Demosthenes, just move past those slips and start over. Five weeks is a lot, and you can do it again. You'll see the longer you keep in control, the easier it gets. But we are never cured... Learn to listen to your body and to stop before it is too late.
I went for pizza with a friend, first time I ate pizza in about six months. I may have eaten more than usual, but left a lot of my portion untouched, did not eat any chips or peanuts (served with the pizza for free), did not order dessert (and they sell the best ice-cream in town) and had a diet Coke and coffee (no sugar, no creamer, no nothing). Tomorrow has to be a low cal day, definitely! But it was not a binge, just a regular dinner for a non-dieter, my free meal of the week.
Good job, people! Let's keep working on our self-control!

Good morning - and it's on to day 6 for me. Yesterday was a bit of a pig - got into some frustrating stuff - which almost tipped me over - now I have to learn to just do the frustrating stuff in small doses. I'm now three pounds lighter so happy that I held on yesterday and that I am here again today - it really helps:)

Have a good and successful day everyone

Very good advice. I may follow it myself. I tend to have low moods on LC, but I think with adding in some good carbs it might stabilize things.

inglesita64 - Great job on staying in control with your dinner:carrot:

Today is the start of day 6 for me. I am so excited to have made it this far without any binges. The scale has also been good to me this week. I've gone from 224.8 to 217.8 since Sunday. I know it's all water weight but it still excites me to see my numbers going back down and the puffiness going away.

Have a great day everyone;)

I've been staying strong so far this month. Hope to continue to do so.

HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER, EVERYONE!

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Day 6 for me and no binges.

Have a great evening everyone.

WOW today was tough! i ate a lot at dinner and borderline overate, but did not let it spin me into an all out binge, i made a tea in my room and decided i would eat NOTHING more tonight! day 5, one day at a time. tomorrow and sunday are going to be hard, but i think about this forum and it helps me!

Great work everyone! I'm feeling good here finishing up day 6 of staying within my calorie range! I don't have any fun Easter plans, and no kids to buy goodies for so hopefully this Holliday will be a breeze! (not to mention I still can't really chew- never thought I'd be thankful for that-- my friends all went out for pizza the other night and for the first time- no one gave me any gruff over my food choices! Woohoo!)

Hope everyone can keep up the good work and continue to stay focused and on the way to our goals over Easter weekend! :)

I have not went more than about 2, almost 3 weeks binge free in an incredibly long time.
This is it. I'm done doing this and hurting myself.
I'm going to check in everyday here, even if it's just to write the number.
Great job to everyone on track.

*Finishing up Day 9*

Hi -- I'm going to join in -- have been in BINGE city the last few days....been blaming it on work stuff and the work problem resolved, but it's like i have work ptsd or something....OR it's my excuse. I am going to go on low carb for a few days to stabilize my blood sugar which is so awful i'm craving everything in sight plus i'm feeling sick all the time, so stabilize the blood sugar with protein, fat and some veggies and then when i get under control -- should take about 1 -2 days then will stick with veggies and add any other healthy carbs slowly and carefully.....this looks like a good group (looking around at the others in the same boat)....we just have to keep keeping on...and supporting each other will help -- after all we know how it is.....

So, it's almost 2 in the morning -- i work nights and sleep days -- and tomorrow is my monday....on way to work i'll go to store and get healthy food i need....and i need to throw out popcorn kernels and pancake mix in the morning (my recent tow binge attack foods -- and also the toss out the choco chips in the freezer)....it's amazing what i can binge on....even frozen choco chips....oh brother....

and i'm thankful for this thread tonight....i crawled on here looking for some support (and not judgement -- tried to talk about this on another diet forum (not 3 chicks) and received a good size helping of judgement...but could tell from reading the above threads how much caring, support and GOOD ADVICE was here.....

I'm committing to having a clean eating day -- no popcorn, pancakes, no binge foods, no crackers, cookies,.....etc....just some healthy breakfast, lunch dinner and a couple healthy veggies and at the most maybe just a little strawberries.......

