When I begin a binge, I don't have an 'off' button. It just goes on and on and on and on. I've been known to binge, have an anti nausea pill, then binge again when it's settled my stomach...then take another pill...and twenty minutes later start all over again.
Lately, however, it's been far better.
Here are my tips:
Get a calender, and mark off each 'good' day you have, if you last through a week, give yourself a treat: NOT FOOD.
Cut out as much sweetner as possible.
If you feel a binge coming on drink water, or something very low calorie. Carbonated drinks are not good because, although they fill you up, your insuline levels change and YOU WILL WANT SUGAR. Jelly seems to do the same thing - well, sugarfree jelly, not sure about 'normal' jelly since I don't ever have it...
Binging on fruits and veg is fine, seriously. Fresh stuff especially, it's good for your body, so just have it. You could always have some sweet fruits if you want to binge, because that should get rid of sugar cravings. A lot of the time, if I want to binge, I tend to shove some veggies in the microwave then put a little bit of salt on them when they come out - my body is usually craving salt.
Cut back on carbs; a lot of people feel the need to binge when they're eating a lot of carbs.
Don't have binge food in the house, and don't take more money than you NEED out of the house with you.
Shop when you're in a good mood - or maybe after an obesity documentary.
Watch all cooking shows/weight related shows whilst you're having a 'good' meal: Brekkie, Lunch, or Dinner...otherwise, they'll probably set you off.
Make 'times' for eating. E.G Brekkie: 9, Lunch: 1, Dinner: 6. And possibly a place, such as sitting at the dining table.
Use small cutlery to fool your mind into thinking you're eating more.
Make a rule to eat everything VERY SLOWLY. If I eat a meal I put my knife and fork down between every single bite, and I take a sip of water too.
Go for a walk.
Have a lollipop. Though these CAN be addictive (trust me, I had the spots to show for it!), they DO work very well.
Read successful-dieter stories.
Make lists/write/draw. Just get creative. Painting nails is actually pretty good - wouldn't want to ruin them by getting salt from your crisps, or butter from that bacon butty on them would you?
Give yourself pins and needles if you feel a binge coming on: You won't be able to get up and go to the fridge.
Stick pictures of huge people on your fridge.
Look at thinspiration.
Find your triggers, and try to cut them out of your life.
If there is something EG CHOCOLATE which you cannot stop eating, try and find an alternative, such as: Options Hot Chocolate, or Soy Chocolate. These are probably lower calorie, and might not set you off in the same way. Alternatively, you might want to cut it out altogether.
For Chocolate, I tend to light chocolate-scented candles, and they tend to get rid of my cravings. No idea why, and for some people it might be the opposite, but the smell is lush, and all for zero cals.
Exercise instead.
Phone someone up.
Have a shower (though that never worked for me, I used to eat IN my shower - gross!)
Clean your teeth - again, never worked for me, I prefered to eat chewing gum as you got the mint, and you got to CHEWWWW. Though sometimes I found that chewing set me off.
Have a 'binge box' fill it with things to do, and a 'food binge box'. Fill it with things like lollipops, gobstoppers, low-cal hot chocolate, chewing gums, etc, and tell yourself before binging on anything else, you should head there, because it's probably going to help.
Count to 100.
If you like the texture of certain foods, prepare in advance - e.g. make 'banana ice cream' by freezing a banana.
Pay tetris instead.
Ice pops.
Look at yourself in the mirror.
Go somewhere where you're not allowed fooood.
Make sure you get enough vitamins/minerals etc, and are not defficient in anything - I find taking several vitamin pills each day makes me less likely to binge.
Try spreading your calories more evenly over the day. Such as in 5 meals, rather than three. Less time between meals means less time waiting for a meal.
100cal bags of food.
Plan everything in advance.
Keep a food diary - you're not going to want to write down all the things you're binging on.
If all else fails: CHEWSPIT!
Hehee. I think that's all the tips I have for not binging :s Now I just eat reaaal healthy.
