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\"\"<\/a>Sherry Gaba LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life& Recovery Coach is featured Celebrity Rehab on VH1. Sherry is the authorof \u201cThe Law of Sobriety\u201d<\/a> which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. Please download yourcopy of \u201cManifest Holistic<\/a> Health<\/a>\u201d from Sherry\u2019s Enrich Your Life Series. Contact Sherry at\u00a0 http:\/\/www.sgabatherapy.com\/ServicesProvided.en.html<\/a> for webinars, teleseminars, coaching packages and speaking engagements.<\/p>\n

Binge eating is a serious issue for people of all ages,
\nwalks of life and weight levels. In essence binge eating is a repetitive
\npattern of consuming large amounts of foods which are typically high energy
\nfoods such as fats and carbohydrates. This is not the same as eating too much
\nat Thanksgiving dinner; it is a habitual behavior, an addiction to food as a
\nway to deal with stressors in your life. It is also a very secretive behavior that
\ncauses huge amounts of guilt, denial and a feeling of spiraling out of control.<\/p>\n

There are some simple strategies that people that have
\ndifficulties with binge eating can use to help to learn about the underlying
\nfactors that prompt this behavior. The following tips can be used to determine
\nyour triggers:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Keep an emotion journal \u2013 write down any
    \nemotional events or conflicts that occur and if you engage in binge eating
    \nafter these events. Be detailed and specific about what you experienced
    \nemotionally. The biggest triggers for binge eating tend to be anger,
    \nfrustration, guilt and boredom.<\/li>\n
  2. Track your physical well being levels. Typically
    \nbinge eating occurs when people are tired, fatigued or are not feeling up to
    \npar. Getting lots of rest, staying or becoming physically active and making the
    \nhealthiest food choices possible is important.<\/li>\n
  3. Seek counseling support \u2013 binge eating is a
    \ncomplex behavior that is driven by many different emotional factors. Talking to
    \na trained addiction counselor will assist in learning this triggers and
    \neffective techniques to change the behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Binge eating can also have genetic and medical factors.
    \nThere is evidence that inherited genes may predispose people to binge eating
    \nbut that with counseling and understanding these genetic issues can be
    \nminimized. In addition brain chemistry can be out of balance and may be
    \ncontributing to the desire to eat to release the “feel good”
    \nchemicals in the brain. An addiction counselor can assist in references to
    \nneurologists and psychiatrists that can prescribe medications to control these
    \nmedical factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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