The Stop Binge Eating Podcast
Episodes
Ep #299: Distracting Yourself To Get Through an Urge to Binge
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you're feeling an urge to binge, do you sometimes try to do something else and distract yourself, hoping the urge will just go away and you'll fo...
Ep #298: How to Have Useful Conversations With Yourself
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When your brain tells you to eat, do you just do it without really thinking? If so, it's time for you to do some more thinking. Having a conversati...
Ep #297: Eating Just Because Other People Are
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever eat just because other people are? Maybe you just don't want to make it uncomfortable or awkward. Maybe you don't want to miss out. Whatev...
Ep #296: Your Weight and Your Worth
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel less worthy and valuable if you gain weight? Do you think that you are more worthy if you're thinner? If you do, then this episode is a mu...
Ep #295: Binge Eating Success Story – Nicole
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Food had always been a huge focus in Nicole's life. Food was her comfort, it was how she coped with her emotions, and she would eat like she was ne...
Ep #294: Forgiving Yourself For Bingeing and Gaining Weight
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel angry about all the years you've been binge eating and all the weight you've gained? For a long time, I did too. I just kept thinking abou...
Ep #293: How Your Binges Can Help You
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you binge, do you try to forget about it and move on as quickly as possible? If you are, you're making a big mistake that could be keeping you bi...
Ep #292: If You're Afraid to Let Go of Food Restrictions
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been learning about stopping binge eating for awhile, you know that it's important to let go of your excessive eating restrictions. But you ...
Ep #291: When You Don't Want to Feel Through Your Urges
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you feel an urge to binge, and you know you CAN just feel through it, do you ever just not WANT to? So then you don't, you binge, and then you re...
Ep #290: Asking for What You Want
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you asking for what you want? Or are you holding back and then feel disappointed, regretful, or resentful when you don't get what you want? If you...
Ep #289: The Importance of Fun
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you eat when you're bored or lonely? Eating can be fun but, when you do it too much it can turn into a problem. So if you want to eat less, then yo...
Ep #288: How to Not Give Up at the End of the Day
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel really motivated at the start of the day but then by the end of the day you just give up? If you do, I'm going to help you to stop doing t...
Ep #287: Why You Feel How You Feel
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel an uncomfortable feeling and wonder, "why am I feeling this way?" Maybe your feelings are a mystery to you. But they don't have to be...
Ep #286: Binge Eating Success Stories – Amanda, Lisa, & Samantha
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, I did a group interview for the podcast and you'll be hearing from three people who were all a part of the same Stop Binge Ea...
Ep #285: Getting What You Want Before You Reach Your Goal
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you stop binge eating, it's going to be amazing, right? You're going to feel better in so many ways and be the person you want to be. But what if...
Ep #284: Limiting Beliefs Stopping You From Stopping Binge Eating
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think you can't stop binge eating? Do you think you are someone who always eats the whole thing, who never stops until it's all gone, or who ju...
Ep #283: When It's Unfair Other People Can Eat More Than You
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think it's unfair when people can eat more than you? Or when they can eat things you can't? Then you MUST listen to this episode. People are...
Ep #282: How to Be More Disciplined
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to be more disciplined? If so, then this episode is for you. I'm going to go over the most common reasons why you might not be disciplined...
Ep #281: Changing Your "If/Then" Statements
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"If I eat one, then I won't be able to stop." "If I have it in my home then I will eat it all." We've all had "If/Then" statements like this that make...
Ep #280: If You've "Let Yourself Go"
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Letting yourself go is a common experience and can happen when you stop caring, trying, and putting in effort. If this has happened to you, I'm going ...
Ep #279: When Bad Things Happen and You Want to Eat
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might want to eat when bad things happen. Eating might make you feel better, or just be a distraction from the bad thing. But as you know, it's on...
Ep #278: How to Restrict and Limit Yourself
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're going to stop binge eating you'll need to stop overly restricting your eating. You'll need to be more permissive with what food you allow yo...
Ep #277: Setting Boundaries with Other People
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In order to meet your emotional needs and wants, sometimes you'll need to set boundaries with other people. It may not be comfortable to do but, it ca...
Ep #276: Mental Restriction, Deprivation, and Permission to Eat Anything
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Excessive mental restriction is when you aren't externally restricted (the food you want is available) but you're not allowing yourself to eat the foo...
