RESTRICTION
A period of time (week or month) when you put your body though hard restriction of food you need.
Your body needs nutrients and it will do what it needs to do to get it. It will kick into survival mode. Before that, there’s often a fixation on food because you are so hungry. It is starting to impact your sleep. You are becoming irritable, anxious, out of focus, tired...
BINGE
You’ve had hours or days of restricting and you are emotionally and physically depleted. We call that spark a trigger and it can take many forms. Physically, your body is desperate for food and in this hour often wants fast energy. It wants food that it can break down quickly. And your mind wants a pleasurable reward.
AFTER
But then you come to and you are hit with a wave of shame and guilt, well and physical pain for some. A binge is characterized by a large amount of food in a short amount of time. It is not unusual for many people to have physical pain and digestive issues after a binge. And restricting starts again...
The reality is people don’t have eating disorders for no reason. You are restricting and binging for some purpose. Because of something or someone.
TIPS
I think it is a very individual thing to learn to love your body and also something that requires a lot of time. Because self-love and body acceptance isn’t always linear. It is a life long journey. But try to put a face mask on your face, take a hot shower, paint your nails, hug yourself and talk to somebody, or watch your favorite movie to get the mind of your thoughts. Understand that in life we make mistakes and that you are not less worthy just because you did that.
2.EAT AGAIN
Your body will need food again, otherwise you will be restricting and the cycle continues! It is hard to wake up after a night of binge your mind will try to convince you that you don't need food that you are fat and you need to burn those calories. But you will just make it worst.
3.ALLOW ALL FOODS
As you are eating, give yourself permission to eat all foods. What fuels binges are the rules that certain foods are bad or unhealthy. The more you say you can’t have something, the more you think about it and crave it. If you just let yourself have some, you are more likely to just move on and the cycle wont happened.
4.STOP DIETING!
Stop your keto, no carb... diet, stop making everyting in life around the diet and diet culture. Jut because someone on TV said you are going to be happy if you do this diet, well you are not going to be. You will be stuck in your cycle forever. Diets are meant to not work, for you to buy more into it. Don't skip meals. They set you up for bingeing at the end of the day. Think about food as a positive source of energy and sustenance, rather than a source of comfort, reward, or a weapon.
5.DO SOMETHING YOU LOVE, FIND A HOBBY
Where focus goes, energy flows. When we are consumed with what we are eating, we don’t create enough space to focus on other (more important) things.
6.WRITE YOUR EMOTIONS
Try and break down the steps.
What were your vulnerabilities and triggers?
When did the binge happen?
What type of food you were eating?
Which days you were restrict the most?
What can you do to stop the binge?
Which days you felt the most tired and not your best self?