How to STOP Binge Eating and GIVE UP Junk Food for Good!
Posted on 13 December 2008 by Mel
Don’t worry I’m not going to try and sell you a product or anything like that! This is something I wrote about three and a half weeks ago after an uncontrollable binge. I want to share this with you because I feel as though I’ve uncovered something very valuable. It’s been three weeks since I’ve let anything remotely unhealthy tempt me. Now I want to share my findings with you. It’s quite long, too long to post to the site so if you want to receive the report then enter your email below and I’ll send it to you.
I would NEVER sell your email address to any companies or flood you with spam emails. All you will receive is the report I’ve written! Hope you find it useful, if it helps you out in anyway then it was worth taking the time to write. Comment this post if you like it!
Here’s a snippet..
I don’t know if this is a new concept or not..but this is something I realized tonight. It’s 12:15am on Tuesday morning. Of course I went to the gym this morning and did my workout. Everything went well until I got home and decided I would add some honey to my oats. This was probably how my binge started…the first excuse to eat sugar.
“Its natural sugar” I told myself. Then a few hours later it was time for my next meal. What did I decide to eat? Oats and honey of course! Now this is something I have been avoiding on my weight loss plan. Oats are meant to be a morning only thing but because I had already allowed myself to eat honey with the oats in the morning, in my head it seemed ok. So of course I was making excuses for myself to eat sugar.
Now as I said earlier..I realized something tonight. I had an epiphany. It was 12:10am and I had crept into my brother’s room, tip toed over to his desk while he slept just footsteps away and stole his car keys. I then went out in the rain, hopped in his car and sped to the nearest service station.
On the way I was thinking ‘No! You don’t have to do this! Just drive home! Turn the car around’. My head really didn’t want to go into the store and buy chocolate and ice cream but it was like my body was possessed! I honestly didn’t want to eat the bad food, I NEEDED to have it! There was no way my body was allowing me to turn the car around!
It was then, mid-bite into my second magnum ego that I had an addiction. A sick disgusting addiction! If you think about it… stealing my brothers car and driving it in slippery wet conditions to the 7/11 for chocolate at 12:15am against my own will is very dangerous!
I mean it was pretty risky. I could have crashed his car (possible outcomes – injury, death, damage to his vehicle, damage to other vehicle without insurance). If he found out I took his car without his permission he would obviously be very angry at me. It could jeopardize our relationship, he obviously wouldn’t trust me anymore.
None of these things mattered though. I NEEDED to have that chocolate and honestly nothing was going to stop me. I was like a drug addict needing a fix. That’s when I decided to do something about this addiction to junk food…
As I said earlier, this was three and a half weeks ago and since then I have been junk food free! I want to share my secret with you!
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December 13th, 2008 at 10:25 am
hey mel
thankyou sooo much for this! it was so good i printed it out and have it up on my fridge to remind me of my goals!
i’ve asked my boyfriend for help giving up junk food and he’s very supportive and has promised not to bring tempting things into the house
keep up the good work!
katie <3
December 13th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Hi Mel,
Thank you for your effort. I am and will always be a loyal reader of your website. Thanks..
December 13th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Hi Mel,
I just want to say how pretty you are and how much I love this website! I read this and I think its great that it has worked so well for you. I just have one critism however I still think this is great and very helpful to many people!
I have bulimia and I’ve been sick for a long time. I’ve made many attempts at recovery and I know that as a bulimic the more you deny yourself, the worse the cravings get and the more likely you are to binge on whatever it is you aren’t letting yourself have. That being said, if you are trying to recover from an eating disorder, I think its a much better and more efffective idea to try to simply utilize portion control. I know this is easier said then done but I just wanted to put it out there for anyone else reading this with an eating disorder. Something to keep in mind!
Keep posting! I love this site!
December 13th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
heyy this sounds great.. love your site!
December 14th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Hello Melissa.
I’m a new viewer of the website and let me just say I lovvve it! However, I must point out a little tid-bit I saw in your article I found somewhat false. Firstly, you are telling your body that honey is a sugar, which in some ways it is, but that it is like other sugars. If you are worried about weight gain then stay away from these artificial sugars like high fructose corn syrup and Splenda! These sugars are not fat-solvable which means your body can not break down the amino acids, which in turn causes your body to make more fat cells to break down the fake sugars. It’s ALWAYS best to eat every thing whole and nature made. You WON’T gain weight from a simple bowl of healthy oats and honey. Plus, you can eat that throughout the day not just for breakfast. In fact, I recommend my patients eat oats or fruits because this helps your body detoxify from your supper meal. It sounds to me that you are depriving yourself of simple treats which can cause a binge tendency. Please, if you would like any other info. just E-mail me and I’d be glad to help you through this.
