Hi all! 11 days until Christmas for those who celebrate, and 17 days until New Year's Eve. Does anybody have any upcoming holiday parties or get togethers to get through?

As for me, I am on Day 38 today. How is everyone else doing?

Let's all have a binge-free week. All are welcome.

Esperanza, thanks for starting this!

I'm on day 8! This is the first time I've started a week at such a high number. I am excited.

Good luck and good eating this week, everyone!

I wonder what happened to WardHog--I hope everything is well there...

Thanks for starting this Esperanza. Day 36 for me...feeling strong today, which makes things easier. Good luck everyone!

I am pretty terrible at updating this, but I am on Day 8!

Hooray Peachy! We're both on day 8 ... part of me wants to make this into a competition and see who can make it the longest...

Hehehe you're ON!

I would like to start this as well. Day 1.

I was feeling good with myself today. My mother brought home cake which she described as "Oh my God!" and it really was absolutely delicious cake. I took 1 small bite and walked away. A month or two ago that cake wouldn't have lasted the night. Now if I could have that strength every day.

Next holiday party for me is this Saturday. Plus, I'm cooking for it. It's going to be a very challenging day to not overeat on.

well, no binging for me, but I did up my calories....

I figured I am not going to succeed my goal to be in the 160s this year. It is not looking good.

This sense of impending failure usually sets me up for a binge. I am just going to ride it out. And continue to do what I am doing.

Good for you, Jendiet -- what matters is that you keep on trying, not that you make it to the 160s. If you stick with your program, and don't binge, you'll make it there sooner or later.

This is day 9 for me, the farthest I've ever made it! Peachy, you better start sayin' your prayers.

Starting today at Day 37--still feeling good, so that's positive.

Jen--that's a good idea, way to take charge! Sometimes, we have to be realistic about our goals and ourselves, and if we know we have a pattern of behavoir that's not positive, we need to nip it in the bud!

I don't really have any holiday parties, except time that I will spend with my family during the week before Christmas, and I don't have a problem binging in front of people anyway-it's what comes after if I deprive myself too much in public! Parties are a good, safe place where I can enjoy a taste of yummy foods without going overboard like I would were I to be alone.

i'm the same way..totally private binger.

Grr, today is hard for me... I haven't binged but I'm up to around 1400 calories already and I haven't had dinner... I am having a lot of boy trouble today and it's getting me down. Sigh...

Still gotta take care of myself, so I'll do the best I can, even if I have to just maintain for today... better that than a binge.

Hang in there Skyra. This can't be easy, but it's definitely possible! Is it possible for you to work out? If so, you can easily burn off a few hundred calories, and that way, you can still stay within your range. If not, then you're right, it could just be a maintenance kind of a day. Chew gum, do some push ups. It would be a good time to try out some boxing moves....you could put on some motivating song on youtube and jump around with boxing and kicking moves and think of all the anger/pain/frustration that you have endured....it might take away or at least decrease some of those negative feelings. You can do this!!!!

Thanks luckymommy.

And yes, I can work out. I actually have a lot of kickboxing workout videos... so that will be PERFECT!! All those punches will probably make me feel a lot better. Thanks for the idea.

i hope you punched the pee out of the air, skyra...good job.

well, high calorie day for me...kind of feels like all my eating was binging...because I'm not starving..or feeling deprived..

well very tired..going to bed.