Chicks in Control - Binge-free Challenge ~ Nov. 9 - 15

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

Still going... day 10! I can't remember the last time I was able to say No for so long... Day 6 OP...

Yesterday, my weigh-in was tricky... I used to not eat prior to the weigh-in, which would cause me to be so hungry after that I would eat anything that was near me - in NYC, that can be very dangerous! But, yesterday I ate my normal breakfast, weighed-in, and had a normal lunch...

At last, I feel like I'm making some progress...

Hey everyone! Been MIA for awhile but now I'm back. Had my best friends wedding this weekend and it was an incredible time. I might've overeaten here and there but bingeing was the last thing on my mind and I hope it stays that way. Looking to make this a binge free week! :-)

~D~

Wardhog, thanks for starting another week challenge of binge free. You will never know how much it has helped me. I am on day 8! Woo Hoo! I think the scales are moving out of the 190s..... which they have not done since April 1! I am going to give it until my official WW weigh in to move my ticker.

I appreciate you starting the thread. Taking it one day at a time..... a lot of talking to myself (talking myself out of eating more--- and convincing myself I have had enough). Seems to be working! :carrot:

Have a great day ladies!

Glad to have you back D, and glad to hear the wedding weekend went well!!

I'm on Day 5. I've had some days where I've not stayed on plan, but so far, I haven't binged...which I consider a big step. Usually straying even slightly off plan leads me to big binges...it seems I have this all or nothing mentality. I'm trying to break that by having little off plan things and then challenging myself not to binge. It's been really hard, but I feel like it might be getting a little easier with every day.

This week is going to be hard though. I have a potluck at school tomorrow in between classes when I am at my hungriest. Usually I pack a snack and have a late dinner, but it's going to be hard to avoid all the food. Hopefully someone will bring a veggie tray and I'll be able to snack on that. Or, I was just thinking of bringing my snack anyway and avoiding the food entirely. What should I do??

Then, on Saturday, I'm visiting some friends and we're going to a bar to watch a football game between my undergrad university and our biggest rivals. My willpower is always so weak in these situations and I know I'm going to have a hard time saying no. I'll need all the good vibes I can get that day!

Okay, I'm done worrying about events that haven't happened yet! I'm focusing on the now! Have a good week everyone!

Way to go ladyrider!

I'm on Day 1 again...yesterday was bad news. I totally gave in. I think I need to remember to remind myself how gross I feel after a binge.

This day 2 binge free for me, as you all know I binged on Saturday and blew my 7 days straight without binging. Yesterday was really tough. It always is the day after a binge, you want to do it again so bad! I fought it every way i could and succeeded! Every day gets easier and easier I think, so maybe today won't be as hard.

I'm on day 3, crossing my fingers for a binge free week.

Hey everyone!

Well, this weekend was kind of a setback. I was away and definitely did not eat as well as I could have. And then I used that as an excuse to binge last night...But I'm going to get back on track this week! So here's to the start of day 1!

Fruitlady, I agree that the first days are the hardest. After I'm binge free for a couple days, i want to keep it going! Good luck to you!

Foxxy, I think bringing your own snack is a good idea. Better than relying on the function to have a good snack, because you will control the situation. You can do it!!

binge free here, for several days now. i have little to no appetite.

Hey all! I made it another day binge-free so now I am working on Day 3. Since October 1, I have had only 2 binges, which is a big deal for me. I am going to track how many binges I have during the course of this next year beginning October 1, which is when I restarted my journey.

After 2 days binge-free it is easier to resist my trigger--sugar.

I had WI today and lost .2 lbs this week. I'll take it. It's way better than gaining. I'm shooting for a 2-3 lb loss this week.

Hey to everybody. Don't have time for personals right now but I did read everybody's posts and I am rooting for every single last one of us to have a binge-free day today. We can ALL do it.

After reaching almost 1 week, I fell off the wagon and BADLY. I haven't been this bad in MONTHS.
I was bad Friday-Sun.

So day 1 today...

Ladies, hang in there.... you can sooooo do this!

My weekend was pretty horrible binge-wise; I did terribly. But I am here ready for a fresh start and I have just now completed Day 1. I didn't eat perfectly by any means, but I am realizing that it isn't necessary to eat perfectly. I ate some Chinese for dinner(small portions) and a little chocolate bar. But you know what, I didn't use that as an excuse to completely throw in the towel and binge. I am allowed to be imperfect.

