I do it myself almost every night and have no idea why! I walk every day and can be so healthy and come 7pm boom! I am complaining of stomach ache and bowel issues and still cant stop, it's a horrible cycle

I binge and purge too.

Go easy on yourself and remember that tomorrow is a new day!

I'm happy to chat on here in the evenings if you're struggling - I've had a rough day and binge/purged too so it would do me good too :)

It’s not greed...when you binge it isn’t greediness...it’s another need you’re trying to fill with food. Please don’t judge yourself (I know that’s easier said than done).

I could easily put away 2000 + calories, have to go to my office tomorrow and tried on my uniform for the first time in mo this and it's not good, doesn't stop me eating some oreos now, hate feeling like this, walking and thinking I am doing well, then evening arrives

No idea! I think it's more habit than anything and it's there in front of me! I know people say dont have it in the house but dh and children like a treat and have control. I am eating the rubbish knowing I dont want it but I just cant stop my self

I do this. I’m considering - only considering mind you as I’m not brave enough - speaking to the dr about counselling. People seem to help if they can’t leave the house or if they wash their hands a hundred times an hour but it’s not clear what help there is for us. I don’t know my triggers but I’m sure they’re probably text book. If I’m busy I haven’t time to stuff my face, if I’m around friends I wouldn’t dream of eating 8 chocolate bars. It’s worse the last 4 weeks because my DH has started doing the bedtime reading. I have 45 mins of free me time! Oh help!

@LettyLoman, have you read up on Binge Eating Disorder (BED).

Some GP's will offer counselling and support for this as it's a recognised eating disorder.

Having read everything/listened to everything i can it's pretty clear to me that I have BED/Bulimia but haven't been brave enough to approach my doctor about it just yet!

Just want to offer a perspective from someone who binge ate their way to 22st and is now in recovery. You CAN get through it but first you must stop beating yourself up. I know it sounds hard to do, and it is, but it can be done.

Make sure you eat enough - don't count calories, don't weigh yourself and don't go on a diet - when your relationship with food is broken you are primed for the guilt-binge-guilt cycle that goes hand in hand with dieting. Aim for 3 meals a day and if you find yourself getting hungry, EAT. Don't eat tiny rabbit food portions that mean you're starving come 7pm because biologically you are way more likely to binge.

Definitely see a counsellor if you can, I saw someone on the NHS and worked on self esteem and it's surprising how many of the issues come from self-hatred or feeling like you're not deserving but you do.

You deserve to be happy and loved and you are truly beautiful even though it doesn't feel like it right now.

Also I self referred through the online service in my area (formerly IAPT) and all of the sessions were online through a messenger type system.

Hello, anyone still on here? Just at my wits' end with my binge eating disorder. I'm not quite overweight but definitely bigger than my natural weight. Have been trying to get rid of the stubborn belly fat for almost a year now and I'm convinced that if it wasn't for my awful eating habits, it would have been long gone. I binge and then fast as I'm scared of being in calorific surplus but it's just a vicious cycle.

@startalovetrain - how long did it take you to recover..? How did you actually begin breaking the habit?

All the best to all of you here xx

In my teens I was anorexic. Then I went the opposite way and stated binge eating so you saying you binge ate 3300 calories sounds just like me. As up until 5 weeks ago I did it every night, since my early 20s (im now 34).

It's been getting worse this year and I finally managed to get a doctor to listen to me. I have since been referred to and diagnosed with an eating disorder for which I am starting therapy for.

I need help identifying my triggers but my eating becomes frenzied over a short space of time, less than 30 minutes usually. I feel disgusted and ashamed yet I continue eating.

I have been intermittent fasting for 5 weeks. And though I haven't binged I've not really lost weight either which I am gutted about due to cutting out 3000 excess calories every night. This triggered an awful binge last night for which I am still feeling ashamed for. Like I am weak.

I actually can't wait to start therapy now as it's ruining my life. I hate what I see when I look at myself