Originally Posted by Wannabeskinny:
In essence I didn't binge because I hated myself, I binged because I cared about myself, and I was trying to steer all attention from family away from myself and towards my brother who truly needed it. It was my young and immature way of "helping."

My bingeing did not come from a place of negativity and self-loathing. It came from a place of love! I am willing to bet I am not the only one with this type of scenario. It's time to accept the fact that your bingeing developed in an effort to take care of yourself, not to punish yourself.

You will get through this!

Thank you for this post.

You know how sometimes you read something and you just know it's going to stick with you forever? This is one of those times.

I never considered the idea that the habit of bingeing may have come from a place of self-love -- of trying to protect oneself. But now that I think about what you've said it fits. Really fits.

Again, thank you.

P.S. Very glad to hear OP is doing better. :)

Hold it right there. You are NOT predestined to keep on binging and regain the weight you've lost. You can make a U-turn right now. Take it one day at a time, one meal at a time. Commit to eating healthy food in moderate proportions YOUR NEXT MEAL. And then the meal after that. Once you gain momentum, it will be easier to keep going.

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Oh my gosh! Take a deep breath and look at this objectively - pretend you are someone else looking in. You have lost over 100 lbs - OMG - you are my HERO! Does it suck that the binge-demons took over for a little while - heck yeah it does, but does it mean that you can't fight back? NO way.

Decide, right now, to not beat yourself up anymore and just start fresh. Today, this minute! You have the tools, you've lost so much and come so far, this is just a set back and it's part of life. You will have set backs forever - vacations where you over-indulge, tragedies that are out of your control, business trips, people who disappoint you, etc. - this is one of those times.

Seriously, people who have it them to lose so much weight inspire me so much. Just please don't beat yourself up anymore, just start over and keep workin!

i can relate with you.i binge hard core and really beat myself up alot.My counseler tells me everything that the ladies are saying.I've been binge free so free since 3/9 and want to stay on the wagon.I've fallen off and on it so many times.

This thread is almost 3 years old....

Originally Posted by ValRock:
This thread is almost 3 years old....

Wow, so it is! I replied to this recently thinking it was relatively new, but ok...

Um, why does this thread keep getting resurrected? It's so old! Stop replying!