Darra: Nuts are just so compulsively eatable, I hope you were able to put them down and walk away! You can do it!

Working on Day 24 here, all my meals are planned and I'm ready to go! I love seeing Paris' 112 Day number, so awesomely inspiring!

Hope our new chickies have a great Day 1!

so despite being super hungry and touchy emotionally and having a screaming 2 year old all night, i mananged to get through day 19 and am earning day 20!!!

i just checked - the last time i made it this far was FEB!!! WOOO HOOOO!!! I had gone Dec 27 - May (5 months) earlier this year and then bounced around binges from May to Aug with the longest non-binge time being 9 days so being at 20 today is HUGE!! I wonder if i can make it past my 5 months from last time?

going to take it babysteps still...make it until this Sat (day 23) for my shopping spree and then the next "big" day will be day 43 - it would have been my 10th anniversary had i not separated/divorced Aug 27 2008... so it is an emotional day for me ... i am going to do something exhilorating that day - havent decided what yet...maybe lasertag (always felt too fat to do it!) or maybe zip line? hmmm... must decide soon so i have a goal to work towards!

i always end up with a smile on my face reading everyones posts... knowing i am not alone is HUGE for me!!!

thank you all for being you!

::Runs in and hugs everyone!:: Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so happy that yesterday is over!!! Me and TOM got into it yesterday and I was a raging B****!!!!! LOL Whew! I sure am glad THAT's over!

Down .2 today. Today is Day 19 for me. It's been a long time since I've made it this far. I am loving it.

Way to go, Mom!!! Look at you resisting everything left and right these past few days!! First the icing and now the nighttime monster. Go you!!! :yay:

:wave: to all new folks. We are sure happy you're here!!! :hug:

Darra: I hope you stayed strong around the nuts. When I have them in the house I have to measure them out into serving size snack bags so that I don't go crazy on them. For me, they are WAY too easy to munch on and not stop.

Michelle: Great job on Day 24!!! :high: So inspiring to me. I love seeing everyone's numbers that are higher than mine. It helps me to keep going.

Fruitlady: Great job on Day 9!!! You're doing a great job!

Wishing all of you a binge free day and a kind scale!!! :grouphug:

Day 205! :carrot:

Yesterday was a hard one for me, too. I think it all revolves around finances. When I'm broke, it's harder for me. When I get my check then life becomes a little easier. What is that?! I'm sooo glad for this group. :grouphug:

Paris, I'm so glad you're still here! You had me worried! :(

I wish I could write to everyone today, but I'm late for a meeting.

Wishing us all a binge-free day! :dust:

Tyla

WOW Tyla!! Congratulations!

Hi - new here in this thread. I was waiting to see if I was going to do ok this week (last week was emotional re: my baby starting 1st grade, this wk hubby is out of town) before posting.

I'm happy to report that I'm actually on day 6 binge free. I'm counting my mini-binge from emotions last week as a real binge (despite it being a fraction of a normal binge for me).

It feels REALLY good. I had to drive a distance today to get some stuff from Ikea, and it's closer to go straight from my gym - so I only had my fruit leather in the car (thought I wouldn't take as long). But I resisted the siren song of fast food. I picked up a tiny package of trail mix (this was almonds and raisins ONLY) and had that, and a fruit leather. I felt SO in control. It was an awesome feeling.

So here's to 6 days....my step towards being in control of emotional and binge eating. :)

okay, now i am seriously mad! i am on day 20 and my numbers are up, AGAIN!!! i hate hate hate my belly fat and skin... and now it is getting bigger again!!! it is not fair!!!! not friggin fair!!!!

so here i sit, watching tv, alone, again, wondering how i will get through another day... i nearly bought the store out on the way home too... i just wanted soooo badly to eat and eat and eat and for what!!! how is that going to help anything???? alllll my triggers are calling my name and this weekend i have to make my sons chocolate cake... friggin great... damn it all to .... oh, i am not doing well at all here... i MUST earn day 20...

Day 10- I made it! Today was my anniversary, we went to the Buffet, I did pretty good. Mostly ate salad & fruit. For dessert, I ate all the sugar free & fat free ones. Calorie total there was 750, so I stayed right in my range and didn't go over. I didn't binge! Total control!

Killer Job Fruit!!! Had a bad weekend last but the scales looking good for me. Now the weekends coming oh boy!!!

Buttons, welcome! :welcome2: And thank you for your kind words. Congrats to you for being on Day 6! :congrat:

Happy, weight fluctuates, and so does our bellies, depending on what we eat, amount of fiber, amount of salt, stress, cortisol, meds, time of the month. You name it, us girls will bloat over it.:preg: But at the same token, we eventually get rid of it, too. Stay strong. I'm sending you good thoughts/wishes. :genie:

Fruitlady, awesome job! :bravo:

tryhard, congrats on your weight loss!!:bravo: :cp: :cp: :cp: I'm super impressed.

