Have courage you can do it. I am a bit of a binge eater and I have gotten worse as I have got older but gradually I am finding a way out of it.

Just as i did with cigarettes, I’ve arrived at the idea that quitting completely (to eat the foods that i binge on) is my salvation.

I tend to binge on things like icecreams, sweets, chocolate. icecream is my worst. Other things I am a bit hopeless with is cheese, peanut butter, nuts. Anything that is high in sugar or high in fats and very tasty.

So recently i decided to give up sugar in my life as much as possible including from my tea and coffee. Now I only have sugar on my porridge. For dessert I eat fresh fruit, fruit salad and natural unsweetened yoghurt. With no sugar foods in my diet, the other foods I eat satisfy me and I don’t need to eat and eat and eat. See my “no more sweets” goal for more on my diet if you are interested.

I have worked out a meal regime that suits my tastes and as I have made the commitment I am finding it quite easy really to stick to it.

To help with the quit smoking program in the past I immediately took up a daily fitness program of walking, then running. I eventually stopped and put on the weight but now while i am in the quit binging and weightloss phase I have resumed daily exercise again. I find it really helps.

I think if you are depressed it is difficult not to eat the way you are doing. Just a couple of weeks ago, i broke my diet regime and put on weight really quickly because some things went wrong in my life. Now that my mood has lifted, I got back on the plan and its going better than before even. But if you are depressed, you should think about talking to a counsellor, a doctor, or someone to get yourself some support.