Binge Eater

I've been a binge eater since about second or third grade. Right now I'm gonna turn 30 November and I have two kids under the age of 4. I am 5'3 and weigh about 245 pounds. I can exercise but it's my binge eating that has me worried. I really feel like I cannot control it. If I do try to control myself and not eat...I can't stop thinking about it. I'll think about it till I can't take it anymore and I'll give in and eat. My eating habbits absolutely horrify me. I hate feeling like I have no control. I used to be a cutter. I was one for about 12 years. I stopped when I got with my boyfriend. But I used to do it to have some sort of control and to feel numb. I am already depressed (not on meds) and if I keep gaining weight I won't even want to leave the house. I am on thyroid medication for hypothryoidism but I'm still tired all the time.. Is there any kind of diet pill or anything that can help me? I need to be around for my babies! PLEASE HELP!

[lis231]

i don't think taking diet pills will help you at all.in my personal opinion there really is no magic way to lose weight.just try to eat healthily when you can and exercise.I know this is easier said than done,I've been a compulsive binge eater 4 about 10 years now,after suffering bulimia and anorexia,Although I am a lot better than I was,I still have days where I have mega blow-outs and it gets harder to stop as the days go on.In the early days I used to try and eat as little as possible to try and lose the excess weight but like you,I couldn't stop thinking about food and it just made me worse..gradually over the years I've learned to eat regular meals..
Is there anyone you can talk to profesionally to maybe resolve an underlying problem?

[sf1030]

Get your Dr to try adderall (adderrall) or ridilin.  It is being prescribed off label now for ED.s

[Sunshine1479]

I too feel your pain i have been a binge eater/bulimic for 14 years and struggle daily with my addicition, i know the feeling to have the desire to binge eat like an itch that needs to be scratched and the only calmness comes from binging, only to feel the depression after.
Anyway please do not try adderall (adderrall) or ridilin, my sister has been on these for 15 years and has become a monster, you may as well go and snort speed because this is what they are, besides you would be just swapping one addiction for another.
i wish i had the answeres to stop, i don;t know what you have tried but perhaps speaking to a professional may help?
Good luck :)

[pursuetruth]

There is a program that can help. I am using it. It's an investment of $40 a month for three months and worth every penny. It's called shrinkyourself.com.
  I have been binge free for 15 days after 35 years of bingeing.
Good luck.