Tyla

I hope it is ok I'm joining mid-week. Even though I do a great job buying and cooking healthy foods, I still binge regularly. Carbs are particularly a trigger for me. Today I actually did well. I with my part-time work schedule I am alone and bored in the afternoon, and I tend to feel lonely and bored and just want to eat.

wow ive completed one week and didn't have a chance to post! work's been hectic, but here i am, day 8 binge free!!! so happy to have completed one week, it's been a while since i've done that.... i think i'll weigh myself once i'm three weeks binge free.

welcome channelthree, good thing you joined. i always was a lurker and thought i'd find the will power by just reading, but that wasn't the case. Once i started posting... i passed the one week mark of being binge-free! the ladies here are great and amazing at motivating each other. you'll find strength from them even when you're offlline!

happy - you will earn day 20! how about you stay on track with your food plan and wait till after your shopping spree to weigh yourself again? these daily fluctuations can drive us crazy, but since you're so close to day 23 maybe you can just take a scale break. sending you all the positive thoughts....

congratulations everyone, seems like you're all heading in the right direction

Working on Day 25 today, very happy. THis is the longest stretch without a binge this year, yay!

Happymum: your one day closer to your shopping spree, yay!

Welcome Buttons and Channel3, this is a great place for support!

Missn: CONGRATULATIONS! Look at you, sliding right on past that 1 week mark, that's awesome!

Fruitlady: Double-digits on your anniversary, and control at a buffet, WAY TO GO! And Happy Anniversary!

Tryhard: hang on tight for the weekend, it takes extra focus but you can do it!

Vixsin: As always you are the bomb! Today will be the big TWO-ZERO days, how awesome is that?!

Tyla: 205 days, I can hardly comprehend those numbers they require such an attitude adjustment! It can be done, you're doing it!

Everyone have a fantastic day!

Welll i did make it through the night and earned day 20... i am sorry i dumped like that last night... i certainly let things get the better of me... i am not feeling much better today and am seriously scared to go on my shopping spree now... and of the cakes i have to make this weekend... and of the grocery shopping i have to do and that the dietician i am going to see on fri is going to tell me i am doing things "all wrong" ... man... i am a mess right now for no good reason!

have any of you ladies experienced these sorts of 'depressions' after stopping binging for a while? today is 3 weeks! day 21...wow...been months for me since i've seen that!!!

i really hope i didnt bring anyone else down or demotivate anyone!!! i so appreciate the encouraging words...thank you soooo much!

i am taking the kids out tonight with a picnic type dinner to a play gym so little or no chance to eat crap... so that should help... i hope!!!

lets be strong today and earn another notch on our belts!

Thanks Tyla, that's so sweet! Thanks for looking out for me!

Starting out on Day 114!

Hi Everyone!!! :)

Mom: I just wanted to reach thru the computer and give you a big hug!!!! :hug: You did it! YAY FOR 3 WEEKS!!! :cheer2: You did great last night and didn't eat everything in your house and your neighbors house! You are doing so great, please keep your chin up. I know it's frustrating, but you're so strong. You have no idea how inspirational and motivating you are. Even when you think you're dumping on us, you're not. Those feelings are SO normal and if you keep them bottled up that spells disaster. You have to let them out and we ALL know how you are feeling and can relate. We don't mind!!!! DUMP AWAY!!!! :hug: I hope you feel better today. Make sure to get out there and play with the kids tonite, that always helps me to feel better. There is NOTHING like forgetting you are an adult for a while and playing like you're 7 again!

Michelle: :hug: You make me feel so good! :) I am pretty pumped that today is Day 20. Look at you though with your 25 days!!! So inspriational!!

Fruit: WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!! :high: I have completely sworn off buffets for the time being because I don't trust myself at ALL anywhere near them. Good for you reaching Day 10 AND doing well at the buffet. You should be really really proud of yourself. That is a great accomplishment! :yay:

Missn: Congrats on getting to the 1 week mark! :cheer2: WTG!!

Channel: :welcome3: We are glad you're here. Don't worry about the regular binges, you are on a new road now. You're making healthy choices and being conscious. The binges will stop in time. You are doing great by coming here. This is a great bunch! We'll help you get through anything! :hug:

Paris: Your numbers are so inspiring! Great job! :high:

Tyla: As always, you rock my world! Seeing your numbers so high make it possible for me to believe that this IS real and I can achieve that too! You rock!! (Geez! I really wish I knew what the rocker emoticon was!!! :lol:)

Buttons: :wave: welcome aboard! Great job on the 6 days. Hitting that week mark will be a great feeling! I know you can do it!!! :)

Tryhard: You'll make it. Check back here often. We will help you through the weekend. It's tough for all of us. :hug:


So, I am up .2 today. (&(&(&(*& TOM!!!!! LOL So today is Day 20. It feels so bizarre to know that tomorrow is 3 weeks without a binge. When was the last time I went 3 weeks without binging? I have no idea! That's the scary part. I notice that I still am having a lot of binging thoughts but thankfully I can out-think them and come to a better decision. I thank all of you for that. I seriously think about you guys all the time. ESPECIALLY when I am faced with a "food situation." You guys mean the world to me and there is no way I could do this without all of you!!!!! :hug: for everyone! I'm a hugger!!!!!!! LOL