you girls are really keeping it up. good job resisting those urges.
danzigurl you're so right, how our life would be easier if we didn't have to strggle with it.
i've left home and returned to my university in italy and as much as i was looking forward to coming back and starting my new plan now i feel slightly depressed and already miss home even though we only fight at home. i barely slept last night, i'm getting a headache from too little sleeping and i barely ate today because i wasn't hungry at all. after i returned i started cleaning immediately because my roomates haven't done much around here. i'm so tired and sleepy but it's too early to go to bed. i still have so much stuff to do but i'm too exhausted. the plus side is that i haven't binged.
good luck girls

I wish there was a way we could banish winter away- it does so many bad things to people with its lack of sunshine and warm weather. Sorry to hear about the injury- I dealt with a knee injury two days into the new year when I had been trying to start exercising every day. Always seems to happen that way ;) Perhaps there are some new exercises you could add into your routine if running isn't possible?

We all have them- bad days and those moments where we can't believe we have issues with overeating. It's food!?! Why does it have so much power over us!?! It was 11pm last night and everybody was asleep- I knew I should be too- but I couldn't shut my brain up and I "compromised" with myself by having some yogurt and a glass of milk (diary, for some reason, makes me fall asleep at night). Stupid- I should have just gone to bed- but it is what it is.

Thankfully we have a new day to work on new healthy habits- I'm celebrating the fact that I didn't overeat at lunch. And that I got home and started exercising right away- that's really awesome for me! :carrot::D

Wow, thank you so much everyone for the support! I am feeling much better today- and am Happy to report that today will make 13 days binge-free! So glad that I didn't give in over the last few days...

Thank you all for the encouragement, it makes this whole thing much more bearable to know that I am not alone!!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend! :-)

Congrats on overcoming it, danzigurl! :)

Today is Day 2 for me. I haven't had much of an appetite today, either, but I'm afraid this weekend of not eating much will come back to bite me tomorrow. I'll stay strong and not binge. I'm going back to school next sunday, and I am determined to go the rest of break without a binge!!

Day 13 of no binging/overeating.

Painted ponies- thank you!! ;-) good job getting back on track!!
Gettin fit- were making it! Woot woot!

Today will be 14 days! I really hope I can make it! 2 weeks binge free will be nothing short of a miracle for me... Luckily I will be at work teaching for the next four hours, so hopefully by then- my cravings will be gone- I just had lunch and the irrational part of me wants more!!

danzingurl77 - We can do it!! Let's keep it going. Day 14 down for me.

Day 3 for me. Today went well, I enjoyed a couple of scones this morning and a bowl of pasta without overeating/binging. I wanted a second bowl of pasta, but instead, just took a few pieces of the rotini and dipped them in sauce instead of having a whole other bowl.

I'm so happy- in these past few days, there have been times when I was so into a knitting/drawing project or a video game I was playing, that I actually forgot to think about food and planning my next meal! :)

Still binge-free for January, and this is Binge Free Consecutive Day #50!!!
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10 more to go til I break my all-time record!

I don't always understand the voodoo stuff they are putting me through in therapy, but it sure seems to be working!

Pushing through Day 15. Yesterday was TOUGH, there was so much food at work and when I got home my hubby and I went out to buy a few things that we need and got chicken wings for dinner and I really, really had to be careful all day. I just kept wanting to binge, but I didn't deprive myself, I made sure to count calories and keep everything in control. I did not eat any of the massive amount of sweets at work, so I feel pretty good about that. This is hard some days, but I know it's going to be worth it.

the exam period is here and all i wanna do is procrastinate. i keep mentally argue with myself that i need to start studying but the other half of me is not cooperating. today will be day three of no binging. i'm proud but also i have a feeling that new binge is right behind the corner. as long as i don't buy any junk i'm gonna be ok.

Avoiding a binge while studyin is TOUGH! Good job missunshine :)

Today will be day 15 for me... I can't remember the last time I ever went this long without a binge! I'm SO excited! Hopefully the scale starts going back down soon- but I am very thankful that it hasn't been going up- which has been the pattern for the last few months. Hooray!

I'd like to join the challenge - I've been travelling for a month and when I got back the tiredness led to bingeing - that's one of my problems, I self medicate with food - I managed to pull in the reins today so it's day 1 for me

I made it 13 days this time...sigh. I ate about 2000 calories total yesterday which isn't the worst I could do but whenever I eat that much I get scared of a big binge. I'm hoping I can be on track for the rest of the month.

