Do you struggle with carb binge?

(Qetoz) #1

Hey, i am a new user and yesterday i had yet another carb binge. I do not have them often enough to worry but I just watched a youtube video on binging and it hit home… i do not want to say i have a binge issue or eating disorder because i do not, at least i think i do not. So i want to share my story with someone in hopes that people on keto can understand and that i am normal :slight_smile:

So i started my day high fat, i no longer need to count carbs because i mentally know all the carb amounts but i was hitting my macros. But lunch hit and i fell weak to spaghetti (those satan worms!!) and i ate quite a large portion because i thought if i am going to destroy my keto i might as well do it till i am satisfied of spaghetti. Felt kinda sick after and should have stopped there but i was still in the mentality that hey since i already cheated today might as well just continue and go back to keto tomorrow. So, i went shopping with my father and i bought everything and anything and was planning to start eating on the journey home but forgot the god damn packet of crisps in the boot. I arrived home and i ate a lot of nonketo food. I ate almost half a packet of those large walkers crisps, i had a handful or two of a bombay mix, then had 5 or 8 rolos, had 3 maryland cookies soaked in milk and i think that was it. Mixing chocolate with savoury was making me feel a bit sick. But a few hours later, still FULL, i decided to still scram a last carb meal in me at like 11pm which happened to be microwave oats as that was only thing laying around and poured more rolos onto that. I kinda added a bit too less milk in my oats and it was too dry but i already finished consuming it all at that point to care. I wasn’t even enjoying it that much but i still ate it all. I felt stuffed.

I guess my thought was that if i go over 15g i might as well just go all out because 30g of carbs in my mind is like 300g. I know it is stupid and wrong but that is what i think…
Straight after i do feel guilty but it is not about gaining weight (this is why i do not think it is an eating disorder) i am quite a petite-average girl so i dont go massive overnight and i can definitely lose it easily with being on keto. I usually feel guilty because i hope and pray the next day i do not go into a keto flu and feel crap. That is what usually stops me from cheat days is the possibility of the keto flu.

But yeah, I don’t tell people about this because i don’t know anyone on keto. So do you binge and what is your story or feelings during?

#2

Hiya

There are a few resources I think you might find useful:

The episode I recorded with Karen Parrott - she talked about how she overcame her problems with binge eating. Karen is also on the forum and will likely show up at some point @gardengirlkp

www.ketowomanpodcast.com/karen-parrott

There are also some links and books in the show notes.

One that I found very useful is Food Junkies by Vera Tarman & Philip Werdell. In it, they talk about the differences between eating disorders and food addiction. It’s written in an easily-digestible style (pun sort of intended!) with case histories throughout. I really recommend you get a copy.

I think you would also find Gretchen Rubin’s writing about abstainer vs moderator useful. I believe there are articles on her website which talk about it and it is also detailed in one of her books.

(Karen Parrott) #3

@Daisy thanks for the tag. Yes, I’m in recovery. In addition to Vera Tarmans book Food Junkies, check out Pamala Peeke The Hunger Fix https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Fix-Three-Stage-Overeating-Addiction/dp/1623361583

Take the assessment for food addiction here https://foodaddiction.com/am-i-a-food-addict/

Also Bitten at Diet Doctor. Read her info. Join her Facebook group


Nicole Avena is also a low carb, Keto advocate
Also Dr Eric Westmans Heal programs are rooted in food addiction recovery. Google his name and page 4 for a helpful food list
I would recommend OA , abstaining types of group support
. Finding my binge triggers was key. We all have different triggers. Most of us have Sugar and Flour and processed foods. My other food triggers are nuts, guar and Xantham gum , all grains. As you go into recovery. Figuring out your own triggers will be key.

Get help. Don’t go it alone.and you are not alone. Best wishes. Karen P

(Daisy) #4

You (and I, my friend) need to get out of the “all or nothing” mindset. I just read this article yesterday and it was really helpful!

https://idmprogram.com/how-to-recover-from-holiday-feasting/

(Scott) #5

I have carbs daily and probably more than I should, as I take a sip of beer. I aim for <50g carbs and do well with that. If I gave up beer and wine I could easily hit <20g. I think you need to lose the “I have blown it so I might as well really do it up right” mentality. I went out for lunch and had some light beer at a mexican place where they drop a basket of chips in front of you. I went as far as move my hand toward the basket and thought, no I am not going to go there. I guess what I am saying is if you do eat a carb or two let your keto thoughts take over and put you back on the right path today, don’t put if off till tomorrow.