I am the same way.  Sometimes I think to myself, "Hey, put the food down, I'm not an animal.  I have self control."  And that usually works.  The only think I can think to do when I want to eat is run away or go to bed!  But I understand, it's like I have to control when I want to eat late at night.

Same here I suddenly  feel like eating anything I can get and if it's something sweet the better!

I have the same problem with eating late at night. I am in college and I have 3 roommates and we are always making brownies or eating pizza and I have so much trouble saying no to it even though I feel terrrible afterwards it sucks!!

That's so funny!  I hide the wrappers deep in the trash too!  How crazy are we?  I also wore a size 10...and thought I was sooo fat.  In fact my profile pictures is during a good momement with my weight...and I still felt so fat and ugly.  I come to realize that now matter what I'm never going to be happy!

Yeah...a binge for me is crazy too...it's when I'm in the mode that I can't believe how much I ate.  But it's so weird...if I'm not stressed and stuff there is nooo way I would ever be able to eat that much food with out getting sick.  It's like my stomach expands when I'm stressed.

I'm going to try the walking around in the store late at night till I'm tired.  Walmart is open 24 hours...and that's were I'm heading the next time I feel like shoving food down my face at 11 pm;)

Last night I ate a bocca burgar (100 caloreis with 15 grams of protine) at 10:30pm...I wanted to eat more but knew if I would get out of the kitchen I could wait for it to pass.  So i ran and brushed my teeth...stuck a retainer in my mouth took a shower and then got in bed to read.  I was right...it worked.  But geeze...it's sooo much work to get my mind to do that!  Crazy!

I am so happy not to be the only one!! I started slim fast 4 days ago...again! I have done every diet and weight loss class imaginable. I know how to lose weight. I believe everybody knows how to safely lose weight. Sticking to it is the hard part. I am a huge binger. So much I have sought counseling for it. I don't know why I eat...No reason really. Some people say when they get bored or sad...not me. Food is my addiction. Like crack. I get high when I eat. I remember as a kid taking candy bars and eating them in the bathroom so no one would see. In my college years and early twenties I stopped. Got down to a size 10 and was still complaining how fat I was. Since then I have gained over 100 lbs. In 7 years I went from a size 10 to a 24. I remember when I got to the 230 mark...I was like I really need to stop I have a problem. I remember the day I weighed myself and I was 250. I told my friend..."I thought I told you to put me out if I got this big." I remember when I got to 271. I was at a weight loss meeting and I was floored. I remember when my doctor said the magic number...308. Since then (2 years ago) I have gone from 280-295. I had a wake up call a few months ago when I thought I broke my bed. I cried for hours. Not that I was embarrased...I just sat on the bed in front of my boyfriend and it fell. I was just tired of living this way.

When I binge it is usually at night when my boyfriend is at work. I hide things. I even make sure wrappers are deep down in the trash so no one can see the sin I just committed. I can do cookies, sandwiches, chicken, leftovers...and dinner all in one sitting. It is just crazy.

I joined slim fast not to lose weight but to learn control. I know how to lose weight...it is just actually controlling my actions that I need help with. I am glad that I have found a support system which can help...

Good luck everybody! We can do this!

I understand how you feel.  Sometimes it's like I'm not even the one in my body reaching for the food and eating it.  I, too, once ate like 4 slim fast meal bars one night when I was home by myself.  Then I usually want something salty so Cheezits or chips, then cereal and milk, and the list goes on. 

On those binging nights, I've read that we need to be nice to ourselves after we do things like this.  I usually beat myself up, call myself fat and stupid.  But I read in a book about emotional eating, that it's those times that we need to be the nicest to ourselves. 

We are all human with emotional needs, and sometimes food fills that void whether right or wrong.  We need to pick ourselves up and try again.  The next time I'm on a binge, I'm going to leave the house, go to a store that's open 24 hours and walk around (not a grocery store of course).  Spend some time in the book section or something, and before I know it, I'll be tired and want to go to bed.

Don't fret Richaaw, we're all here to help.  We all have so much in common, and we can all do this together.

Stacey

I lost a lot of weight with slimfast. Then I got tried of it and went back to my old eating habits. I have started gaining my weight back fast. I just can't stop eating. I want to eat everything that I can find. I have eaten three or four slim-fasr bars at one time and  still want something else. I'm  scare that if I don't  stop eating soon,  I will have have put all of my weight and more back on that I work so hard to lose.

Yes do BREATHE!  It's a good thing!  And from what I've been reading from all the posts...none of us are doing enough of that!  We keep it in and look forward to that special food that will make it better for at least 30mins!  I have always said a piece of cake will cure stress for 20mins!  But we all know the sideaffects of this kind of habit! 

I too have had kind of a weird day.  I decided to eat my "dinner" at 2:30...and of course ate too much by 500 calories.  You know it didn't even feel like I had over ate...but I tell you, crakers are silent killers...add some cheese and boom...you got 500 extra calories to your day!  Now I'm stuck with no more food caloires today!  yikes...but I don't feel like eating after feeling like I've failed again!  Stupid crakers and cheese.  I need to count the calories and portion before I decide to eat a little...

What an inspiring discussion this has been for me today reading all of this.  I'm having a hard day day and worried about stuff and that usually just makes me devour any carbs that aren't nailed down to the wall later on when I get home from work.  I'm going to read through everyone's comments again and just BREATHE.

teacherssmile09,

i hear you!  i won't stop with one bite though. i would have eaten the whole thing thinking all the time that i am getting rid of the temptation and next time it won't be there.  i binge a lot.  it is hard to keep my mind from thinking about food. but i do like the fact that i have a shake for breakfast and then a snack about 10 then lunch about 1 then a snack about 4 then supper at either 6:30 or 7:30.  it seems to be working.  i still worry about that moment when i will binge again.  the weekends are the worst for me and i try real hard to stick with the plan i have during the week.  i don't go out much either because of the way i look. I feel like a slob and i feel that people look at me and think i am so big why am i eating.  that is where i got the secret eating from. i would eat "normal" food in front of people but would binge after it is over with the leftovers when no one is around.I wear loose clothing but people can see that i am a fat person. (and i am with 100 lbs to lose).I can't wait to lose the weight. even 20lbs would be good right now. i would feel great! 

you are on the right track though with this program.  At least i feel like i am on the right track so far. hoping to stick with it.

take care,

Laurie