Hang in there Foxxy. I agree with others. Don't let the scale get you down. Find other ways to measure your success. You've lost an incredible amount of weight and that is something to be proud of!

Not being able to fit into those pants has made it loud and clear to me: my binging is causing me to gain weight. I was able to fit into them earlier in the month and now I can't even zip them up. I can no longer binge and snap back to my normal weight like I used to. The intensity in my binges is causing me to gain the very weight I worked so hard to get off.

Hopefully this will be incentive to remain binge free but it is so hard right now with exam stress.

of course i was wrong! haha DAY 14 BINGE FREE!!!!! i was hoping i hadn't let the two week mark go unnoticed! :)

Day 21 here. I am going to stop the unnecessary snacking today. Today I am going to really, genuinely concentrate on whether I've eaten enough and if I am satisfied. NOT going to over-eat today!

Foxxy--I feel like the scale can be so dangerous! I weight once a week. It seems like no matter what it says, it's an excuse to eat! Especially if it's not gone down. But then it leads me to behavoir where it can only goes up, which is ridiculous!

I'm on day 3, feeling okay.

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Working on Day 5.

Resisted binging again yesterday (even contemplated doing it really late in the night but I made myself stay in bed) so I feel pretty good about myself today, and that is the feeling I want to remember the next time I get the urge.

well, i dont know if it is for everyone... my therapist told me to NEVER EVER go below 1800 cal... now I dont know if that is for me personally, or because I am 5'5 or what... I know that at 1800cal I was okay for 6 months and then had a binge rebound that lasted nearly 6 months! In teh end, when I averaged out all the days/binges in those 6 months (yes, I am that anal!) i found that i was around 2100cal a day. So to break the binge cycle, i decided to eat 2100cal a day. this scared me, i was terrified i'd put on weight... well, i LOST 10 lbs of water/salt/crappy-binge weight in a couple of months and am VERY SLOWLY reducing my calories ... am around 2000 now with a goal to slowly get down to 1800 again but will NOT binge and if i find i am urging, i will go back up a few calories...

not sure if that long winded answer helps or not!

i hope it does help!! i am here for you... feel free to send me a private message too if you want more info! (or i am happyto answer stuff here to, obviously! ha ha ha)...

Thanks for the kind words ladies! I know I shouldn't rely so much on the scale, but since that's what they use to track progress at WW meetings, I just can't help it! I will probably be up or the same at my weigh-in tomorrow and I just think they'll be thinking of how I'm not exercising or going out of my points range. But I'm not!! I'm working out 6 days a week for 45-60 minutes and I haven't even used any of my weekly points this week! But enough of my sob story, lol. Tyla, you're right, my pants are fitting looser, so I should focus on that! And Happytobe...I should also focus more on that binge-free number...28 today...4 weeks!!

Does anyone watch the Biggest Loser? I see some of those people who work out for HOURS a day and they still only end up losing 1 or 2 pounds. Which is still great, but I think that helps me because it just goes to show that what you do doesn't always directly result in a drop on the scale...it may take awhile! I'm trying to be more positive!

Raven -- progress is progress! I think you should be proud of your 20 days because you are learning to stop yourself! Good luck with the intuitive eating today. That's something I haven't learned to master...I still eat by a schedule whether I'm hungry or not.

Lata -- congrats on Day 5 and resisting that binge! Hold on to that good feeling!

Chels -- YAY!! Two weeks is awesome!!

Paris -- You're right...why a number (especially a not-so-good one!) makes me want to eat is a mystery! I just kept thinking yesterday "Eating will not change that number on the scale for the better!" That seemed to help, haha

D -- I often wonder the same thing because I always stay within my daily points (I get 24 and I think somewhere I read that 50 calories = 1 point roughly, so that's about 1200 calories. Which, now that I realize that seems really low.) I hardly ever eat my weekly or activity points. I'm just so afraid of eating more! Which I also realize is a hallmark of disordered eating. Let us know how your experiment goes! I think I'll join you and commit to using all of my weekly points next week (that's 35 extra!! ACK!)

Have a great day!!

Can I offer a bit more advice? Watch what the calories are! (i know this sounds obvious but! :) ) What I have learned, about myself anyways, is that I need my heavy carb meal in the am, with less and less carbs throughout the day, i eat protein at every major meal, i eat a small snack before bed so i dont go to bed hungry...and i drink a lot of water! i try to eat protein within 30 min of my workout if it is a heavy-weight type workout, otherwise i try to eat every few hours...

in my numbers above, i dont count veggies... so raw carrots, cooked asparagus, cucumber etc, i dont count those calories! nor do i count a splash of milk in my tea... i do count sweet potatos, skinny lattes, veggies that have added calories in them (like a sauce or cheese or...)... i dont weigh my food so my calorie counts are always estimates... i dont eat the same thing every single day anymore either (i did for a while and hit a weighloss plateau)...and i dont drink my calories (no sports drinks, juice, sugar pop etc)

basically i eat to canada's food guide with a bit mroe protein and a bit less carbs

I'm on day 4, but I had a craving for chocolate, which never happens. That's a new one for me. The only thing I had was mini chocolate chips for baking, so I had 1 tsp. of them and that really helped.

I'm on Day 31! I made it past 30 days. I'm so stressed out from school right now and I'm trying to really watch what I eat to make sure I eat enough so I don't get too stressed and binge. 2 more weeks left and I graduate. My biggest exam is next Thursday. I also got my graduation dress today! and some really hot shoes! I"m so happy:carrot:.


Happytobe: I totally agree with you about what the calories are. I take in the most calories at lunch because that's when I burn the most. I have to keep my heavy carbs earlier in the day too.

fruitlady: You can do it! congrats on day 4!

foxxy: I love the biggest Loser. Of course I watched it last night, and that keeps me motivated. I know you will get past your rut and you should be very proud of 28 days!

duqserb: I use calculators online and have done alot of research and I still can't come up with exactly what I need to take in. I like your idea about experimenting...unless you have money to see a specialist...I did research and found out for me I need to tak in 1500 to maintain my weight...but i know my bone structure and my muscle mass is different than others my size. So I take in 1400 to 1600 and weekends I do around 1900. It will take about 2 weeks to see where your body is comfortable at and then you can keep to it. Good Luck!

I hope everyone else is doing well. We are so close to finishing another challenge...LETS DO THIS!;)