Last night I found myself trying to 'plan' a binge (very, very peckish all evening). I ate about 100 calories more than I should have but then I just went to bed and was done with it. It looks like the scale has rewarded me for that behaviour as I'm down a pound this morning.
Keep on keepin' on! We can all do this - together.
You know sometimes I think I am lucky I live alone with my son. He is only 3 so has no say over what is in the house and it is nice not to be tempted by anyone else's food. For me, when I hang out with his dad (we are still friends) it becomes a very tempting situation for me to just let go. He is very, very heavy - about 325 at 5'11" and his diet is not healthy at all. So it is easy to say well I am still eating better than him and indulge in whatever I want. So, I guess I am saying kudos to all of you who live with someone and still avoid the temptations!
Iris - Good luck with the haircut. Hey if you cut enough off you may even lose a little bit of weight.
Clickchick - Good job!!
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WardHog - you can do it! be strong!! think about how bad you will feel if you do it!
I am actually feeling pretty good about tonight. I think I may actually resist temptation. I actually want to cancel and just stay home and watch TV and sew. But my friend is gonna start hating me because I cancelled on him last week. What to do, what to do...
Wow! It's past midnight already????? Anyways, I'm up with a cold, down 2 lbs from yesterday, hopefully, the scale will be my friend tomorrow!
Sarah- Definitely it was a lot easier to be disciplined w. my eating when my hubby was away for a week - but unfortunately...I can't sleep w/out him, so.. I have look at & remind myself of my goals to stay focussed!
Lauren - You're on girlfriend I've put my goal in my signature to remind me!!!!!
Iris - How's your haircut?
Wardhog - Good on yah for taking off your vacation lbs! 12 lbs, yep, I could put that on in a week no problem - taking it off now that's a different kettle of fish! LOL (... I suppose if all I ate was a kettle of fish a day I would lose weight eh! )
Have a great weekend everyone & to all you Canucks - have a Happy Thanksgiving & make wise choices! We don't have to binge & overeat on turkey, stuffing, cranberries & pumpkin pies - we can buy & enjoy all these foods throughout the year.
hmm... i was going to put a photo of my new haircut in here, but it's not the right size or something and I'm not tech-savvy enough to fix that! anyway, i really like it! however, "new me" did not get the message and I binged anyway.
i am going to pull myself together, somehow. I'm really losing it. at last check I'd gained 10 lbs and I stopped weighing myself but my clothes don't fit. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I have to beat this somehow!
Congratulations on the 2 pound loss Cher and WELL DONE to all who stayed strong.
I lost it last night and binged on biscuits and cereal. I have an upset stomach and fluid retention as a result and know fro sure, how much better I would be feeling if I had not binged.
Starting again a day at a time
Another binge-free day for me yesterday. Boy, does it ever feel good to string a number of days together without bingeing. It's like I had almost forgotten.
To those struggling ~ try just this one day ~ just today to eat well. I know that once I have one day behind me, the rest fall into place a wee bit easier.
To those eating well ~ kudos to you ~ it's never really easy per se but being in control is a wonderful feeling for sure.
Here's to a productive, binge-free weekend. It's the Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend so I'm a little worried about my calorie intake. We're going out for dinner tonight and Sunday and then entertaining at our home on Monday.
I really want to come out on the other side of this weekend with a loss or even staying the same. Gains can be so discouraging to me.
The plan is to walk lots and keep the water intake going strong.
Whoa, I've written a book here - thanks for reading! I'm finding that sharing and reading here is really helping me achieve my weight loss goals - thanks to all of you!
ok i really f'ed up yesterday, binged pretty bad.....but thats all gonna change because im in training lol thanksgiving day is my very first race and i dont want to humiliate myself lol. so im gonna see if this will help me lol. i dont care if i finish last i just want to finish lol.
Good morning everyone! I just had to come here and report that I made it through my first Friday night without bingeing on food or alcohol. I went to the movie last night without eating any dinner. After we got there my friend ordered me a beer of which I drank exactly one-half throughout the entire movie. I could tell he was kinda upset I wasn't drinking more but it was a really heavy movie (Blindness) and I just told him it was not conducive to drinking. Then he ordered a pizza (small size) and I just ordered a large popcorn - no butter. We shared the popcorn and didn't finish it and I ate one (very small) piece of his pizza. He kept offering me more but I just said no thank you. Anyway, I am just super proud of myself. I showed complete restraint and never went overboard. And I feel so much better this morning - so nice to wake up feeling refreshed, not bloated or hung-over. So even though the popcorn was salty, I risked it and jumped on the scale. Down 1.4 pounds from yesterday! So, so happy!!
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haleygirl82 ~ Pick yourself up, brush yourself off and get training! You've got the right attitude - just finishing the race will be a great accomplishment!
Sarah ~ WTG on the pizza/beer restraint. It really does feel wonderful in the morning to know you've survived the night before and to be down on the scale!
Ingrid
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No recent binges to tell of (Thank God!) I've gone over my cals by about 30 today so that's alright but I'm heading out for my friends B/day tonight and have made an oath to only drink Diet Cokes (We shall see because this said friend is a very bad influence on me )
Sounds like everyone's pulling-it together! I guess Christmas and parties are a big motivator eh?!
Iris, please don't get discouraged - I'm in the same boat, none of my clothes fit (I gave away all my fat clothes after losing weight the 1st time) - but it's also pushing me to practice good eating & exercise habits - the sooner I lose even 5lbs it should free up at least 2 pairs of pants, then 10, then 15, etc. ...looking forward to seeing your new 'do.
Lauren, you'll do good tonight just be prepared-gum will help and don't bring more money than you need to buy only the diet cokes (b/c alcohol costs more, you can't afford it!) ..and dance lots..(think of the calories you'll burn!!)
haley, are you doing a 5k on thanksgiving? There's one in my area that I'm thinking about signing up for. I've run them before but i haven't run in a looooong time. It's fun, and you will feel so exited and proud of yourself when you finish!
I've put my goal in my signature to remind me!!!!!
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