I have been a binge eater on and off throughout most of my adult life. My son wants to learn what a healthy diet is and how to prepare foods so I am motivated to help him learn which will in turn help me. Today I asked him whether he would prefer ice cream sandwiches or ice cream sundae cones with our next Schwans delivery and he said, none this time, so I'll be buying healthier, easy prep food this time.

My sister made a delicious pineapple cake a few weeks ago and I ate a piece, then another, then another until we (mostly me) had eaten it all. I was going to ask her to make it again but if the whole cake is there I will eat until it is gone.

We are making small steps now. Usually when we order a pizza we order two because they discount the second pizza 50%. Last night we ordered just the one large pizza and we ate it all within a few hours.

I think I learned some bad eating habits from my family. When we were on a road trip with mom and my sisters we stopped at a Wendys so I could use the restroom. My mom got a Jr bacon cheeseburger and she remarked that she didn't order it because of hunger but she got it because she liked the taste of it. Not a healthy eating habit at all.