I was out a lot last week, and I'm proud to say that I'm on track! I have (guiltily) eaten one or two bites of the really tempting desserts that my family ordered, but I haven't ordered a serving to eat for myself. I did eat a lot of sushi when we went out for my dad's birthday though, although I made sure to stay within my caloric intake range.

Great job, Elsewhere!

I had a close call yesterday. Waaay overate chocolate and chips etc until I felt sick. I was with my bf and we were "under the influence" and part of it took place at a party, but it just reminded me that I'm not 100% cured of the bizarre "need" to eat myself sick. It was probably only 1000 calories' worth of junk if that, but I still felt rotten and a little bit guilty/disappointed. Fell asleep and woke up with a stomachache...still feeling it now after going on a mountainous jog.

Drink lots of water and tea, krampus! And start over... You know what it is like: always starting over and trying to do it better!

Been doing good.... No binging def felt the urge do been using my healthy coping skills

Hey guys!

So at the beginning of June I joined this thread, June 1st actually. It's very typical of me to "start fresh" on the first of every month. Anyways, I fell off that very first day, and the next day...

But...

Today I can say that it's my 9th day binge free! It's not a lot, but I'm really proud as I've been in this perpetual cycle, and this is the longest I've gone without binging in a while. There was a few slip ups...one time I ate 4 vita tops in one sitting (400 cal) but I still don't really consider that a binge (even though I probably should) because it could've been a lot worse considering what I am capable of in full binge mode.

Baby steps!

I just want to have a healthy relationship with food.

Well done, raspberry! The 400 cals count as overeating, not as bingeing, in my view. Learn to eat smaller portions and to stop when you are not hungry any longer. Bingers find it hard to understand that the meal is over and that for some hours we won't be eating anything. Stopping when we are not hungry is a great step towards controling the problem.
Five months and eleven days binge free, eleven days into maintenance and wogging regularly! woohoo!

Today we got the news that my father in law has a large tumor in his liver, we'll find out tomorrow whether or not it's cancerous. The doctor said it doesn't look good and I'm so worried... My DH is so close with his dad... It seems stupid that I want to turn to food but I guess that's why I'm here... This site is helping me remember that a binge will only add to my stress. I'm trying to stay positive in the hopes that it's not cancer.. Time will tell. Just needed a place to let it out and help remind me that food is most definitely not the solution.

Congratulations to all who are doing well

Sorry to hear about this problem, danzing... I hope everthing turns out well. If you do not turn to food at this moment of distress, you will start to learn new coping skills which you will turn to in the future, once you understand that you can do it without food. Go, girl!

Sorry to hear this Danzing, I hope that you find a way round this without food.

I'm here again for day one, doing quite well though, the binges are farther apart,when i quit smoking there was always the Nicodemon talking in my head, now it's the binge demon - gotta find ways to send it packing!

thanks inglesita and jalsa, I really appreciate it.

Father in Law is at the Doctor as I type so we should be getting a little more information soon. I came home from work and just ate and ate and ate... ive been restricting a little too much lately I think and that didnt help. So tomorrow I'm starting again... Friday is my birthday and now I dont know what to do because I wanted to sort of give myself the day off but now I feel like I need to make up for today.. ugh I hate this cycle. Wow im being negative lately... time to kick myself in the butt and maybe head back to the gym to get feeling better.

I hope everyone is having a good June and is feeling happy and in control. One day at a time...

The gyms a good idea Danzing- it does make you feel good, I just bought a cross trainer and it's great for the stress - where I used to binge to deal with it I just get on the machine now and feel great when i get off ....and how do I feel post binge........ freakin lousy

I have been wondering about the possibility of full recovery. Last month I still thought it was easy to relapse, but now that I started exercising every day, I notice that my thought drifts to jogging and not to eating. I never thought that would happen! I am doing the Coach to 5K training, and it is working! The pleasure I feel after jogging is so amazing that I can easily trade it for chocolate!
On top of that, yesterday I got complementary chocolate at a conference, put it in my bag and later gave it to a friend who is going through a rough patch in her married life. Is THAT normal? Giving chocolate away like that? A (former) binger? I noticed it has become a habit to accept those little gifts, keep them and give them to somebody else as a token of affection.
So maybe it is possible to recover. Still, I don't dare not visit you every day, people, or not logging my food and my weight. I don't want to gain weight ever again!

Hey! How are you all doing? Report, please, report!!! Is there anyone out there who is still binge-free, or who has noticed an improvement in his/her behavior with food during June? How would you evaluate your performance?

I'm here!! I feel like I've boon doing better, I haven't let little slip ups turn into insane binges, so I haven't been perfect but I think I'm getting better... Thanks for keeping me accountable everyone. Friday was my birthday so I didn't even count... But I've been good since then!!