Ep #275: Why "One" Isn't Satisfying
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is one never enough? Is even two, three, ten, or eighteen never enough sometimes? If you aren't satisfied with an amount you want to be satisfied with...
Ep #274: Food Planning
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Planning your food has lots of benefits and can be a very useful tool for helping you to eat exactly how you want to be eating. But food planning has ...
Ep #273: Trusting Your Hunger and Fullness Signals
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you trust your hunger and fullness signals? If you want to be a "normal eater" that trust needs to be there. In this episode, I'm going to help ...
Ep #272: Missing and Grieving Binge Eating
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't binged in awhile and you kinda miss it, you're not alone. It's actually more common than you think. There's reasons why you miss it and...
Ep #271: Blaming the Food for Our Binges
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the food the problem? If you think it is, you might be trying to control and manipulate the food you eat in order to not binge. If that's not worki...
Ep #270: The Importance of Preparation and Application
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you think you're doing enough but aren't seeing the results you want to see, it might be because you're not doing enough preparation or application...
Ep #269: How to Stop Self-Sabotaging
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you self-sabotage? Are you confused about why you do it? Would you like to stop? If you answered yes, then this episode is for you. I'm breaking...
Ep #268: Eating for Comfort
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you eat for comfort? Most people who binge eat do and although it's not always a problem, when you do it too much, it can be. In this episode, I...
Ep #267: Not Wanting to Risk Being Disappointed Again
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you've been disappointed multiple times, it can be hard to try again. What if it doesn't work? You don't want to feel disappointed again and aren...
Ep #266: How to Change Your Thoughts
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What you're thinking matters and is going to have a huge effect on your binge eating and eating in general. So learning how to change your thoughts wi...
Ep #265: Eating Without Distractions
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've been told that eating without distractions can be helpful but, is it really? That's what I'm going to talk about in this episode today. Not o...
Ep #264: Not Wanting to Go to Sleep and When You Can't Fall Asleep
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 5 Year Anniversary of this podcast!! And to celebrate, I'm doing an episode about one of my favorite topics – sleep. Getting adequate sleep...
Ep #263: Why You Binge For Days and How to Prevent it
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are there times when you do well for awhile and then binge for days? There's a reason why this happens and I'm getting to the bottom of it in this epi...
Ep #262: Accepting Being a Human
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes people just aren't accepting of what it means to be a human. They want to be different, think they should be different, and get annoyed when...
Ep #261: Thinking You're Out of Control When You Want and Eat More
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you want more food and then eat more food, do you think you're out of control? Then this episode is for you. I'm going to help you realize and u...
Ep #260: Emotional Eating Isn't Bad
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional eating has gotten a bad rap. But it's not as bad as we've been led to believe. Sometimes, it's even a good thing to do and can help you to s...
Ep #259: Describing Urges and Emotions
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Being willing to feel urges and emotions is an important part of stoping binge eating. Most people don't want to do it though because they seem too sc...
Ep #258: When You Don't Know Why, How, or What
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might not know how to do something, or why you do what you do, or options for what you can do. But knowing these things is crucial when you're wor...
Ep #257: Starting Over After a Binge
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you've been doing well with not binge eating and then you binge, it can be discouraging to have to start over. You put in so much time and effort...
Ep #256: Identifying When You're Being Overly Restrictive
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes people are being overly restrictive with their eating and they don't even know it. You might be one of them. So today, I'm going to help you...
Ep #255: Not Wanting to Deal with Urges at the End of the Day
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever just not want to deal with your urges to binge at the end of the day? If you're going to stop binge eating, you're going to need to. In th...
Ep #254: Shutting Off Your Brain
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever just want to shut off your brain and stop all your thoughts? If so, then this episode is for you. Sometimes there's a lot of thoughts s...
Ep #253: Changing Your Relationship with Your Binge Foods
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think about your binge foods, do you feel scared, anxious, nervous, angry or sad? If so, then this episode is for you. I'm going to help y...
Ep #252: Having Compassion and Excusing After Binges
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you try to have compassion for yourself after a binge, does it seem like you're excusing what you did? If so, then this episode is for you. Li...
