Thanks babe, I know you feel down about yourself but I know you can do it. we can all do it! I have done so good today but it's the night I'm fearing but I think this time it will work! good luck and come back!

protein shake this morning, and I got a job interview Monday! yay!

Yay! Congrats on the job interview Christy...I hope it goes well. You'll have to let us know!

Yesterday was my weigh-in day. I stayed at 165 which I thought was good considering the non-planned Italian meal I had on Sunday. No binging either this week...so far, so good!

I can usually do during the day at work unless someone brings in treats then they sort of haunt me all day secretly calling my name. Then I do 1 of 2 things- I resist really well then go home and say, I did such a good job today I deserve this treat which turns into the entire package. Or I sneak the treat and then another, then another when no one is looking. Which wouldn't be so bad if we were talking grapes but no, we're talking Krispy Kream donuts. Evil things.

I don't know how to combat this either. I actually got pretty close to my goal weight a few years ago but have gained back a lot of it from emotional eating. I'm not really hungry but I'm missing something in my life.

Sarah in MD

sarahyu -- I do the EXACT SAME THING. I have a coworker who is a lovely person and means well, but almost every day she brings in muffins, donuts, cake or cookies -- and it's SO hard to resist all day! I too feel the urge to sneak as much as I can when nobody else is in the room ... you're not alone.

I don't know how to make the fight easier, but I'm going to keep trying. One day at a time. Good luck to you too. :hug:

One of my coworkers is constantly baking and bringing things in to share. Luckily she's really cool about accepting "no thanks" but still with brownies or cookies or whatever sitting on the table the temptation is hard for me to overcome!

What a fantastic idea with this thread! :)
This is totally me - doing great all day, then coming back from work and eating like the world was about to end tomorrow!

Count me in :)

I am in, too! I am going to be here a lot next week. My husband is leaving town Sunday and not getting back until late Friday night. That means six long nights of just me and the fridge/pantry after the kids go to bed. Being alone is a huge trigger for me, and I really need to just camp out here instead.

Sarahyu, I totally hear where you coming from - this totally me.

So I just found out that I'm going to be alone for most of the day. Like WardHog, this is a big trigger for me. I'm going to focus on all the work I have to do and hopefully won't think about all the junk downstairs I could eat with no one knowing. Ugh.

:dust: Emily, and Ward, you can do it!

Hi everyone,

What a fantastic idea! I suffer from this problem also. I think I have pinpointed the times when I experience it the most and getting better but sometimes....ahhh!

The reasons why I think I binge:

1. I don't eat enough - ie like yesterday I didn't eat anything for 8 hours because work was so crazy. Now first thing, there is no reason I couldn't have excused myself for a moment and ate some of the sandwich I had in the fridge - nothing is more important than taking care of my body. So, eating often and having healthy foods that I can grab and eat on the run in these circumstances is very important (fibre bar, veggies, fruit, little pieces of chicken, protein shake, etc). When you are literally starving everything looks good and you want to eat it all.

2. Eat slowly and try not to do it while watching TV, etc. This helps not eat so much.

3. Eat off a smaller dinner plate, it looks more full and helps control portion sizes.

4. Feeling really tired and/or sick - I still haven't mastered this one yet - this often leads to consuming an entire bag of chips :(

5. I have figured out that I can never completely eliminate all food that I enjoy from my life. For me - saying that I can't have chocolate or a dessert once in awhile in ludricious. It just leads to me eating an entire bag full of it sooner or later. So, in the past few weeks I have allowed myself some chocolate and I find after a few pieces I am ok and don't need it everyday. I allow myself a cookie once in awhile. I don't view it as a treat or a reward but more of a just something I like. I eat it slow and enjoy it. The things I don't allow myself is chips - I crave salt once in awhile so I just have some seasalt on my tomatoes at lunch. And if I eat something high in sugar or fat I make sure that it stays within my calorie range. I am finding this is helping a great deal. I eat less of it and I don't binge...

And coming on here and thinking and talking about it is another great aid. To talk to people that have this in common with you is so important. All my skinny friends just never get it !

I am in the middle of a binge and trying to get it under control! It started with a fight with DD and expanded to a fight with DH and then it was Chinese food then pizza and cupcakes and I even made cookies and ate them......... I feel awful, my stomach hurts, I feel nauseous and greasy and really pitiful.... I went in the bedroom and cried for awhile...It just doesn't feel good wanting to throw up and eat at same time... I am hoping I can stop now.... I really want to stop now...

Fro the next 10 minutes, only 10 little minutes do something else. Scrub your toliet, scrub a trash can, scrub something very vigorously, like you were on a mission to rid the world of germs.

At the end of those 10 minutes, if you still don't feel better, find another activity to keep you busy for 10 minutes. We can all do something for 10 minutes.

I am not a binge eater, but I do, now and then if I get to stressed binge drink. Bad, I know.

But, if I can focus for 10 minutes on something, and then another 10 and another 10, at least some of the time, I can fight it off. I find very vigorous physical activity works great. Pulling weeds, scrubbing, emptying the closet, cleaning, sorting, tossing, throwing out, etc.

It's kind of like the vigorous cleaning and throwing is a cleaning of the mind and soul and a great stress reliever.