Ep 101- My Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Story
January 15, 2026
Today I’m sharing my personal journey with overeating & binge eating. I talk about my experiences with everything from calorie counting and bulimia to intuitive eating and weight loss programs. Eventually, I discovered tools and strategies that helped me develop a healthy relationship with food and eat normally again. These are the tools I now share with you.
I cover…
Why I started binge eating
All the methods I tried to stop overeating that didn’t work
How I became a binge eating coach
The role of sugar addiction & quitting sugar in my journey
How It All Started
Growing up food was not really an issue for me. I was naturally thin did not think much about eating and was honestly a pretty picky eater. Things changed when I got older and started hearing friends talk about dieting weight and being healthy. That is when I decided I should lose weight too.
I turned to calorie counting downloaded MyFitnessPal and followed the numbers closely. At first it worked and I lost weight. But the more I restricted the more obsessed I became with food. I thought about it constantly googled recipes and fixated on eating perfectly.
Eventually the restriction caught up with me.
The First Binge and the Spiral That Followed
One night around the holidays I told myself I would just have one cookie. That single moment turned into my first binge. I felt completely out of control like I was not even present in my own body. That experience spiraled into bingeing purging and eventually daily binge eating.
Food and my body took over my life. It affected my relationships school and mental health. I felt ashamed and isolated convinced something was wrong with me.
Why Therapy Alone Was Not Enough
I eventually sought help through therapy with an eating disorder specialist. While I gained awareness I never learned how to eat normally again. We talked about my past and emotions but not the practical skills I needed around food itself.
I knew I needed more.
The Biggest Breakthrough Understanding My Brain
Everything shifted when I learned about how habits and urges actually work. I discovered the difference between the lower brain where urges come from and the higher brain where conscious choices live. For the first time I understood that urges were not me. They were automatic signals that did not have to control my actions.
This helped me stop binge eating for a period of time but I still felt anxious around food scared of hunger and stuck in diet rules. I was not bingeing but I was not free either.
What Did Not Work Even Though I Tried Hard
I tried
Cutting out sugar
Intermittent fasting
Calorie counting again
Traditional intuitive eating
Each approach helped a little but none addressed both my mindset and my relationship with food at the same time. I was either restricting mentally or giving in to urges without structure.
What Finally Worked
The real change happened when I stopped focusing on weight loss and started focusing on becoming a natural eater. I combined mindset work habit change brain based tools and food education.
I learned how to
Listen to hunger and fullness cues
Sit with urges without acting on them
Change my thoughts about food so desire naturally faded
Eat in a way that felt nourishing not restrictive
Ironically once I stopped chasing weight loss my body settled into its natural weight.
Why This Matters
Binge eating is not a personal failure. It is a learned response. Your brain is trying to help you even if it is doing it in the wrong way. When you understand that everything changes.
Today food feels easy. I enjoy it I trust myself and I no longer feel controlled by cravings or rules. That freedom is possible for you too no matter how long you have been struggling or how many things you have already tried.
You are not broken. You are not alone. And there is a way out.
Want Help Applying This to Your Own Eating Habits
Reading is powerful, but change happens when you take action.
If you see yourself in this story and want to start understanding your own eating patterns without shame, I created a free worksheet to help you do exactly that.
This worksheet will help you:
Identify your personal binge or overeating patterns
Understand what actually triggers urges for you
Learn from past habits instead of repeating them
Start building trust with food in a practical way
It is designed to be simple honest and supportive so you can finally get clarity without feeling overwhelmed.
You can download the worksheet here and start today. Even spending ten minutes with it can give you insights that completely change how you approach food moving forward.
You do not need to figure this out on your own. This is your first step toward becoming a more confident eater.