Binge-free Week May 1st start
 

Anyone up for another challenge this week? :wave:

Let's commit to binging as little as possible. Even one day without a binge is an improvement for some of us... :hug:

I haven't been "binging", as such, but my calorie count has been about 700 calories a day too much, so I'm committed to scaling back a bit.

Good luck, all!! :carrot:

I'm in :) lord knows i need to be! Do you guys usually check in each day or at the end of the week, or just when you feel like it?

*j

Ok, I am in...:write: :write: :write:
I commit to binging as little as possible this week. One day at a time. ;)

I'm up for the challenge!:carrot: :carrot:

I've started to really watch what times I eat, scheduling meals and snacks. It is helping me so much to curtail the CONSTANT grazing!:moo: It seems that my "FULL" gauge in my stomach does NOT work!
I would think, "oh, well an apple is healthy I can eat it." Then 20 minutes later I would think, "hmmm... what else can I munch on?" Even the healthiest foods can really add up in calories if you eat them almost continually! :devil:

So, my plan for the week is to stick to scheduled "feeding" times and try to get my multiple stomachs into the habit of not eating constantly! :moo:

Another thing I am trying to watch is HOW I eat. My goal is to eat only at the kitchen table without distractions. No MORE eating while surfing the internet, watching tv or reading books. It's amazing how much food I can gulp and not even realize it!

Good luck to everyone for a binge-free week!
Liz

I hope you all don't mind if I jump in on this challenge.

I struggle a lot with binging, and most of last week was nothing but a huge binge.

I would like to try to go one week without (actually more like a day or two lol). Maybe this will help me control the binging urges, etc.

Welcome, everyone, and good luck this week! :welcome3:

Jay, come in as often as you like. Most of us check in once daily. :)

count me in!!

Count me in please!! I just hope the weekend will be okay too!

hi all, i'll join you for this one

it's already tuesday here so i'll report on monday now. i did overeat and do some out of control eating. but to me bingeing is more extreme and so i will give it a cautious tick for being binge free.

i did it. i bought the house i liked!!! but it's a bit of a leap of faith. the buyer for my house still hasn't signed the agreement. when i spoke to him yday he said it was all go and that he was heading to the lawyer in the afternoon to talk to him about it. gaaaah first time buyers are such nervous nellies. and the thing is that i am selling privately which means that it's harder to chase up with the buyer. if i had an agent they could sit with him and nag him. i may have to do that anyway. i'll give it until midday today and if i haven't heard i will phone him. that's another 40 mins.

anyway as you can imagine being nervous about everything going on i was grabbing food and opening packets and eating stuff. then i'd realise oh no bad idea and manage to stop but it was very hard. it was extremely close to a binge

good luck to everyone on being binge free and on more "conscious" eating and less unconscious / subconscious eating

I'm in again, of course!! I'm SO going to be binge free this week!!! No excuses, no birthdays this week either! And I'm going to an amusement park on the 16th, so I definitely want to lose some weight to wear a cute outfit then!!

i hope its ok if i join in too, i've been lurking around this section for a while and i think i need to speak up. these past 2 weeks i have been bingeing every day, and i've gained 3 pounds back already. i had set a goal of not having dessert after dinner this whole week. today i didnt have dessert, but instead i ended up having a big dinner and munching on salty things throughout the day :(
so starting now, i'm adding no snacking on salty things to my week goal. i need to stick to my eating plan the rest of this week!

Latinpear, welcome!! :hug: We're very glad to have you join us. :)

Sweet Pea, that's so exciting about the house! :hat: What's it like?

uh, ok i'm starting tomorrow :sorry:

ok no--I started today, but it wasn't binge free. 6 more days to be successful!

But just to clarify, I define bingeing pretty strictly for myself. For me bingeing is eating when I'm not hungry. So for any of you that read my CRAZINESS in cyberpurgers yesterday, I'm not talking about that kind of day. I just ate too much, too often, and when I KNEW I wasn't hungry.

tomorrow no bingeing. Good job to you in control chicks! :bravo:

Can I join in too? Like latinpear, I've been lurking and I thought that this thread would be a good place to jump in.