Ep 251: Celebrating Awareness as Progress
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not binge eating isn't the only thing worth celebrating. There are so many other things that deserve to be celebrated and having awareness of what you...
Ep #250: My Journal Entries From 2007/2008 and 2010
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm sharing with you some of my own personal journal entries from 2007, 2008, and 2010. You're going to hear some of the things I tried, without...
Ep #249: Judging Your Emotions
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever think that you shouldn't be feeling what you're feeling? Or feeling as strongly as you're feeling? If you do, you're judging your emotions...
Ep #248: One Year Later with Carrie
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the very first time, I've invited one of the podcast's success story guests to return for another episode! Back in episode 186, I chatted with ...
Ep #247: Trusting Yourself
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you not trust yourself with food or not trust yourself to not binge? Most people who binge would say yes. So if you said yes, this episode is for y...
Ep #246: Becoming an Intuitive Eater
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to be an intuitive eater but have had a hard time doing it? Let me help you. In this episode I'm going to give you some tips for making...
Ep #245: When Your Behavior Doesn't Make Sense
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever get confused about why you do what you do? Especially when you it doesn't seem like your thoughts align with your behavior. Well in this e...
Ep #244: How to Stop Counting Calories
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to stop counting calories? If you do, you might be a little scared. Doing it feel comfortable and safe and you feel in control when you do...
Ep #243: Other People's Thoughts About How You Eat
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you worry about what other people will think when you eat around them? Maybe you'll think they'll think you're eating too much, shouldn't be eating...
Ep #242: When You're Unmotivated and Have Low Energy
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you're feeling unmotivated and have low energy, it's hard to do the things that will help you to stop binge eating. But, that doesn't mean you ca...
Ep #241: Self-Control
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sometimes, or always, feel like you have no self-control? I'm going to help you get more of it. In this episode, I'm breaking down why it fe...
Ep #240: Resetting and Centering Yourself
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the time, we feel most centered in the morning. We have taken at least 7 hours (hopefully) to sleep and reset and when we wake up, we feel mor...
Ep #239: Core Principles – Being Present, Allowing, Accepting
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a binge eating coach, I hear myself talk about the same things repeatedly with my clients and in today's episode, I'm sharing three of them. These ...
Ep #238: Fearing the Scale
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid to step on the scale because of what might happen after you do? Maybe you'll feel bad or start eating how you don't really want to be e...
Ep #237: Doing the Bare Minimum
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When there's so much you want to work on with your eating and when life gets busy, your initial reaction might be to just do nothing. It you can't do ...
Ep #236: Your Thoughts About Your Desires
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever desire something and then think you shouldn't or that you don't want to? I can be frustrating when that happens and to make matters worse,...
Ep #235: Rebelling Against Yourself
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you rebel against yourself? It can be confusing why you do that so in this episode, I'm going to help you understand. There's two common reason ...
Ep #234: A Year Without Drinking Alcohol
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I didn't drink alcohol for a whole year and I noticed some similarities with eating food. So in this episode, I'm sharing my experience while also rel...
Ep #233: Shopping for New Clothes
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've gained weight, you might not want to buy new clothes. You might think it's admitting defeat, that wearing your tighter clothes will be motiv...
Ep #232: Experiencing Pleasure Without Eating Food
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not getting enough non-food pleasure in your life might be contributing to your binge eating. So I'm going to help you get more. In this episode, I...
Ep #231: When It's a Habit
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes when I ask people why they do what they do, or think what they think, they tell me, "It's just a habit." It's true that it's a habit but, th...
Ep #230: "I deserve this"
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before eating something, do you ever tell yourself, "I deserve this?" It's true that you do but, telling yourself this might be causing a problem for ...
Ep #229: How to Stop Binge Eating ASAP
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You probably want to stop binge eating ASAP but, your desire to get it done quickly might actually be stopping you from doing it quickly. In this e...
Ep #228: Controlling the Urge
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever try to control your urge? Do you find it hard to do it? There's a reason why and in this episode I'm talking about it along with what you ...
Ep #227: Worry Less to Binge Less
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever binge to distract yourself from your worries? Are those worries sometimes related to food? Are they sometimes not? In this episode, I'm go...
