Overcoming Binge Eating: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop

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I first picked up this book years ago, half-read it, kidded myself that I didn't really have a poor relationship with food, and put it on a shelf to gather dust while I continued with the same vicious cycle of dieting and binging for a few more years. Last year out of nothing more than sheer desperation I decided to try again. I followed the book on my own for the first month and then referred myself to the NHS eating disorder clinic, who assigned a therapist to work through it with me. You can definitely do the book on your own but I highly recommend the extra support, it was a great help. As for the book, I'm not going to dress it up, it absolutely works. But you need to be ready for change, you need to accept the fact you're probably not going to lose weight (at least for a while) you need to put the work in, and you will undoubtedly need to face a demon or three. The book follows several stages; first keeping a detailed food diary to determine exactly when and why you binge. After that you establish a regular pattern of eating - 3 meals and 2-3 snacks at set times of the day, with absolutely no rules about what you eat at those times, it just has to be 'enough'. Then you work on establishing alternatives to binging. After that, it's facing the rules you create around food and removing or 'softening' them. Then you slowly introduce foods you may have 'banned' or simply avoided in the past. There's other sections on things like body confidence, and a plan for preventing relapse. It took me about 10 months in total to properly work through it, and I've found it challenging, rewarding and all the emotions inbetween. But it's been absolutely worth it. I'm 35 now, I've been a binge eater since I was a young child, and for the first time in my adult life I feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel; I CAN have a normal relationship with food. I have packets of biscuits in the house and I don't binge on them. I have takeaways and feel no guilt. I don't spend all day thinking about food. I don't meal plan or calorie count or worry about macros excessively. I'm not scared to eat in front of people. I haven't lost a lb, but I feel so much better about myself and my future. If you struggle with binge eating, please know that there's no shame. You're not greedy or lazy or useless or lacking in willpower or self-control. You've got a mental health issue, and there's help out there. Pick up this book and commit to the program, you won't regret it.

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I've struggled with binge eating my entrire life and haven't had a bingen episode in months, thanks to Dr. Fairburns strategy.

The subject matter is a difficult one, but this book does an amazing job of breaking it all down, making it easier to understand, at least intellectually. At times, it does get a little scientific, but fortunately, this is well explained, making this book a must have. Looking at different areas of binge eating, the author challenges us to look at the different components that create this problem, instead of the usual "just use more willpower". Quite inspiring.

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