Anyway, I was losing steadily (222 down to 212.5) until the day before Easter, when I suddenly gave myself permission to eat like a pig and eat four *** in one sitting. Sigh. Then I had a vacation from work that week, so I decided to stop calorie counting/journaling. "Temporarily", of course. Sigh again. Of course, I was okay for a few days, only to end up going back to my old routine of stopping at the store every night and loading up on three categories of junk food: salty , sweet and ***) - all of which I would then devour while watching TV. I finally stopped myself a week ago when I realized that I was mindlessly eating entire columns of *** even though I didn't even really want them anymore. I then managed to get back on track and luckily, I only regained 1.5 lbs in my week of insanity. I've been in control since last Tuesday night and I even allowed myself a little splurge at *** tonight. Now I just have to remind myself that I AM full and that I DON'T need to keep eating tonight, even though the urge is still there.

:wave: Hi everyone!

Yesterday was BINGE-FREE!!!:carrot: :cb: :carrot: :cb:

I wasn't a perfect :angel: but I wasn't a dreaded :moo: so I am happy!

I had a hard time last night staying on plan. My dh kept snacking and eating stuff that was making me drool :drool:
***, ***, and then an entire grapefruit!

I finally caved and ate grapefruit! Since I've been trying to cut down on carbs, it was not "on plan".

The good thing is that I didn't allow my indiscretion to become a full blown food free-for-all. Usually, one wrong step off the path of dietary perfection and I go hog wild :ink:

Oh, how badly I wanted MORE food. The urge was sooooo strong! :devil: I prayed, brushed my teeth and started reading a good book. Whew, I made it! :cb: :cp:

This morning, as I started to read 3FC forum for my daily inspiration, I realized that I had started to eat my breakfast at the same time. There it was, my plate of egg beaters sitting beside my laptop with a bite or two missing. A definite NO-NO :nono: That's one of my own binge criteria----no mindless eating while engaging in other activities!

UGH! Habits and urges can be so tough! The important thing is that I DID stop and went to the table to eat! :carrot:

I hope everyone has a wonderfully binge-free day! It can be tough, but I KNOW you all can do this! :grouphug: Please remember to celebrate each and every small victory! :goodvibes

Girls, you're all doing so well!! :cheer:

I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I'm ***ing out any words that might trigger a binge for others. They're sort of like swear-words here, you know? ;)
I hope everyone understands... :grouphug:

Keep up the great work... I'm with you today!!

Ellis~ :thanks: for reminding me to watch my mouth! You are so incredibly supportive and a WONDERFUL moderator!!!! :hug:

I would feel terrible :frypan: if I instigated a binge in anyone!

Elizabeth, thank you so much for understanding! I'm always afraid of sounding offensive. And thank you for your compliment... you're such a sweetheart. :hug:

One binge free day down!! Except now I've got to get my lazy bum moving. Now I don't have the weather as an excuse now . . . because today is :sunny:

Hi Everyone!!

Yesterday I was Binge-Free also.

This month I am going full force at loosing this weight. I have planned out my meals better and my snacks. I have my snacks ready so I when I get ready or feel like nibbling... I've got my healthy snacks ready.

i wish i could say i'm doing as well as everyone else----but i can't. i just got back from lunch, and i was awful. i feel like i'm never going to escape from this cycle. *sigh*

Hi everybody!

I am just finishing my second day binge free this week :dance: - plus Saturday and Sunday makes four (4) days binge free :dance: :dance: Big thing for me!

Thank you all for support!

latinpear, don´t give up! You can do this! :D :angel:

I am up for the challenge too. Yesterday was my first day without a binge in literally years. I think I am ready to do it!

Ellis~thanks again for your kindness! You are incredibly tactful and never offensive!:)

Hapro, ssgtswife, Kate, Waterwater~ WOW! congrats on your binge-free successes!
:dance: :dance: :bravo: :dance::dance:

Good morning, ladies! :wave:

I had a moderately good day yesterday, but today is going to be IT for me!! :hat: I'm seeing my doc this morning for a weigh-in (I know it's going to be bad, but I'm raring to get back on track), and I found an email buddy in my exercise class who's doing the same program I am, and we're going to email our food choices every day. I'm feeling REALLY good about that! I just needed someone who's on the same plan as me to keep me accountable, you know? :yes: Just to break this cycle of no-veggies/fruit, and too much junk. :dizzy:

Latinpear, come on... you can do this, hon!! :hug: You know you have it in you.

