{"id":3996,"date":"2013-01-24T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/doinglifetogether\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2013-01-19T07:13:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T12:13:14","slug":"are-you-a-compulsive-or-binge-eater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2013\/01\/are-you-a-compulsive-or-binge-eater.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You A Compulsive or Binge Eater?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Are you a compulsive overeating? Do you binge eat? What are the signs of emotional eating?<\/em><\/p>\n

Julie is frustrated with her weight. She has been steadily gaining for months and can\u2019t stop bingeing on candy. The more her weight goes up, the more depressed she becomes. Every night Julie promises herself that she\u2019ll be \u201cgood\u201d. Tomorrow she\u2019ll start a diet and get control of her eating. But tomorrow turns out like today–she eats compulsively.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard for Julie to tell the difference between physical hungry and eating out of boredom or stress. She hates feeling this out of control and won\u2019t look at her body in the mirror.<\/p>\n

Julie is a compulsive overeater who doesn\u2019t binge eat but \u201cgrazes\u201d all day on food. She picks a little here, a little there, until she has grossly overeaten and gained weight. The compulsion to eat is emotionally based but adding physical pounds to her 5\u20192\u201d frame. Julie reports she can\u2019t get control, vows daily to diet and fails.<\/p>\n

Compulsive overeaters usually:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Overeat due to emotional issues and stress, not because they are hungry<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Diet often because of guilt and weight gain<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Feel out of control when eating<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Feel disgusted with their bodies because they are overweight<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Binge eat or overeat throughout the day<\/p>\n

Another type of compulsive eating is called binge eating. Binge eating is similar to bulimia because the person experiences uncontrolled eating episodes (binges). The difference is that compulsive binge eaters don\u2019t purge. They eat until they are uncomfortably full. Most binge eaters are obese and struggle with weight fluctuations. About 2% of people are binge eaters with about one-third of those people involved in medically supervised weight control programs.<\/p>\n

Look for these signs if you think you may be a binger:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Recurrent episodes of binge eating<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Feel out of control during a binge<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Eat fast and feel uncomfortable<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Eat large amounts of food when you are not physically hungry<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Eat alone because you are embarrassed by how much you eat<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Feel disgusted, guilty or depressed by the way you eat<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Are distressed by the above<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Binge at least 2 days a week for a 6 month period<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Don\u2019t purge to get rid of the food<\/p>\n

The tell tale sign of compulsive overeating is usually overweight or obesity which can have serious medical consequences. If you or a loved one struggles with compulsive or binge eating, get help now. There are no magical shortcuts but you can get control over food and learn to eat healthy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For more help, Click on the book cover above, Dr. Linda’s Breaking Free from Compulsive Overeating<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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