Manders

I would not want to presume that I would have anything useful to say to you about bingeing except what I've found out is my own problem with sugar. You know how they say pot is the "gateway" drug well at least for me sugar is the gateway binge food.

I feel myself getting up on my soapbox now so please take it for what it's worth but until I decided to completely swear off sugar for good I would allow myself a sweet treat that never ended up really satisfying me and would either lead to a binge, or if not a binge a constant preoccupation about food.

It took a very bad bottoming out for me to get to the point that I had to admit to myself that I was a sugar addict. I read this book "Potatoes Not Prozac" which helped me to realize it for good. I am not advocating this book, its just that the section on addiction really hit home for me.

But everyone's different and definitely hope you are able to find your answer because you have come such an incredible distance.

Good luck.

Hi everyone. I have been MIA over the weekend. And I have been terribly off plan! Didn't workout sat or sun. And ate a few bad meals Over those two days. I want to reset and for the next 7 days be really stringent about staying under 1500 calories and getting a huge salad, two minimum servings of fruit and 3 veggies in addition to the salad. And doing that everyday for the next seven. Gotta get back on track!

Been on track and I feel good. I walked 15 minutes and jogged for 15 minutes without stopping. That is a big accomplishment for me. I also went to go buy some running shoes. What a a difference a good pair of running shoes can do!

Tiredof ~ congrats on your loss! Remember that you look at your self every single day in the same clothes, it wasn't until I went shopping that I saw myself in a different light. Hang in there and don't get discouraged!
This site helped me a lot http://www.mybodygallery.com/ (mybodygallery dot com in case my links still won't work) to form an idea of what I would look like at each size.
There is also a post somewhere on the site about a paper towel roll… how as you peel off the layers, you don't see it getting smaller at first, but as it gets closer to the core, removing one sheet takes off more wraps and visually looks more significant.

Lori ~ congrats on the smoke free anniversary!

Rainbow ~ :hug:

amanda ~ it helps to be boring :). I have about 20 meals that are on plan and I can brainlessly combine. I just have to keep up with the shopping.

manders ~ sorry about your day but I love your resolution. You will be back on it, I know it!

I think it's a bad point of the month for a lot of us, maybe the change of seasons?
I've been having a rough week, trouble staying on plan, wanting to eat just to eat. Scale is bobbling up and down. New week new mindset, right? right!

Lori Thanks for the hugs!

amanda Thanks for the advice, yeah it's a long-term relationship I think...will be 3 years in March.

natamars We did talk, yes. Things are better now.

Spinach Thanks for the hug!

~Thanks for all the support ladies. Turns out I said some incredibly insensitive and stupid (not to mention personal) things about our relationship in front of some of our friends in the weekend - while very drunk, so much so that it took me a while to remember what I'd said. I feel terrible about it, not just because it was just a really stupid and selfish thing to do, but the timing was awful as well! His Masters Thesis is due today so it was the worst time to give him extra stress.
We've talked things through now...and I have apologised profusely. I made him feel terrible and I embarassed myself.
He'll be handing in his thesis now and then after I finish work tonight (and go to Zumba, can't skip it this week!!) I'm taking him out for dinner to celebrate.

It wish it was something that obvious but it's not just sugar I sometimes crave. It's salty, savory, etc. It's always a specific food, not just anything will kick the craving. But even if it was, I don't know that I'd banish sugar from my diet. I have been able to be successful because I have eliminated almost nothing from my diet. I'm also thinking my lack of exercise yesterday didn't help. Thank you for your support!

Thank you! And I am back in full force! Walked six laps instead of only four. I kicked that binge's butt! :boxing: :D

I can't believe I went to the market and didn't buy any junk food. I really wanted something, but I decided to chew some peppermint gum to take away the urge. Glad it worked! Rode the bike for 30min. Weight stayed the same even though I have been over my calories for the past week. Today I had 1385 calories, 100 over my limit. I think I'm eating too much yogurt, I'm addicted to it right now. It keeps me away from the junk food, so it's worth it. I'd rather go over my calories by 100 from yogurt then go over lots more from junk food.

