Hi Mikki! thanks for the welcome back!

sweetpea-I hope your binge free day is going well; unfortunately I haven't made it through a binge-free day as of yet. I am finding it very hard to get back on the horse, so to speak, for some reason. My son has been stressing me out a lot lately; he is going through a very funny, very cute, but very obstinate stage right now (10 months old) and for some reason it sends me rushing to the pantry as a coping method.

Here's to one meal at a time...!

Hey,
It's been another day of avoiding the binge! My friends took me to Nandos and I chose to have the Mediterranean Salad with Chicken. Afterwards we went shopping, and a friend and me walked home - a 2 hour walk. It was really nice (Even though my legs are aching now!!!) I'll be sleeping easy tonight !
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Wiosna - That's how I felt when I read everyone else's responses and I joined the site the other week. But trust me you can do it!!! Just put your mind to it. xx

Thanks so much hotsplashes and laurenmom for you words of encouragement. I am happy to report I have gotten through the day binge free, I came close to binging twice today. The first time, I was upset and stressed, but I talked myself into working out instead and ran 6 miles. I felt good when I was finished and I didn't want to binge. I was physically hungry when I finished and wanted to eat something to refuel myself rather than emotionally satisfy myself. The second time was about 20 minutes or so before dinner and I told myself I'd be eating shortly to try to wait it out and I was able to. I can so relate to what you are going through laurenmom though our stress scenarios may be different, I do the exact same thing you do. My situation worked out well today because I had options, that is not always the case, especially when I'm at work. That's something I really need to work on. I am happy about what I accomplished just for today--one day binge free, hoping to make it two in a row!

Hi all.

Back form vacation. Thank goodness it was only 3 days! I did enjoy my vacation food. Tried to eat when I was hungry and to not overeat and to only eat what I really wanted. Did ok with that (until last night when the cravings got bad). We also walked about 4 hours!!

So today is the first day again. Gotta break the cravings.

School starts in a week and I am going to spend some time today figuring out what to take to school for lunch.

Any suggestions?

Others like me...
 

I am so glad that others post about there issues with binging. I have such a hard time controlling my eating. I go to the grocery store and pick up things to plan out my eating day because I know my husband will be gone and I can eat whatever and whenever I want and the quantity doesn't matter either.

I eat so much that I am miserable afterwards, between the extremely full feeling the feelings of guilt that are there are terrible, I am not sure which is worse.

I bought the book Overcoming Binge Eating and also a workbook on Self Esteem, I am reading the binge eating book and have learned a lot, however there is so much they don't know about the condition because most people binge eat in secret and never seek treatment.

I am going to work really hard to conquer my binge eating and get back on the healthy lifestyle eating track as well as hitting the gym or doing some sort of exercise on a daily basis, for my mental and physical health.

I am sorry others suffer from this condition, but it is nice to know you are not alone and this is a wonderful way to hold yourself accountable and maybe overcome this terrible way of eating.
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I have had a really hard day today , I really want to binge but I can't let myself because it's only early days, it's my 13th day being binge free and I'm getting weighed in tomorrow and feel like I have the world on my shoulders! lol how over dramatic, I think I'm going to go for a walk to divert my attention!!!

13 days is fantastic. :D Hang in there!

Ash

SoulSurvivor--awesome job--13 days is fantastic! You must be proud of what you have accomplished. Hang in there!!

Hi everybody. :D

Typical of me, I post in a thread like this and go on a two day, all out, knock-down-drag-out feeding frenzy of epic proportions. :o I am not kidding. It is almost as if I had to have a bad reaction to making such a statement, as if the pressure was just too much or something. :rolleyes: Talk about someone who really needs to get over herself. :lol:

The last two days have been really good, tho. I am in control and on track. This is something I have to take a day at a time, sometimes an hour at a time. I hate that I can binge so easily. It is beyond frustrating and sad.

Thank you for being here and for listening to my whining. :hug:

SoulSurvivor, 13 days. You are my hero! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

hello all. Well my eating hasn't been terrible--but I feel so out of routine I am so TEMPTED to binge! Which is silly because binging is NOT part of my normal routine.

Hi all! Haven't checked in here in a few days. Hope you all are doing good. I was out of town yesterday and got back today. Made some good decisions for the most part. We went to this buffet at a Mexican resturant today. I did very well. I skipped all the fatty hot entrees and headed to the salad bar to make myself veggie tacos. For once I left a buffet not feeling like I needed to be taken out in a wheelbarrow.

Aw thank you all so much!! Reading your messages at work just really cheered me up today!
Hang in there Jen, it's just the devil tempting you :P
Rain Dancer - a minute at a time is better than no thought at all. It takes alot to recognise your own pace and it seems like you're not afraid of the truth! You can do this!

Day 3 for me.I am telling myself that bingeing is not an option for me anymore....we will see how that works.

I screw.... sorry... I joined this threat promising I would not binge during the week of 3-9 and boom.... here comes Saturday and ruined the whole thing... oh well.... working hard now and back on the wagon.... Hope you people are doing well...