How to Stop Binge Eating

If you're looking for a way to learn how to stop binge eating on your own; then your thoughts and beliefs are the best place to start.

If you want to start on your own and go with the self help route; begin with these 4 basic steps.

1. Journal writing.
2. Identify Negaitve thoughts and/or beliefs.
3. Replace with Positive thoughts and/or beliefs.
4. Take Action

1. Journal writing.

   Writing is a good way to get to know more about yourself. It can shed light on the reasons you have turned to food in the first place.

   When you eat food in response to emotions; if stuffs them down. The emotions then become suppressed and sometimes lost deep with yourself.

   But when you take those thoughts and put them down on paper; something magical happens.

   You have now released it instead of bottling it up into an emotional poison.

   Writing puts your thoughts and emotions in a tangible form that you can see. This enables you to learn more about the thoughts and beliefs that are holding you back.

   Learn more about how to start Journal writing.




2. Identify Negative thoughts and/or beliefs.

   From journal writing you will be able to see the thoughts that you have on a regular basis. Especially when it comes to the moments of emotional eating.

   Take those thoughts and compile them into a list.

   *If when you look back through your journal your negative thoughts aren't clear you can:

   • Take a 1-2 days and write down any negative thought that comes.
   • Or you can sit down and brainstorm about the negative thoughts that do usually come to your mind. Create a list of negative thoughts that recur often.

   Have a list of 10 negative thoughts ready for the next step.

3. Replace with Positive thoughts and/or beliefs.

   Write your list of negative thoughts on the left hand side of a piece of paper. On the right hand side; you are now going to create your positive thoughts.

   Here are some examples:

   • I'm worthless. -- I am worthwhile.
   • I'm a failure. -- I am a success.
   • I never do anything right. -- I always do my best.
   • I'll always be fat. -- My body is becoming healthy and trim.
   • I'm not good enough. -- I am more than enough.

   If you need more help and guidance on how to create your new thoughts check out these pages:

   • affirmations
   • afformations



4. Take Action

   After going through this process you may begin to have thoughts of actions you should take.

   Follow that inspiration! After all... all the positive talk in the world doesn't make a difference unless action is taken.

If you really what to know how to stop binge eating remember that the key lies in your thoughts and beliefs!

You will not be successful any other way. You have already tried starting with your actions: like diet and exercise. And those can only take you so far before you go in to self sabotage mode.

If you still have negative thoughts playing in the back of your mind. The diet/exercise will be extremely difficult. It will be painstaking and painful to stay with. You will eventually quit.

Go below the surface and address the thoughts and beliefs that need shifted. That is where the real problem lies.

Once you have mastered your thoughts and beliefs; everything else flows and changes effortlessly. "How to stop binge eating?" becomes "how much joy can I hold in my life?".

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