Good going, everyone... we're really making an effort, and that's huge. :dance:

(((Latinpear))) Don't give up! You can do this! One day at a time!

I have had two binge free days - which is a miracle in itself! I am REALLY wanting to binge this morning, but thankfully I have to work so that will keep my mind off it for a while. I am finding myself already thinking about lunch... I will just have to be sure to keep it healthy and filling.

Latinpear I'm sorry you are struggling. It's an awful, awful cycle, but it can be broken. I hope you did better today. Like the other girls said, take it one day at a time. I've discovered it's a huge victory and accomplishment to just have one binge free day, and sometimes just one day can break the cycle.

Great job everyone else!!! I'm on my 3rd day on plan, although I did eat 6 oranges. But a 450 calorie over-indulgence isn't too bad, so I'm not putting it in the binge category. I don't know why I keep thinking I can buy more than 2 at a time. And I stopped there, whereas at a weaker time, I would have went out and got more food. So today was victorious. I even got a second bowl of my mom's {something that may be a trigger for someone so I'll self-edit, if you really want to know, PM me ;)}, but then I resisted and dumped it back in the pot!! That felt awesome and I felt really in control.

I feel really good!! Can't wait until the scale starts going down again!!

Good morning:) !

My third binge- free day this week was yesterday :dance: :dance:
But the day yesterday and the day before yesterday were days with healthy food and no sugar! Well, I feel pretty good, but it wasn´t that easy.....

I don´t know if that´s just mine stupidity (is that an english word???), but after a few days binge free I feel as if i lost a lot of weight. Maybe because my stomach isn´t that full as usual. So I really had a hard fight with myself this morning about jumping on the scale. Jumping would be a nice cardio exercise, but I fear that looking at the numbers of the scale would totally mess me up at the moment.
Maybe next weighing- day is next week....or next month....
What are you doing? Are you check your weight often?

A wonderful binge- free day to all of you :D :flow2: :flow1:

Kate

Good morning! :wave:

I had my first binge-free day yesterday!! I feel fabulous!!! :hat:

Harpo, it's great to see you in here again!!

Water, hang in there, girl... you're doing so well!

Kate, stupidity is definitely an English word. :lol:
I feel the same as you... although I've only been binge-free for one day so far, I feel deliciously light. :D

How is everyone else doing? Anyone need a kick to get them going? (I'm so bossy when I'm on plan...) :grouphug:

Hi everyone!

I was a bit out of control yesterday afternoon.

I ate wayyyyyy too much "healthy" stuff until I was stuffed! UGH, talk about feel FAT and bloated!!! :p I guess it is like a hangover for an alcoholic :barf:

I definitely agree with Kate and Ellis about feeling "light" when I am on plan:yes: It is a wonderful feeling! One more great reason to work each day to be binge-free.

On the positive side, I do keep high calorie foods out of my house. So, even when I slip I can't do as much damage calorie wise. I still try to keep track of my calories and often realize that my caloric intake was not too excessive. I guess it is my way of trying to keep the symptom (obesity) under control while working on the disease (binge eating disorder). Does anyone else do that? Binge on healthy, low calorie stuff?

WOOOHOOOOOO :carrot: :cb: :dance: :cb: :carrot: GREAT job everyone who had binge-free days!!!! We can ALL do this!!!!!!!
Today is a new day and I look forward to a binge-free day!!!

Good job you guys!! Good Work! And to the strugglers :hug: I'm with ya! I haven't had any all out binges yesterday or today--but I keep eating beyond satisfaction. So I'm kind of struggling with that. One thing that's really hard for me is that what I consider a normal meal is actually too much food for me to eat in one sitting. So today for lunch I had a chicken salad sandwich on a croissant, some potato chips and about 8 oz. of coke. OK so besides the fact that it's not like a healthy lunch (I'm comfortable with that) I was probably satisfied (in terms of hunger) after maybe half the sandwich, a couple chips and a couple sips of coke. But I ate it all and was too full! Now mind you, there are times I eat WAY more than that if I'm really bingeing. But the fact remains that it's so hard for me to stop at that little amount (at least in my mind) of food. If I'm really listening to my body, I've had enough. And the crazy thing is, it's not like I'll get hungry again really fast or anything.

