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Anyone sucessfully helped a friend who suffered from Binge Eating?
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:04 pm
I got a buddy whose whole life revolves around food. He doesnt drink or drug just eats. Its the only thing that brings him happiness, but it is short lived.
Today this dude.
Breakfest: IHOP Sampler with Pancakes, then a combo meal from Smalls 2 hamburgers waffle fries and a sweet tea.
Lunch: 2 Steak Tacos with Queso and a giant Sweet tea.
Dinner: 2 Chic Fila COmbos, then a Steak Burrito from Chipolte.
Quart of Chocolate Milke.
Bag of Nutter Butters.
Ive tried talking to him, he always says hes going to try but ends up. Back off the wagon. Anyone else deal with someone like this?
Today this dude.
Breakfest: IHOP Sampler with Pancakes, then a combo meal from Smalls 2 hamburgers waffle fries and a sweet tea.
Lunch: 2 Steak Tacos with Queso and a giant Sweet tea.
Dinner: 2 Chic Fila COmbos, then a Steak Burrito from Chipolte.
Quart of Chocolate Milke.
Bag of Nutter Butters.
Ive tried talking to him, he always says hes going to try but ends up. Back off the wagon. Anyone else deal with someone like this?
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Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:22 pm to Sunnyvale
He probably needs professional help. Like that sounds like someone that needs to go away to fat camp. And I’m being serious.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:49 pm to GeauxTigers123
This guy needs more help than just fat camp. Unfortunately, he can only help himself once he realizes he has a problem. It may be too late before he does...
Posted on 1/4/26 at 12:08 am to Sunnyvale
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Breakfest: IHOP Sampler with Pancakes, then a combo meal from Smalls 2 hamburgers waffle fries and a sweet tea. Lunch: 2 Steak Tacos with Queso and a giant Sweet tea. Dinner: 2 Chic Fila COmbos, then a Steak Burrito from Chipolte. Quart of Chocolate Milke. Bag of Nutter Butters.
This isn’t really considered binge eating. This is grossly overeating. Maybe the breakfast with it being in such a short time (depending on how often he does it), but the other meals appear properly spaced, just eating too much food.
What is the overeating affecting in his life? Is he grossly overweight? Is he uncontrollably eating even when he is full to the point he is making himself sick?
How it’s affecting him is important on how it should be treated. For instance if he’s not grossly overweight eating that much then it could be a medical issue.
If it’s truly the only thing that makes him happy and he’s grossly overweight, it could be a depression issue or even codependency issues.
The best bet would be to start with a medical doctor first. And then potentially a therapist.
This post was edited on 1/4/26 at 12:15 am
Posted on 1/4/26 at 1:13 am to Sunnyvale
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Breakfest: IHOP Sampler with Pancakes, then a combo meal from Smalls 2 hamburgers waffle fries and a sweet tea.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:13 am to Sunnyvale
Food triggers endorphins and he may derive pleasure from food intake, that triggers his pleasure sensors. It sounds similar to a drug addict that takes drugs to feel good.
He might seek food as a source of comfort.
I feel for this guy.. He needs to get to a doctor and test his blood sugar and glycogen levels. I'd bet something like Monjauro would benefit him. I've seen miracles happen from this therapy.
But he's got to get to a doctor to get help. Best of luck to him.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 11:00 am to Sunnyvale
That is an addiction and he needs to get on mounjaro to halt those cravings.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:52 pm to Sunnyvale
Did he happen to do a commercial during the college football playoffs?
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:58 pm to Sunnyvale
I’ve struggled with my weight my entire life. My entire extended family is obese. So I got it honestly; was never really role modeled what a healthy diet looks like.
Never anything like what you’ve described here; but, I was definitely guilty of getting into the vicious cycle of overeating at an early age. Got made fun of for my weight, ate to feel better and self soothing which only exacerbated the problem. Rinse and repeat.
I don’t care what people say; losing weight is far more difficult for some than others. Their body is programmed to consume and retain calories. It’s in their genetic code.
Two years ago I got up to 250+. Size 38 pants and squeezing into an XXL shirt. Trending towards diabetes and dealing with high blood pressure.
My Doctor convinced me to try the off label generic tirzepatide aka Mounjaro. Two years later; I’m sitting at 170’ish pounds. A 32 Slim pant and in that weird space between a medium and large shirt. The weekly injection along with walking 6-7 miles per day was key. The injection absolutely destroys your appetite. If you do overeat you’ll likely feel quite nauseous. Forcing you to learn what a normal food portion looks like.
