A few words from a counsellor, Janice. "Disordered eating refers to an irregular, chaotic eating pattern, ...when a person has disordered eating he/she is not listening to the normal hunger and satiety signals from his/her body. Instead the person uses external controls to decide what and when to eat. It is usual for a person with disordered eating to have a negative view of his/her body and to be preoccupied with appearance, food and weight.

On the other hand, eating disorders come under the medical model and are medical diagnoses used when a person has severe weight and shape concerns and demonstrates weight control behaviours that are extreme. Disordered eating precedes and is an aspect of an eating disorder.

that describes me. 2 weeks ago i lost 10lbs and got down to 9st. Then on one sunday i reached out for cadbury fingers and continued to eat and eat for hours non stop. God i hate myself for that. Its not even like im craving the food, I just eat. i put on 15lbs in 2 weeks. really down now. I need help. I feel too low about myself to step out the house.

If there is something psychological going on, that is one thing.

However, assuming there is not, planning your eating schedule can do wondrous things. I, for instance, have pages and pages of spread sheets with meals written out on them. There is a column for the food that the meal will contain, another for each of the macronutrients that are found in the food, calories, servings, etc.

Then, each Saturday, I go through my meal options and decide what and when I am going to eat this week. From there, I head to the grocery store and buy what I need. There is no guess work, and I am set in stone with the schedule. I would never even think to eat outside of the schedule, not because I am crazy.... but because my subconscious mind automatically adheres to the schedule I have laid out.

Food planning and preparation is the key to dietary adherence IMO.

yea food planning does really help alot, if you have all your meals planned it doesnt leave junk food as any sort of option