Binge-free Week May 22nd Start
 

Hi Everybody!

Another week for us to make a real effort to stay binge-free. Even if it's only a day and that's an improvement for you, come and join us!

Note... if you DO binge, please refrain from telling us the grim details, as just reading about ********* or **** or ******, etc, can set some of us off on a binge.

Good luck to all of us... let's have a great week!

Although this is premature, I've got one day binge free. I'm going to bed very soon so unless a Little Debbie truck careens into my house, I'm binge free. Let's all end the month of May off strong. I know I want to: my one year anniversary is June 1, and I at least want to be at 177, so I'll have a nice 130pound weight loss. So I've got to buckle down and do it!!!!

Much luck and strength to all!!!!!!

Hey you guys! Well I am ashamed to admit that I fell off that darn wagon again! I'm getting really annoyed with myself! I worked out really hard tonight though so I am keeping my fingers crossed that the scale will be nice to me tomorrow. :o The good news is that my hubby will be home from the hospital tomorrow so I think that I should be able to hop on that wagon and ride it till the end of the month and beyond! ;) Another good thing is that I will be attending OA this thursday! I missed the last two meetings due to hubby in hospital. I really need OA...it's become very obvious these last couple of weeks! So wish me luck and BEST OF LUCK (AND WILLPOWER) TO ALL OF YOU!!!!:hug:

Hi!

Here I go again....:D
Monday was ok and binge free.
Although I made it not to eat the whole day and being so terrible hungry in the evening that I eat too (much too) quick. Made my sick...:o
But, I had not the chance to drink something the whole day (no chance to go to the bathroom) and that was harder than not eating.:o

bigfatty: Good to hear that your husband is back at home! I hope it wasn´t something so serious! Anyway: Get well soon/ Gute Besserung to your husband!
And: I wish you luck. And willpower. And whatever you need....:hug:

Have a good day!

Hi, everyone! :wave:
Elizabeth, thanks for starting this thread! :)

As Harpo said, this is premature, but I'm expecting a good day. I've been off the wagon for three days, and I'm (sort of) looking forward to eating well. And dropping a couple more pounds. :D

Cindy, I'm glad your husband will be home soon! I hope everything is alright. :hug: Yes, good luck to you this week! And congratulations on getting that exercise in!!

Kate, that evening eating is a killer. :yes: I'm chowing down on a good hearty breakfast right now, and I know that will help get me through the day. Sending you good willpower! :hug:

Let's all have a great day... :grouphug:

Hey thanks you guys thanks for being so supportive even though I've not been deserving of it!:D Hubby had colon resection surgery. So he's been in the hospital since last monday. Strangely this is when I started falling of the wagon. I know that is no exuse because at those moments *I* chose to eat. I am just happy that he will be home so the stress of going up there, the kids, and the house will maybe subside a little...or enough I should say. The scale was kind to me!!!:) It didn't move in either direction! Yay! So maybe that exercise paid off! I have horrible heartburn right now though! :mad: But I'll get over it! I'm climbing backing onto that wagon and this time, I'm belting myself in!!!!:)

Hope you're all having a great day...and STAY BINGE FREE!!!! :D

Hey Ladies! :wave: (I just love that little waving guy!)

I had a really good day yesterday! I went to the dentist and NO power tools or huge needles were used! WOOHOO!!!
Somedays I am so obsessed with thoughts of food, but my urge :devil: to binge was thankfully missing yesterday. Maybe this does get easier?!?!?! :carrot: Or maybe the dentist scared the binge right out of me?!?!?:fr:

BigF~:hug: I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's illness. That can be a rough surgery---on the patient AND on the FAMILY!
You posted: "Strangely this is when I started falling of the wagon."No, it isn't strange at all. I think people often act a bit out of control in these situations because they feel SO out of control--you can't control the illness, you can't control their pain, you can't even control visiting hours!Believe me, as a nurse, I've seen people try to cope with the illness of a loved one in FAR more destructive ways.
You are doing soooo amazingly well considering the stress you're coping with! WTG on your positive upbeat attitude---you are awesome!! I'm glad to hear you're climbing back on the wagon, there is a seat with your name on it! Hey, you know seatbelts are required by law, even for wagon riders! You CAN do this!!!!!

Ellis~You are very welcome! Thank YOU for doing so much for keeping the thread alive and keeping chicks in control a great place to post! I'm sorry to hear you've been off the wagon for 3 days! :(
Like BigF said, USE your seatbelt!!! Strap yourself in, hang on when the wagon hits potholes ---you CAN do this!

