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BULIMIA PLEASE HELP ME!

Ok so it took a while for me to ask for help. heres a little backgroud.I was overweight in my teens. I started exercising and am now in pretty decent shape. Funny thing is that I'm a personal trainer.
But my Bulimia is destroying me! There was once a day that my willpower was so strong.
        I need your help.this is my situation....I am purge free all week, but once a week I work as a chef, and I binge on what ever I can,then purge.sometimes this happens a few times during the evening.I feel so week and depressed. I used to work two days but had to cut it to one as I did not want to purge two days a week.HOW SAD IS THAT.I actually have to sacrifice 100euro because I cant controll myself. All week I eat a 80% raw vegan diet and exercise,and drink water.
    Does anyone have any advice,tips for me to get through an evening at work? I even bring in boxes and boxes of nice food......but usually just eat it all, then eat everything else,then purge... I have even tried chewing niquteen gum while at work.nothing works.arrrghhh.This time last year I had such strong will power. I would not even look at junk food.
This is getting out of control
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Well done for speaking up and reaching out for support. It is not sad that you are doing only one night to get yourself on track with controlling the need to purge. What is your reason for purging? You need to eat but everything in moderation. What is making you feel guilty and wanting to get rid of the food you have eaten?
Advice for getting through work might be something to think about once you know why you need to eat and purge. You might need to put your mind on something else other than food to get your attention on work and getting it done.
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One tip someone told me that helped so much is that after 25 minutes your body has already processed the calories. This means that purging after that makes little difference. This helps as you only need to be strong for 25 minutes instead of all night. Take one moment at a time. You can do this.
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