made it trough day 10 and i think i don't eat enough. i feel weak and sleepy. i'll have to do better tomorrow.

it seems as if finally we are all on the same wagon and doing great

Pushing through day 23. This has honestly been the longest time period when I have not had even one day of binging. I am probably speaking too soon, because I believe it is bound to happen that one day I am going to binge and then pick myself back up, but I am proud for having made it this far. If I make it another week I will be able to say it's been a month!

^^nice job !i know that feeling but don't let it get to you.

another day under the belt. i received a phone call if i want to work in a fair where i've been working past few years, and it's a wine, ice cream and lots of sweets fair from all the country and i was so excited because i knew the guy was gonna call me but the days interfere with my exams and i didn't know what to do. i gave it a ittle thought and said yes but i was so excited that i just wanted to eat something sugary. i made a capuccino and some cookies and it was ok after the hype had passed. now i have to study even harder but the extra cash will come handy and i'll be able to go home for a few days

I picked myself up from yesterday and made it through today - did well with the exercising too

Great job, everyone!!

Pink - 23 days is awesome!!! You should be so proud!

Missunshine - way to stay strong!!

Jalsa - way to go!!

Paintedponies - great work! You're lucky to have such an active job - I sit and sit and sit some more all day!

Danzingurl - way to go, and congrats on the drop! Every day you make it through, it will hopefully get a little easier!

I'm back on the wagon after a 2-day binge (unfortunately, I couldn't limit it to one day and binged yesterday too). I wanted to eat super-low cal today, to start making up for my overages the past two days, but restricting yesterday is what caused me to binge yesterday, so I have decided to eat at maintenance for a little bit until I get my momentum back. Then I'll have to lose those ~2 pounds I've likely gained by 2 days of bingeing, but at least I'm closer to my weight goal than I have been in awhile (I'm within a few pounds), so I need to take pride in that and rejoice in how far I've come and how close I am to my goal!!

I REALLY needed theat refeed/splurge/binge day on Monday, but it is VERY difficult to get back on track after allowing myself anything I wanted to eat for two days! The double-edged sword of cheat days!!! However, I am committing here to eating on plan for the rest of this week so I have some accountability!

misssunshine- 10 days is great! I hope you feel better tomorrow!

paintedponies- I feel the same way and were on the same # of days! Its such a good feeling to have made it so far but I'm still worried that I could slip up any day! Stay strong

jalsa- good job getting right back on track!

doingmybest- thanks! I think you have a good plan. Its always so tempting to restrict even more after a binge... but for me it usually just leads to another day of binges!

Today makes 23 days for me! I honestly never imagined getting this far... I am feeling pretty confident that I might eventually "kick the habit", but I still feel like I really have to watch myself and stay on my toes! I SO hope I can get all the way through January! Something that I do think has helped me a lot is to stop telling myself that I am never allowed to binge again. If I tell myself that I can binge "tomorrow" If I still really want to- it seems to take a lot of the edge off of the craving... and I am able to make it through the day. By the next morning, I usually have a clear head and the desire to binge is gone- until the next time I have to say "maybe tomorrow". Seems to be working so far :P

Danzingurl - you may have something there - never telling yourself that you won't binge again - I was a chain smoker (8 years nicotine free now) and only got through the initial stages by telling myself that if I needed one I could have a cig tomorrow -I never did - but it always appeased the animal brain inside

Great going everyone - if I get through today it will be 2 days binge free - I'm just going ODAT one day at a time at the moment

Jalsa- so that strategy really may be of some value! That makes me feel better and congrats on quitting! That is something so be extremely proud of.

Today will be 25 days binge free! And I am having kind of a cheat day today- eating to maintinance calories. I think my body and brain need a break from being in a calorie deficit, but I'm hoping that allowin myself a few extra calories doesn't send me into a tailspin. I have GOT to learn some moderation.

today is my 13 day and tomorrow is gonna be two weeks. it feels like eternity since i last binged.

danzigurl- i too have a cheat day today, not planned but i lost motivation for studying and i felt hungry for skipping my lunch so i exagerated on pastries. i was affraid that i might end up binging but fortunately i haven't. you're so close to 1 month yaay

doingmybest- i think we all need those re-feed days once in a while. do it, just make sure you bounce back. i think 3 steps forward and 1 step back is still better than nothing. the restriction day after the binge is my huge weakness also but i hope you'll be able to balance it over time. do you pre plan your meals?

jalsa- you've been doing grat in the past and you have a great attitude. we all slip up sometimes.

Coming in to confess- I lost it today. Completely lost it. I feel SO sick to my stomach... But- 24 days is an incredible accomplishment for me and I am planning on getting right back on track tomorrow. I'm not going to let it happen again for 25 days this time. At least- that's my goal!

Oh Danzingurl, I'm so sorry to hear that, but remind yourself that one day does not undo weeks and years of hard work. Look at how far you've come! The important thing is to get right back on track today!

I binged on Thursday, too. (Making it 3 binges this week instead of my planned 1...I even changed my ticker to reflect the damage I've done.) But I was right back on track on Friday, and I'm committed to an on-plan weekend. It's SO HARD, I know, but with each on-plan day, it will get easier. We're cheering for you and support you!!!

Thanks Doingmybest! And good job to get right back on track! I don't feel TOO bad... A little disappointed, but I am going to try to follow your lead and get right back on track.

I knew the scale would be up this morning but I am slightly blown away. Yesterday I was 131.4- this morning I weighed in at 138.6... 7 lbs in a day! I know it's mostly water and food- but I really don't know how I can fluctuate so much!

Well, starting over with day 1. My goal is to get to at least 25 days this time.

^^yeah scale can be a real b**ch...don't beat yourself too much over it. one binge in a month is not that bad. even rome wasn't built in a day and so will not our binging habit be cured at a first try (at least for most of us).


found this picture in another thread

Totally agree about the scale. I normally don't weigh for days after a binge, just so I don't completely terrify myself with the number! I know I have gained weight; I don't need the scale to tell me that, haha.

I finally stepped on the scale this morning because I need that accountability. Without the scale, I almost feel like I'm free to binge...I'm hiding from the one objective measure that tells me I've gained weight and that I need to get back on the pony.

We're all making progress, though, and that's the important thing -- never give up!!!

Doingmybest- thanks for that, I hope your weigh in helps you keep the bingeing at bay!

Missunshine- I'll have to keep that picture in mind!

I made it without a binge today, but have felt really "blah" all day. Tired of the cold and tired of watching what I eat- but I know I'll feel better tomorrow if I stay strong today... So here's to hoping for a day of no cravings and sunshine in the future. Right now my city is ranked #1 for the worst air quality in the United States, and the yucky inversion air makes it hard with my asthma- I can't go outside and there's no sunshine through the gunk anyways. Plus the inversion is trapping all of the cold down in the valley. Ugh! I'm trapped inside and hungry for some comfort food. And really needed a place to vent about it- so thanks :-) almost through January! Lets finish the month on a good note, shall we?