Have a great Saturday -- a binge-free day! Here's to us!

oh man...i'm really having trouble! any time i'm alone in my room with food that's all i can think about. yesterday i went on a 6 mile walk in my free time to try to get my mind off it..but i am really struggling! gonna just try not to go out of control into a binge...weekends are so dang hard!

still binge free.I gave away a pound of SEE'S the other day.Didn't want it.I knew It whould start a binge.I feel so much better that I'm not binging and eating healthier

Good for you! Yesterday was binge-free for me, and I have hopes for today, too. The advertisements for Easter candy are getting into my brain. I know if I bring any amount of candy home I will binge, so I am trying to stay strong. Easter= See's for me, so it's tough. I have a six pack of ginger ale in the fridge that I have allowed myself one a day of if I have a bad sugar craving. I'll try and check in tomorrow!

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Congrats to everyone who has successfully avoided binging. I've completed day 7 :cp:

LAKERSKB24 - I hear 'ya. I am sick and tired of doing this to my body too. I hate that I let food control me. I an determined to do all in my power to keep in control of binging. I hope you are successful too.

Demosthenes - Hang in there. You can do it.

Alicia - I hope you survived the day okayl.

well i had a binge today. i knew it was going to be hard..but why did i have to give in? i didn't eat as much as with my past binges so i'm going to just call it "overate by a lot" and move on. Tomorrow is going to be COMPLETELY on plan with all planned snacks and meals. starting fresh AGAIN. hmph

Alisa- we all know how you feel! Good job on your 6 mile walk by the way and good luck getting back on track!

yay gettinfit! :) were both on the same day still!

demosthenes- you can do it! I hope you've been doing alright the last few days!

happy easter tomorrow everyone! we can do it! :D

6 MILES IS A LONG WALK.That's great.I'm not sure i could walk that long

Hi All
I've been gone for a couple of months and not because I was doing so well I didn't need to be here. Only see a couple of familiar names but read everybody since the first and seems like a real supportive group. I will be checking in every night - my alternate activity to eating. Night time is binge time for me so I will lean on you guys if you don't mind. :bunny:
Keep up the good work!!

Hi All

Great to have you here Golden Oldie, night time is not good for me either

I got through day 7 - Saturdays are not good for me as it involves a lot of tiring work and travelling, which is a very big binge trigger. Today I'm home and hoping to get through day 8, looking forward to doing some exercise-which is something I don't do when I get into the binge cycle
Now 2 pounds less than I was 8 days ago - have a good day everyone.

Hi everyone -- I enjoy getting home and being able to check in on all of you in the wee hours. I have good news. After weeks of binging I did not binge today. I had some hard hours, had some sugar withdrawals, but I made it through. And i plan on doing it tomorrow. What i did a little different was I had some protein snacks with me, that helped, and I had some strawberries that are low carb enough they don't cause me sugar highs-lows, but a little sweetness that helped my sweet tooth get through a day without binging.

Alisa -- you were having it tough, and the 6 miles walk is awesome. Keep hanging in there.

Golden Oldie -- welcome back.

Getting fit and everyone else who is on the binge-free wagon -- congrats -- you're inspiring to those of us struggling.

Everyone hang in there and have a great and Happy Easter.

That's inspiring --and it's a good reminder to me to sometimes just remember i need to count hours.

And you're right, praying helps.

Hang in there.

Hey ladies! I am a serial binger. I have to commit to this challenge. I have had a terrible start of the month due to stress and over working!!!! Although I am busy, I need to know how to stay in control. Wish me luck!!!

I hope you all had a nice easter?i rode my bike with my husband to EL POLLO and ate lunch.i had a leg and salad.I told my husband i don't want candy cause it will lead to a binge.I gave a pound of SEE'S away for that reason.It's not worth it

Hey all! Still binge free. I did a 2.5 mile hike in the hills today and I've got a big sweet potato roasting in the oven right now for dinner. I hope you all are doing well, too. I'm praying for all of you who are working through Easter dinners with family. Good luck!

I hope everyone had a nice Easter. I did, and I'm happy to say that I stayed within my cal range.

