Hi LJoyce and all others on this thread. To be honest I now just sort of visit the forum now and again to get inspiration, make a few comments and to see how the 5:2 world are getting on with their lives. I noticed the Binge Eating forum recently hence my posts. I researched some posts when I first started 5:2 back in 2013 and under a post “Spreading The Word” came across a post by wiltdnrUSA who was a former avid and interesting poster (where are you USA?). Other blasts from the past posters included tomsmantis and rockyromero amongst others,ahhh memories. As a result I researched a comment USA made about the “Diet Detective.com. Apparently an American site. I had a look and there are some interesting articles including one about cravings and hunger. Another about why “Only half of over weight people seriously trying to lose weight”.
I like information so have a look you might find it of interest.
One of my bingeing problems is that I normalise a binge. Some times driving home from my health club!!!! I will stop off at the Supermarket, buy wine or beer, a pasty and chocolate and pig out after a day of fasting. While I know this is stupid there are no alarm bells ringing. The next day naturally I feel awful and the self recriminations start. There are lots of historic posts going back several years about over eating and how posters addressed their problems so Bingers are not unique or alone.
I am 68 yrs old and really am very much aware of the need to eat and be healthy as I age. Recognising the importance of inner health and the obstacles in my way are just part of how I work out a more healthy lifestyle and 5:2 is the base line in getting there.
Good luck to all bingers and posters out there.

Although my binge episodes are far fewer than they used to be, I am frustrated and disappointed with myself when they occur. However I have had some insights that I thought were worth sharing.

A few weeks ago during a binge episode, I found it difficult to post and ask for help and I ended up logging out again without posting anything and going back to the fridge for more food instead. In the aftermath of that, the forum that I usually talk on daily encouraged me to post something during a binge and someone would be there with support. On Sunday I found myself unable to stay out of the kitchen and by mid-afternoon I had eaten at least 150% of my TDEE. Normally once I have started this behaviour there is no stopping it until the day ends. However I went online mid-afternoon and posted about what was happening and I listed everything I’d eaten. Even before anyone had responded to my post I could feel the shift in my thinking. By publicly posting honestly about my behaviour and every single thing I’d eaten it actually allowed me to draw a line under the binge and stop. It somehow changed the messages in my head that keep driving the binge behaviour on. This was a really welcome lesson, as stopping mid-binge is not something I can usually do. I will definitely be using this tool again the next time I want to eat everything in the fridge.

It has left me wondering why this helps. As a child/teenager my bingeing was behaviour I hid from my family so it’s possible there is a connection there. By being public and open about it perhaps it disrupts those thinking patterns that were laid down in childhood.