Jalsa, I hear you about tiredness leading to binge eating. That has happened to me more than once! For some reason eating is the only thing you want to do.

Danzingurl, what an accomplishment! Keep up the good work.

Miss Sunshine-Try not to think of an upcoming binge. Planning your meals for the next couple of days should really help.

Good luck all :)

all the girls that meade it trough ten days or more are such an encouragement for me so keep it up :)
jalsa-welcome back and awesome job!!! congrats :)
danzigurl- i always gain during exam period but this time i'm not at home and i hope it'll be different-it has to be. and you're amazing, 15 days must be so empowering for you ;)
lacey- i actually did stock my fridge and pantry and i also bought some muffins today and there was discount on chocolate and nutella and of course i had to buy those :/ but i ate only one muffin today and put the rest away and for the weekend i'm planning to make crepes with nutella so there is no reason for me to binge.
i hope this moderation mode will help me, usually i eat till it's gone.

today is my day 4 but i feel like it's been ages since i last binged.
today i had my theater group meeting and i came there like 20 minutes early and there was only one girl there,(she and i are the largest in our group), and everytime i see her she reminds me of me. she's a bit larger than me but she's such a sweethart.and sometimes i feel so uncomfortable about my weight on the stage but when i think that i'm not the only one i become more confident. so back to the story...as i entered the theater she was sittin there alone in the dressing room eating chocolate cookies and she immediately put them away as i entered. she reminded me so much of me and binging alone and in secrecy.

Missunshine- thanks! I will keep my fingers crossed for you! Good luck on your exams!

Jalsa- welcome back!

Laceyj- 2000 doesn't sound too bad to me! ;-) but its hard once you get close to that "binge" territory... Good luck!

I have not had this bad of urges for a long time... I get off work at 7:30, and I'm kind of afraid to get in my car after that... Afraid that I'll somehow end up at the gas station buying junk. I think if I can just get home to DH and have some talk therapy with him I'll be alright. But I'm predicting a LONG drive home tonight.... Ahh if you have a prayer to spare send it my way ;-)

You can do it, Danzingurl!! Hang in there! Just remember that the temporary pleasure you'll feel from bingeing will be very short, and you'll have to deal with the discomfort, pain, and guilt afterwards. Resisting the binge will feel so much better!! You can do it!!!!!

Missunshine - I have been in your shoes - definitely know the feeling!! Hugs to you (and to the other girl!)

I binged on Sunday, but I got right back on track and have been since then. 2 binges in 46 days isn't bad at all!

The scale is up a little under 2 pounds, but I'm hoping it is still some water weight that needs to get out of my system. Hoping to see a whoosh tomorrow. At the very least, I can take comfort in the fact that numerous people keep commenting that I am so skinny now and that I look like I have continued to lose more weight! (Truth is, I'm just getting back to where I was in July. But I hadn't done weight training since then, so maybe I have lost more fat. Who knows? I'm just glad that I could "afford" to slip up a little and not do too much permanent damage to all my hard work.)

Doingmybest- aren't those comments nice?? 2 binges in 46 days is what I would call a success for SURE! Congratulations!

I can't believe that I have made it to day 17. It's honestly nothing short of a miracle. I am very thankful for DH who encouraged me all last night to stay on track!! I am loving this!

Also- my weight is no longer a lie. I am thrilled about that also!

^^ i'm so happy for you two girls ;)
i didn't binge today but i craved sugary stuff so much. i was close to overeating but i stopped myself somehow so it's day 5 for me. i must start some exercise soon. i have all the equipment but i always find an excuse. arghhh
sometimes i look at celebrity pictures before or after they go to gym and it motivates me but i lose focus so quickly.

I messed up again today.
I was doing well. I had a nice lunch of pasta, broccoli, collard, and eggplant. Afterwards, I reeaally wanted chocolate! So I had about 1 tbsp of chocolate chips. I was doing well.... then my mom called, telling me to make cupcakes for a friend of hers, and it went all downhill :(

I decided to eat very lightly and cleanly the rest of the day, plus workout, but of course, I wound up eating 2 cupcakes (un-iced, at least), chili, and a cantaloupe. At least I worked out and took my dog on a long walk...

Today would have been Day 6... And tomorrow will be, once again, Day 1.

Missunshine- way to go on the victory today! That's great! Good luck getting that exercise in- it seems like winter is so much harder to be motivated in... I normally love to exercise but in the cold and darn it seems like such a chore. Let me know if you find something that works for you!