Demosthenes, thanks for your prayers. That probably got me thru another day. :)

Thanks for the welcome, Jalsa and Elizabeth.
Good Luck Hillary - you're in the right place.
Sounds like Easter went pretty well for everyone - I had a good one except for the fish hook embedded in my thumb and didn't even catch a single fish
Working on 2nd bingeless evening - Keep up the good work all :yay:

Hi. I'm new here. It's great to see you all supporting one another. I struggle with binge eating. The last two weeks have been one huge binge. It's amazing how much damage you can do in two weeks. I'm busting out of my clothes. I am hoping to have a binge free day today. Usually if I can have one day, it will lead to others. So, if I can just make it through today....

Hi ELG and welcome, we all know how you feel because we've been there, just take it easy one day at a time - for me it's day 9 today :)

Hey everyone! Hope it's going good for you today, let's take this one day at a time and do our best. I'm kind of realizing that overeating a little every once in a while is not so "scary" or "bad." sometimes, it just happens. But that's no excuse for me to binge 4x a week :P I have the most trouble on the weekends, so I"m going to make that my goal, to get through M-F and stay on track atleast partially Saturday and sunday :) good luck gals!

Good morning all and Happy Binge-free Monday :carrot:

Welcome to those just joining.

I'm happy to report that I'm working on day 9 of no binging. It feels so good!

Cheers to a binge-free Monday, everybody!

I want to join!
I have a huge binging problem. I'm a big disordered eater. I'm doing calorie counting, and it's working. Really well for me. I can have anything I want in moderation, which is helping me learn to eat "normally" without going crazy. A couple of days ago I broke down and ordered pizza. I kind of binged on that and ended up eating like 3000 calories that day!!! I have a history of bulimia, but haven't given into that behavior in a while, and then during this binge I walked all the way into the bathroom and was ready to purge when I stopped myself. Which was a victory in my book. But I'm ready to get control of the cycle. Normally I would NOT log the days I go way overboard. Now I'm going to, no matter what. Accountability!
I'm excited to be part of this thread. I'm on day 2.

I've gone 6 weeks without binging, BUT TODAY I almost caved in and went to Pizza Hut - I swear I was "this close" to ordering a pizza. My son in the back seat said "you can't have that or you will be fat forever...." --- that was enough for me to keep moving and I came home, drank a bottle of water and ate my 100 calorie, low-carb medifast soup.....
On plan a solid six weeks without a binge.

Gettinfit- glad to hear you're still on track! :)

Minchievictim- you sound a lot like me, and a binge without a purge is an awesome step in the right direction! :)

Ubskinny- 6 weeks is awesome! Way to go on not getting pizza- lucky you have a little angel on your shoulder ;-) even when it's maybe not worded the way we want to hear things- you are inspiring to me, I can only hope to go that long!

Here's to day 9 for me! Spring break is over for my students so it's back to the daily grind.. But I'm feeling like I can do it! :-)

GOLDEN OLDIE, good to see you again!

FLG, welcome!

I stayed in range and exercised today. April is going to be a great month for all of us! Let's do this thing!

Hey everybody! I was away a few days because my computer gave me some trouble. It is so inspiring to get here again and to see that we all had our ups and downs but keep trying to get healthier!
My Easter was difficult, not because I binged --I didn't-- but because there was a lot of unhealthy food around --not my fault, but my relatives'--, and I had not gone shopping for healthy food. That means I had to eat the unhealthy food but very small portions to keep within my calorie range, which made me hungry all day. It was really tough, but a lesson to learn from: we need to have good food in the house, or we will either binge or go hungry.
To get back in control I am having a no-carbs day today and going back to low cal tomorrow.
Congratulations to all of you, those who have been binge-free for long, those who are starting, those who are struggling... We all know how difficult it is! Sometimes it is a week at a time, sometimes a day at a time, sometimes an hour at a time! But keep going!!!

I forgot to proudly say: Binge-free since New Year!!

No binge today!
 

I have only been on the site for two days, but am really happy to find that there is a thread about binging. I have really been struggling with sugar binges and would like to do the April challenge (though I am a week late!).

Today, ate within my calorie limit and exercised which I haven't done in some time. Want to lose 20 pounds which right now seems so far off. When I read posts of folks who have lost so much weight, it is a real inspiration!

Just wanted to pop back in and report that day two is finished and done with, no binge, and I'm in a couple of hundred calories under goal. I had planned for fat free rainbow sherbet and didn't even eat it!
Stay strong ladies!