I binged last night, for the first time in weeks. I'm not even sure how long it's been! It was such a tiny amount of food, but it *felt* like a binge and I'm still feeling guilty about it.

I was already over my calories a bit, but after my husband fell asleep, I ended up eating some grapes, 2 double-stuft oreos, and 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup. That's all, but... it has really thrown me off, mentally, because I was doing so well.

Looking back on what I ate yesterday, it was a whole lot of carbs. I'm one of the lucky people who can feel good and lose weight on a diet that's low fat, high fat, low carb, high carb, whatever... but I really did eat a lot of sugar and refined wheat products. I'll have to pay better attention to that from now on!

Anyway... I look forward to making the rest of the week binge-free... and best of luck to the rest of you!

This is day 2 for me. I'm going to change my mindset a little and say "This WILL be a binge-free week" instead of "I hope it's a binge-free week". I am in control of this.

I have never gotten past 5 days, but this week I am going to DO IT.

Hugs to everyone who slipped up over the weekend. Also hugs to everyone who's been doing marvelously. I'm glad we're all in this together!

ok guys I do believe I'm coming to the end of day 2 of being binge free since I didn't really binge yesterday either. Honestly haven't even thought about food or bingeing because I met someone over the weekend and I think it's distracting me from thinking about anything else lol So whatever....I'll just go with it! Hope everyone had a great binge free day!

~D~

D -- how exciting! Glad you met someone :)

Day 2 binge-free -- success! For me the longer I go, the harder it gets, so I may need to come back here & get some support in the upcoming days...

Hi Chicks, Day 3 binge free for me. I can't go longer than 7 days without binging, but that is my goal this week. I just have to learn to grab the good foods, when I'm getting the munchies, not the crappy foods. Good luck to everyone today!

Kicking off day 3 with a bowl of my ever trustworthy companion...oatmeal! lol Everyone have a great day!

~D~

had a big slip last night.... :(

back to day 1

Starting on Day 2 today!

May I join?

Day 1 for me and hope to see you all tomorrow for Day 2!

Working on Day 4 today. Haven't had a desire to binge lately. These are the easy days.

:welcome: chickiegirl! I hope your Day 1 goes well!

Everybody seems to be doing well so far this week. Let's keep up the good work! :)

Day 2 is done for me!

Day 3 done for me. Still no urge whatsoever to binge. Getting TOM tomorrow though so we shall see if that urge stays away. Also gotta work out tomorrow, haven't worked out in a week. Hope you all had a good day!

~D~

Proud to report I've made it 3 days binge-free! It's definitely easier than it was last time 'round. Been wanting to snack all evening but I kept it at bay, was even able to stay at 1600 calories for the day! This is success I'm not used to!

high-fives to everyone, all around. best wishes for a good day tomorrow!

congrats Skyra! This is the start of day 4 for me. I just haven't even felt the urge to binge lately....I swear it's my hormones that make me even want to binge in the first place. Hope everyone has a great day!

~D~

starting day 10. Will see how it goes. My DH is off and I may take off.... so if I go home, who knows what the day will hold, but I sure am going to give it a whirl.

Awesome ladyrider! Keep it up!

I'm starting day 3 today! Feeling good too, because I'm finally in the 230's, after having spend 3 months (outrageous!) in the 240's!

I'm on day 4 binge free. I'm getting there! No urges to binge for about 2 days, I don't know why, but It's a good thing! I'm losing the weight I gained from my last binge, finally. Stay strong chickies!

Has anyone ever checked themselves into a weight loss place for a week or so? I am seriously thinking of doing that. I watch The Biggest Loser and they have taken over a ranch called Fitness Ridge about 90 miles north of Las Vegas.
I feel I need some help besides self-help. I do well and then I find myself eating ice cream at 10:30 in the morning even though I could have had a banana.
I am thinking a break from my usual habitat might help me re-form some old good habits. I once went for 5 years without a binge because I got in a groove and stayed there. I probably could try a local weight loss clinic but I know that place mostly gives drugs. I have considered going and getting Phentermine.
I feel I am at the end of my rope with this. I keep trying to do it on my own but I feel I need help.

I posted that in here because I couldn't get a new thread going. I think maybe I need more posts to do that. I hope no one minds.

Is it possible to go too far the other way? It's the weirdest thing... last night I wanted to binge for hours and hours (I didn't, but it was so difficult)... now I wake up today and I have no urge to eat whatsoever. This is super-alien to me. I haven't eaten since dinner last night and my stomach is definitely empty, and yet... I don't feel like eating? Does this happen to you if you don't eat for a long time? It kinda worries me... but maybe this is just how skinny people relate to food all the time, not really caring whether they're hungry or not? I'm gonna go eat some food anyway... just thought I'd share because it's definitely a new feeling for me.

Day 3 for me! I did eat a little too much(AGAIN) during a scary movie. Something about scary movies make me munch! Luckily, I was munching on chopped up veggies and hummus. I did eat a few Haribou gummies, but not terrible. DEFINITELY not a binge. I am starting to learn the difference between a little overindulgence and a binge, which is good.

Jaybird, feel free to send me a PM if you want to discuss anything. I have(am still) struggling with an ed and I have seriously looked into clinics, so I have some ideas about them. Instincts are usually best in regards to situations like this; if you feel you need outside help, that is probably the best path. :hug: We are always here for you!

Thanks, PeachyKeen. You've got a pm.

Skyra, When I don't eat after 5pm til the morning when I eat breakfast (10:00am) I'm never hungry either. When I used to eat later at night, then I was starving in the morning. Go figure?

Definitely strange. Guess it's good news all-around, though. I don't like the feeling of being hungry, so if not eating at night makes me not-ravenous in the morning, so much the better.

ETA: I don't feel like binging, but I'm starting to take part in some of that obsessive behavior -- obsessively counting calories, obsessively checking the forums, calculating and recalculating my BMI or BMR ... this usually happens shortly before I get sick of the whole dieting thing, derail, and binge. It worries me. Does this happen to anybody else? Is it unhealthy to be so relentlessly focused on this?

Fell off the wagon once again at work. I swear I wish I could just barricade myself in my room and never go anywhere so that I didn't have to deal with this crap. So now thanks to this and my TOM I will wake up tomorrow huger than a humpback whale. bleh

~D~

Skyra, I do some of that obsessive stuff too. Mine includes making lists and getting lots of books from the library about healthy eating. I've read most of them now. If reading those books made you thin I'd look like Calista Flockhart.
I'm starting fresh today. When everyone comes home this evening I am going to have a talk about the junk people keep bringing into our house. You wouldn't put beers in the refrigerator of an alcoholic and you shouldn't put ice cream in my freezer. If they want ice cream they can go over to the ice cream shop and get it and eat it there. I don't even care if they bring a sundae home and eat it right away so long as it's one serving and a carton of it doesn't reside in my freezer. I am good about not going out to buy stuff but if it's here I will eat it.
I put a note on my refrigerator that says "Go walk the dog now."
Here's to a new day!

Skyra, I felt like when I was counting calories, it was just another type of obsession. Calories, grams of fat, carbs, protien, salt, oz of water...I stopped doing that (for multiple reasons) and now I'm just focusing on eating healthy food only when I'm hungry, and most importantly on not binging. I feel that it's working better than the calorie counting. I feel the urge to binge less than when I was caloire counting, and so of course with fewer binges, I lose weight.

Starting Day 4 today!

Good job ladies.

Jay, I will keep you in my prayers, I know it is hard when you are struggling! If you need to PM anyone, feel free to PM me.

I ate a little over my points yesterday, but I did not throw in the towel and binge after that. I quit eating about 3pm b/c I knew if I continued I would be in a pit I would have a hard time getting out of.

Although it may seem odd.... this thread helps me.

I don't think it seems odd at all, Ladyrider! This thread helps me too! That's why we're all here. I just like to see that others have the exact same issues as I do. Misery loves company, I guess. Plus, it's so encouraging! And I can't/don't talk about this to anyone in real life, so this is really all I have in terms of support. It's nice to find people who understand, because I feel that so few people can relate to this issue.

Hey ladies. I have been super busy lately but I can't stay away from this site for too long. I am on Day 6 binge-free today. The scale moved down a little more today. My body fat % went down another point today as well so hooray for that. :carrot: Only 40 more lbs to go. :dizzy:

I'm kind of in a down mood right now but eating is the last thing on my mind, so that's good. Lately I have not had the urge to binge, despite having triggers (ice cream, cake, etc.) around me. I'm just kind of in a funk today. Somebody made some comments to me that came out of left field and were really hurtful. This person (actually, it was one of my younger sisters) is a really hateful, foul, jealous person who has been physically and verbally abusive with another sister of ours and has been verbally abusive with me so I just have to consider the source I guess. She has also stolen a few thousand dollars from that sister which has been a source of contention between us. I could go on and on but it's embarrassing to admit that somebody like her is related to me. What really gets me though is that around other people she acts like a quiet, sweet little mouse and is sooo considerate of others' feelings. She shows her true colors in private. Reminds me of my dad, actually. I thought she had changed but I see that she hasn't. I will be ignoring her from now on.

I'll try to be in a better mood tomorrow and read how everybody has been doing. I hope everybody is staying binge-free, and if not, then at least hopping right back on the wagon after a binge. The sooner you get back on track the sooner the scale will move down and you'll be fitting in smaller sizes. That's what I try to remind myself after a binge.

Yesterday I overate but I did NOT binge -- I stayed very aware of what I was eating and made the choice to have a small piece of cake. So I'm on day 6! This is the longest I've ever gone binge-free since I started here! :carrot:

ETA: I'm actually on day 7, I realized this morning I hadn't updated my counter before I went to bed last night. Even better.

I'm on Day 6 now...really wanted to binge earlier, I just needed that full full feeling. So I made myself a BIG salad. Feeling nicely full now. Still want to binge, but I'm not feeling as desperate about it.

I just wish I could eat and eat and eat and be thin!

Today is the end of Day 2. No binging. I stuck to a good whole grain/high fiber routine and feel very good.
Ladyrider, thanks for the prayers and please keep them coming!

hello ladies in control...well i received very upsetting news about my academic career today, and usually that would send me for a tail spin into a vat of icecream...

however, I staved off cravings with hot cocoa....and hit a glorious 1260 cs maximum today.

Jen-That's awful! I'm a grad student, I understand how big those blows can be. It's so stressful, and there's no positive reinforcment in academia! Good job resisting the cravings. They won't help you at school!

Starting Day 7 today. I'm beginning to understand that Sundays are particularly difficult for me. Football fun, then crash, have to get ready to start the week tomorrow...I'm going to have to be extra strong.

Hey guys my 3FC wasn't working for a few days for some reason but I've been doing ok. I binged on Wednesday at work but haven't really binged since. I might've overeaten a little on Thursday but that's it. Haven't even really had to think about it which is good. Looking forward to the start of a new week tomorrow!

~D~

I have not been on in a few days b/c my 3fc wasn't working either.

I am on day 14 of BINGE free eating! It is great.

I have gone slightly over my points...... however I have talked myself into not doing further damage by bingeing. It feels great.

Hi Chicks, I blew it yesterday. But not as bad as usual, I'll probably gain about 2 lbs. but I'm ok with that. I was down to 105lbs. from not binging for 6 days. I was getting too close to being underweight , which is 103lbs. for my height. I am going to start today as day 1 binge free. Good luck everyone!

Working on Day 9 today. It feels great!

Fruitlady, it sounds like you know what to do. However, if you are getting to a weight that is borderline underweight then maybe you should start adding healthy calories in so that you are not losing any more weight. Bingeing might be your body's way of trying to get in the nutrients it needs when your weight gets too low. It would be better for your health if you increased your cals a little on a daily basis to maintain instead of going up and down in weight constantly, even if it's just a few lbs. We have a maintainers forum here that is really good. Have you visited there yet? :hug: to you to get back on track today.

Okay, Sunday is almost over, my most dangerous day, and it appears that I'm going to be fine. About 9:15, thinking about going to bed soon, don't have an urge to binge...so Day 7 was a sucess, and I'll start out with Day 8 tomorrow!

Hngh, I'm kind of halfway-binging right now -- I have a chocolate bar and I don't feel powerless to stop eating it. I'm halfway through and having thoughts like "doesn't matter, I can just try again tomorrow." I KNOW this is a bad attitude. I've been watching my eating super-carefully all week and I've gone 7 days binge-free, so now I'm just thinking, I made it farther than I thought I would! Time for a treat! (Logic fail.)

Tomorrow will be day 1. I really need to buckle down if I want to keep slimming down.

I am starting day 15 today!

I made it 3 days. 2 of them I stayed within my calories to keep me on track for a 2lb a week weight loss. Yesterday overate and went up to the amount of calories that would maintain my weight, but I didn't binge on anything. Sundays are always a bad day for me because they are very unstructured and my brain craves structure almost as much as chocolate.
I think reading and posting here helps me be very aware of my actions in a way I wasn't before. On to Day 4.