danzingurl77 - Thank you, it really does feel amazing. I would have never thought I could go this long without one, now I just am fighting on, trying to make it as long as i can.
tubolard - Well done on making that positive snack choice!
danzingurl77 - You're doing great! Very inspiring. We can definitely make it through the rest of the month!
mottainai - Don't think of this as day 1 again. You've been doing well the last several days, and even with yesterday's setback you still learned something from it. You can make it today, we're behind you!
I was very successful with not binging yesterday. I still didn't get my housework done, but I sat with the binging desires and overcame them, and it was still positive in my opinion. I just got back from the dentist now. My entire lower jaw and part of the right side of my face is numb. I couldn't eat now even if I wanted to. I'll have to be careful eating tonight, because once I'm able I'm sure I'll be quite hungry.
Really finding it tough not to binge. I really just want the comfort of eating.....everything. I hate this feeling, constantly talking myself out of going off plan. I have eaten way more protein than I should have today, but that is to keep me from eating carbs. So frustrating. I am heading to bed soon with no off program binging....it has been a tough day and night!!! Day 10:s
Good luck everyone....this is a tough road man...thank you again for talking about it.
6 days! Tonight I'm a little hungry... But not "binge-hungry". I think I'm finally starting to realize the difference. Also- the last few days I have added 100 calories of almond/peanut butter to my breakfast and havet had that mid day starving feeling I usually experience. I'm loving it. A treat and no crazy 4:00 cravings?? I'll take it ;-) I'm leaving out of town tomorrow which is a little scary for me, but I am determined to make it!
Mottanai- I hope your plan works out well for you!! Let us know how it goes!
Masterptr- thanks! Those day-after carbo load workouts are so great!
Tubolard- 2 weeks!! THAT is an accomplishment! Congratulations!!
Atoms- good job yesterday! I hope your mouth feels better soon!
Kellycg- 10 days is so grat! Don't stop now! Some days are harder than others, but keep up your great work! We all know you can
danzingurl - That's great that you're learning the difference between real hunger and binge hunger! Going out of town can be difficult, I know that I personally get anxious when things are out of the normal, but I'm sure you'll do great!
kellycg- Wow, day 10!! I know how you feel totally. This is so tough. Hang in there!
atmos - Thanks so much for the encouragement. It meant a lot to me! Is it terrible that I was actually jealous of your face numbness? lol
tubolard - You are really on a roll. Keep it up, that's so amazing to see.
masterptr - Hope you're still doing well!
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Today might be a tough one for me! Thursdays have typically been binge days in the past. But you know...I'm so tired of being obsessed with binging, and I'm so feeling motivated about losing the last of my weight since I've found this board, and I really want to keep pushing forward. So I'm going to give it my all today. Going to take it hour by hour. Saying "I won't binge for 60 minutes" makes it seem a little more doable.
kellycg - 10 days is great! It's definitely hard, but it will be worth it in the end once you slowly begin to change your relationship with food
danzingurl - You're doing wonderful! 6 days is really awesome. I'm glad you're starting to recognize your different types of hunger and have found a way to have a treat without binging. Good luck on travel, it's definitely tough out there! And thanks, my mouth feels right back to normal now.
mottainai - The face numbness is definitely unfortunate, don't be jealous. Good luck today. It's great that you're even considering trying to get through what is normally a binge day and that you're ready to try to kick this issue. We're behind you...you can make it! Try to think ahead to how wonderful you'll feel at the end of each of those hours without binging.
I made it through yesterday fortunately. I went over my calories but it wasn't a binge, just a conscious decision that I wanted potato chips and I stuck to just one bowl. Baby steps. Tonight I have bell choir practice, so today's challenges are making a proper dinner when I get home, instead of easy snacking, and not binging after that. I'm working on recognizing my desire to binge when I'm not actually hungry and just trying to sit with it and wait for it to pass.
Good morning mottainai!
I am doing well.
yesterday was running day and crazy running..
today is a rest day.
just walked 9 miles outside.
I might add on some easy elliptical later one... we'll see
my next eat day is Sunday
I already booked a brunch with Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey at 1PM
(this way I can do the workout in the morning, body started to retain just a bit of water now..... )
Update to say...I did end up binging, but only not as much as usual! I tried a little experiment, only bought 1/3 of my usual binge food (i.e. one gallon of ice cream rather than three!) and had an extra large but healthful lunch beforehand. Soooo I went way over the amount of calories I'd like to have normally, but at least it was not a full-on binge, and I sort of proved to myself that I can have smaller binges. So, that's good, I think?
I've been starving the last few days and sticking under my calorie goal has been really tough! I was home alone today (alone with the pantry with nothing to do is bad for me) and had to fight really hard not to binge. My mom and I planned to go out for dinner tonight at a yummy Thai restaurant. I am stuffed and ate a lot more calories than I should have but it was a planned treat Tomorrow back on track, no second thoughts
That's big for me! No guilt, I really want to get rid of the feelings I associate with food
Thanks everyone for your support. Tough day number two! Did I binge....some may say yes.....I had 3 lower carb protein bars....bang bang bang! I wanted everything else....the ice cream sandwiches I bought my kids, McDonald's, Wendy's....cereal cookies, one bite brownies! But I ate the protein bars. I feel guilty, some what satisfied that I didn't eat the stuff I really wanted.
So glad for a thread like this. I just want to binge at all times and it can be so exhausting trying to stifle that want but so far so good..It really helps that I've told my sister, (whom I live with), about my efforts to lose weight. She has really been a great support, slapping unnecessary snacks out of my hands and whatnot!
mottainai - Glad that even though you binged you were able to keep it smaller than it used to be. Hopefully they keep getting smaller and smaller until they disappear.
ailsapearl - That's great that you don't have any guilt! Getting rid of these food-related emotions is so important.
kellycg - Even though you ate the protein bars, it sounds like you are still breaking some of your binging habits, and that's still good progress! Good luck as you continue!
xriotgirl - Welcome! You're so right about how exhausting and difficult it can be. This thread is a safe and supportive place to be honest about it and try to come to terms with it.
I will come out and say that I did binge last night, a pretty unfortunate amount. I'm not sure what triggered it this time, but I don't like the pattern I'm seeing. The binges are becoming more frequent than they were. I'm going to try to move on and start fresh today, with a mini goal of making it through the weekend on plan. Weekends tend to be tough on me in terms of weight loss, but looking at my binge days it's no wonder the scale hasn't moved in 3 weeks.
Atoms- hang in there! We all have our ups and downs... I want to see your signature full of smiley faces! You can do it. I'm so sorry you have been having a rough time!
Kellycg102- I don't think I'd consider that a binge-- sounds like you avoided the worst of it!
xriotgirl- welcome! I hope you find this thread as useful and supportive as I always have! Good luck!
Alisapearl- food-guilt is SUCH a tough one for me! That's awesome that you were able to overcome it!
Masterptr- 9 miles.. Now that is a walk! Way to go!
Mottainai- I always try to remember that any progress is still progress! smaller binges are MUCH better than massive ones!
I made it through 1 full week without a binge! And day one of vacation! this is for sure the best month I have had in a while as far as bingeing goes- it feels so good to be regaining a little more control!
. So frustrating. I am heading to bed soon with no off program binging....it has been a tough day and night!!! Day 10:s
