Just checking in to see how everyone is doing so far in December! If there is a hard month for binges this is probably it huh?
I'm still doing well; a glance at my food journal shows this is my 27th day on plan. I tend to have binge-y periods and totally binge-free periods, so I hope I'm settling into a nice long binge-free one! I'm definitely excited for my planned days off from counting (Christmas, maybe NYE?) so I can get some of the seasonal goodies, but I haven't had any real desire to binge. I am definitely feeling snacky and could kill some sweets but that's probably because I have been in a calorie deficit the last 27 days trying to shed a bit of fat.
Freebie - I feel the same way. To me, the idea of blaming an "animal brain" is sort of silly. I want to do the eating... it's me! LOL I can make the choice whether or not I will, and each time I have binged in the past it has been a conscious choice to do so. At times I have felt sort of 'out of control' and like I was outside of myself, but I still know I could have prevented or stopped any binge at any time.
I also tell myself to wait, or that I'll eat XYZ later as one of my coping strategies. Lately I've just been able to simply envision my weekly weigh-in and how disappointed I'll be if I deviate from my plan and see a gain or no loss for the week.
Danzingurl - I too have rationalized binges by saying that "I deserve it" because I lost more weight than I wanted, hadn't had a good day, etc. You know what? In some cases I probably DID need more calories, but it would have been much kinder to my body to space the calories out over a week or so... haha.
How are things going?
missunshine - I find it odd that your mom has been "sneaking" chocolates into your room. Why not just be open and offer them to you?
Hope everyone else is doing well!