I'm in! Time to put the holiday meals behind me. I know I over ate, or at least over drank, on New Years Eve after being at 3 parties.... so starting fresh at day 1.

Today I was doing so well, but I think I will make my breakfast a little bigger because I came home starving. I didn't binge, but I ate more snacks than I wanted to and I am still feeling the hungries despite having had dinner and snacks.

Day 1 successfully completed! Peachy, I'll beat ya this time!

I know once I hit day 7 eating well becomes easy-peasy. One slow day at a time. I still don't feel like I have this losing-weight thing DOWN yet, and I want to really nail it this time.

Thanks for starting this. It felt good to stay with plan today.
Going to sleep without a bloated, overstuffed feeling is a good thing!


Jean

Day 2.

I was hungry last night, but at least I didn't have food guilt.

Hey all!

I am doing much better today. The scale is going down steadily so that makes me believe that most of the 3 lb gain really was water weight.

Working on Day 60 today. Didn't really have any temptations to binge yesterday, and I am very full from my protein fruit smoothie this morning.

Peachykeen and Skyra, way to go on Day 1! A little competition is a good thing.

Michelle, great job being binge-free! What a great idea to have a healthy snack stash that you know you won't binge on at work.

Smiller, yes, it's a good idea to put the past behind you. Your past does not have to dictate your future unless you allow it to. Good luck on Day 1!

Mikan, good job recognizing that you need to have a slightly bigger breakfast in order not to binge later in the day. If you are more active in the morning you definitely should eat more at breakfast than at dinner. I know some people who swear by eating like a king/queen at breakfast, a prince/princess at lunch and a pauper at dinner. Some days I do eat that way.

Ready2BThinna (Jean), I do not miss feeling bloated and overstuffed at night. Thank you for reminding me of yet another reason I do not ever want to binge again, and great job to you for not bingeing!

DogMom, great job on your 2 days binge-free! I agree, food guilt is so much worse than a little hunger. Keep up the great work.

And to everybody else, good morning and I hope you have a binge-free day! It is definitely something we choose, and definitely not something that chooses us.

First off, thanks very much. My personal record is actually 90 days binge-free so I am working on going beyond that. Before my 60 days, I had been binge-free for 30+ days and fell off the wagon for 3 days. I decided then that I was going to try to limit my bingeing to less than 5 days for the whole year and so far I am doing well.

Second, I don't have "free" meals because I don't restrict myself from eating anything. Restricting myself by "dieting" such as going on the Atkins diet w/ my older sister when I was 21 and only 5 lbs overweight led to really bad bingeing, which caused me to gain 25 lbs. I definitely need and eat my carbs. I tell myself I can have whatever I want--however, I am one of those people who actually likes healthy foods--veggies, salads, lean protein, cottage cheese, all kinds of fruits, etc. I make room in my calorie budget for dark chocolate (green & blacks is my fave brand) and treats here and there (New Year's Eve, Christmas, etc.) but I try to stick to the same number of calories daily. I am also very active, which helps to curb my hunger and bingeing.

I still take things one day at a time and I never think of myself as "cured." Even if I never binge again, I'll never be cured. I still want to binge from time to time. However, I have learned to identify my binge triggers (sugar, stress, etc.) and stop the binge before it happens.

Funnily enough, one of the biggest reasons for my success is that I have an 80 lb english black lab who wakes me up very early every morning begging for his "walk," which is more of a 3 mile jog w/ stops to sniff and pee, and I know that I will not be able to keep up with him if I have binged the day before. He has hip dysplasia and he needs his walks every day to build up his muscles and maintain them. He relies on me, and I have to be healthy to keep him healthy. We take maybe one day off a month to rest. Zena, my dog who just passed, was an inspiration to me to be healthier as well.

Hey everyone -- I'm glad you're here -- and it's good to be back.

I'm on day 2. And I feel like a bottomless pit! Up to about 1600 calories so I'm doing my best to hold back. It's pretty hard after several days of eating 2500 calories or so (urk). I know the first few days on track are the hardest, but in the meantime I feel like chewing off my own arm... I know you guys understand so thanks for letting me share.

Just finishing up Day 58 here--I'm about to go to bed too, so I think it's safe to say it was a sucessful day!

Esperanza--once I get to day 60, I'd like to work with you towards your 90 goal! (one day at a time, as always--I always feel the need to specify this! I think it helps me from getting complacent.)

Good job everyone! We're all here, and that's a great start!

E-Bella: At this time, I'm afriad to budget "bad" things into my cal allowance, for fear of exceeding the allotted amt or even B'ing on them, but eventually I will need to allow myself treats in small amts or the avoidance of such foods will lead to B'ing.

I agree about never being cured...

I have a black lab too (and a yellow). I have been guilty of not walking them much this time of year!
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Skyra: I hear you on this!

Bella, My lab does the same thing to me..... and I don't like to let him down b/c of the hip thing either..... but temps here are in the low teens with an expectation of ZERO by the weekend (and snow tonight/tomorrow). I cannot remember the last winter it got down to ZERO. I do look forward to walking him though. He is such a good dog..... Oh, and as for your post on people who say Zena was "just a dog"...... well, I have a lot I could say, but I am going to say this instead, for those people, they have never had that unconditional love that a dog (I have found my lab is more in tune to me than the other dogs). Jake does not care if I am fat/thin, he does not care if I am having a day where I am a "B". He just loves me and he likes to make me happy. Now, besides a human (or maybe a cat) what other animal does that for it's owner? Most of the time, the dog would die for the owner..... so in my book, they are not just "dogs". They are not human (even though Jake does not know that), but they are more than a rodent or something like that. Ok, I am off my soapbox.

I am on day 6; I am striving for as far as I can with it.

I am also training for a 5k. I am not sure that I can or even want to do a half marathon.... but I do want to do a 5k.

Day 60! I can't believe I made it two months binge-free! It's amazing when you focus on something, create a goal, and stick with it. I feel powerful! Yet, I need to stay mindful, too. I've also learned to turn away from the TV when those pizza commericals come on!