[FrecklesTX]

I just got done eating 5 iced donuts, 2 sausage and cheese kolaches and a container of whole milk. UGH. It was all within a matter of minutes. It's only 7:30am and I've eaten every calorie for my day and then some.

I had some free days over the Easter weekend and thought I was doing ok - getting back on track Monday and Tuesday. Even looking forward to Friday weigh-in. I was up all night last night. Didn't eat because I was done with my calories and by 7am was famished.

I wish it were as simple as being hungry and it was something around the house, but I went and bought the donuts. I was not thinking at all. Just did it on auto-pilot.

Yeah there is the lack of the sleep, and the hunger, but I'm pretty sure an emotional trigger is really to blame. I talked to someone on Friday - someone who I've been struggling to get out of my life - and it brought up a whole lot of messy emotions and matters unresolved. I'm still conflicted over this person obviously and need to keep them very far away from me.

I have a headache. I have logged my calories in. I'm taking responsibility for them. I also think eating calorie-dense foods the day before didn't help anything and those free days set me up with a taste for bad foods. It was like a perfect storm.

I was hoping for a least a pound down this week, but that is definitely not gonna happen now. Now I'm hoping just to get back to 307.9 by Friday morning. A week lost.

My first instinct is to cut back on my calories for the rest of the day, but I know that just sets me up for another binge or overeating later in the day so I think I will just treat the rest of the day as normal and spend some serious time on the treadmill, but first I must sleep.

Thanks for reading and please wish me luck with getting back on track.

[SJKduke]

I know I'm new and probably not the best source of support, but....all you can do is take a DEEP breath and keep going. Pretend like it didn't happen, in that it's just another "normal" day of doing what you usually do. No sense in beating yourself up over it--take charge and plow ahead. YOU CAN DO IT!

[mammasita]

First of all, you recognize what went wrong and you've come here to "vent". I know all too well that emotional triggers cause an insatiable hunger.

You definitely should not restrict for the rest of the day, instead try to eat lots of leafy greens and drink water.

I overate this weekend and have lost a week also. All we can do is learn better how to deal with our feelings (yes, easier said than done) and don't let a binge derail us for weeks or months at a time.

Good luck

[Satine]

I binged last night, and I feel horrible about it ...I also ate A LOT in about 15 mins time and ate so much that it actually hurt because I was so full ...the food was right up in my throat, I was at my max !! And I hated myself all evening ...but I am just learning from it and moving on, today is a new day and I can only go forward ...so can you !

Carri

[FrecklesTX]

Thank you guys!!!

I'm sticking to lots of fresh greens, some lean protein and lots of water. So far so good. Just have to be hyperaware and vigilante for awhile til I'm really back on track. I also made a point of dressing up today in my new, smaller clothes just to remind myself of how far I've come.

We can do it, ya'll!!!