The Stop Binge Eating Podcast

It's episode #200 and I have a special treat for you in this one! I'm sharing several entries from a journal I had in 2007, which was during my binge years, right after the worst of my bingeing. You're going to hear word for word some of the thoughts I had during that time, some of the struggles I had, and you'll hear a very detailed account of a binge I had.   I have no doubt you'll resonate with...

Do you ever get really excited about eating a food and then when you it's….not good? So then you keep eating, maybe binge? Then this episode is for you!   There's a couple reasons why you might do this and in this episode, I'm talking about both. I'm also going to show you how to have a disappointing eating experience and not have it turn into a binge. Listen in to learn how!   Interested in worki...

Do you feel pressured to eat in a certain way? It can be stressful to feel obligated to eat or not eat. What would feel so much better is freedom and relief. That's what this episode's goal is – to help you feel that way and drop the pressure. Listen in to find out how you'll do it.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find sho...

If you've been working on stopping binge eating for a long time and are still feeling urges, it's time to figure out why you are. If you're going to decrease the amount you feel, you gotta know why you're feeling them before you come up with a solution. In this episode, I'm sharing the top reasons why and the solutions. Listen in to find out what they are.   Interested in working with me? Go to ht...

Would you consider yourself to be a perfectionist when it comes to your eating? Maybe with other things in your life too? Then working on having a B- mentality would probably be really beneficial for you.   https://coachkir.com/196 This is about letting go of perfectionism and allowing yourself to do "good enough." In this episode, you'll learn why this is so important for your progress and start...

Are you afraid to bring your binge foods into your home? It's time to get over that fear and get comfortable having them there. But, this comfort isn't going to happen over night, you're going to take some steps to get there.   In this episode, I'm walking you through two important things that will help you get more comfortable with having foods you've binged on in your home. It's 100% possible fo...

You know what you truly want. Yes, when you're feeling an urge there might be some confusion but deep down, you know. That voice telling you what you really want is there but are you choosing to listen to it? In this episode, I'm going to help you do just that. Listen in to find out how you can make it easier for you to listen to and obey your true wants.   Interested in working with me? Go to htt...

There's many types of discomfort but in this episode, I'm talking specifically about two. Unless you are 100% happy with where you are with your eating, you are going to experience one of these types of discomfort.   It's important to recognize how each type will affect you and why you might choose each. But one thing is for sure, only one will be worth it. Listen in to find out which one and let...

Have you ever thought you should be further along than you are? It's frustrating, isn't it? In this episode, I'm talking about what you can do when you think you should be doing better so you actually WILL do better. Listen in to find out how!   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find show notes and more information at https://...

Are you confused about what to work on next? In this episode, I'm going to help you figure that out. I'll walk you through, step by step, how you're going to decide what you'll work on next in a way that won't be overwhelming or too hard. Listen in to find out how!   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find show notes and more i...

The way you tell the stories about your past and future matters. You may think you're just telling it like it is but, you do have options and the option you choose may be having a greater effect on you than you think.   In this episode, I'm going to help you tell your self-stories in a way that will help you create change instead of keeping you stuck in the same patterns. Listen in to find out how...

If you're afraid to fail you are not alone. It can suck to put effort into something and not have it work out as you'd hoped. You might feel awful and you don't want that experience. But fearing failure is a problem.   In this episode, not only am I talking about why fearing failure is a problem but, how you can stop feeling so much fear about it. It doesn't have to be as scary as it as been for y...

Does food make you happy? Yes and no. In this episode, I'm exploring this answer and getting down to the bottom of if food, and what foods really make you happy and how. If you've ever used eating food as a way to feel happy then this episode is a must-listen.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find show notes and more inform...

Do you find yourself choosing eating over other fun activities and hobbies? It makes sense when eating is more pleasurable and easier than the other option. So how do you get yourself to stop choosing eating and start choosing the other thing? Listen in to this episode to find out how!   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get all the information you need!   Find...

Carrie was just like so many of you. Where she began is exactly where so many of you began, and is where some of you still are. She struggled with her eating for most of her life, struggled with accepting her body, and had doubts that this would ever change.   But it all did, and she's here on the podcast today to tell you her story.   All of you are going to find something in her story that you a...

If you spend a lot of time hating yourself, or at least disliking yourself, loving yourself isn't going to be easy. But easy or not, working on your self-love is so important not just for your life in general but, for stopping binge eating.   In this episode, I'm explaining why self-love it so important and how you can start working on it now. You're not going to wait until you've stopped binge ea...

Your self-talk after a binge is important. So is your self-talk when you're feeling an urge. How you talk to yourself might be demotivating you or making it harder for you to feel your urge. Your self-talk matters so let's talk about it.   In this episode, I'm encouraging you to encourage yourself. I'm talking about why it matters and how you're going to get yourself through an urge. Listen in to...

It can be frustrating to try and stop yourself from binge eating but then not do it. You may think you're doing it wrong and not making progress. But, you may be wrong.   In this episode, I'm talking about what progress usually looks like when you're going through the process of stopping binge eating. There's a progression that happens with your awareness and effective decision making that will re...

Are you committing to feeling urges and stopping binge eating? Or are you interested in doing? What's the difference? Today you'll find out.   In this episode, I'm talking about the difference between being committed and interested and whichever you are matters. Only one will create new habits and real change and if you're not doing it, I'm going to help you figure out why. Listen in to make the d...

Your process of stopping binge eating will most likely include urges and binges and how you think about them when they happen matters. You may make it mean you're doing it wrong and that you can't stop binge eating. Or you can still believe that you are on the right path.   In this episode, I'm going to explain why you are still on the right path, even if you binge, and what to do if you binge to...

Your ideal eating habits aren't just going to appear. You're going to design and create them.   In this episode, I'm going to walk you through how you're going to do it. You're going to be intentional about what "normal eating" will look like for you and intentional about the steps you take to get there. Listen in to learn how.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group t...

Food probably isn't scarce in your life but, you might be making it scarce in your mind if you're telling yourself you can't eat certain foods anymore or it's not enough.   But there's also the foods that actually are scarce like holiday specialities and seasonal foods. You might obsess about making sure you get them and maybe even overeat on them "while you can."   Either way, whether it really i...

If you're afraid of your urges, you're not going to allow yourself to feel them. You're going to do whatever you can to avoid them. So once one pops up, you're probably going to get food ASAP to avoid what you're fearful of.   In this episode, I'm going to help you drop that fear you've been experiencing so you can get through your urge without eating food. You don't have to be so afraid of you ur...

You have thoughts about gaining weight and they might be contributing to your binge eating. You may engage in eating behaviors that make stopping binge eating harder if you fear weight gain. So your thoughts about weight gain might need to change.   In this episode, I'm showing you how your thoughts about weight gain are affecting your eating and how you can stopping worrying so much about your we...

Sometimes, you just don't feel like doing the work. You're tired of doing it and it's just SO much work. Well, in today's episode, I'm going to help you do it anyway, even when you're tired, or don't feel like it or, or think it's just so exhausting.   There's just a couple little shifts you need to make in your thinking that can make a world of difference and take you from feeling dreadful to mot...