^^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 i hope i'll be able to keep it up tomorrow.
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.
it's already day 9 today ....hopefully it will be 10 days tomorrow
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
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!
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
the important is to have fuuuuun and enjoy the experience.
i hope i'll be able to keep it up tomorrow.
