How to stop binge eating?

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I had anorexia for about 8 years and was really underweight, then went through a traumatic experience and then started using food to cope. I will eat fine during the day but then at night I start eating so much. Like could eat an entire bag of chips. It’s like a cycle, i always tell myself todays the day that I get better and I never do. I’m not overweight but my body has changed so much, I can’t wear anything because I don’t feel good about myself. I just want to lose the 20 lbs I gained but I just haven’t found a way to get over the urge to eat at night. Has anyone been through this, any tips? how do you get over it?

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This is random and I’m gonna sound like a bot lol but I watched Jordan Shrinks on YouTube and it changed the entire way I looked at food. She also has a BED and she explained exactly how I felt.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a type of therapy that has been proven to be successful in helping treat eating disorders.  Good luck, I know you can do it!

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You need to see a therapist who specializes in disordered eating.

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Eating a lot at night could be a symptom of not getting enough protein during the day. Try aiming for 1g of protein per pound of ideal body weight. In my case that's 120g of protein a day.

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I know not the same but can you replace your snacking with something healthy? Watermelon? An iced tea? Sometimes I feel like I crave something snacks but when I have a bite of fruit or something it actually sounded better than I realized and then I’m happy to snack on that. I know not the same but those are tricks that help me when I find myself over eating. I go through phases too. I’m always so all or nothing  
Or maybe when you usually would be doing the snacking do something else to replace it. Like if you usually sit in front of the tv and snack, maybe change that habit since you might associate tv at night to unhealthy snacking

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I started an evening hobby. The local church had a young adults group that hung out Wednesday nights, and the other nights I either went for an evening walk or went to the gym. I basically got myself out of the house during the hours I had the bad eating habits. It helped a lot to break up the cycle I was stuck in. I also avoided keeping the trigger foods in the house. For me it was cereal. So I bought a bunch of fruits and had them ready at all times like raspberries or watermelon chunks or pear slices. IThat way the only “bingeing “ I did was on healthy foods, and I would never really overeat fruit. Those two changes ultimately broke me out of unhealthy eating cycles that were hurting my mind and body.

How to stop binge eating?

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