Kate~I've done the same thing---gone all day without eating----many, many times. Inevitably, it brings out the binge in me! Are you too busy to eat during the day? YIKES, too busy to go to the bathroom?!??! OWWWW.... Hey, sometimes you GOTTA take time for yourself--when nature calls you gotta answer! Not to be gross, but "holding" it in can lead to a urinary tract infection (sorry if tmi). That happened to me as a nurse. I was too busy taking care of my patients and would ignore my body---hunger, thirst, need to go to the bathroom. I ended up dehydrated with a UTI. SICK as a dog! Please don't let this happen to you!

Harpo~I hope that little debbie truck missed your house! ;)
If it shows up in MY neighborhood I'm gonna put sugar in the gas tank---instead of allowing it to fill MY gas tank (stomach) with sugar! HA!
At the risk of sounding like a fan, again, I've gotta say YOU ARE AWESOME!!! 130lb weight loss!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO.... my HERO!
I know when you decide to write a book about your weight loss journey it will be a GREAT read----I can't wait!

:dust: wishing everyone a BINGE-FREE day!!! :carrot: :angel: :goodvibes :grouphug:

Telemetrynurse, thank you! Thank you for your insight on my post! I've only made it to one OA meeting because it was 2 weeks ago and my hubby then went into the hospital. BUT I realized that a big part of why I overeat/binge is because I'm such a control freak. I do try to control every part of everyone's life (except my own). I realized that I do a horrible job of trying to control everyone else too! When you wrote that it isn't strange that I fell off the wagon after my hubby went into the hospital because I couldn't control any of, it really opened my eyes! You're right, you are absolutely right! It gives me renewed motivation and strength to realize that I'm not just failure. Thank you!!!:hug:

Cindy~You're welcome! I'm so glad I could help!!! :hug: I wish I could do more! Please feel free to PM me if you want to chat or have questions, concerns about your dh's recovery. (If I don't know the answer, I'll try my best to help you find good information. )
Knowledge, imo, is one thing to help empower a patient and their family.

You are NOT a failure! You have a wonderful attitude--even while dealing with a stressful situation---that says a lot about a person!

Kate I don't think there is another name for it, or if it's even available in Germany. Here's the link for its information: http://eatmoreherbs.com/zine/11_dandelion.html It's simply a natural diuretic and its good for the liver. Some say it stimulates appetite (bad for us) but it hasn't had that effect on me.

I think it has been working, although it could be the placebo effect. Who knows?

BIG NSV ***** in icebox (not belonging to me, but offered to me, so I could eat it) and NOT any in my stomach. MWAHAHAHAHHA ~ could have triggered MAJOR bingeing. And I worked out TWICE today. And went to Walmart, and bought no chocolate.

Binge free two days!!!

Awesome Harpo! That is wonderful!!!! Keep up the GREAT work!!:)

Well I'm officially 1 day binge free===yay!!!:carrot:
Hope you all are having a great night! Here's to making tomorrow another BINGE FREE day!:D

Hi everybody!

I was binge- free yesterday :carrot:
But being dumb, I jumped on the scale this morning- even though I still have my period (PMS-whatever it´s called in English). Good news: I haven´t gained weight. Bad news: I haven´t lost weight. But I was binge free last week. And I haven´t overeaten so much.....Don´t know....Maybe I have to wait until I am finished with my "monthly problems"....And I said: NO SCALE THIS WEEK. And what did I do?? ***** *** :mad: (I am a little bit angry....)

bigfatty: I hope your feeling good today!

telemetrynurse: I know that not drinking isn´t that healthy....But on Mondays there are several hours where is no bathroom close by, several hours where I can visit the bathroom (ok, I could. If I would discuss with my Prof. why I have to go and why I don´t act like an adult and wait until lecture is over). And in the time between the lectures every woman in the whole University building has to go to the bathroom. ca. 300 woman. 8 toilets. 10 Min. Quite a challenge....
I had to think of you on Monday- I am scared of the dentist as well (scared- better: scared like ****). Good that it went well!

HarpoChicoGroucho: Thanks for the link. Well....(clearing my throat)..about the availability of Dandelion Root in Germany...I look at at the pic on the website, look out of the window on our lawn, looked back on the website, googled it..:o ..and yes, we have the whole lawn full of Dandelion Root. And now that I know that it is "Löwenzahn" (correct translated it would be "Lions Teeth"), I am able to say that I had it as tea, as salad and as rabbit food. But I will try it next months.
And you are doing great!

