But finally, i am going to answer your question!!
How can I prevent anorexia from becoming a binge disorder. While I was recovering, I would eat like crazy and I definately gained the weight, maybe even overshot a bit. Then, I lost some of the weight naturalky and now I've started eating like crazy...I am never full and i do exercise but not for that reason....exercise makes me happy. I'm really scared it's going to turn into a binge disorder or something. I'm not all or anything I'm actually barely even 5 ft, I have gym every morning, but have health right now and I workout 3-5 times a week outside of school. I feel like someone my height and age (15) should not be eating this much.
The first thing you should ask yourself is, are you hungry? If you have eaten a proper meal/snack and feel like eating even more, even though you know you have eaten a normal portion. Then the best thing is to do something else, so that you dont go get food. I mean, if you are really hungry then its no problem eating. But its not so good when people 'boredom' eat, which many do.
If you havent been eating enough, or have been restricting because you are scared you will binge, then this will have the oppsite affect and can lead to binging. The best thing is to eat 5-6 times a day, and dont restrict. Dont eat just alittle because then you will end up going back for more. And dont cut out carbohydrates or fats from your diet, because if you do that can also lead to binging.
If you are exercising alot, you are more hungry and need more energy. So give your body the energy it needs. Dont be scared to eat. When you start thinking, no i cant eat. I shouldnt eat. Then its like subconsciously you begin thinking about food more, and start eating more. Dont restrict, dont cut back.
Focus on eating 5-6 meals a day. So that you feel satisfied, and not constantly hungry. But eating 5-6 tims a day also keeps the metabolism going.
When you are exercising you have to remember to eat enough, because otherwise you will feel tired, not have enough energy and can lead to weightloss and then a black circle.
I have written about when i struggled with binge eating for a few months: http://living-with-anorexia.blogspot.se/2012/06/binge-eatingbulimiabinge-purge.html
But dont be embarrassed to talk about it, if you are binging that is?
Im not sure if you count calories or not? I dont advise it, but sometimes ti can be good to know your BMR. If you are worried that you are eating too much. Then you can calculate how mcuh you should eat. Though of course how much you eat ad what you eat varies everyday.
And of course, i dont reccommend getting stuck in the calorie counting circle.
And once again, i am so sorry that it has taken so long to reply... :(
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