Boulimia and sugar

As my boulimia is rising its ugly head i got told to stop taking in foods that have extra sugar all together , i never got that advice before so i did some googling and found this article! Needless to say i need some help with this again , but i am on it

http://www.your-bulimia-recovery.com/bulimia-complications.html#bulimiacomplications8

I have Binge Eating Disorder (Basically bulimia without the purging) and sugar is a HUGE trigger for me.

In fact, I *just* ate two snack bags of chips, a chocolate bar and half of a big bag of gummies - right after I'd just finished lunch. But I've never been able to manage my bingeing for more than a month or two. I do well, then I treat myself and everything falls apart. It's a terrible addiction. If you find a good plan for managing sugar, please let me know. We can support each other

I've been afraid for years that I'm going to end up developing diabetes on top of what is already an unhealthy weight (though weight is not a big issue for me, I only have a little bit extra)

Stay strong and may the Force be with you!

Almost everybody in my family has diabetis , my daughter and i have fructose intolerance and i have a eating disorder aswell , she takes all the cookies and fat stuff with her when she leaves my house , she doesnot mind , she is a student haha
I am getting a book tomorrow on bulimia and how to manage it and i am seeing a dietician next week , this ugly monster rears its head from time to time and i cought it now before gaining a stone again ! If it is succesfull i will let you know , i know that for the next weeks i am not allowed added sugars and ..no white flour products , no pasta,no pizza * cries uncontrolably * because they are a huge trigger for me ,...

You be strong as well Sister !

Our house as a strict rule calls it 'white death', I'm not kidding, literally to remind us not to add it to anything, and Ms Adder wanted none in the house, but I hid it LOL.
Maybe think of it like smoking, or shooting heroin, or whatever self destructive process you might already have a disgust towards to make that mental association.
Remind yourself when shopping if you don't buy it you cannot eat it, so there is a opportunity to minimize the vulnerability, and along those lines replace treat foods with sugar - to treat foods without sugar when shopping.

I guess its a lot harder if you've got kids running around, because they are hyper and impossible for adults to keep up with sometimes. I guess like any addiction or entrenched habit its going to hurt a bit to break it, that might be low energy, grumpiness and generally grasping behaviours for awhile until your body can adjust. A healthy diet does not need any sugar or sugar products, it can get enough from fruit and other vegetable carb sources AFAIK!?

I do a low calorie diet, so I avoid most all sugars as a result and the only difference I've noticed (after acclimatizing) is I cannot miss a meal and expect to do even moderate physical work, as I do not have the energy reserves, otherwise overall feelings and instantaneous energy requirements seem met and a-ok, plus the other benefits which might come from it. Good luck!!!

Thank you Adder

@ Miss Leah, i know one thing that really works for me , keeping a eating diary ! Write down everything that you eat , i am starting tomorrow , because its bedtime now :lol:

Ok new diet , not really a diet but more a guide to eating at set times instead of stuffing my face when i feel like eating , recognizing when i am hungry and , very important , a selfhelp book next to the therapy . This book is called "Ik eet als niemand het weet " roughly translated to " I eat when nobody watches"
That title really grabbed me because in on sentence it precisely what my problem is , binge eating on my own, i knew that , but never thougt that that was the problem , neh , in my head , that was the solution. I also had to have some check done to rule out infections and diabetes. Now i want this problem fixed so i will not bore people with my whining haha , long road to go ? Maybe

Selfhelp website english

http://www.get.gg/bulimia.htm

Cravings diary

http://www.get.gg/docs/CravingsDiary.pdf

Selfhelp book most similar to Dutch version

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hunger-Understanding-Workbook-Understand-Overcome/dp/0470021284/277-2368282-0814631?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0470021284&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&tag=mindinfcouk

Cravings diary as PDF

I've been thinking about this lately, and I realized that I don't often get cravings. I just automatically eat the sugar/salt/junky foods whenever I can. Bingeing just a part of my routine. I never DT because I'm constantly high...

The only time I having craving is if I am broke and can't afford the sweets. Then I get major cravings, like, within hours. Otherwise, it's always around and I'm always eating it.

I think I'm going to try the cravings diary anyways....

...dont quote me but i think we are the only ones who drink other animals milk.

Miss_Leah wrote: I've been thinking about this lately, and I realized that I don't often get cravings. I just automatically eat the sugar/salt/junky foods whenever I can. Bingeing just a part of my routine. I never DT because I'm constantly high...

The only time I having craving is if I am broke and can't afford the sweets. Then I get major cravings, like, within hours. Otherwise, it's always around and I'm always eating it.

I think I'm going to try the cravings diary anyways....

In my diary i try to keep track of the nutricious value of my food and i notice i am eating healthier as the time passes to keep record makes you more aware of what you take in , and now i got a better routine it gets a bit easier , but since i stopped smoking i find myself binging because i miss smoking , the habit not the nicotine :pinch: