Erin, you've had a really horrible few weeks! The most important thing you can do (and probably the hardest) is to stop beating yourself up and forgive yourself. It happened yesterday, not today.
I would get back on top of tracking. Don't lie to yourself, just do it (nobody else will see!). If you slip up, forgive yourself, track it, move on. You know this down time is temporary.
If you find yourself binging, when you become conscious of it, you CAN make the choice to stop, and throw the rest of the way. A half binge is better than two and a half.
I know for me fighting boredom binges is really hard. They tend to happen when I'm feeling lonely too. Sometimes I need to let them happen, but redirect them towards things that do less damage (like carrot/celery sticks and FF greek yogurt with spices) and let them go. Other times I need to distract myself by getting the heck away from the kitchen (go to the library, go for a walk, make myself drink a large glass of water, play a computer game, call a friend who knows about my disordered eating). Sometimes I mess up.
3 pounds feels bad, but it does not take away what you've accomplished! You have worked so hard and have accomplished a lot. The truth is EVERYONE has setbacks sometimes, part of the process of healing is learning how to deal with them, to be with the "bad" emotions that it causes, ect.
You can do this, you are SO worth it! Take it two hours at a time if you have to!
Last edited by tigerchild; 07-25-2011 at 02:47 PM.
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