Chicks in Control - Binge-free challenge ~ Oct. 12 - 18

Good Monday morning, chickies! Let's make this a binge-free week. All are welcome!

I had a binge-free Sunday. That's 2 binge-free days in a row! And the scale is being kind to me.

Im here! I would love to join. Im really going to try hard this week!! I think I got it all out of my system yesterday as I did so badly I got sick...

I fell off the wagon big time on Friday.

Family get together at a restaurant Sun, so that wasn't great either.

NO EXERCISE all weekend.
:(

I could really use a binge free week - haven't gone more than a day or two without (stressful stuff going on) but I want to think positive - from here till end of week I will eat because I am hungry not because I am scared or sad, I will do helpful things to deal with being emotionally needy! I will stick to my guns and my goals because I am strong - I know I'm strong because I'm still here and still fighting and I CAN DO THIS!!!!!!

It's day two. woohoo!

i was semi binge free yesterday... i stayed on plan and within my ww points but lost sleep dreaming of driving to get nachos and down em all. i didnt.. and i didnt this morning. and i have no plan this afternoon, its depressing thou and i feel completely alone in it. its really rough....

Third binge-free day!

im in .. i was doing so well then i fell off my diet for 3 days and am having trouble getting back on but today is a brand new day and i am determined to make a change.. ... im just upset with myself for getting off tract. huh im my own worst enemy.. okay thats it from here on out positive thinking...

day 2 here!! This might be an easy day because I have no groceries and DH has the debit card so there's no temptation in the house at the moment.

Day three! Whoopee!

Something I need to change: not bothering to post on this thread when I have GOOD news! This weekend was all right - a little more indulgent than I'd hoped but no total loss of control that I associate with bingeing. Yesterday was also OP perfectly.

Today... another story. I decided today to give OA another try so I'm going to a meeting tonight - perhaps third time's a charm (I've tried OA twice before).

Good luck, Iris.

I am back to day 1 today. I think I will make it; it's almost 8pm.

Hang in there, guys. We can do it!

My 4th full binge-free day. I know I don't post much else but that, but it helps me be accountable posting it here.

Hi everyone,
I am new to 3FC, but I could really use the support. i am an emotional binge eater. My biggest challenge is my late night TV/junk food habit. Once the kids are down, I start getting hungry and all my discipline of the day goes right out the window. I need help!

:welcome: KarenLee

Starting day 4!

Hang in there everyone. Baby steps!

I'm on Day 28! It's getting tough. I thought it would get easier the longer I went, but I've had such cravings recently. I think about it, and I want to use "You haven't binged in so long" as an excuse to binge.

But then I think about how I could possibly get to a whole month binge-free. AHH!! Plus all the Halloween candy in the grocery stores, right at the entrace, really, really doesn't help! And it snowed the other day-perfect hunker down and binge weather ! (as is a sunny day, rainy day, windy day, cold day, hot day, etc--Just excuses here!)

While I wouldn't count today as a binge by any means, it certainly wasn't the greatest day for my diet. I was about 500 calories over...damn chocolate. I'm really frustrated with myself right now, because this is the first time I've slipped up in weeks. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day...

Hi guys,
I am just getting started on being binge-free (again), so I don't want to sound like I am getting ahead of myself, but of course I have been there (many) times before.

I am curious how you all deal with the all or nothing side of binging. How do you kick the binging habit? Do you have to be 100% junk food free? If you have one small handful of M&M's can you stop yourself?

For me, I have to start out TOTALLY controlled to break the habit. It takes me about six weeks to see the results of my restricted diet and then i start loosing up. Eventually I am back to eating junk almost everyday.

My idea of being free of this insanity is to be free of the obsession and the ability to have a treat once and a while without slipping down the slope to binging every night. However, when I "diet" I am 100% controlled and try not to eat ANY junk. It is so hard to live in the middle.

Any thoughts? Advice?

Day 2 (yesterday wasn't perfect, some overeating but not a B).

I think it's really hard to find a middle ground.
Sometimes I do better being 100% strict, and sometimes I do better if I cheat a little.
But cheating a little quickly gets out of control.......while being OVERLY strict results in a binge....

It's day 2 for me today.

I am all or nothing. Either I am 100% off plan or I am bingeing the whole day. I really wish I could break free of the pattern, but I have no idea how.

I know, I think I do OK when I am 100% committed. I think it is like being an alcoholic, one drink and...pow! But I would really like to be a "social drinker" once I lose my weight!

I went to a counselor about six months ago. She was helpful in some ways, but not so helpful in other ways. She said she thought eating was one of the only ways I know how to nurture myself. She thought that if I found other ways to nurture myself, I wouldn't turn to food for comfort so much.

What do you guys think about that? Do you think binging is comforting?

Binge-free Wednesday. That's 5 days binge free.

KarenLee, I think bingeing is comforting for a few fleeting minutes while the taste is in my mouth - after that it becomes the opposite of comforting.

Paris, day 28, that is great!

Today was almost day one for me. Almost.

Karen Lee--I find that if I'm too controling with myself, I go crazy. So when I'm out with others, I let myself eat closer to the idea of what I want (obviously if what I want is fettuccine Alfredo or something equally over the top, I tame myself).

