Bingeproof Brain - Binge Eating Recovery

Binge eating recovery without therapy and coaching

It is challenging to recover from an eating disorder. But it doesn’t mean it’s impossible – so many people all around have been able to recover from their eating disorder. You may find it surprising, but the rates of “spontaneous recovery” (overcoming an eating disorder without professional treatment or formal help) are relatively high for people struggling with binge eating.
In case you feel hopeless and helpless, in today’s episode, I want to remind you that it’s possible for you to make a full recovery despite not having received professional treatment.
 
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Why do you desire slim body? [Mimetic desire]

Many people will choose weight loss as a New Year's resolution.
Why do we so desperately desire weight loss?
Have you ever questioned whether the body aesthetics you pursue might be influenced by outside factors that have nothing to do with you?⁠
Ever considered that your goal to build an amazing butt isn’t authentically yours...but someone or something else's?
Ever considered that you aren't being fully responsible for choosing to diet?
Or that your “body goal” only mimics the desire of the culture around you?
 
French social scientist, René Gérard calls this "Mimetic Desire", the theory that you unconsciously mimic the desires of others. We often want things because others have them or want them. Usually, we don’t “desire” anything without outside influence.⁠
 
In today’s podcast episode I want to share with you how mimetic desire, in a sense, is responsible for the formation of our negative body image and disordered eating behaviours. I’m also going to mention a research study conducted in Fiji that shows how being exposed to Western shows influenced the incidence of eating disorders amongst Fijian females.
This episode encourages self-reflection by showing you that our desires don’t come from within; rather, we mimic what other people want. However, just because you are not the sole author of your desires, that doesn’t mean you can’t begin to take ownership of them.
 
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Food intolerances and binge eating

What to do when you have food intolerances and Binge Eating Disorder?
Eliminating food groups from your diet should be the last thing you do if you want to recover from an eating disorder. But, what if it’s medically necessary? Well, this can be tricky, especially because it’s common for eating disorder patients to have self-reported or improperly diagnosed allergies or intolerances.
Want to hear my take on what to do when food allergies & eating disorders collide?
Tune in to today’s podcast episode, where I’ll discuss:
how eliminating certain foods from my diet helped with my acne
my suspicion that I have non-coeliac gluten/wheat sensitivity
how I navigate gluten-free diet
how to not feel deprived on an elimination diet
differences between food allergy, food intolerance, and food sensitivity
food intolerance testing quackery
the best way to detect food intolerance or food sensitivity
the biggest quack who spreads pseudoscience
 
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How to avoid Last Supper Syndrome

Tell me if this is you:
You stuff yourself all weekend long in preparation for Monday because starting Monday you’re going to be “good”
You overeat every night because you keep telling yourself “I’ll be good tomorrow”
You finish all the chips, cookies, candies, and ice cream in your house to prepare yourself for Monday time to be “good”
Essentially, you’re thinking: “I am going to eat this now since I’m not going to be able to have this in the future."
This well-known phenomenon is often referred to as the Last Supper Effect or Syndrome. You've likely experienced this before starting a new diet, because who knows when you'll be able to enjoy all those off-limits foods again! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The Last Supper Effect is where you indulge and overeat when anticipating a period of dietary restriction.
In today’s podcast episode I want to share with you how even the anticipation of restriction can lead to an increased impulse to over-consume that food, often alongside feelings of lack of control. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you fear holiday season, listen to THIS.

Are holiday food festivities bring you fear and anxiety? A time of family reunion, socializing, and celebration is a challenging season for people with eating disorders. Food is everywhere, yet everybody talks about their New Year's diet plans.
In today’s podcast episode, I would like to show you that you don’t need to dread Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas holidays. The most challenging weeks of the year are the best times to make the most significant progress in your binge eating recovery journey.
This week, I’m also sharing with you the sad news about the future of the BPB 1-on-1 coaching program.
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Why you keep eating when you’re full

Caught in a binge and can't stop eating? This one is for you!
In this podcast episode, you’ll hear 5 reasons why you can’t stop eating even though you’re already full and what to do about it!
 
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[Client chat] Gaining superpowers during binge eating recovery

Can a randomly chosen follower of @bingeproofbrain recover from binge eating and bulimia in just 12 sessions? YES! In this episode, you're going to meet Jemma, the winner of the BPB Coaching Program Giveaway that took place a couple of months ago.
After completing the BPB coaching program, I asked her to join me and share her experience with dieting, bulimia, binge eating recovery, and everything she's learned along the way.
Jemma offers valuable insights, so you don’t want to miss this podcast episode!!!
Here's what Jemma and I talk about:
How her eating disorder started and what it looked like.
What contributed to the development of her binge eating and bulimia?
How her troubled relationship with food was affecting her life.
The impact of having an eating disorder on her faith.
The mindset changes she experienced after joining the program.
The most challenging parts of binge eating recovery.
The importance of having a mentor in the healing process.
Superpowers she gained thanks to recovery.
AND SO MUCH MORE!
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How long does it take to recover from binge eating?

