today is my day 3. i stepped on a scale today and i can't believe how i could gain 10 pounds in one month. now i have even more to lose.
it struck me yesterday that i am prolonging this relosing weight because i'm affraid that i will fail again like before and regain weight again. i have so many mixed feelings about this. one day i'm so confident but the next day i feel like it's no use doing it again. blaaah...i just needed to vent

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Well I went a Lil crazy. I think I am just freaking out about starting to live a better life. The unknown is scary. Lol I think I am crazy but my old habits bring comfort even if only for a moment. I am back at it today: ) try try and try again

A support group for bingers (is that a word?). Thank heavens -- I'm evidently not alone after all. I'm new to the 3FC world, and still somewhat exploring all of the groups. Count me in on the challenge. My biggest downfall right now seems to be staying away from.....you're not going to believe this because I don't.......Double Bubble Gum Balls. Bought a box to have on hand for the grands, it arrived with 480 machine size gum balls which I have made the mistake of enjoying. Unfortunately, they lose flavor fast so I pop another one. With 480, it takes a long time before they make a dent. And they're pure sugar so the next day I have always gained at least a pound, my arthritis is killing me and my skin looks like I'm an extra in a horror movie who forgot to take off her makeup.

So count me in. And I'll stay away from potato chips, ice cream, and Hershey kisses, too!:)

Wow we have such a big January group I can hardly keep up!! Today I am starting day 6, yesterday did feel quite a but easier to get through (thank heavens) but I am wary that those urges are always right around the corner... DH and I are planning to go on a beach vacation at the end of march/beginning of April- so that's my motivation for now ;-)

Hope everyone is finding success in January and doing well! :-)

Day 13...

No binging or out of control eating, which is my biggest issue... I need to focus, we've eaten out a few times this weekend.

Well done everyone! :bravo:



Betsy2013 - I would give the bubblegum away to the parents of the grandchildren for them to give out as a daily treat from you... then invest in some sugar free gum for yourself... reading your post I have just remembered that I had tons of the stuff in my big weight loss project a few years back - chewing on it whenever I had to deal with tempting food for other people to stop me from nibbling... I think that I had better get some again...

I managed to finish off yesterday without event.

My weight is up 1.4 pounds today but I know that it is all sodium as I had 200g smoked salmon as part of my main meal yesterday. I am not worried about it as I know that I was good with both my food and exercise and I know what caused it...

For my exercise I did a salsa lesson and a zumba class and with some walking ended up with a step count of 28,824 on my pedometer.

Hopefully my water today will help me wash away the sodium gain...

:dust: to us all...

Today went pretty well! I made the food, had some pancakes and oatmeal for breakfast- a bit more food than I would have liked to eat, but I didn't binge on the batter or anything like that. I made the cupcakes and washed the bowl without even licking it or the spoon! :)
I had half of an un-iced cupcake, didn't finish the rest.

I also did well for lunch, I came close to binging on soup, but I put everything into a pyrex dish and put it in the fridge long before finishing it! :)
I then had a salad.

For dinner, I'm thinking either another salad or a muskmelon, depending on what I want.
No workout today, and I have to say, I'm a little afraid to weigh myself tomorrow...

So, day 4 for me. Good luck everyone!

Still no binges, since Oct 3, 2012. I have no idea how many days that is and am way to lazy tonight to figure it out, lol. I know everyone here is strong enough to beat the binge monster!!! New year, new chance to start fresh and take control!! I don't come in here very often anymore but I wanted to wish you all luck and to let you know I believe in each one of you in stopping the bingeing cycle!!
:dust::dust::dust:

Hello everyone. I hope you all had a good weekend and having a relaxing Sunday evening. Sounds like we have a lot of posititive energy going on which is great for a New Year! I am feeling pretty good and in a good place. I've been journaling my food like mad. I feel like I need to do this religiously to get back to where I was. I'm always much more successful. It would be so nice to be less black and white with eating, but I guess that's why we're all here on this board.

TuboLard-Its so amazing and inspiring that you are at this place. I'm really happy for you and hope I can get there soon.

Omega-Salmon is so good for you and tasty, definitely worth the Sodium gain....and it has Omega 3s...(sorry, the pun was so tempting.)