Advance Nutritionist, M.D
Holistic Health Medicine, M.D
December 14th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hey!
i hope you’ll send me that article, seems cool.
I also wanted to say that I really like your website, because the other celeb diet website I go to (theskinnywebsite) is cool, but the comments are revolting, and even the author of the articles seems to have a distorted vision of a woman’s body.
Keep it up!
Aline
PS : please excuse the possible mistakes, as English isn’t my first language
December 14th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Thanks Kristin!
I appreciate your advice, the reason I have tried to cut out honey is because I’m trying to get really lean and thought that it would be best to eliminate all sugars. I’ll definitely add sugars back into my oats now, if you have any other tips or advice I’d love to hear it
And Aline, I’m glad you like my site! I have also seen the skinny website and agree that its not a ‘healthy’ place. I try to keep things positive here
Jessica Grace, thank you for sharing your story. I hope you continue with your recovery. You gave good advice, thank you!
Keep the comments coming, I love feedback! Even if it is constructive criticism
xoxo
December 14th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Hi Mel,
I know it seems so silly, but there are some days when I just don’t have time to go to the gym and I can’t seem to overcome this stumbling block.. Any advice would be appreciated!!
I love the site, especially because it does seem more healthy and the whole personal input makes me feel so much better, like I am not alone in struggling with weight issues! I really appreciated the article but I do have a little query I would appreciate some advice on!
I’ve come up with a healthy diet and think I can stick close to it to stop myself binge eating. However, whenever I don’t make my exercise quota for the day, I end up feeling like a total failure and bingeing or restricting and then bingeing
Chloe xx
December 15th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
that’s so sweet of you to do! I really like your posts, keep doing your thing, girl!
hugs from the Netherlands
December 16th, 2008 at 3:36 am
Thanks for the email Mel, I have saved this and will put it on my fridge and by my desk and use it for motivation
- Mary (weight loss since July 2008: 15kg, 9kg to go)
December 16th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Hey Mel,
Thanks a lot for this article!
As I’m suffering from bulimia for almost a year now I recognized many of those mentioned problems you have. I’m really desperate to stop binging but I haven’t manage so far (I already read through many self-help books and stuff like that). I think your atricle might be a bigger help than most of those things I tried so far!
Thanks for sharing your ideas with us!
Jessy
P.S.: Do you actually still take Hoodia? I’m thinking about ordering some supplements, but I’m not really sure if it’s worth to try.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
thanks for your words mel, they really helped me. i have been binge free for 3 days now and counting!
December 18th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Kristin is so right. Real sugar is better for you. but dont forget your body doesnt sense frutose (which is one half of honey) like it senses glucose (the other half) so your body will only tell you to stop when it thinks its had enough glucose. but because glucose is only half of the sugar your infact getting twice as much sugar because frutose goes unoticed. it still breaks down into calories that your body turns into fat. thats why you can eat copious amounts of lollies before you get sick. cause your body only recognises half (the glucose part) of what your eating. thats why i try to stay away from fruit juice, lollies and other high sugar foods. if you want to have some make sure youve allowed for the calories in your daily diet, because they wont get you full.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Hey! sorry for writing another comment, but I was just wondering if you had sent me the report you wrote… I can’t seem to find it (but then again, I’m not that good with computers ><).
December 19th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Hi MEl! I found this article vry useful, mainly because it was something personal to you. I find you a very inspiring person and would love to hear more about your own personal experiences and issues with weightloss!
Thanks Mel!
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:37 am
Hi Mel,
I found this article unbelievably helpful, i can relate completely. I have crazy obsessive urges and no one can stop me because i need to get my junk food fix. I have been struggling going off junk food for a while, but after reading this i am so relieved to know someone else out there feels the same way as i do. I am going to go off junk food as of tomorrow, and i can’t wait to reap the benefits of it.
Thank you girl!
-Jenny
December 23rd, 2008 at 6:29 am
Hey Mel, can you please send me that article when you get a moment.
Thanks, alaina100
December 29th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Hi Mel,
This sounds really interesting, could you send me the article as well? Thanks so much.
Nicole
December 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Hey I’d love to read the whole article, could you send it to me? Thanks!
January 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I would really love to read the rest of your article. If you could send it that would be awesome! Thanks again!
