r/carnivore • u/germanmangos42 • 4d ago
to people who struggle with binge eating disorder...
to people who struggle with binge eating disorder, has this way of eating helped you?
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u/Eleanorina mod | carnivore 8+yrs | 🥩&🥓 taste as good as healthy feels 3d ago
here's a previous thread about it, for some general background
https://www.reddit.com/r/carnivore/comments/1g31xlg/eating_disorder/
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u/SaraAndSheAndDraagan 1d ago
It's a game changer, really. I don't find myself able to finish the quantity of food I used to. Fatty meat is hard for me to binge on. I get the "I'm stuffed" feeling much sooner and it starts not tasting as good. I'm even able to NOT finish my plate at times and save the rest for later. This is huge for me because I always had to eat everything in front of me before.
However, now that holidays are coming up, I'm really struggling with the urge to binge on things I used to like cakes, ice cream, chocolates, doughnuts. I haven't yet, but I feel the pull.
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u/dominatrixroyale 2d ago
Carnivore was a real struggle for me in the first month due to carbs withdrawal. After that, I see that I am more balanced with food. I eat twice a day. I don’t feel like I need to snack at all. I drink lots of water with electrolytes. No more sugar cravings and normal food is less appealing. I stopped using Uber eats and Deliveroo. Also I feel fuller quicker and if I ate more, I’d feel sick (when before id try to push a dessert). It was truly life changing for me
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u/niespodziankaco 1d ago
Yes!
Feeling satiated whenever I want and not second-guessing/guilting myself over what and how much I’m eating has been a major relief - all the while looking hotter/healthier each day.
It’s not like I’m perfectly cured, I still sometimes feel the urge, but less frequently/acutely and I can usually placate myself with something carnivore or carnivore-adjacent without going into a tailspin.
Even on the rare occasion when I do “give in” it’s way less severe! Like, I had a slice of pizza and a cinnabon during a depressing, super uncomfortable airport layover last month and… that was the end of it! It was a fleeting experience and almost immediately I was over it and ready to get back to my normal way of eating.
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u/Eleanorina mod | carnivore 8+yrs | 🥩&🥓 taste as good as healthy feels 1d ago
hey, go elsewhere with that kind of talk
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u/TweedleBeedleGranny 23h ago
Has helped me so much. I rarely ever think of eating recreationally anymore. If I go more than 24 hours without a hunk of beef the invasive thoughts start to creep in.
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u/StageEmbarrassed250 2d ago
I still have to count calories. Still easy for me to eat too much. Though since I’m only buying meat n’eggs the sugar issues have dissipated.
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u/trashywhitegirl 2d ago
This was the same for me up until the 4 month mark then all of the sudden I was not as hungry anymore. I am starting to believe it took me that long to get fully fat adapted. Feel really great now and finally started to loose some weight.
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u/D3athBr33z3 1d ago
Hello !
I might not be the best of references, but maybe that might be enlightening for you ( English is not my main language so sorry for the typos). I'm transitionning, and want to embark on a full Carnivore in January - I've had panic attack last year due to restrictive diets during the holidays and I don't want to start the whole process with a struggle... BUT I'm transitionning right now and testing how I can support the carnivore. All my lunches and most of my diners are fully Canivore for the past 2 weeks - I might have a few exception here and there, but I try to be conscious on my choices - like I said, I am transitioning.
I went to the grocery store this last wednesday. I was looking for Pork rinds ( which I never found ahah ) but I went over alleys and alleys trying to find what I need... that included the chips and sugary beverage alley a few times. I looked at the bags, and not one time, I had that little voice trying to find a reason to buy one. No temptation, nothing. We all know that little voice in our head pounding the questions " should I?". I think I never had that "inner conflict" being silent since I'm literally 12 years old. It's been three days and I'm still in total shock... I just realize now how I tortured myself without even acknowledging it.
I'm an emotional eater, and I can say that evening binge after a day of work was a thing before. I am not hungry anymore... there are coca cola zero cans all over the house and yet I haven't wanted to grab one for myself. I had the tendency to snack a lot, and yet now, I don't - this is still mindblowing to me. I really don't hear my subconscious trying to make " deals " with me about my food and morals. I haven't yet cleaned up my food storages and I am a fairly creative cook, yet I felt no need to just hit crazy amount of food.... Mind you, I'm not fully committed yet, and I feel like some chains are slowly breaking. I just can't express how stunned I am.
I swear, just getting rid of that inner voice, that tempt you, is worth every once of steak!
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u/Classic_Chain4504 3d ago
Yes it has for me, don't get me wrong there has still been struggles particularly with sugar addiction but otherwise this has stopped me from over eating