How long does it really take to recover? You probably searched and wondered about this countless times throughout your ED recovery journey. Contrary to what many people think, binge eating isn’t always as easily solved as simply taking a walk when you feel an urge to binge.
Do you want to find out how long it took me to recover from binge eating, and what time frame is possible for you? Listen to today’s podcast episode to find out!
 
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Reprogram your brain’s Reticular Activating System to recover from binge eating

In today’s episode, I’ll share with you guys how you can intentionally reprogram a region of your brain called RAS (Reticular Activating System), so that it starts supporting your recovery goals.
You see,  RAS protects your brain by filtering information and presenting to your consciousness only a small fraction of available data. Moreover, RAS seeks information that confirms your pre-existing beliefs (aka confirmation bias).
All of this means, that RAS keeps you stuck in an eating disorder mindset. RAS makes sure that all of your current unhelpful beliefs about yourself, your body, and food are reaffirmed.
Binge eating recovery requires massive mindset shifts and it starts with re-conditioning your RAS to allow in the information that challenges your current limiting beliefs.
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Is binge eating really THAT pleasurable?

Do you still perceive binge eating as a form of enjoyment? If yes, then today’s podcast episode may be an eye-opening message you need to hear.
This episode explores:
Misconceptions about binge eating (like binge eating relieves stress and combats boredom)
How does the Law of diminishing returns and hedonic adaptation impacts the pleasure you derive from binge eating?
The Opponent Process Theory (OPT) and its implications when it comes to “pleasurable” activities like overeating.
How pleasurable activities, like eating highly processed foods, leave you in “the dopamine deficit state”
How too much pleasure-triggering dopamine upsets the delicate balance between pleasure and pain.
How binging changes your hedonic set point.
Is the “dysphoria-driven relapse” real reason why you keep self-sabotage with food by going back to binge eating?
How to reverse those neuroadaptations so you get out of the binge eating habit cycle and make peace with food forever.
 
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20 life lessons I’ve learned in my 20s

I just turned 30 and I thought I'd share some of the life lessons I learned in my 20s!
Turning 30 can feel like the biggest milestone ever. To some, it marks the end of youth, while others see it as the beginning of mature adulthood. But, it’s also a great time for some self-reflection.
As I reflect on the past decade, here are 20 things I learned in my 20s.
So grab a snack, and a cup of warm tea, and hope you enjoy this podcast episode!
 
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Brain is a story teller (I’m still afraid of monsters, lol)

How often do you experience the dark, scary, negative thoughts known as intrusive thoughts? Even when you’re aware of how absurd these thoughts are, they still cause a lot of distress.
Tune in to this week's episode to find out how my own brain created unreasonable stories that kept me up at night! You won’t believe why I was so afraid to fall asleep during the night of making this recording…
In this episode, you’re going to learn how easily we all get scared of our own thoughts. I also talk about ways you can distance yourself from your thinking and why you shouldn’t identify yourself with the content of your own thoughts.
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Self-directed neuroplasticity and quantum Zeno Effect

What Doctor Who's classic episode “Blink” has in common with rewiring your brain? To find out, listen to today’s episode of the Bingeproof Brain Podcast.
I’m showing you how to leverage neuroplasticity to overcome eating disorders. I’m also sharing tips on using your attention to weaken brain circuits associated with unwanted habits (like binge eating), impulses, and thoughts (like self-deprecating thoughts).
If you’re finding yourself caught up in a binge eating habit loop, this episode can help!
What you’ll learn from this episode:
What’s the dark side of neuroplasticity
Difference between neuroplasticity and self-directed neuroplasticity
Hebb's Rule—“Neurons that fire together wire together”
The neuro-Biological implications of the quantum Zeno Effect
How the mind (via focused attention) can change the brain
Who is William James and what’s his belief about human free will
Why living life isn’t like driving a vehicle, but more like riding a horse
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Brain vs Mind

You’re not your thoughts, you’re not your brain. So who are you?
This week, discover how to separate yourself from your habits and deceptive brain messages by seeing what part of your experience comes from your authentic self and which part comes from the wiring of your brain.
In this podcast episode you’ll discover:
The complexity of the mind-body problem.
How different philosophies see the interaction between mind and brain.
What’s the difference between mind and brain.
Where does your eating disorder come from.
What happens when you don’t see the distinction between what comes from your mind vs what comes from your brain.
How controlling your attention can help you overcome binge eating disorder.
Who are you beyond your personal thinking.
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Break neuro-associations and eat without guilt

