You should keep all foods in the kitchen and out of site. The more you see food, the more likely you are to want food. Many people binge because they are not paying attention to if they are really hungry or not. You could be watching a television program with a bag of chips in your lap. Before you know it, the whole bag is gone. Your mind was occupied by the television program. This is why it is very important to keep all your foods in the kitchen and only eat at the dinner table.

Do eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Remember breakfast revs up your metabolism for the day. The majority of people who struggle with eating at night are those who usually skip meals or not eating a well balanced meal throughout the day. This causes the major setup for binging and overeating at night.

Avoid sugar, especially early in the day. after you eat sugar your blood sugar spikes up and then drops within an hour and that drop in blood sugar will make you want to snack. There is a sugar roller coaster that will go on in your body and once you recognize this you will notice your feelings and emotions are being triggered by the hype and comfort of high blood sugar and the depression and cravings that go on from low blood sugar.

Positive affirmations are basically short sentences which you repeat to yourself over and over again. This may seem a little silly, but your mind will pick up on those sentences and it will slowly change your thought patterns to fit what you're saying. A good sentence will be something like: " I won't allow my emotions to cause me to binge" or " I can stop my binge eating". You'd be amazed at how effective this can be.

Drink pure water to refresh and cleanse your body and brain. Water is essential to every function in your body, and the more stressed you are, the more water you need. If you drink coffee, drink two cups of water for every cup of coffee. The same formula holds true for sodas. If you have trouble drinking enough water, try adding lime or sea salt to improve the taste. If you feel the urge for emotional eating, drink one glass of water first, then stop and consider your foods choices. The water will give you a feeling of fullness and give you a little extra time to prevent a food binge.

Another powerful way to stop emotional eating is drinking more water. It is important that you drink between 8-12 glasses of water daily. Drinking say 10 glasses of water daily will help fill you stomach and also help you deal with false hunger - which leads to binge eating. You don't have to drink 8-12 glasses at once, just spread it throughout the day. Drink more plenty of water between and after meals. One thing you should take note of is that you can not replace water with soda, water is got to be water. Drink water only and not soda.

To overcome binge eating, you need to be able to deal with issues that cause the overeating. Therefore, you need to find things that help you relax, other than eating. There are many things you can turn to that are safe, such as walking, riding a bike, riding a stationary bike, taking a bath or listening to relaxing music. This step varies on the person, so choose something that is relaxing for you.

Unable to cope - Studies have shown that some individuals who cannot handle their emotions like sadness, anger, stress etc and even people who have a low self esteem often turn to binge eating in order to cope better. They binge eat in order to hide from these various emotions.

This may be tricky if no one knows that you have binge eating disorder. If there is a trusted friend, family member, or counselor that you have told, why not hold yourself accountable to them? You will do anything you can think of to avoid a binge so that you do not have to go back and let that person know that you gave in. You'll even come up with some great distractions for binge eating!