I feel better and am obviously happier. Blood sugar and blood pressure back to normal. Now microdosing the peptides as I reached my target weight.
Bottom line; it can be done. But your fella has to want to do it for himself.
Never anything like what you’ve described here; but, I was definitely guilty of getting into the vicious cycle of overeating at an early age. Got made fun of for my weight, ate to feel better and self soothing which only exacerbated the problem. Rinse and repeat.
I don’t care what people say; losing weight is far more difficult for some than others. Their body is programmed to consume and retain calories. It’s in their genetic code.
Two years ago I got up to 250+. Size 38 pants and squeezing into an XXL shirt. Trending towards diabetes and dealing with high blood pressure.
My Doctor convinced me to try the off label generic tirzepatide aka Mounjaro. Two years later; I’m sitting at 170’ish pounds. A 32 Slim pant and in that weird space between a medium and large shirt. The weekly injection along with walking 6-7 miles per day was key. The injection absolutely destroys your appetite. If you do overeat you’ll likely feel quite nauseous. Forcing you to learn what a normal food portion looks like.
I feel better and am obviously happier. Blood sugar and blood pressure back to normal. Now microdosing the peptides as I reached my target weight.
Bottom line; it can be done. But your fella has to want to do it for himself.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:24 pm to Sunnyvale
I can tell you what it took me to break out of that habit: not being able to afford food. Literally. I was in massive debt and had to keep cutting expenses as prices kept exploding. So, I decided to say it was a health thing and started cutting my portions, largely eliminating snacking between meals, and massively reduced my liquid calories by cutting caffeine, sodas, juice, and the like to be only a couple beverages per week total. All calories would be consumed in 2 meals, everything else was just drinking water. If you want to overeat, use tailgates and family parties as cheat days (ie when you’re not paying).
The first thing I realized was that I stopped burping a lot after meals. I noticed that I wasn’t hungry for hours even though I stopped eating well before I felt “full”. I noticed that breakfast vs no breakfast before work only changed when I started feeling hungry by about an hour, so I just stopped eating breakfast most days.
After weeks of tinkering with portions, I found that my lunches were filling at 1/3 less than what I used to bring before. It probably took 4 months before I noticed my weight loss. Another 4 months for my stomach to shrink where I no longer could eat nearly as much. After a year, I had dropped over 30lbs (175lbs down to140lbs at 5’7”), and almost a year later, I have kept it off. I was doing some exercise, but not a ton. It was the diet doing 90% of the work. Saved me a ton of money, I look way better, I feel way better, and my dating prospects improved dramatically as a result.
For me, I realized that the reason I was eating was for comfort. I wanted to feel loved. I remembered my first “real” job, an older coworker of mine would bring the most delicious home cooked lunches his wife would make for him. I could tell just from the smell and from how he reacted to them daily that he had someone at home who loved him.
After my divorce, I struggled to love myself, so my form of self care was to cook delicious meals for myself so that at lunch, at work, I could eat a meal made with love. Unfortunately, it became the only thing I looked forward to every day. I was living to eat, not eating to live. I needed to break that emotional crutch to force myself to find another healthier coping mechanism. I still look forward to my meals somewhat, but I no longer have to eat until I feel “stuffed” to feel comforted. Tbh, I was feeling really sad today after a rough day of work. I tried to binge eat to comfort myself, but I just couldn’t. I no longer have the appetite, the stomach, for those kinds of portions.
The first thing I realized was that I stopped burping a lot after meals. I noticed that I wasn’t hungry for hours even though I stopped eating well before I felt “full”. I noticed that breakfast vs no breakfast before work only changed when I started feeling hungry by about an hour, so I just stopped eating breakfast most days.
After weeks of tinkering with portions, I found that my lunches were filling at 1/3 less than what I used to bring before. It probably took 4 months before I noticed my weight loss. Another 4 months for my stomach to shrink where I no longer could eat nearly as much. After a year, I had dropped over 30lbs (175lbs down to140lbs at 5’7”), and almost a year later, I have kept it off. I was doing some exercise, but not a ton. It was the diet doing 90% of the work. Saved me a ton of money, I look way better, I feel way better, and my dating prospects improved dramatically as a result.
For me, I realized that the reason I was eating was for comfort. I wanted to feel loved. I remembered my first “real” job, an older coworker of mine would bring the most delicious home cooked lunches his wife would make for him. I could tell just from the smell and from how he reacted to them daily that he had someone at home who loved him.
