danzingurl you're a teacher?? wow good luck to you ...wait, how come you start school so early?
i didn't expect my weight to drop so fast but i think that it will steady now and i really want to lose 15 pounds before school starts in october.
i don't have much of an appetite when it is hot so it's not hard to keep it up, and strangely i haven't craved chocolate or cookies in a long time, but i do however eat them sometimes with my coffee. i think that when i don't limit myself with food i don't have the need to binge.
ten more days girls!

Yep, a dance teacher! I usually teach at private dance studios but now I'm
A high school dance coach as well! I love it :)
I am blown away with how early school started too, but is what it is!

Wow- no chocolate or cookie cravings?? That's impressive- seriously! :)

Day 4 here! Oooh let's make it to the end!!

danzingurl being a dance teacher sounds like a really cool thing to do for a living!

I binged again yesterday. Today, I got up at 5.30am and got home at 6pm. I'm so exhausted. I have been on my feet all day. I had breakfast, lunch and am about to eat dinner... I won't binge today, that's for sure. I am way too tired to do anything but watch a movie and fall asleep.

Crap! Binged yesterday. A pseudo-friend and colleague was fired and didn't know how to process it so bought a donut. And then a slice of chocolate cake ( which mercifully I dropped on the floor n had to throw away). A huge mayo- loaded chicken sandwhich. I'd bought biltong as well but thankfully fell asleep after the donut and sandwich (^>^) and threw the packet of biltong away today. I knew August was going to be hard but didn't think it would be this much of a struggle. I'll push harder tomorrow. Hey hey danzingurl, good to see u fighting'. Hope teaching at the public school is going well for you.

It's been about two months since I binged... Until today. I feel so disgusting and so sick in my stomach like I almost need to vomit yet so satisfied with the amount of junk food I had. A bit twisted right? On the plus side, I did drink over 2 liters of water and exercised for an hour.

Anyways, onwards and upwards...Tomorrow is another day. This goes for you guys too Amygdala and CarryOnLosing :)

Great to see you hanging in there danzingurl!

Thanks Dreamer2012, i'll remember that. Is there such a thing as managing ur binge well? If so, you seem to have done that!

Good one Dreamer2012 onwards and upwards -one day at a time - all part of the recovery is to get back on the horse again straight away. In my days of dieting- once I broke the diet that was it - no going back , but in those days I was a perfectionist now I can accept the slips -'cos i am no longer trying to be perfect:)

CarryOnLosing Well, I'm lucky to not binge often and to people here that do, it's the kind of positive thing I would say to them so it's pretty much taking my own advice which is often hard to do. I actually feel a lot better today and ready to get back in action. :)

Jalsa Could not have said it myself! Everyone is going to have slips but once we can pick ourselves back up and to carry on.

i woke up today with 4 pounds up 0.O even though i know it was water retention due to some salty soup and mostly because of a lack of sleep a lack of sleep i was surprised because i ate normally yesterday but at the midday i was already 2 pounds down so i was relieved. i can't believe how easy it is for me to retain so much water after a normal eating day. i wonder how much i would retain if i binged lol

smallish binge today- but I'm proud of myself for stopping when I did! So- its a baby step, but at least its in the right direction. Starting again tomorrow and trying my best to stay positive. I've got a 5 mile run scheduled for tomorrow and 10 on Saturday... So thatll use up the extra 1,500 calories I ate today I guess...

Has any bingers had success with IF? That's sort of what I do anyways... For example, tomorrow I know I won't be hungry until 3 or 4 and even then I'll only be able to eat a little... The day (or sometimes two- depending on the binge) after I binge I can usually only stomach 800-1,000 calories... Then I stick around 1300-1500 as long as I can before my next inevitable binge- Which I'm sure is why I don't weigh 800 lbs by now... Anyways- any IF'ers out there??

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I'm finding reading all your posts so very inspirational and helpful. I can't believe I didn't ever seek out a support group like this before now! None of my family or friends that I know of have a problem with binge eating and I just feel so stupid when i compare myself to them. So thank you everyone for reminding me I'm not the only one who battles with this! <3
I'm on day 6 without a binge, here's to many more!!

Ginger Eclectus- welcome! And good luck on your journey!

I was up 4.5 lbs today... I know it's water but still depressing... I have been avoiding the scale for a few days after a binge lately- now I remember why. However when I was weighing in religiously every morning was when I was bingeing less- so I'm trying to hold myself more accountable by weighing in- maybe it'll help.

On the bright side I sure had a lot of energy on my run this morning!

Welcome Ginger Eclectus!!

Danzingurl - I'm an IF'er as well but been having trouble getting back on plan. I feel a lot more in control when I IF.

Welcome Ginger Eclectus! I remember how relieved I felt when I realized I was not the only one who binges.

I haven't been eating well for the last three days, but at least I didn't binge. I haven't stepped on the scale for a while and I am afraid to do so. I am afraid that I might be slowly gaining weight. The thing is.. if I knew for sure, I would feel very sad and I think I would binge. Now that I don't know, I feel ok most of the time. Sometimes I feel fat, sometimes I feel like I am pretty ok. I think the problem is that ALL of my friends are really skinny. Actually, 90% of the students at my med school are skinny. I feel really fat in comparison.

amygdala- i know that feeling very well, all around me there are skinny people and i'm usually the biggest in the group. but i've come to terms with that, especially since i started working in a fitness and recreation bar where everyone looks perfect and buffed ( i have never worked out in that gym even though i have 50% discount :D) and sometimes i feel bad for them because they spend hours and hours in there and i think that it's not worth working out that much just to chase the impossible. but i did gained lots of confidence and self esteem since i started working there, because even though i'm overweight i still get plenty of attention but most of the times i'm not aware of that attention or flirting and usually other people tell me that. i guess i'm very unexperienced in that area since i never had a boyfriend and i'm totally ok with that. it's not worth binging over that becuase your situation won't get any better if you binge but i'm sure you already know that ; ) based on your avatar you look beautiful to me and with others is all about self confidence - fake it till you make it!!
and don't get over obsessive with the scale, mine has gone crazy, one day i'm down 3 pounds next day i'm up 4 despite the normal eating...so i decided not to trust it anymore and only to weigh at pharmacy once a week.
one more week till the end of month, i will be the happiest person if get binge free trough august. the thing is also that i don't have time to binge because i have so many things and applications to do for my transfer. but it will all be for nothing if i don't get approved.