Binge Eating in Midlife: Why It Starts (or Resurfaces) in Your 30s, 40s, 50s

Binge eating in midlife is far more common than you’ve been told. Whether it begins in your 30s or resurfaces in your 50s after years of silence, this experience is not a failure. It’s a signal from your body and nervous system. It’s something that can be treated with care and compassion.

If you’re looking for binge eating treatment in San Diego, Los Angeles, or the San Francisco Bay Area, this post can help you understand what’s really going on and how recovery is absolutely possible.

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How My Freedom from Binge Eating Class Can Help You Redefine Your Relationship with Food and with Your Body

You struggle with binge eating or emotional eating in San Diego or elsewhere. You eat “right” during the day, and then as soon as you get home (or as soon as you put the kids to bed), you head to the refrigerator and the pantry to begin eating. At first you feel relief—like you’ve been holding your breath all day and can finally let it out and gulp in fresh, clean air. Then the numbness or detachment settles over you. It is a welcome respite from the pent-up stress, frustration, and anger. You don’t end the binge until you feel really, really uncomfortable—then the shame seeps in. You can’t believe you did it again. You had promised yourself that you would never binge again—that you would follow your diet or meal plan perfectly and give up binging once and for all. Yet here you are, feeling nauseous, extremely uncomfortable, and hopeless.