Betsy, I like gum too. I'm hooked on the flavored strawberry Trident sugar free gum. It tastes like candy and I can go through a pack in a day. So definitely go sugar free until you get a handle with the gum habit! I'm trying mints lately so that I'm not the annoying gum chewer in the office. Starting to feel self conscious!

Well lovely ladies, I hope you have a great start to your week!

tubolard - That is so great to have been binge free since Oct:carrot:

Day 6 for me. It's been pretty easy so far but know I'll be challenged at some point. I just hope I'm sttrong enough to survive it.

Have a great evening everyone.

So my husband and I got doughnuts Sunday morning as we did not have anything to eat for breakfast (miscalculated at the grocery store LOL) and I had three. I accounted for them and logged them in, but did not go overboard on my calories and did not binge. When I ended up craving sugar later on yesterday, I had two navel oranges. So as of right now, I am 6 days binge free.

Tubolard- That's awesome! I think that puts you at 95 days binge-free :)
Pink hurricane- nice! Big breakfasts tend to get me over my calorie limit.

I had another big breakfast today, and a cupcake (I was going to have it last night, but decided I didn't need it- a success!). I took my dog for an hour long walk, and for lunch, I had a big salad with a goddess dressing. I had a huge urge to binge, so I had a pear, apple, kiwi, and some chocolate. I'll workout later today and will try to keep dinner light. This is Day 5 for me :)


Oh! And I weighed in at 173 lbs today. It's 2 lbs up from last Tuesday, but it's less than what I was weighing the rest of the week.
:D

Great job on staying in control Pink Hurricane.

Day 7 done and on to day 8 :carrot:

Great work everyone!

Day 14 and counting... I seem to have a stomach flu, I can't eat anything

I'm so happy for everyone who has been doing so well!

BethC- I hope that stomach flu clears up quickly! Congratulations on the 14 days, that's really great! :)

gettingfit- good job! hope day 8 goes well for you!

I am also a big gum chewer! I love the "dessert delights" sugar free gum... thats the "treat" that was in my stocking form DH.

7 days down for me! I was feeling great and like everything was so easy- and then I got home and had an *almost* overwhelming desire to binge. I let the thought sit there for a second and imagined how nice it would be to just dive into some peanut butter- but I pushed the thought away and replaced it with an image of me looking and feeling great- and the desire to binge vanished. I ate a normal dinner and am now chomping on some delicious apple pie gum ;)

Day 43 - check. About to go to bed. Today was tough, but surprisingly not because of binging. I am not supposed to restrict calories as I try to break my binge cycle, but my success from having a binge-free vacation coupled with all these weight loss images on TV, are making me want to go into dieting mode again.

I know I have lost some weight, simply because I have exercised so much. But I don't really want to lose more because I won't be treating the #1 problem which is binge eating. At the same time, I do want to lose weight because I enjoy feeling slimmer.

Anyway, I haven't restricted, as much as I want to, and I remain binge free in 2013. Just getting a bit tougher...

Thanks! Everyone is doing so great! I should definitely check out some sugar free gum, I think it would definitely help with my sweet tooth.

Day 7 and counting, it's hard work but I am constantly reminding myself on why I am doing this, for me.

Day 15... feeling better today, I think the worst is over.

BethC- congrats on getting over the 2 week mark, and glad you're feeling better. My mom has been really sick too, but she seems to be in recovery mode today :)

danzigurl- awesome job stopping the binge!!! I absolutely love the feeling of pride when I stop a binge :D

Today is Day 6. It quickly became a cheat day. I had a big bowl of cereal for breakfast. 2 hours later, I had pancakes. They were whole wheat, with oats and bananas, so they were healthy. But I wanted more of them. I wanted a second cupcake, but I didn't have one, and I didn't finish the pancakes :)
I'm making chili right now, and I'm just gonna nibble for the rest of the day. I had a good workout, so it's okay, I'm just avoiding wheat products

Day 8 for me :carrot:

BethC - Glad you're feeling better.

Day 8 and working my way through Day 9. I feel a big change already in my overall energy because I am not bogging myself down with binges that always make me feel like crap afterward. TOM is always hardest for me binge wise since I crave, badly, sweets and chocolate and chips. So I have been enjoying an extra orange instead or whole grain popcorn. I think it's starting to make a difference for me, actually seeing how much control I DO have over myself.

i've been doing ok for the last couple of days. i wake up way too late every day so i eat only breakfast and dinner and lots of cookies to get to my daily calories. i finally got my tom today after a few months and i'm so happy. i was supposed to return to my university today but i slept in so i decided to stay home for a few more days. my mom is forcing me to eat constantly, i don't know what's wrong with her, we argue a lot because of that and she says she thinks i don't eat enough and walk around hungry. if only she knew....

