to ask how to stop bingeing

But that's why what youre currently achieving is inspiring. It gives me hope that maybe one day I can get there.
Similar history here.

Cost :)

Plus its small and I can walk in, grab the milk/bread without having to walk up and down three aisles , pay and am away in less then a minute

Tescos - milk is one end of the store, bread the other, got to walk past all those other aisles with their end plinth special offers shouting at me , the longer Im in the store the more chance I have picking up stuff I dont need

It's another reason I prefer to shop in Lidl. All the good choices are at the front of the store, the junk food is in one aisle - easily avoided - plus they dont have the range of temptation that the bigger shops have . Our Tesco has one full length aisle ( both sides ) dedicated to crisps and biscuits - I rarely ever walk down it . Lidl crisp/ biscuit section is tiny with very little choice, I find it easy to ignore

As long as it doesnt make the trolley Im ok :)

Im no saint. Last week butter went on special offer, I gave in and bought 4 packs telling myself I would freeze it . I didnt , Ive gained 3lb because 1lb block of butter needs bread and crackers and crumpets and pancakes to make it to my mouth. So three packs have now been cut and packed and in the freezer and what remains of the opened one - gone in the bin

Something I do when I need just milk or bread, is use the local petrol station, Yes its costing more but in the long run, I save money because I know prices are fixed higher.for the conveinsnce

You are extremely inspiring because you have come online, admitted your struggles and recording them

!0 page thread so far - you have touched a lot of people

Thank you.
It's reassuring to find someone who has similar preparation and cooking issues to myself. Maybe it is ED linked, as well as my autism. It does make sense.
Thanks for starting this thread. I find what you're doing inspiring.

Thank you very much. There are no private practitioners anywhere near here, and I would be too anxious anyway. Im only going to be able to manage the zoom cbt with a support worker with me.
Im going to be switching meds during the next two months, the hope is that if my anxiety can be reduced, I won't binge to calm myself down so often, and might be in a space to work on it more.
I mainly like protein yoghurt lol. I cant cook or prepare food due to crippling anxiety and executive functioning issues, and have ibs and reflux too so can't eat a lot of things but am going to see a dietician at some point.
But this is your thread, and Im encouraged to see how well you are doing.❤️

I live in Wales and our service provision for all things health is very limited. Ive been in private therapy for years, but not specifically for ED. I asked for specific ED help on the NHS in 2017. (Well i originally asked in 1992 .but thats a whole other story). Our local mental health services have nothing. They won't offer me CBT as I'm autistic and they're not trained to deliver it to ND brains.
After a two year wait, Weight Management Services have now offered me CBT for binge eating. However it is in a group over zoom, not tailored towards autistic people and will not occur for a further two years...
Im getting the most help at least in understanding binge eating, from ChatGPT.
I haven't been able to do what youre doing, although I understand why it's working for you, as eliminating anything like sugar makes me feel deprived and triggers binging.
But I'm really happy for you that you've found something that's working for you.
And one day I might too. 💐

Congratulations. You must be feeling the return of hope. 💐

Is that 11 days without binging? If so, that's amazing. I haven't gone that long for years.

Sorry I probably should have continued reading the full thread but I auto replied to the one about limiting food intake.

I am glad you’re doing well! I have definitely found that after a while of not having something the brain starts to crave it less and less.

Good luck!

Same happened to me.

@WaterandSandy , another wee "treat" that I might have mid afternoon is another weird combo. Cottage cheese on Peters Yard sourdough crackers with the tiniest dribble of hot honey. The crackers are huge and they come prepacked in 5's - which is enough. I snap them in half, dollop on the cottage cheese and just a wee drip of the honey. The cottage cheese I buy is from Lidl, it's as cheap as chips and is as creamy, even creamier then any high end ones - Dairly - its amazing stuff - and I hated cottage cheese. So for me it's crunch, cream, sweet and hot. I find it helps when I want "nibbles"

I don’t get this, OP has said she will just go back to restricting her food intake. How is that preferable over WLI? Surely she’d be better on WLI and being monitored/therapy rather than leaving it up to “willpower”

I don’t have any answers OP but I’m sorry you’re dealing with this, it’s a horrible cycle

because you shouldn’t take them with a history of eating disorders

Why not say WLI? That’s exactly how they work. They stop binging!

What I do is I allow myself one planned treat a week, usually I go to a cafe on a Friday afternoon and have what I fancy with a coffee. Often when I get there I don't want to have the biggest thing there and I choose a more reasonable option, but still something tasty. But if I want the big piece of cake, I have it, eat it slowly and enjoy it. I find if I have that to look forward to, it's easier to eat healthily.

I also allow normal life to happen. If I'm at someone's house and they offer me dessert, I'll have some and enjoy it. I find feeling deprived is my route back into binging, so if 'being good' would leave me feeling like I'm missing out, I have the nice thing. That's not a binge.