Ever wondered why certain situations or environments make you more susceptible to binge eating? Perhaps it’s because of conditioned neuro-associations that have been created in your brain thorough your life.
Neuro-associations are the links that are created between what you experience and the emotions and thoughts connected with it.
In today’s podcast episode, I want to talk about:
Differences between neuro-associations and habit
Ways to recondition your neuro-associations around food
How to rewire your neural pathways to link positive emotion with eating “fear foods” so that you can enjoy your favorite foods without feeling guilty
How do your thoughts create your feelings and how to dismiss unhelpful thoughts to create a more pleasant experience
How to intentionally create more positive neuro-associations
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Binge Eating Recovery Paradox

There are a couple of paradoxes when it comes to eating disorder recovery.
In today’s podcast episode I would like to introduce the concept of the recovery paradox and describe how 5 different recovery paradoxes can show up in your binge eating recovery journey. Such paradoxes are often difficult to accept and understand, especially because at first they seem neither logical nor helpful.
As you listen to this podcast episode, however, the many paradoxes of eating disorder recovery will become more understandable. Embracing five paradoxical mindsets of ED recovery other can be a real game-changer for you.
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Stop self-sabotaging with food by resolving inner conflict

Do you feel like part of you wants to be healthier, but another part of you just can’t resist eating off-plan?
Binge Eating is considered to be a form of self-sabotage that is directly connected to inner conflict. Research studies show that indeed, cognitive conflicts as predictors of binge eating disorder in patients with obesity.
Inner conflict is a result of an interaction between different parts of you that are trying to protect you and help you survive. There are many different methods that address working with “different parts of you” including Internal Family Systems.
The traditional approach suggests that you can try to resolve internal conflict that leads to binge eating by listening to what different parts of you want to communicate and by trying to bring balance and harmony to your inner world.
In today’s podcast episode I want to propose an alternative way of stopping self-sabotage. I’m going to show you that internal conflict is just an illusion created by your own habitual thinking. It’s normal that we are all getting caught in conflicting wants and desires, but as long as we see our thoughts as just thoughts and we stay closer to the desires of our authentic self, we don’t need to over-analyze functions and roles of (supposedly) different parts of us.
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Summer vacation with binge eating sucks

Eating disorders don't take a summer vacation which means that a long summer break can be challenging for all people struggling with eating disorders.
Travel used to be a total train wreck for me. I was trapped in a pattern of restricting and binging. I would binge eat in secret whenever I felt stressed or deprived in any way. During my struggles with BED (Binge Eating Disorder), I was really fed up with feeling 'frumpy and grumpy' every summer. I hated feeling so insecure every holiday when I should really be having the time of my life, during the best season of the year.
Back then all I had was a burning desire to have a peaceful holiday without worrying and obsessing about food.
Today my summer holidays look so different! In June, my boyfriend and I took a vacation to Crete. We had the best time ever. No food anxiety. No swinging from all to nothing, from restriction to bingeing, from bad to good. I didn’t worry about overeating. I enjoyed my food and listened to my body. Binge eating recovery turned me into a person who can enjoy their summer holidays without being constantly worried about food. I explode with gratitude for my past self who was able to combat my eating disorder voice.
In today’s podcast episode, I’m comparing what summer vacations looked like for me when I had an eating disorder and what summer holidays look like right now. I’m sharing this with you to show you how life can change in a few years when you stop binge eating and learn how to eat intuitively.
With the summer vacation not far away, this episode is a must-listen!
 
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Eating disorders are symptoms of patriarchy

Since we live in a culture fixated on female thinness, it’s important to realise how early exposure to Western ideals of beauty and femininity generates body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. Diet culture distracts women’s attention from the real issues like injustices and inequalities of the world, while men built empires.
Since patriarchy is one of the indirect factors that contribute to the development of eating disorders, including binge eating, we need to expose gender inequality and patriarchism.
The topic of today’s podcast episode is the intersection between eating disorders and patriarchy.
I’m also going to share with you a story from my own life of how I recently decided to challenge gender roles in my own intimate relationship.
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When family makes negative comments about your weight gain

The worst body-shaming comments come from relatives and their words can make a deep impact on your mental health, even if those harsh comments do come from a place of caring.
Do you know how to deal with negative comments about your weight?
Do you want to find out how to do not let someone's snarky comments bring out the worst in you?
This week, I share how to respond when your loved ones put down your looks. Learn how pausing, validating someone’s concerns and setting proper boundaries can help you in navigating body image talk.
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