Painted ponies- the important thing is that you haven't given up. You are standing up and trying again when so many people would throw in the towel.

17 days strong for me. I honestly used to think that I would never be able to make it past ten days... I am kind of shocked everyday that I go to bed without a binge.

Here's where I need some advice... My friends and I have tickets to a concert at the Sundance film festival tomorrow- we plan on going to dinner before and all of my friends are planning a big night of drinking. I don't drink, but the dinner place we are going is a big all-inclusive bread and appetizers and rolls and dessert place- I don't want to break my binge free streak, but moderation is not my strong-point.

I don't want to indulge, but I do at the same time. It's silly that I'm so worried over it, but I kind of am.

Painted Ponies - keep coming back here and starting again from day 1 - that's the secret formula
I'm on day 3 today - just need to get the excercise back on track now

omg danzigurl you're going to sundance???? you're soooo lucky ...if yu see alexander skarsgard please take a picture of him for him and tell him i love him :P
wow i wish i could go to stuff like that .but i'm on the other side of the world so no luck for me.

anyhoo today i haven't binged but i'm so hungry because i didn't eat lunch only dinner. big victory for me this week is that i've been able to eat chocolate in moderation and one muffin per day but exercise wise i just walk around.

Danzingurl, I know that a lot of people say eat the sweets in moderation. But if you don't want the dessert or rich food and don't feel comfortable eating it, then you shouldn't. Only you know where you're at and if you're not at that point yet then I (personally) wouldn't go there. Eat the dinner you feel comfortable with :)

Missunshine- way to tackle the moderation!! I still really struggle with that! Yeah
I am SO excited for Sundance- I have never been even though I only like 39 minutes outside of park city! Hahs I'll see what I can do about that picture. ;-)

Laceyh- thanks for rte advice. :) I think that's what I'll do. My friends keep saying that I shouldn't ruin the experience by counting calories, but the thing that would really put a damper on the night would be feeling too sick and full to enjoy it!!

Excited to be on day 18 today!

^^i agree with lacey, you should just enjoy the experience and forget about food issues for one night. eat till you're comfortably full and if the company is good you'll forget about having to overeat or binge. ;) the important is to have fuuuuun and enjoy the experience.

danzigurl- I say enjoy your night. Overeating doesn't have to be a binge. Stay strong and have fun! :)

Jalsa- you're right. So many times, I've lost motivation for trying and give up. But I'm going to conquer this problem this time. :)

Today is another Day 1. I'm determined to make it to Day 10 this time!
I've been really hungry, and I'm not sure why. I hope it's actual hunger, and not that fake, subconscious 'I want to binge' hunger. I did well though. I snacked on apples and melon and didn't have tons of bread with my spaghetti and zucchini noodles for dinner :)

Tomorrow is my last day at home. I'm going to my uncle's, so not binging will be easy. Then I go back to school. You'd think it'd be hard to binge at college, especially as vegan, but it's not... But I can do it! So long as they don't make that sickeningly deliciously addictive vegan chocolate peanut butter no bake!

Paintedponies And missunshine- thank you for the advice and encouragement!

Paintedponies- good luck getting back on track :-) you can do it!

We ended up having a blast! And I didn't binge! BONUS! We shared a restaurant with... Katherine Heigel! So that was pretty neat. I don't usually get stars truck but all the hype about looking out for stars at Sundance was kind of fun. Haha

I am running on way too little sleep and work all day today- so I'm hoping that my streak of strength somehow holds... Day 19! It's a miracle!

^^ see, no reason to worry in the first place ;) i'm so happy for you. too bad you didn't catch skarsgard but heigl is ok too haha

i finished my day 7 so it's been one week. i really struggled after dinner while i was studying because i wanted to binge so badly but i resisted. and i bought a whole bunch of sweets and trigger foods to work on my "everything moderation" skills :D i hope i'll be able to keep it up tomorrow.

So happy to hear that, Danzingurl! Keep it up - you've been doing great for so many days now!!!!!

Missunshine - great job!! Keep it up - you can do it! Another day without bingeing is another victory!

Missunshine- great job on the one week! :) and good luck with the moderation! I hope it all goes well for you!

Doingmybest- thank you! And I love your signature... One day at a time!

I ate about 150 calories over my allowance today but it was very controlled, definitely not a binge at all. So I can officially say it has been 19 days! 21 to make a habit! I hope I can get there!

Another day - great job, Danzingurl, Missunshine, Jalsa!!

