Jalsa and missunshine- good luck getting back on track!
I'd like to take a moment to thank pb2, spaghetti squash, and chocolatecoveredkatie for being lifesavers and letting me indulge without going crazy. I love you.
I'm still hanging in there! Had a couple of moments during the week when I was going to go to the shop and get some chocolate but I know I would end up stocking up if I see a lot of specials on. WHY OH WHY do stores market junk food that way? Always up the front near the payment counter and usually always specials to get people to buy more.
This will probably be my last update until near the end of the month because I have my cousin from New York visiting me. Can't wait to see her! I haven't seen her since January 2011 when I went to New York to see her. So hang on in there everyone and well done to everyone who is still rocking September on this challenge.
i binged today. it was such a stressfull day and in the evening mom brought me a big packet of snickers and it was like she was reading my mind. i ate it all and i'm a little mad at her because she's been practically forcing food on me all day. as soon as she notices that i lost some weight she starts cooking like crazy because she knows i can't resist to her cooking. aaagh i can't wait to move away...i am up around 4 pounds but it's all water retention...i hope.
tomorrow i will be travelling all day so hopefully i'll be back on track.
I am on my 11th day of being 100% on my plan. It's been the roughest get-back-on-plan I have ever experienced! Today feels better, but I have had recent days of wanting to eat the wallpaper, gnaw on the furniture and I found myself standing in the market with teacakes in my basket and had to reluctantly put them back on the shelf. I am still amazed I did that.
I am committing to September as Binge free to see if I can do it. I have no idea if I can.
Mysleepingdragon - you did well to put the food back on the shelf- I find myself having an internal argument in the supermarket - which goes something like - if I buy the multipack because it's cheaper - I will only have one .........**** no! when did only having one work with any addict?
I'm super pumped about not bingeing today- I'm up at a friends cabin with all sorts of goodies, and stuck to my calorie budget. For some reason this group of friends makes it so tempting to "join the fun" and pig out... But I made it!! Whew! I SO hope I can keep this up through the end of September. I think I'd die of happiness.
mysleepingdragon- I bet that took a lot of strength! Great job!
We're 7 days into the month and I haven't binged once so far. I'm feeling great about it. I've had some really, super low points this year. It took a couple months of counseling to get to the point I felt like I could try adopting the Eat to Live program again. I've made it through the first week. Though I struggled through a couple afternoons, fighting the urge to let go and chocolate binge, I tied a knot and held on. I'm happy I did.
Hey everyone! I recently just got back on the wagon and have had two technical binges. I planned these ones, but I still consider them binges. I don't often just let myself go a little bit over calories, it's always one or the other. I haven't actually gone into a frenzy and decided to quit. It's been calculated and planned so far, but I have a tendency to let myself have a few 'treat' days and all of a sudden I'm off the wagon and gaining back what I lost.
Yesterday I had some of the stuff that's been tempting me all week. Cookie dough mostly, hehe, and a few glasses of wine along with Taco Bell. I was unpleasantly full and, while I had made the decision to go off plan for just one day, I think it'd be good for me to commit the rest of the month to being binge free! That also means 'cheat day' free!
I've had issues with binging forever and I feel like I'm finally learning my triggers and the best ways to avoid frequent binges. Today I'm right on track and not really tempted to binge, but in a day or two that could change so I'm setting this goal now!
Make it to October 1st, no binging! I think I'll plan a cheat day for October 5 to indulge a bit. I hope by planning that cheat day ahead of time and setting the binge-free September goal I will have the strength to make it through.
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Almost through day five. I have not eaten enough today because I had the satellite installer here forever, and now the cat is curled up on me. I feel so bad kicking her off because visits from strangers like the satellite guy are traumatic for her. But I'm starved and have some beautiful salmon sitting in the fridge waiting for me...
I haven't had to post here in a while, but here I am. We went to an amazing, very popular Italian restaurant tonight. I had 2 pieces of bread from the bread basket with olive oil and parmesan cheese, then 2 pieces of bruschetta, then half a meat lasagna, and some spaghetti with meatballs and Italian sausage. Then a cannoli. Then I came home and ate some of the leftovers.
I am so full I feel sick and in pain, my stomach actually hurts. I really can't handle going out to restaurants, it is such a struggle. Eating crap 2 days a week really slows down my weight loss-even when I am 100 percent good the rest of the week.
Had a near miss today. Went out to get some diet coke and gum, and ended up buying a chocolate bar which I then ate. I felt like throwing in the towel and having a binge, but I've stayed strong. I went to my fitday account and altered it for the rest of the day, and as long as I don't make any more mistakes, I'm only slightly over my calorie goal for the day.
amyamy- great job on not going crazy and throwing in the towel! thats great!
Mer du japon- I hope you start feeling better!
Kittykatfan- mmmmm I love salmon, that sounds so delicious!
Today will be day 7! I am kind of having a hard time today, I only have 100 calories left and I am feeling super iiungry.. I did just finish dinner but am feeling like I want more. I almost binged a few days ago and resisted.. I felt so good the next morning that I had stayed strong.. I'm really looking forward to feeling that way again tomorrow! I'm committing to not binge tonight!
I've been really terrible today and I have 16 calories left of my allowance for dinner. Now obviously I can't have a dinner that's only 16 calories, but I also don't want to not eat until tomorrow. What would be the best thing to try and do? Have a healthy dinner, accepting I'll go a couple hundred calories over and try and stay totally on plan tomorrow (and the day after, etc etc)?
