How does a binge start?

I don't binge, but some things have happened that make me wonder if I'm going in that direction. If I really cut my calories, I will sometimes find my hand reaching for food sort of against my will, you might say. Sort of on auto pilot. Like I'm shocked to find myself eating. Luckily, I've been OK on the restricting lately. But I went this store I like to go to and bought a bunch of junk food with no idea of when I'm going to eat it. None of it fits in my meal plan. I could have bought just one thing but I bought several. So I'm walking around the house thinking, well, I should just eat it all now and get it over with or it is going to be there driving me crazy. I have only purged on occassion when I felt like I had had more of a meal than I planned and I just wanted a little out. I don't want to find myself all out binging and purging. That's scary.

[LeftCoastChick]

If you cut down your food drastically, your body is going to crave carbs now! If you don't wthhold in general you shouldn't get that simple carb bingeing happening, your brain would be getting the correct nourishments that you require. It's pretty simple.

[PenelopeAnn]

Not so simple when you have an eating disorder ;-)

[LeftCoastChick]

I have bulemia, when the brain is really deprived, you will start to binge then you'll purge because you are guilty about eating bad food. I don't know many folks fhat binge on carrots. I'm Bul. in remission, I was actively bul. for close to 10yrs, and binged on and off since then.