It is a major difference when I lost the water weight. I am not puffed up and clothes fit way better.
One more time? Yeah my eating disorder promised me that too - one more time. It never happened.
Think about what a change you can make if you make it through today. You could have a pretty easy week and wouldnīt need to be scared of next weekend, because you proofed to yourself that you can make it.
And there is no "last time". Just stick with your plan - you can binge next weekend if you need to. You are free to do whatever you want, you just need to be fine with the consequences.
You are so right -- staying strong today WILL give me an easy week! Bingeing today will make tomorrow and the next day and the next day harder. I am reminding myself of this!!!!!!
Thanks for the info on water bloat, too. I need to remember that if I hang on today, hopefully I'll lose some of the water weight tomorrow and my thighs and tummy won't look so huge!
Still hanging on! This thread is helping me so much!!
I'm also on my third diet soda, and that is helping A LOT too!!!
Last edited by DoingMyBest79; 03-17-2013 at 03:38 PM.
If the soda helps I would stick with the soda. I know there are healthier choices out there, but I totally believe in small steps. I tried several times to go from bingeing to being a skinless-grilled-chicken with broccoli lover and it never worked. I had a pizza today as well. As long as I donīt binge and fool myself I am fine.
We can do this!!! This will be my first binge free weekend in like a year. Can you believe that? My brain has been telling me for a year that I will only binge one more time. A YEAR!!! I am excited that I break this bad cycle this weekend.
Xena, that is a HUGE accomplishment!!!! Getting through a weekend binge-free after a year of weekend bingeing! I am thrilled and proud of YOU!!!!!!
We CAN do this!!!! Let's go, girl, we can get through today!!!
Yep, I am enjoying my diet soda tremendously, and it is helping TREMENDOUSLY. Baby steps. I will never be a perfect eater, but if I can use tools like diet soda to keep the bingeing under control, I'm going to be healthier than I would be if I cut the diet soda but binged instead!
Exactly!!! That is why I enjoy unhealthy foods still. I am trying to not go over 2000 calories to lose the bloat/water weight, but I do not want to binge.
I figured I set small goals. First goal is not bingeing for a month and allowing myself all foods/drinks in appropriate portions/calorie ranges.
Next month maybe I will try to just drink water. But who knows - small steps. I also keep a journal and cross off each day I am binge free. It helps me to look at it and think "you made it through 3 days - donīt undo the success".
Exactly!!! That is why I enjoy unhealthy foods still. I am trying to not go over 2000 calories to lose the bloat/water weight, but I do not want to binge.
I figured I set small goals. First goal is not bingeing for a month and allowing myself all foods/drinks in appropriate portions/calorie ranges.
Next month maybe I will try to just drink water. But who knows - small steps. I also keep a journal and cross off each day I am binge free. It helps me to look at it and think "you made it through 3 days - donīt undo the success".
Exactly - I am the same way! I just ran into trouble, though, when my junky foods crowded out the calories for nourishing foods, and I binged because my body was starved for nutrition and was craving food because it was hungry! So from now on, I'm going to have to be more careful about this...I need to strike a better balance between allowing myself the foods I want, so that I don't feel deprived mentally, but eating enough of the foods my body needs, so that my body doesn't feel deprived physically. Both of these will trigger my bingeing, I have learned.
I also think - what good does it do to binge today? I just have to start over again tomorrow and I will end up in the same situation in 3 days, so I might as well do it today and get it over with. It gets easier over time...
Well, I had my planned dinner and managed to stick to my plan, although I had many fleeting thoughts about bingeing. I'm not going to say it was easy, but I did it! I'm going to bed now (getting under the covers!) so that I literally can't eat any more. I don't trust myself to stay up, as I'm still in fragile territory.
I hope everyone else is able to stay binge-free today!
Thank you SO MUCH Xena, Kitty, and Danzingurl! I couldn't have made it through the day without your words of wisdom and support!
Now I'm hoping that I see a HUGE whoosh tomorrow and that somehow 10 pounds will disappear when I step on the scale tomorrow...
Doingmybest- I'm so happy to hear that you made it through a day! I KNOW you'll feel better tomorrow because of it :-) here's to both of us having a huge WHOOSH tomorrow!
Xena- happy to eat that you got through today also!
I have been eating really really well lately! I'm now home for break, I have 2 weeks off. It's going to be tough being at home with good food, especially on those days when I'm home alone and bored. But I can do this. I'm so happy I made it a week so far, and I will continue to be binge-free!
Today was day 1 for me. Not only did I binge yesterday, but I did so on sugar-free cookies. BAD idea. I handle them fine in small quantities, but I ate an entire box yesterday and today my stomach was soooo mad at me. I hope I learned my lesson.
You are free to do whatever you want, you just need to be fine with the consequences.
that happens to me when I overdo the sugar-free gum. It is NOT fun! 
