” max_width=”69%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”308px”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”|auto|-195px|auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_margin=”||163px|||”]<\/p>\n 3. If you\u2019re an emotional eater<\/strong>, having dinner and eating what you perceive to be healthy and filing won\u2019t remove your want for comfort foods. Ultimately it won\u2019t satisfy \u2018emotional hunger\u2019. Connect with this.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 4. Acknowledge that emotional hunger<\/strong> \u2013 or eating your feelings \u2013 will not fix the emotional pain. Try working on that emotional trigger through proven strategies such as journaling your thoughts and feelings (this is a safe environment where you can remove those thoughts and feelings from your head, write them down and for some, you may even want to burn them afterwards to keep those deep thoughts\/secrets from being known)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 5. Finally feel your feelings<\/strong> \u2013 we have them for a reason and numbing them will only ever mask a situation, not resolve it. If you\u2019re holding things back and not acknowledging them for fear of crying uncontrollably, allow yourself a moment when you\u2019re able to do just that, in a safe environment that\u2019s judgement free with lots of tissues at the ready. This energy that\u2019s building up, once released, will instantly show benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n So remember, we all have moments where we overconsume foods \u2013 those highly palatable and sugary ones normally \u2013 but being present in that moment and acknowledging why you\u2019re eating will help you deeply and widely in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you do suspect you are struggling with binge eating disorder then I urge you to visit https:\/\/beateatingdisorders.org.uk<\/a> the UK\u2019s eating disorder charity for support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can also benefit greatly from following https:\/\/instagram.com\/break.binge.eating<\/a> where Dr Jake Linardon provides such valuable content, I even used some of his work to guide this post. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h1>\n
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