Ep #226: Holding Two Beliefs at Once
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we believe things that aren't helpful for us to believe yet we have a hard time as seeing them as untrue. You want to stop believing it but ...
Ep #225: Wishing You Could Eat Like Other People
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wish you could eat like other people and think it's not fair that you can't? Listen to this episode to learn how you can shift your thinki...
Ep #224: Intermittent Fasting
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it okay or helpful to intermittent fast if you're someone who binge eats? The simple answer is – it depends. In this episode, I'll explain why...
Ep #223: Counting Allowed Urges
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might have tried counting your binge-free days but what about your allowed urges? Doing this can be hugely beneficial when you're working on stopp...
Ep 222: Avoiding Food Temptation in Your Home
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever throw away food or just not buy it so you won't feel tempted by it? Do you ever eat some and then finish it so you won't feel tempted late...
Ep #221: Binge Eating Success Story – Lisa
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa finished working with me in The Stop Binge Eating Group Program over one year ago and she's been killing it ever since! In this episode, she's...
Ep #220: Visualizing Success
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many people who binge eat tend to visualize failure more than success. It makes sense that they do this because they've seen themselves binge so many ...
Ep #219: Being Proud of Yourself
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel proud of yourself enough? Do you ever? If you don't, it's time to start feeling it more. You can and you should. In this episode, I'm t...
Ep #218: Health as a Motivator
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most people who binge eat want to be healthy. But is being healthy a good enough reason to do all the work to stop binge eating? Your health is import...
Ep #217: Slowing Down Your Eating
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a hard time slowing down when you're eating? You CAN slow down and in this episode I'm going to tell you how to do it. There's probably...
Ep #216: Fail Plan
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not willing to fail, then you won't be willing to do things that might result in failing. This is a problem if those things are what you nee...
Ep #215: How to Follow Through on a Decision to Not Eat
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It can be hard to follow through on a decision to not eat food...especially when eating the food sounds like a really good idea too. But learning how ...
Ep #214: Wasting Food
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
None of us want to be wasteful. But sometimes, our choice to not waste ends up negatively affecting us. You overeat to not waste food, or money, and t...
Ep #213: Weighing Yourself While Working on Stopping Binge Eating
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Should you weigh yourself while you're working on stopping binge eating? If this is a question you want the answer to, there's another question for yo...
Ep #212: Resting
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Working is important but, so is resting and too many people aren't doing it enough. They might think resting is a waste of time or there isn't any tim...
Ep #211: The Process of Habit Creation
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been frustrated when creating a new habit takes longer than you expected? If you have, you're not alone. We sometimes have an idea about...
Ep #210: When You've Tried Everything and Nothing's Working
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you tried everything and nothing's working? Well, you actually haven't and something WILL work. Listen in to find out what you're going to try no...
Ep #209: Becoming Yourself
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you binge and overeat, you're not being yourself. You're also not being yourself when you do the things that lead you to a binge or overeat. You ...
Ep #208: Consuming Low or Zero Calorie Food/Drink to Not Binge
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's common for people to consume something with low or zero calories when they're feeling an urge in order to avoid a binge. But is it helpful? Maybe...
Ep #207: Enjoying the Process
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stopping binge eating is a process that will take as long as it takes. But, there are things you can do to make to go faster. One thing, it enjoying t...
Ep #206: Thoughts About Bigger Bodies
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have thoughts about bigger bodies. In our society, the negative ones are quite prevalent...and I personally think this needs to change. I also ...
Ep #205: Binge Eating Success Story – Jaci
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jaci no longer identifies as a binge eater but, she did for a long time. For most of her life, she was in an out of binge eating with her weight fluct...
Ep #204: Choosing to Feel the Urge
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Once you're feeling an urge to binge, you have a choice to make. In this episode, I'm showing you what they are and which ones will reliably make your...
Ep #203 Practicing Thinking Thoughts
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you being intentional about what you think? If not, you should be because what you think matters. Your feelings, actions, and outcomes depend on i...
Ep #202: Loving What You Do
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love what you do? Not just for work but, in your free time too? You're obviously not going to love everything all of the time but, if you're no...
Ep #201: Telling People About Your Binge Eating
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are there people you want to tell about your binge eating but haven't? You want to be open with them, you want them to support you, and you don't want...
Ep #200: My Journals from 2007
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...