I have a major splurge planned for tomorrow, but I'm going to try to keep it to a controlled splurge and not a manic binge. Some would call it a "cheat day;" I am considering it a day when I eat what I want, in a controlled manner. I have thought long and hard about it and am willing to eat lightly for the next week or two so that I can enjoy splurge-y foods tomorrow! Otherwise, I would probably go crazy and binge on everything in sight within the next few days anyway -- I have been having MAJOR cravings and haven't had a planned splurge like this since about last March. Frankly, my cheat day tomorrow is the only thing that has been keeping me from uncontrolled bingeing over the last week! I purposely planned it for the day before I have to go back to work (I'm off tomorrow for MLK day), and for ONE DAY ONLY, and I am determined to get right back on plan on Tuesday. Limiting it to one day, right before I have to go to work, is the way for me to minimize the impact.

thanks for the kind words girls ;)

it's already day 9 today ....hopefully it will be 10 days tomorrow :D
my moderation practicing is going great. i had big muffin for breakfast and i'm drinking cappuccino with some truffles chocolate right now and is ok. after that back to studying.
last night i was very irritated with my roommate because she occupied the kitchen for almost all day and i couldn't even make myself dinner. so i had to eat some wholewheat cookes for dinner when i already had all meal planned out. i hope today i'll be able to cook in peace.

doingmybest- i wish best of luck with your splurge day :D

I've wandered away during this busy month of January, but over the last week or so have found myself doing some really mad binging. Why wait until things calm down to get it under control? I can already feel my pants are tighter around the waist.

Over the last month I've had the holidays/associated travel, our big annual conference for work, moving offices, moving residences, and trying to write a funding proposal for work (my very first one-eek!). I've been dealing with it through binge eating, but why wait til Feb to get that under control? Only a few more days until I'm finished moving, then all I have left is my proposal and things should start settling into Feb.

I've been out of the loop and don't recognize many names anymore, but *waves at danzingurl*.

Doinmybest- good luck on your splurge! Let us know how it goes! I am thinkin that might be a good idea for me soon- being in a deficit for 3 weeks is making me legitimately hungry... And I can feel myself slipping into "binge" territory...

Missunshine- keep up the great work! Your ability to "moderate" is so impressive to me... I'm too much of an all-or-nothing girl...

Atoms- welcome back! :-) and good luck getting back on track!

I'm very nervous about today... I am feeling so hungry- I've been making deals with myself all day like, "after you workout, you can binge" then the urge goes away for a while... Then it was "after you finish teaching today you am binge"... Then it went away- now it's "when your house is clean, you can binge" so- I'm taking as long as possible to clean my house, hoping that by the time it's done- the urge will have subsided again... Blah!

Just got through my eighth binge free week. 56 consecutive days. If I get through Friday binge free, I will break my all time record:o

Danzingurl that little nagging voice in the head can be all consuming -it's like a 2 year old, I want, I want - hope you get through today without paying any heed to it

KittyKatFan, Miss Sunshine, Doingmybest- Hey - well done!

Atmos Good to see you here

I had a very slight slip last night - out of routine and stuck waiting for a train with a pack of 'healthy eating' cookies - back on track today and lost 3 pounds of the weight - which I gained whilst away from the forum- I know what's good for me - just need to stick to it :)

Well...made it to about 7pm without binging yesterday, which I guess isn't too bad given my habits over the past week or so. We'll see if I can actually make it today.

danzingurl - Hope you made it through the day. Definitely know what you're going through, that urge is painfully powerful.

KittyKatFan - That's awesome! Well done. Good luck getting to Friday and breaking your record, I'm sure you can do it!

Jalsa - Knowing is part of the way there. Sounds like your slip up wasn't *too* bad. Good luck with today!

Kittykatfan- that's incredible! What a milestone!! You should be SO proud of yourself!

Jalsa- congrats I the weight drop! Good luck staying on plan today :) and you're right, those urges are naggy and frustrating!!

Atoms- progress is always better than no progress! Good luck getting through today!

I actually made it without even going over my calorie budget yesterday and was rewarded with a 1 lb drop this morning! I am feeling much stronger today.

I'm back at school now, and doing very well!
I'm at Day 5, I even had a bag of chocolate chip cookies that I didn't binge on at was very responsible with! I also have tons of chocolate in my room, but I have no desire to binge :)
I've been working a lot in the dish pit during dining hall meals, which means I can't spend too much time eating, as I have to get back to work, and it keeps me on my feet and moving for 2.5-3 hours :)