After my divorce, I struggled to love myself, so my form of self care was to cook delicious meals for myself so that at lunch, at work, I could eat a meal made with love. Unfortunately, it became the only thing I looked forward to every day. I was living to eat, not eating to live. I needed to break that emotional crutch to force myself to find another healthier coping mechanism. I still look forward to my meals somewhat, but I no longer have to eat until I feel “stuffed” to feel comforted. Tbh, I was feeling really sad today after a rough day of work. I tried to binge eat to comfort myself, but I just couldn’t. I no longer have the appetite, the stomach, for those kinds of portions.
This post was edited on 1/5/26 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 1/6/26 at 7:21 am to kingbob
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kingbob
I think a lot of people feel exactly the same as you and I can say for sure, that having a job that affords me the ability to eat more contributed entirely to my weight gain. And eating out of happiness will get you in the exact same point that eating out of a desire to feel loved, or excessive stress will.
I congratulate you on your introspection. It's a huge deal. You're doing great, imho. Keep going.
This post was edited on 1/6/26 at 8:29 am
Posted on 1/6/26 at 8:27 am to Sunnyvale
I was a fat kid growing up. Similar story, but got made fun of and ate to make myself feel better. My sophomore year of high school I dropped 100lbs. I got tired of my buddies telling me stories of hooking up with girls and I couldn’t pay a girl to look at me. And I finally started getting the chicks after dropping all of that weight.
Like with anything in life, you have to find your “why”. What is the one thing that will keep you motivated day in and day out until you reach your goal?
And I’ll add that just dieting is way harder than diet and exercise. Exercise helps get the weight off faster and allows you to be able to eat more calories in a day.
Like with anything in life, you have to find your “why”. What is the one thing that will keep you motivated day in and day out until you reach your goal?
And I’ll add that just dieting is way harder than diet and exercise. Exercise helps get the weight off faster and allows you to be able to eat more calories in a day.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 12:02 pm to Sunnyvale
I eat more than I should but the steak burrito would done me in for lunch and dinner.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 7:58 pm to bdevill
quote:
feel for this guy.. He needs to get to a doctor and test his blood sugar and glycogen levels. I'd bet something like Monjauro would benefit him. I've seen miracles happen from this therapy.
But he's got to get to a doctor to get help. Best of luck to him.
Yep 100%.
Im curious what his build is though.
Like if he eats all that food and is like less than 300 lbs then shite he may have a tapeworm +psych issues
Posted on 1/7/26 at 8:08 pm to Sunnyvale
One meal at two different places out is insane.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 6:00 am to wiltznucs
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I don’t care what people say; losing weight is far more difficult for some than others. Their body is programmed to consume and retain calories. It’s in their genetic code.
. It’s not hard to eat less calories than you burn. Eat more protein and Lay off sugar and carbs for a month a get back to us and get your arse off the couch and walk everydayThis post was edited on 1/8/26 at 6:02 am
Posted on 1/8/26 at 4:39 pm to wiltznucs
quote:What? Those are the New Year's resolution goals for 60% of the posters on this site.
Two years ago I got up to 250+. Size 38 pants and squeezing into an XXL shirt. Trending towards diabetes and dealing with high blood pressure.
This post was edited on 1/8/26 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 1/8/26 at 7:32 pm to Sunnyvale
I’ve struggled with binge eating my entire life. Luckily, mine leans on the “bulimic” end as I typically overexercise once any significant weight gain occurs.
But food for me is what I turn to when I’m overstimulated. I’m pretty sure I have ADHD, so that feeling of overstimulation is consistent.
I have to be really mindful of my mental state and how I’m feeling. I also can’t grant myself access to sugar. I do meal prep so that I avoid eating out.
I don’t know if I can offer any advice for your friend, but I can say that it feels like a lifelong battle. It takes systems, momentum, and habits to curtail it. But it will never go away.
But food for me is what I turn to when I’m overstimulated. I’m pretty sure I have ADHD, so that feeling of overstimulation is consistent.
I have to be really mindful of my mental state and how I’m feeling. I also can’t grant myself access to sugar. I do meal prep so that I avoid eating out.
I don’t know if I can offer any advice for your friend, but I can say that it feels like a lifelong battle. It takes systems, momentum, and habits to curtail it. But it will never go away.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:01 pm to Sunnyvale
He needs to read my original Puttadaforkdown thread.
Posted on 1/8/26 at 8:48 pm to Sunnyvale
This dude equals you..its ok to say it..we are here to help
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