9 days down! Hoping I can keep this up all month! The scale hasn't even gone down from my last binge which is depressing- not even a pound of water weight gone :( but- I guess thats all the more motivation to stay on track longer! maybe ill get a whoosh soon and get back to normal. (my stats are lying as of right now)

Well done everyone that is in control.

Tubolard - that is an incredible achievement.

I am still in control and my weight is gradually coming down. It still has 4 pounds to go to get to my pre Christmas low weight.

:dust: to us all

omega- I hope you get down to your pre-christmas weight quickly!

Today was 10 days for me and I had a 2 lb whoosh this morning! woo hoo! one step closer to my pre-binge craziness weight...

Congrats, danzingurl!!!!

I am really craving a binge, but I haven't given in! Wish tomorrow evening would get here soon so that I can be done with work for the weekend, as well as eat some Christmas leftover raspberry bars that have been in my freezer calling my name...I am out of calories for today!

I'm also down to 130.0, which I haven't seen since late July! And I have started some strength training since then, so I probably have less bodyfat than I did before my mega-Olympic bingeing. Makes it just a little easier to resist, but I still wish I could give in to my urges! Going to make some tea and then go to bed.

Hey everyone! Happy 2013- may this be the year we all become happy and healthy! I just joined today and boy am I ready to shed some pounds! I have 2 mnths to lose 50 lbs in order to have surgery for endometriosis...and I could really use some pointers and kind words to keep me motivated...I have been doing great on my own since starting my weightloss in Dec 2012, but I'm feeling a bit fatigued and cranky....normal? Also, how do I get the little weight tracker scale thinger under my name?

Day 10, starting day 11. I didn't think I could go a full week without bingeing but I am doing it, working my way through week 2. It is super hard sometimes, especially at work when there is an abundance of food and chocolate. This has become a matter of discipline for me too, and I think it's exactly what I need.

Day 11 and I'm feeling pretty good. I try to calorie cycle and today is my higher-calorie day. So I let myself have a little treat, trying to learn moderation. My one peanut butter cup was delicious. Do I want 10 more? Absolutely... Haha but I enjoyed the one and that's all I need. I can so this. I can indulge a little without going insane. I can I can I can!!

So proud of myself today. No binges all month. However, today was different. I work at a bank, and my store manager brought in Oreos for everyone. My regional banking president sent us cookies and a HUGE jar of candy. Then two separate customers brought us donuts, 2 dozen krispy kremes, and 2 dozen donut holes... I didn't eat a single bit of it. I hate bragging, but I feel SO good for not giving into temptation today!! I just had to tell someone!!

Today would be Day 9...
or maybe it is? I don't know. I feel like I went a little out of control with food, and ate when not hungry.... Which I think is partly because of getting my period, partly because of hanging out with a good friend for over 50 hours (a 2-night sleep over), and partly binge.
I'll call tomorrow Day 10 if I do really well, if any minor slip-ups, I'm starting over

Day 11 completed for me. Gotta keep it going:carrot:

Great jobs everyone! This thread is really motivating!

The stomach flu really kicked my butt this week... Didn't eat for 2 days and then tried to make up for it. I'm just calling a do-over at this point.

Barely hanging on to day 11... Coming on here when I feel like bingeing usually helps... So- this little post is just for my own mental health.

I have no reason to binge today. I have eaten enough calories (not the RIGHT calories though- which I'm sure is the problem). So it's just because I am craving junk food. Eating until im sick will not make me happier and will not have any lasting positive effect on me.
If I binge today- I'll enjoy it for probably an hour, maybe two.

If I binge today- I will regret it for at least an entire 24 hours. Probably closer to 48. I will be bloated and depressed tomorrow. I will go to the gym to punish myself, not to feel better. If I binge today, I will have a hard time eating healthy and making good choices tomorrow. If I binge today, I will want to hide all day Saturday and won't enjoy my only day off like I want to. If I binge today- I will not have met my goal of at least 12 days binge free (my last last longest was 11 days). If I binge today, I will be one step further away from my vacation goal body.