Have a nice day,

Kate

Hey you guys! Happy Humpday to you!! I walked to pick my son up from school yesterday (first time!!:) ), and the thing is I kind of power walked. I think one reason is because I walk fast on the treadmill (cause you can see what pace you're at), and the other reason is because I was afraid I was going to be late. Well...the backs of my upper legs are freakin killing today!:) But I look at it as KNOWING that I did good yesterday! He wants to me to walk again to get him and I'm thinking I just might. Have any of you ever walked with one of those front backpacks on with your baby in it? She weighs probably between 15-20lbs so that is just adding resistance right?

I want to say thank you:hug: to all of the AWESOME support and encouragement you ladies offer me! I am so glad to have found you all!!!!:D

Happy Binge free day to you all!

Kate~ sometimes even if I step on the scale and lose, I will still binge later that day. I wonder if there is actually some link between the scale and binging. I think it's easier to NOT binge if you don't weigh. (But duh, you do have to weigh occasionally). Well I was trying to make point, but I think I lost it---whoops:o

Hello!

I've been having a rough time fighting the food demons:devil:
You know, those little evil thoughts? "what can I eat? Oh, it won't hurt me to eat this little....." These almost obsessive thoughts started at about 4pm yesterday---tortured me all evening, were featured in my dreams (yep I had a food orgy dream, pitiful,huh?), and remained in my stubborn head when I woke up this morning! UGH! I didn't binge, but I did graze :moo: on little healthy stuff all evening without ever feeling satisfied!

I ate a very filling, healthy and balanced (protein, carbs and fats) breakfast ---about 500 calories worth. Now, I am no longer plagued with the thoughts of food dancing through my head!:carrot: What a relief! I think I may have had too many carbs yesterday and not enough protein and fats---even though I stayed within my calories. Today, I will make an effort to BALANCE my food!

BigF~WTG on the power walk! :carrot: Baby=resistance, yup, sounds logical! All the little things, like this, that you do will really add up!

Kate~Congrats on your binge-free day!
Wow, that's some tough competition---8 toilets and 300 women?!??!?
Somebody could make some $$$ bringing pay per use toilets --25 cents port-a-john. Thanks for your thoughts on the dentist! :)

Harpo~:bravo: on your NSV and 2 binge-free days!

:dancer: :dance: :dancer: Time for me to get moving----dreadmill here I come............ Good luck to everybody for a happy and binge-free day!

I finally uploaded my avatar photo and a few of my wedding pics to snapfish.com (thanks Ellis for the snapfish link!)
I still can't figure out how to get the picture to appear in my post! If anybody wants to see me on the happiest day of my life (2 years ago and 8 lbs lighter) here is a link:

http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailsh...65/t_=52814065

Telemytrynurse----AWESOME for fighting those demons! I know they can yell pretty loud and they are very persistant! Did you mean to type "dreadmill"??? That is WAY TOO FUNNY!!! I can totally relate to it:) Lots of luck to ya today!:)

Elizabeth, your wedding looks SOOO beautiful. That church is gorgeous, the dress is gorgeous, you are gorgeous. Okay, I'm officially jealous now. You're actually making me want to have a wedding. But of course I need to actually find someone TO marry.

Woof! Elizabeth, you are so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing with us!! (is the cute guy in the last photo your DH?)

hi everyone

i've been on holiday for a while. went down to the south island and had a fab time. didn't binge so much as continuous grazing and now have 3 extra lb on my hips ugh. now i'm back home and the binge urge is definitely there. i can see that some of this stuff is environmental as the urge to binge was not so great when i was away. altho i did indulge in a few drinkies while i was away

will catch up on all the news later. just dropping in to say hello

Hi!

Sweatpea: Welcome back! nice to hear that you had good holidays!

telemetrynurse: The pics are wonderful!! You look gorgeous!!

bigfatty: You are creating a whole new exercise! Take an advice from me: write a book, make a video.:D ;) :D Forget about Nordic Walking, Power Walking, all that stuff.....

Well, I made it binge- free through yesterday. :carrot:
Jumped on and off the scale, not really a result there. OK, maybe I lost one pound last week- but it´s hard to figure that out because our scale is in kg and not so really precise....So I´ll wait until I see the 164 pounds (82 kg) on the scale before i move my weight tracker in the "good direction".

