Binge Eating Help – which Comfort Foods to avoid

Most of us know what it feels like when we have pigged out on something to the extent that we feel the food pushing at the back of the throat. But what if this happens on a regular basis? If you are prone to bingeing, you must be wondering what it is about your favorite food that makes you gorge, and you desperately want help in avoiding these foods.  

The first step in getting binge eating help is to understand what foods to avoid. Almost all people who are prone to binging have certain favorite foods, foods they cannot do without. They stock up on these foods and stuff themselves in privacy. Not surprisingly, all these foodstuffs are extremely rich in calories.  

Comfort foods like cheese, chocolate and sweets flood your system with carbs, which in turn make you feel good – for a while. This is because the carbs that you take in through these foods instantly flush your bloodstream with glucose and make you feel high. But this artificial glucose-induced high crashes just as quickly as the bloodstream quickly empties the glucose and begins the process of storing fat. The extra calories you take in are directly stored in the form of fat.  

Instead of munching away at foods that are harmful for the body, make wise choices.  

?      Avoid sugary foods; choose sugar free.  

?      Avoid colas and soft drinks; get water instead. 

?      Avoid foods rich in salt and oil; munch on fruits instead 

?      Avoid foods rich in Mono Sodium Glutamate; use natural spices 

?      Avoid polished rice and white flour; go brown 

Want to identify foods that are regularly doing you in? No problem. Simply monitor your activities so you can shortlist your trigger foods. For some people it is ice cream, others can’t say no to burgers or coke, and still others munch away on chips and salty fries. What food makes you go weak in the knees?  Write them down, and the next time you shop, avoid them like the plague.  

These steps will help you master your weakness for your favorite foods, and will eventually lead you away from binge eating towards healthy eating and a happy life.  

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