Wow- that chocolate orange callin my name is so not worth it. I'm going to break out a flavored water and feel so proud of myself tomorrow.

Thinking ahead to why I SHOULDN'T binge actually really helped. I'm also typing this on my phone, which had taken a while, and the urge to binge has all but disappeared. Yay :-)

I am TOTALLY going to tackle January like an all star. ;-)

BethC- I am glad you are over your stomach bug!!

Gettinfit- were doing it! I am fighting to keep up with you! :-)

Paintedponies- I think you have made a fair deal with yourself, and even more motivation to be great tomorrow!!

AlyN- you have got some incredible willpower!! I am very impressed!

So far, January has been good -- 11 days without a binge. This is the longest I've gone .... ever. I've been making myself eat two bunches of kale or two heads of broccoli before I'm "allowed" to get (or think) about my usual binge items. By focusing on preparing the healthy food and then eating it, I'm actually too stuffed and tired to binge. I'm "full," but in a healthy way. I really want to treat myself to a full 30 days without succumbing to a binge. But, first, one day -- and sometimes one hour -- at a time. Good luck everyone! :)

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Hi Ladies,

I guess I'm a little late for January start up but better late than never. I've struggled with binge eating for a few years now. It was only on weekends up until the last few months.. Now it's every few days and a lot worse! I am still within a heathly bmi but I am gaining.. I know it's no excuse but these last few months have been the hardest I've had. I have PCOS and had three failed IVF cycles in 2012. My binging can be anywhere up to 7000-8000 calories. I feel disguisting :( its amazing I'm still in a healthy weight range, but I do a lot of running (can run a half marathon no problem).. I'm sure my insides are not healthy- I know I have very high cholesterol. I NEED to fix this problem before my next FET.. just hoping for a little support. No one I know truly understands the binging and the emotions attached to it. Will start clean eating now and will do a weigh in and add a ticker in a few days when my weight is more realistic. Hope I am welcome :)

Sorry for the ramble..

Steph xx

EliseVi- what a wonderfully healthy way to stop a binge!

Welcome greeneyeblonde! It sounds like you've had a hard time. Coming here has and making daily posts has helped me, and a lot of others, a lot, and I'm sure it'll help you :)


Today has gone really well. I have just not had much of an appetite at all. I have been hungry, which doesn't make any sense considering I had 2 bowls of cereal, 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 6 pieces of toast, and chocolate for dinner last night. But today I woke up at 9:30, didn't have breakfast, and had my first meal around 13:00. I had sauteed kale, with a little oil, collard wraps (lettuce and some chickpea-tahini dreassing I made), and to snack on, I had some raisins, an apple, and some almonds. It's 17:30, I've only consumed 500 calories tops, and I've no desire to eat! I think I'm going to have a healthy snack/meal in a couple hours though- either fruit or a salad. I need some nourishing foods in me...

So, I think I'm going to start my count over. Today is another Day 1. I don't think I can justify all the food i had yesterday in one sitting, I got so full, I could barely move for an hour, and I wasn't even hungry to start with. That's most definitely a binge.

Day 12 is almost over but I am FIGHTING hardcore. I've been feeling kind of down lately about my re-gain, stressed about work... And the temperature hasn't gotten warmer than 20 in over a week. I'm trying to recover from an achillies injury and its getting depressing... Where 8 miles used to be a breeze I am struggling to get 3...

Just a bad day I guess. I am having a hard time web celebrating my 12 day record because I feel like binge eating is a silly thing that I shouldn't struggle with so much in the first place. Ugh.

Did very well yesterday- just some late night snacking (yogurt and a glass of milk) but that's nothing compared to how I use to be :) Thank God! Woke up a little hungry- tummy rumbles- but I'm waiting until lunch time to eat (not in the mood for breakfast food- just want my cup of coffee).

Have a happy binge-free day!!

Hello everyone,

Welcome Greeneyedblonde89 - I wish you much success!

danzingurl77 - I hope you're feeling better today.

I've made it through 12 days without any binging or overeating and I am working on 13. So far I've not had any urges to overeat. I hope I can keep this going. I weighed today and I've lost 5.4 pounds since 1/1:D

I hope everyone has a great binge free Sunday.