I wanted to talk about that little voice that you hear that tells you to binge.
The mere thought of a particular food that leads to a binge.
You know what I’m talking about…
It’s probably one of the most popular questions people ask me, and the urge does go away. In time. (Not what you want to hear, right?)
The short of it is that you have taught yourself to binge at certain times and it has became second nature to you by now. You have become so used to feeling a temptation to binge and giving in. That little voice in your head has won all of these years. Binge eating is constantly looming over your head 24/7. Am I right?
I started therapy in February and it took until June for me to have a day pass when I didn’t think about binge eating at all. Of course, up until June, I was extremely frustrated that it was taking SO long. It was annoying and I wanted it to be a lot quicker. In the end though, I realize that it took me 4-5 months to get to that point to ensure that I was successful. The point where it was clear that I had dealt with the reasons why I binged. Most importantly, to have those months of giving into the urges to binge and also learning to resist the urges to binge.
Getting to that place in your life will just be a matter of patience. But once you are there, it will have been worth the wait for sure. Live each day for that day. Resist the urge to binge on that day and celebrate that success. Deal with the following day when it comes. All of this will build a strong foundation under you and will really help you be successful more often in resisting the urge to binge.
I wanted to talk about that little voice that you hear that tells you to binge.
The mere thought of a particular food that leads to a binge.
You know what I’m talking about…
It’s probably one of the most popular questions people ask me, and the urge does go away. In time. (Not what you want to hear, right?)
The short of it is that you have taught yourself to binge at certain times and it has became second nature to you by now. You have become so used to feeling a temptation to binge and giving in. That little voice in your head has won all of these years. Binge eating is constantly looming over your head 24/7. Am I right?
I started therapy in February and it took until June for me to have a day pass when I didn’t think about binge eating at all. Of course, up until June, I was extremely frustrated that it was taking SO long. It was annoying and I wanted it to be a lot quicker. In the end though, I realize that it took me 4-5 months to get to that point to ensure that I was successful. The point where it was clear that I had dealt with the reasons why I binged. Most importantly, to have those months of giving into the urges to binge and also learning to resist the urges to binge.
Getting to that place in your life will just be a matter of patience. But once you are there, it will have been worth the wait for sure. Live each day for that day. Resist the urge to binge on that day and celebrate that success. Deal with the following day when it comes. All of this will build a strong foundation under you and will really help you be successful more often in resisting the urge to binge.