Binge eating and weight loss

I am 49 and have had issues with my weight all my life , yoyo dieting from the age of 9 ,my brother bullied me for being ‘fat’ (I was not at the time) although not diagnosed by a doctor I think probably have a binge eating disorder. I have never been underweight and put on weight each year. I am currently approximately at least 4 stone heavier than I should be for my BMI. Over the years I have tried lots of diets, and non diets, to treat it, I have tried to tackle the mental health side of it by going to 2 different counsellors ( one specifically for diets) and a hypnotherapist and used 2 hypnotherapy books. As I get older I continue to put on weight and now really feel the toll on my body and energy levels. Every time I try to make any slight change at all, like switching to not eating bread in the morning, increasing how much protean I eat or eat earlier in the evening, I sabotage it and end up binge eating or eating junk. Its now like I only have to think about making a change and it triggers something in me that makes me want to reach for junk food.

 

Answer:

What is it about considering making a change that has you reaching for junk food?

What are all the thoughts and feelings that come up?

I’m guessing that you have some thoughts about what ‘only having to think about making a change triggering reaching for junk food’ means about you and where you are in your body and weight journey, and that they’re not very nice ones. 

What if those mean thoughts aren’t true? What if they’re just things you’ve been practicing for so long that they SEEM true?

Come back for some more coaching on your thoughts about this idea…let’s keep the door to this conversation open!

P.S. There is SO much research now about how BMI is an unhelpful tool, particularly as it’s based on white European males.