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Post by fiddlesticks on Nov 13, 2023 18:27:20 GMT
Hello...
I am looking for recommendations for books about overcoming binge eating. I was reading the book "The Year of Less" and part of what the author talked about was overcoming her binge eating. I don't know why it was this book that prompted me to think about it more but I am definitely a binge eater and would very much like to change my relationship with food and become healthier. Does anyone have any suggestions or ones to avoid? I am on several waitlists to find a therapist but it is going to be awhile before that resource is available.
TIA!
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Post by bianca42 on Nov 13, 2023 19:06:18 GMT
There's a podcast called Binge Breakthrough. The woman who does it is a life coach specializing in binging. (She is a binge eater herself.) I know she has some kind of a paid program, but I'm sure the free podcast has good information. She used to do binge coaching in NoBS weightloss membership and I've always liked her message and her approach.
Hopefully you can get to the top of a therapist waitlist soon.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 14, 2023 21:39:00 GMT
That Binge Breakthrough podcast with Jane Pilger is supposed to be good — I know a couple people who really like it. It’s not focused specifically on binge eating, but I’d highly recommend the book, The Food and Feelings Workbook by Karen R. Koenig. It’s a really good course on troubled eating (anything from restrictive dieting to binge eating) and how to deal in a better way with your emotions than using food. I got a lot out of it going through one chapter a week with a friend in NoBS.
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Post by peano on Nov 14, 2023 23:55:40 GMT
Most books I've seen deal with the emotional component of binge eating and fail to address the biochemical aspect, e.g. certain foods act like drugs for binge eaters. For years, I felt like shit about myself--why couldn't I "control" myself, with the knowledge that I had about compulsive overeating. Until I took the biochemical aspect into account (which meant restricting addictive foods) I made no progress.
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