Anyone successfully overcome binge eating?

[AnnieLobeseder]

Title says it all really. I'm a binge eater. I'm talking about packets of biscuits and whole bars of chocolate, at the same time, in one sitting.

My meals are healthy. I exercise - I'm a cross-country runner. I know what I should be doing to eat properly and be healthy.

So why, come around 5pm most nights, do I become possessed by some weird food monster and just rip into the crap? Keeping it out of the house doesn't work - I even go on missions to get that fix.

I'm not hungry, it's not a lack of calories or anything like that. Just a psychological dependence on sugary crap. I'm an addictive personality - I used to struggle with drugs. But drugs you can stay away from, food you can't!!!!

I've tried Paul McKenna, various books on the subject etc etc.

So has anyone ever been in my position, and truly beaten it? If so, how? It's not a weight issue, my weight, while not ideal, is OK. I just want to be in control of what I put into my mouth.

Yes I have successfully recovered. I was binge eating as a result of years of dieting, very low self-esteem and depression. This time last year my mum marched me to see my GP because I was so miserable. He referred me to an eating disorder clinic and the rest is history. I have not binged for 10 months and no longer have cravings for foods. I have lost 2 stone. I know it sounds too good to be true but it is. The thing that made the biggest difference for me was to stop trying to lose weight. My therapist gave me 'permission' to eat anything and everything I wanted. No foods were off limits. Yeah I went crazy and ate like a pig for a couple of weeks but after a while I stopped wanting these foods. I also had appointments with a nutritionist who helped me to see food for its nutritional value and not as 'good' or 'bad'. I discovered I had many 'beliefs' about food based on my years of dieting and she helped me see that these were all bs. If I could give you one piece of advice - get proper help. I wish I'd done it years ago.