The last time I went on a stretch of really being in control and ate only when I was hungry and stopped almost exactly when I'd had enough I was SO surprised at how little food I ate throughout the day.

I'm not in the clean plate club or anything--I'm fine throwing food away. I actually get sad and frustrated :?: when it's time to stop eating. I'm like, 'no, I can't be full, I really like this sandwich." I mean, what is that? Any thoughts on this? Suggestions?

hey all. sorry i disappeared for a few days. i was doing really poorly and didnt want to admit it by typing it out, lol. today i'm doing a bit better, I started to go a bit overboard at lunch, but stopped myself before I full out binged on anything.
thanks for all the kind words. everyone is doing so well, good job ladies

Originally Posted by jayrobella:
I'm not in the clean plate club or anything--I'm fine throwing food away. I actually get sad and frustrated :?: when it's time to stop eating. I'm like, 'no, I can't be full, I really like this sandwich." I mean, what is that? Any thoughts on this? Suggestions?

I wish I knew, Jay. :( I'm with you. A prime example for me is Christmas dinner. I can't get enough. I'll be stuffed to the gills with my pants undone, and I'm reaching for my fourth helping. :rolleyes:

Latinpear, I'm glad you're back! Good stopping yourself!! :hat:

This is my second binge-free day! :yikes: Sort of feels bizarre to be in control again. I like it!! :)

Good morning everyone! By the end of this day, this *will* be my NINTH day binge free!! Notice I say *will be* and not *maybe will be*..haha. I'm determined! I didn't exercise today because it is my rest day but I did walk for about 30 minutes this morning with my dog.

keep it up everyone, let's have a Binge Free Friday!! :carrot:

Originally Posted by jayrobella:
I'm not in the clean plate club or anything--I'm fine throwing food away. I actually get sad and frustrated :?: when it's time to stop eating. I'm like, 'no, I can't be full, I really like this sandwich." I mean, what is that? Any thoughts on this? Suggestions?

:yes: I can definitely relate to that! Personally, my problem is that I really LIKE good food! :ink: It is a pleasure to eat something that tastes good.
What I've done to help, is to use smaller plates and immediately put up any leftovers. If I go to a restaurant I'll ask for a "go box" when I order my food. When I get my plate I immediately cut out 1/2 of the portion and put it in the box.

I had a binge-free day yesterday and am doing great today! I feel really good about this 'cause I did have a binge day 2 days ago and sometimes it's hard to get back on track.

I hope everyone is having a good binge-free Friday! :)

Here's to a binge free Sunday!!!! Instead of looking at it negatively, I'm going to look at my binge free failures (yesterday and today) this way: If I don't binge tomorrow, I will have 5 out of 7 binge free days, and that is pretty darn good!!!!

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i have had a shocking week but i have to get back on track. i haven't binged yet today but i'm upset about something so there's a good chance. i've hung in there so far, even resisted buying wine at the supermarket so i will push hard but really i think this week is a write off and will look forward to starting the challenge again next week.

ps jay - i think it's wonderful that you notice when you're full. it's a good sign. some of us (ie me) keep eating without checking whether the tummy has reached max

Today marked my 10th DAY BINGE FREE!!! I'm extremely happy with that. Going for 10 more now, wish me luck!! :)

Hey, there you are sweet pea. I got worried about you!! I'm sorry you had a rough week; I've had rough past couple of days, so you aren't alone. At least you resisted the wine. I can't stomach alcohol and it's never been a problem for me.

thanks for thinking of me harpo. i had my snout in the trough all week and didn't come up for air so never got here to post lol

i'd love not to stomach wine but i like it way too much. once i start i get myself in trouble! also i'm a bit run down now so it would probably knock me about. instead i had a piece of fruit and something from the deli. it wasn't super healthy but it wasn't junk food.

cya soon :wave: