BINGE EATING 101
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Binge Eating usually stems from two different factors:⁣
⁣1) When biological hunger/appetite is not being fulfilled.⁣
⁣2) When an emotional need is being suppressed with food.⁣
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1) EXPLAINED: Biological hunger/appetite usually comes from restricting certain foods, food groups, or quantities in meals or snacks. 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. This takes our brains into scarcity mode around that food source. (Friend, our brains are so old and wired for survival.) But because of this primal need for survival, our minds focus on that restricted food that seems scarce. And when we find finally it... or more realistically have a 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 or say 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘵... 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲! It’s not your willpower. It’s our biology.

...Thanks Wilma and Fred...
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2) EXPLAINED: An emotional need that is being suppressed with food can make us feel good for a moment, but will actually create a worsened feeling of fullness and helpl...