This works for me because I've never had a problem eating too much in front of others. Sure, I can over indulge a bit, but not out of control to the point where it's hurting my weight loss. I imagine that this will get more difficult when (notice that--WHEN!) I'm smaller, but for now it works well. That way I get a taste of what I want without going overboard. It helps that I live alone, and most of my meals are alone, so for those I'm super good, and it's not quite as hard. (although lately as you can see from my post that I've been struggling these past few days!)

You can get there! I'm on 29 days binge free, and this is something that I honestly didn't think I was capable of.

ooo I'd like to join you all!

I have been binge free since October 9th! So almost 1 week!

Hey everyone. 3 Bad Days.

First day, I thought well, did not eat enough during the day...
Second day, announced binge to dh (he was witness to part of it), did not have any good reason...
Third day, I have that telltale hormonal headache today. It is making a little more sense to me now. But still,this morning was a minorly mitigated disaster. I am off plan..way off plan.

Even taking a birth control pill daily (no withdrawal for periods), my darn hormones get the better of me. I guess I should be happy my ovaries are working ;)

But here I am. I will be posting. I WILL be posting!

KarenLee, yup, that's when the hard time hits me most often.

Wardhog, the all or nothing part is so hard for me to temper. I believe it is a personality thing.

DogMomNP-- are you a nurse practitioner? or are those your initials (been wondering)

Iris, good news is welcome! And also helps to reinforce good habits.

GO paris, midst, looser and fitway! :)

now I head to daily plate------>

i'll have to start over tomorrow, i ate way too much today. i'll also hit the gym again tomorrow.

Day 3 for me today. I just booked our flights to go to my grandma's for Thanksgiving, so I really need to keep it up.

You guys are so inspiring!! Even if you have a bad day (or two or three) you get back at it!! Way to go!!:carrot::carrot::carrot:

I think food is soooo comforting. I don't know why. The fullness of it. I guess it fills a void. Although I don't know, I feel happy in my life, so I wonder if sometimes, I want to binge out of habit, a comfort in a behavoir that is familiar to me, like going home. This sounds so weird.

Paris: Ditto.

DAY 1!!!

I am posting this now, even though it's only 8 pm, in hopes that thoughts of the shame of reporting to all of you that I have to take back this proclamation will keep me from heading back to the kitchen. =)

Six binge-free days.

Went to my favorite restaurant last night and over ate. Back on track today. Day 1 again.

Paris: I think the fullness is comforting, too.


Hope you all have a great day!

Looks like I'm not the only one with the fullness! That makes me feel so much better, thanks for sharing everyone.

Day 30! Last weekend, I told myself that if I needed it, I could binge today (friday, oct. 16th). Sometimes saying that to myself helps me ward off the doom, and I feel more in control.

I don't think I need to give in though. I think I'll be fine today. This thead helps a lot. I'd hate to have to come on here and tell everyone I've given in.

No junk food in front of the TV for me last night!

I'm debating what to call today - but I'm going to count it as day 2. I went a bit overboard celebrating a birthday tonight, there was all this sugar - cookies, caramel apples, honey peanuts... BUT i did not continue eating when I got home which would have been a typical response, so I am going to take that and run with it!

In the past two days, I have turned down cheesecake, Chipotle, movie popcorn, and fettucini alfredo, and chosen healthier options instead. I can't believe all that was only in two days! But I'm proud of myself for staying strong. That's two days now without any binges...

Thought about ordering a pizza last night (no, I did not have 5 friends over, just me!) but I didn't. Thought about how long I've gone, and wanted to keep going. 1 month binge-free today! (knock on wood, it's only 9:45am!) Let's hope it sticks.

I ate a bunch of chips last night--right out of the bag. I was/am totally unaware of how much I ate...just ate and ate and ate. It was one of those giant costco bags, so I can't tell by looking at it how much I ate, but it was quite a bit. Enough to feel overfull afterwards.

I felt like a zombie, on autopilot, almost like it wasn't really me doing it.

I am so tired of this.
KL

Hi,
I am getting past my self-loathing from my chip marathon last night. No more binging for me. Eat like a normal person, eat like a normal person, eat like a normal person...

Shoot, today was NOT day 3. I just kinda lost it in the kitchen and I can't even say anything in particular set it off. No reason. Just dug into some apple crisp and muffins. I feel silly saying it, but it's almost still a success since I stayed under 3000 calories today. Sad.

Day 6 is a success! First night of my husband's business trip, five more to go.

Iris, I like to "bake" apples - what I do is core one, pour a little lemon juice and cinnamon in the middle and microwave for about 3 minutes. Delish, and satisfies the apple crisp craving. You can even sprinkle on a little granola and/or raisins and/or fat free vanilla yogurt. YUM!

Mmm - thanks for that suggestion, Ward! Now to get myself to choose that over the sugary, buttery crisp that my housemate made that's sitting in the fridge!

KarenLee, you doing better today?

I'm starting again today at day 1.

Iris: thanks for asking--I am doing much better.:)

I have a plan for a bedtime snack and I have most of tomorrow planned too.

Day One Here I Come!:carrot:

I'm on my way!

KL

I've heard that eating stimulates a pleasure center in the brain. I'm sure other things do, too, but food is supposed to do that. So I guess this causes people to want to eat when they're not hungry. to want to eat when upset, or to eat more than they really need.

I think just knowing about something like that can be helpful.