At this very moment I am mentally going through the fridge and cupboard, making lists of things I could binge on. I am "this" close to getting a bowl of cereal or a piece of chocolate, or both.

I felt it coming on straight after dinner. I had a couple of raisins... still thinking about it... had a piece of ginger candy... still thinking about it... had 2 passion fruit...

UGH! UGH! UGH! Where does it stop?????

Okay. Water. I'm going out for a walk. Someone help me chase this alien out of my body before it takes control.

I've definitely been there, its so hard to fight the urge. Maybe try having a healthy snack instead, some carrots, or low fat crackers and cheese. Just know that even if you do have a slip up, its only one day and it doesn't ruin things. For me that's the hardest thing to overcome because I think well I've already blown it so I might as well keep going.

Hi Sara,

Hope you’re feeling better. I hope that maybe sharing that compulsion has helped you. There’s an OA slogan that goes ‘This too shall pass’!

That helps me a bit when I’m tearing my hair out trying not to binge. Give yourself credit. You shared powerfully. You reached for the water. You went for a walk.

I’ve often gone out the door, hauling on the trainers, with a narky cranky head on me, looking up at the clouds and telling them not to dare spill water down on me, that it’s bad enough not being able to ‘eat with impunity’, and having to exercise, but that I don’t expect to get drenched on top of it all ! Then ten minutes into the power-walk, I’m laughing at the notion that I reckon I’m SO SPECIAL that even mother Nature should hold back the rain just because I decide to go for a walk!!!

Good luck.

Well done on choosing the best option of water + walk... they're the two easiest solutions for me if i ever felt like a binge. I was so close to eating another bowl of cereal today and right before i was about to pour the cereal (i even got the bowl and milk out!) i just thought about how i would feel afterwards and how my stomach would probably hurt and instead i just drank a cup of tea. Now i don't feel the urge!!

If you ever feel like that when you come bk from your walk... just THINK about how you would feel after... all that hard work! And if you do cave in, try not to kick yourself about it, just let it go

hope this helped in any way! I find that posting in this forum helps me so much when i'm feeling this way

Thank you! Thank you! it did me so much good just to throw this out there, see the words and realise how much I need to just take control of this thing.

I had some water then went out for a walk - 1h15min! I'm having a cup of chicory now (I've given up coffee) and I should be OK for the rest of the evening.

I feel like I'm hogging the boards and crying for attention, so I hope you won't hold it against me. I just don't think I can get through this alone.

Sara, post as much as you want on the boards- if it helps then it's so worth it! I know it helps me! I feel like i'm posting every 5 minutes but every time i post i feel like i'm taking control. I'm so glad for u that u managed to resist... and even exercised in the process, great work

Thanks leah

I love your sig line, by the way... it made me LOL the first time I read it (and the second time )

Hi Sara,

Glad the walk helped, sometimes just removing yourself from the situation can allow you to think about your options with a clear head. Well done on making some sensible choices.

Can you think of anything that triggered the binge? Sometimes we can learn from our cravings and avoid certain foods in future to prevent cravings.

Don't feel like you are hogging the board - personally I find it helpful to hear how other people feel exactly like me. Its nice to know that I'm not alone, and together we can get through more.

I'm feeling a bit like I want to nibble, so I'm going to get in bed and watch TV. I find it easier to resist if my teeth are brushed and I'm in bed.

Funny that you should refer to it as 'an alien'. I've always called mine a monkey. He sits on my back, talking to me, trying in lots of crafty ways to get me to eat. I know a lot of his tactics now, and argue my way out of a craving a lot of the time.

Remember, one day at a time.

Ugh, I feel your pain. I've been sitting here for an hour doing the same thing. It's killing me. I caved and had a bowl of cereal, hate myself and am fighting the urge to say the he** with it and dive into the bowl of popcorn that my DH so thoughtfully just made and soaked with butter. ARGH!!!

a bowl of cereal is nothing goinforthegold! Please don't beat yourself up about it. Don't give in

LOL, I know, at least I stopped at the bowl of cereal...but it would have been smarter to do what Sara did and go for a walk! I think this thread stopped me actually. Good for you Sara!! I'll think of you and your walk the next time I get the urge to binge.

Hi Sara,

I feel your pain. It's half an hour to lunch and I'm in the midst of furiously trying to convince myself not to buy a chicken ceasar bagel.

I would second the suggestion of a cup of tea, sometimes at night I make myself a big pot and it just makes me feel like I'm having something.

Alternatively try painting your nails or looking up nice clothes on the web (this is what I'm going to do now- nothing like imagining myself in a bikini to make me lose my appetitie )

Good luck with it!

I had too many cups of chicory last night and woke up at 5 am with a HUGE bladder

Thank goodness I don't pee my bed anymore, LOL!

Well, I did end up eating something last night, a bowl of strawberries (no sugar or cream though) so I'm not beating myself up about it, and actually it wasn't really a binge, I was just starving when I came back from my walk (dinner was earlier than usual).
I know my mum would say fruit isn't good for you in the evening, but it's better than chocolate, right?

Goingforthegold, I think a bowl of cereal is the sensible reply to wanting to binge and not being able to control it. Don't worry about it, you're doing great!

Eating something when you're hungry is sooo not a binge, even if it is maybe more than you would like to eat or breaks whatever "diet" you may be on. So ya... no worries on the strawberries of bowl of cereal you guys. Maybe it's even more of an accomplishment, to STOP eating at a sensible moment, then if you never began. Just an exercise in taking control.

doozer, I like your idea of looking up clothes online, I've done that before

a cup of tea is always the answer!