Today, the day after today and the day after the day after today (a.k.a. known as today, Friday and Saturday) are going to be awful. I have an exam on Saturday and I haven´t learned enough. I will learn today and tomorrow, but this won´t make so much difference- it´s so much stuff....All I can do is eat right, do a few exercises, learn a bit and trying to get enough sleep...BUT I AM NERVOUS!! Ahhh....

Have a nice and binge free day,

Kate

Hello! :wave:

I hope everybody's having a good binge-free Thursday!

I've been thinking about what I personally consider a binge. If I stay within my calories for the day, yet I eat when I'm not hungry is that a binge? Hmm....I think I'll consider it a victory when I consume a reasonable amount of calories for the day. :carrot: Instead of shooting for perfection, which will certainly lead to failure, I'll shoot for what I can achieve!

Kate~Thank you for the nice compliments!!! :hug:
Congrats on your weight loss! Good for you----to stay strong (eating well & exercise) when feeling :hyper: nervous! Good luck :crossed: on your exams!

sweetpea~Welcome back! South island vacation??? :beach: Sounds GREAT! 3lbs isn't bad at all! I gained 8lbs in Chicago in under a WEEK!!! :yikes: Now, almost 2 weeks later I've relost 5 of those pounds. (I hope they don't find me again!!) In hindsight, I'd say.....It WAS worth it! Besides, who can resist those cute little island drinkies with the little umbrellas????

Ellis~Thank you so much for your compliments! :hug:
Yep, that's my dh! :)

Harpo~Thank you for your many compliments! :hug:

You posted: "Okay, I'm officially jealous now. You're actually making me want to have a wedding. But of course I need to actually find someone TO marry."
It took me 34 years to find :mag: the RIGHT guy! You've got PLENTY of time!

BigF~I totally MEANT to type "dreadmill"! I wish I could say I was that creative, but I "borrowed" it from another 3FC poster---I thought it was funny and accurate! I was BAD yesterday! I avoided the dreadmill and instead went out to do garden work for a few hours. It was over 90 degrees and I was out there pulling weeds to avoid the dreadmill. So, that tells you how much I DREAD it!!! :D
:dust: to everyone!

hi everyone

elizabeth - i like the sound of the will power dust. boy do i need it.

had a huge binge on sweet things last night. didn't even taste them going down. it was crazy. just kept throwing them in my mouth. honestly i can't believe how quickly i chowed thru a jumbo pack. grrrrr

kate good luck for your exam. what is the subject?

Hi everyone! I hope you all have had a great binge free day! Today is day number 3 for me!!Yay!! I have been walking to get my son from or to school each day. It's been really working too cause I've lost 2 pounds so far this week! :carrot: Yay!! I've been so busy today but I wanted to pop in say hi! Stay strong ladies! I'm off to OA, but I'll check back when I get back!

Elizabeth, even so---I LOVE the dreadmill thing! I'm going to use it too!:)

Good morning!

:woo: :balloons: I finally made it! I jumped on the scale and the ticker stopped at 164 pounds! Finally my body gave up holding all the water captured. I thought I had to do a sit- in and sing "Give peace a chnce" or something like that.....
Crazy, the last time I stepped on the scale and it was 164 pounds I thought: Oh my god, you are so fat, let´s start a funky diet. I ended up gaining more than 8 pounds. Now I am totally satisfied with that weight and feel like feather....:D

Ok, yesterday was binge- free. :D And tomorrow will be my exam!! Ok, I try to ignore it.....

bigfatty: Congratulations to your weight loss!! And on your binge free days!
And it´s great that you are going to the OA meetings! I went to some here in Germany, but somehow they don´t work like AA here- or OA in the USA. So it´s not that helpful. And the group I went to was closed. Not enough people....

sweat_pea: Sad to you had a binge yesterday- but that doesn´t mean that you have to binge today :D
My exam is about the german public law. THE WHOLE PUBLIC LAW. And maybe a bit European Law....Have I already said that I don´t like my law studies??

telemetrynurse: I am not in the position to give advice, but if you want to listen to someone who always fails at that point:^: : Striking for perfection will lead to desaster!
Ok, I have to admit that I have a question since I read your first post. It´s about your name...At first I thought that would be funny mystery name (ok, I messed it up with telepathy). Then I saw "ER" in TV and heard "Hey, we need a telemetry bed". So I googled it...So your name has something to do with these watching patients heart rate etc. stuff??
Not that I really matters, I am just curious....