Today is my WI, and I gained 1 pound exactly. Could have been worse, yesterday morning I was up 2.6!!! I will have to live with it. Did it to myself!! But have been really good about counting & exercising so far this week! TOM is gone, and I am mentally back to normal! YEAH!! Still striving for those 8 total pounds (well 9 now!)

Have a great day everyone!

Good day yesterday, hope to continue that today, even with a potential dinner out.

- Breakfast: 2 servings scrambled egg substitute (60), 1 tbsp picante sauce (10) and 1 serving banana nut "bread" (121). 191 calories total.

- Lunch: Individual pizza made with 1 Italian Flat Out (90), 1/2 cup tomato sauce (50), 1 cup sliced mushrooms (18), 1/4 2% shredded mozzarella (70), 1/2 serving baby carrots (17-1/2), 1 medium orange (64) and 1 container light key lime yogurt (90). 399-1/2 calories total.

- Dinner: 4 oz country style ribs (220), 1 tbsp BBQ sauce (30), homemade Spanish rice (232), 1 slice 45 calorie bread (45) and 1 wedge LC queso (35). 562 calories total.

- Evening Snack: 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (70) blended with 1/2 Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (20) frozen to make granita. 90 calories total.

1242-1/2 calories total for day

Gym is back open today. But before I do cardio, I'm going to start a weight program. I have been wanting to start one since the beginning of the year but just never got it together selecting a program. Well I bought an awesome shirt dress over the weekend that the sleeves are just long enough to cover most of my arm flab but not quite all. ;) I figure instead of buying a shirt to go under it, I would be benefited more buy toning my arms. Heck of a concept, huh? :D

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Good day ladies. Things are going well. I have to say I'm hopeful when it comes to me being able to get into a size 10. It may take longer than I anticipated but I AM HOPEFUL!!! I just have to keep plugging away and I know I will get there.

Rode the bike for 30min. , lost 4oz. & had 1490 calories. Too many calories again because I'm stuck on chocolate yogurt & extra fruit. I've been maintaining between 108.9 & 109.6 for the past 6 days, that's a close range. Didn't eat any junk food for 8 days, couldn't have done it without that chocolate yogurt. I was ready to drive to the store to get peanut butter, I distracted myself by cleaning, thankfully it worked. I would have eaten the whole jar in 2 days.

Good luck to all!

Another binge this afternoon. :mad: I just don't know how to not do it. Even thought it puts me over my daily calorie allotment, with my calories burned, I still end up with a net under my daily calorie allotment. I wonder if that's why I let myself do this. :?:

Did not like what the scale said AT ALL. :mad: 168-1/2! I should not be up 6-1/2 pounds from Thursday. I should have worked extra hard this since going out for dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday. Instead I blow the progress I had made! :mad:

I must get back on track. I was doing so well before going home for Thanksgiving. For as terribly as I ate while home, I only gained 7 pounds. I think that's where this whole mindset has stemmed from. I have to remember it's not okay for me to do this. I've written the letter, I've tried to go back to the original motivation of the weight loss, I've prayed for strength. I figure the next step is punishment. If I binge again, I can't go out for St. Patrick's Day (which I haven't done for years and am really looking forward to). If I binge more than once, no St. Patrick's Day Parade for me. And I am a sucker for a parade. I would be crushed if I couldn't go. :cry:

I CAN DO THIS!!! :dust:

Sorry for my rant. Continued luck to my fellow challengers!

2/22/2011 I have reached 275 which half way to my St Patricks weight goal.:carrot: My walking has been sporadic some days nothing and some days three miles.

Larry,

Glad it worked out. It's amazing how sensitive men can be sometimes. You want to know something? My husband sometimes gets upset with things I choose to share, and I'm completely sober when I share them. :-)
Glad things worked out well, and I hope his thesis passes with flying colors. I'm trying to finish my dissertation now, so I know how stressful things can be.