January 24th, 2009 at 3:53 am
hello. this is my first time on your site and it seems very nice :] could you email me the rest of this article? thank you!
March 1st, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Nice post! GA is also my biggest earning. However, it?s not a much.
March 1st, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Thank you for your help!
March 10th, 2009 at 4:41 am
I’d like the article. Thanks.
March 17th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I have a serious problem with binges
I have manage in the past to go weeks or months without a single bad incient and managing to treat myself without going crazy however when a binge hits i can eat in excess of 4000 or even 6000 cals in one sitting! The worst thing is that once i binge the behaviour can last for a week or two of doing this every day.
Right now i have put on 5lbs in about a week or two and i feel devastated. I had managed to lose 15lbs and was really proud and now i feel just horrible.
Well done Mel stay strong!
March 28th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Hello. I was hoping you could send me this article. Thank you so much in advance, your website is very inspiring.
March 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Hey Mel,
I always read the emails/advice that you send and I love it! Thanks for this one. It is really brave of you to be so honest about your binge eating. Everyone out there who has a problem with it can relate to the overwhelming desire to gorge on nasty treats; to be completely consumed by the need to binge.
I am a recovered bulimic, and when I first subscribed to your site I was recovering. For those who have posted about being bulimic on here, I am going to have to agree with Jessica Grace in that when recovering, learning portion control and moderation is essential. There is a very small percentage (I believe <1%) of bulimics who are able to “quit” cold turkey. The rest of use need sufficient time and a whirlwind of epiphanies to get through it. Being nice to ourselves is a big part of it.
That being said, now that I have recovered, I still get that occasional “must-binge” feeling. As much as I know it is up to me; the circumstances of how I have treated myself and how my day is going that have brought me to that point, I still get overwhelmed and too exhausted sometimes to stop myself. I find that I am usually better off when I let go of so many standards.
Thanks for the article!
March 29th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
*I should probably point out that when I do binge now, it is of course much less frequent then when I was bulimic and I do not purge my food in any way anymore.
To Jessy and Jessica Grace; recovery is definitely worth it. Congratulate yourselves on being able to make it this far in recovery…being able to speak out about it alone is a very huge thing!
March 29th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
could you send me the article please. you’re great inspiration
thanksxx
March 29th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Please send me the article on how to stop binge eating and give up Junk Food.
Thank you in advance for helping me.
Judy Lowery
March 30th, 2009 at 1:53 am
Hi Mel, I’d love a copy of the report.
Cheers
April 17th, 2009 at 3:04 am
Hey, I would love a copy of your article.
xoxo
April 28th, 2009 at 11:24 am
hi mel, could you please send me a copy of your article thanks in advance xoxoxo
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
hey gorgeous, i loveeee that article i think is really good and im gonna follow those genious steps and i am almost sure it will work (: ..thank uuu for sharing !
May 9th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I wanna know!! the 7/11 story sounds way too familiar.
May 15th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Can you please send me this as well. I am interested in reading it.
May 18th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
share please,
thanx.x
May 26th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
hi mel,
i just found your website and im hooked!!
i feel exactly the same. once i start the binge, i cant stop. its like my body starts to shake and i cant control what im doing..i have to eat the food. im just trying to take one day at a time.
i need to loose at least 20kg. and its really hard. im on exchange in germany…the food is completely different and my biggest fear is going home to my mum and she rejecting me. i really do need help..
June 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Hi!
You rock!
I’d LOVE to get an email from you and read what you have to say about resisting junk food. I see that you posted this several months ago, so I just hope you see my comment! It’s very inspiring to read about someone who can beat the urge to binge, as I too know how extremely difficult it can be to resist. When I’m not binging I eat very healthy, but I always seem to mess it up by eating junk. So if I could just stop binging, I’d be able to lose some of the weight I have gained. I’d really appreciate it if you’d send me that email! Love this website, I look at it every day. Good luck and thanks so so much in advance
June 15th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Love a copy of your article
Great site by the way!
June 19th, 2009 at 5:24 am
i just want to say that reading everyones posts makes me feel like im not going crazy. I had no idea that other women were going through and thinking the same exact things as I am and going through the same binge and purge (which i dont do anymore) issues that I am. I just wonder and often get scared to think that this may be something that never leaves me. Is this something to where every single day I am going to wake up and obsess and wonder about food and if im going to be a “good girl” today and not eat too much or just binge on one sitting. Its like once you start eating you cant stop. ahh