I am sending you all a lot of that: :dust:
Have a nice day and stay strong!

Kate

Good Morning everyone! Here'S to a binge free day!!! Day number 4 for me! Yay!:) I went to OA last night and found out a little more about myself. Last time I was there I realized that alot of people are control freaks. I am one of them, I have to control everyone elses lives and everything around me. I do a terrible job at it, but I do it cause my life is so out of control. I am trying to work on this now, that I know about it! So last night I learned that I treat people badly sometimes. I nit pick and try to find flaws or only the bad in people because *I* am so miserable. One thing about OA that I am so happy about is that slowly by slowly I am taking my life back! This disease is so horrible, and I am so ready to stand up and face it with God at my side!

Thanks for listening to me rant and rave for a minute! Here is lots of LUCK to you all for a BINGE FREE DAY!!!:hug:

hi everyone

i binged again yday. i have to grab hold of this again. not doing so good right now but i will get there

cindy congrats on BF days and extra insights

kate - german public law. that does sound intimidating but i'm sure you'll pass with flying colours. good luck and well done too on BF

I have remained binge free this week also :) That thrills me, but I must admit that it is getting harder. When the scale was moving rapidly those first three weeks, it was so much easier. Now that the weight loss is tapering off to 'normal' loss, the scale is moving much slower and the binge urges seem to be getting worse! Those thoughts of 'just a little treat' are starting to creep in -- but I have abstained thus far and I am very thankful for that!

Hi everybody! :wave:

I hope everybody's having a good Memorial day weekend! I've done well today thus far.


Sweetpea~Sorry you're having a rough time lately. I know sweets are my greatest temptation. :dust: :dust: Here's a double dose for you!

BigF~Wow, sounds like you're really gaining some powerful insight from your OA meetings! WTG for facing the disease and taking constructive steps to deal with it! You CAN do this! How often are you going to OA meetings? I've only been to one, but after reading your post I may have to check it out again. Thanks for sharing!

Kate~Yep, you got it---telemetry is a cardiac step-down unit where patients have their heart rhythm constantly monitored.
WTG on the weight loss!!! :bravo:

Water~ Woohoo!!!! A week binge-free!!! Congrats!
I do know what you mean---about it being a bit harder to fight of the binges when the weight loss slows. Good luck and :dust:

Harpo & Ellis~Thinking of you and hoping you come back to the binge-free post SOON!!! :hug:

Hi!

I hope your are having a nice Memorial day weekend! :D

I stayed binge free yesterday even though the day was .....***. The exam was *** ******* dumb. I got angry and thought: well, I haven´t got up at 4.30 in the morning to end that exam 5 Minutes after it started (as a lot of people did)- when you choose such a bad test topic, you have to read a lot of pages with my ramblings! :mad: :devil:

In the evening I choosed, as it turned out somehow telephatic with Hungry2live, to reward myself with a new haircut. I bet I can move the weight ticker because of that: I went from Harry Potter Hermione to someone with a haircur. I lost a lot of hair....

A good and binge free day to all of you,

Kate

Hey guys. I know it's a little late to ask to join, but would it be possible for me to join. Maybe if i have a motivating factor i wouldn't binge half as much as i do. Lemme know if it's alright. Bye for now...

zuluprincess: I really think that you can join this thread/ challenge (what was it called in the first place?)! :D WELCOME!
Ok, this week is nearly over, but each binge free day counts - and Sunday is not over, so there is still one day left....;)
And I hope there will be a new "Binge-free week- thread" tomorrow (ellis? telemetrynurse?)!
So I am wishing you a good day today- binge free and all that stuff...

Kate

I would like to start on the binge-free week threads too. This one is coming to a close but I don't plan on bingeing today (do we ever? ;) ), and then can just start my "logging in" binge-free days tomorrow.

I haven´t planned to binge today, too, that´s why I am watching this forum since---a while. Evening are always critical for me.
I did quite good with food today. Ok, I ate a bit to much. But hopefully no bingeing today.....:^:

Boy, do I get bad at checking in when I get busy!! I didn't binge yesterday or today, so I got 4 days out of 7 days this week. I binged Wed, Thurs, and Friday.

zuluprincess Welcome to the thread!!! ;)

Now, everyone have a lovely Memorial Day and let's keep it binge-free!!!


Please check in the rest of the night on this thread and join us tomorrow at the new thread (I'll start it this week).

Thanks for starting a new one, Harpo! :wave: I'll close this one...