danzing - that is great! I too feel so much better when I get some days binge-free under my belt. I'm working on day four...today will be a challenge because I have a work potluck and a party afterwards. I am determined though!

Inglesita - sometimes it's easier than other times to stay binge free. This has been such a learning process for me.

Good luck everyone!

Just over 28 hours or so and August will be over...

Then comes binge-free September :devil:

Well done to everyone.

The last four days have been going really well. I think facing up to the binging was such an amazing and empowering thing to do, I feel like it raises my self esteem by just being able to know that I haven't binged in so long and right now I have no desire, in the future if I do like I have done before I will say no and deal with those feelings in other ways but If I slip up I will forgive myself and move on.

This forum just saved me from a binge
 

I got up at 4 to go to the gym like I always do but I felt tired and didn't want to go. I almost decided to go back to bed and set my alarm for 5:30 so I could go to fill up on pastries and chicken biscuits before work. I thought, "I have been binge-free for almost five weeks. I know I said I would do ten weeks, but I have been perfect and I deserve a break!"

But then I remembered the August Binge-Free thread. Today is the last day of August...I don't want to screw up today, of all days! So I forced myself out the door.

I had obstacles: I was already late, and the road to the gym was closed so I had to take a different route. I wanted to turn back but the binge-free challenge kept me honest.

The big upside: I ran five miles on the treadmill, the first time I have done it in less than an hour:carrot: I never expected to do that today. My legs will hate me tomorrow, but I achieved an elusive goal I never dreamed I could achieve. I always do at least 6 miles walking/running and I turned in my best six mile completion time ever.

Thanks everyone. This board really did save me today. I WILL have a binge-free August.

:):):)

KittyKatFan, that is so good! I admire your willpower and being able not to give in or give up. Congratulations! :)

Only a few more hours to go everyone. I've been binge free for 9/10 days now. One binge in two months. I can handle that. Onto September where I feel I will make it and the sad reason is this. I have my cousin staying with me from the 7th until 26th and I don't want her to see me bingeing on junk food. What would she think? The embarrassment of that. It's a bit of a twisted reason but heck, I think it's going to be a saviour next month. :p

i made it trough one month without binging woohooo...and congrats to all yall who made it also. i know we all had some bumps on the road but we kept going. cheers to that and hope that spetember will be successful also.
today i almost gave in, i overate a bit on cookies but nothing to drastic. i went out last night with my friends after so much time apart and i was really happy. today is raining and i'm in all day and that's ususally when i eat out of boredom but today i've been sewing all day. :) made myself some shorts and a nice skirt. can't wait for my next project. oh and i'm probably gonna start some joga classes in september which i quit some time ago.

August is almost over and I haven't had any candy or junk food. It wasn't easy at times, but YAY!