Elizabeth, not much time to post but DO NOT start reading that book haha..its part of a 3 part trilogy...get Blue Dahlia first and THEN Black Rose and the third (I am readin g now) is Red Lily...AWESOME trilogy and I love a good ghost.

OK guys I hope you are all doin good! we went to an unmentionable food joint and ate something round ;) but only had one piece then enjoyed a treat (not binge) of some ummmm things with white stuff inside and squigglies on top ;) not a binge just a treat :)

Everyone enforce those cage doors and hold the bingey off!!

I'm here, I'm here. What a great feeling it is to be missed and know I'm cared about :)

I just haven't been in a posting mood lately . . . I've been in a shy mood (or maybe a lazy mood??) I've slipped back into lurker territory, sometimes I just do that.

But don't worry, I haven't binged for almost 2 days.

I just saw something recently about a girl with anorexia (on A&E's Intervention) who actually named her eating disorder, and it is common among ED sufferers to do something like that. I always joke around that I have a binge monkey (similar to Elizabeth's beast) and I named him Pedro. I didn't realize until I saw that program, I had given a name to my eating disorder. It's surreal. But I haven't drew any pictures of him . . . yet.

Anyone else have a name for their EDs? I should have included that on the profile questions, but I'm not sure how many people actually do that.

Great job, girls!!!

I don't have a name for it per se, but I call it "the beast," and when I binge I refer to it as "letting the beast out of the cage," haha. Maybe it's not so much about giving our EDs a name as giving them a persona, so it feels more seperate from our normal, in-control lives... if it's a seperate entity from ourselves, whether it be a thing with a name or just a "beast" that must be caged, we feel that we do not really own this ugly habit if we can seperate ourselves from it.

As for me, I know y'all haven't been seeing much of me lately... things have been very busy. But I've been eating so well, and working out! Binge free for me, yaayy! The weight isn't really coming off yet though... how frustrating...

But I have been lurking, watching the boards! So I'm around staying updated and inspired by y'all... :)

-SJ

hi everyone
binge free.... NOT! oh well i'm not going to let it bother me right now.

harpo that is quite common to name EDs among anorexics. in fact some therapies encourage it as a way of separating the behaviour from the person so they fight against it.

very tired today. That puppy next door is starting to be a big nuisance. Last week it came in 2x during the day and I had to take it home. But last night it was in the yard at 330am. It was a bit spooky. Saffie was barking and was very definite there was someone in the yard so I crept around the house and peered out all the windows. Then I saw something move and got a fright until I realised it was the neighbour’s dog. I wasn’t about to go outside and sort it out at that hour so I popped back into bed. It whined a bit but I fell asleep and forgot about it. What I didn’t count on was the neighbour looking for their dog at quarter to six in the morning. Waking me up by yelling for the dog and then coming in to get it. I feel sorry for the puppy that it’s bored but I’m not about to encourage it to break in! it keeps knocking over my netting and making holes in it

Other than that it’s been a good day. I’ve done 3 days of my 30 mins exercise. The dogs had a lovely swim in the stream. I wasn’t going to let them go there but jazz rolled in something rotten so I figured they may as well romp in the water and get completely filthy. They had a lovely time of course. I’m hoping they sleep well tonight. Would it be too much to hope that jazz sleeps in?

The day was fairly pleasant outside so I cleaned the bbq and kept reading my book by jan burke. Didn’t do any packing though. I am finding it hard to get motivated on that count. Hehe no surprises there. Not much on tv tonight so I’m trying to decide what to do. I need an early night but seem genetically incapable of getting to bed at a reasonable hour I'm a night owl and it's got so my body and brain wake up at night! something esle to work on

unfortunately the eating is out of control and not helped by the fact that someone gave me a big box of unmentionables for doing him a favour and of course i ate them. and ate them. not down about it tho. for now i am focusing more on the exercise and staying stable (well semi stable hehe)

sorry i haven't had time to go back to the previous page. will catch you all tmrw and read everything then

Harpo, I'm so glad you're back. :hug: We've missed you! Congratulations on the two binge-free days!
I love the idea of naming my "demon". :devil: I'm going to think of what to call it...

Mccrew, it's good to see you! :wave: Just pop in to say "hi" if you don't have much time. We love having you here. :)

Sweet_Pea, you're so busy! The puppy thing... that would drive me crazy! :dizzy: Good going with the exercise! :carrot:

I've got five days before I weigh in with my doctor. If I journal, maybe I can drop about 10 pounds. :lol3:
Binge-free day for me, yesterday! :hat:

Let's have a good day, everyone! :cheer:

well I'm back to 3 days binge free after 2 bites of my daughters cherry pie the other day...yesterday was a great day of eating..I didn't even have my sugar-free fudge pop that I always crave...Ice cream is my weakness so I have a sugar-free fudge (only 50 calories)almost everyday to keep me from bingeing or going after the real thing....

Have a great clean eating weekend

I'm doing OK....not binging but on borderline of a binge and just "enjoying food" to me a binge is when i don't CARE what i put in my mouth...as in I will stuff ANYTHING in there just to be eating. When i am eating something and say to myself "ok if you have one more of those that will be considered a binge" I figure i have control of it and so its not a binge. its just a conscience stupid eating choice, brought on by hubby buying my one craving during TOM.

Schedule hasn't had time to be introduced yet really...Monday though I will be on that and get it working for me. I am hoping that it will keep me from "impulse eating" like saying " well im bored lets see what i can eat" If i have something I am supposed to DO at that time then i wont be bored. Starting monday I am putting myself on it strictly.

Hi girls. How is everyone doing? The week is almost up.

I'm back on track too after my binge the other day.

Only 6 more days until I have my son!

Good morning!

Ok, I was binge free on Friday and Saturday:) - binge free but not eating well. And a bit too much....
I hope I will get my motivated again- it´s all so messy here and I am tired...

I hope everybody is having a nice Sunday!

Kate

Donna, we've missed you! :wave: You're doing great, hon... keep it up!! :cheer:

LeaLee, that's how I think of a binge, too. :yes: I made some bad choices yesterday, but I counted them in my calorie journal and stayed within my range.
I'm hoping to make some better choices today. :crossed:

MyThreeTots, I'm glad you're doing well! You must be getting anxious/excited! :bb:

Kate, come on, hon. You can do this. :hug: Make some time to be good to yourself. Have a nap to catch up on your sleep or go to bed earlier. Fatigue is a killer for us bingers. Hang in there... :grouphug:

Me too.

It sounds like you're doing great--none of that sounded like a binge to me at all. You are doing great. I love coming on here and seeing all the inspiration.

Ellis, so you food-journal, too? Do you find it keeps you on track? I started a food journal and it's this great big emotional mess. :lol: But I'm hoping it will help in the long run. So...you do keep track of calories? Do you mind if I ask a question: About how many do you eat in a day? You don't have to tell me if you don't want.

Mel, I don't mind at all. :) For me, it really is all about calories in verses calories burned. I'm allowed 1700-2000 calories a day. If I stick to it (WHEN I stick to it!), it ensures me a weight loss of 1 or 2 pounds a week. A good safe loss, you know?
Yes, the journaling definitely keeps me on track. :yes: I'm just so darned lazy... I often don't do it. :( But when I do, THAT'S when I stay on track and lose weight.
Today is my second day in a row tracking again. ;) And I feel good.
My depression makes it really hard to stay on track, but I'm happy that I've managed to lose these 13 pounds over the last four months. That's a good start for me. :)

I also count calories and log food..I use fit day and I write everything I eat in a notebook along with my water intake and what exercise I did for the day...I have not missed loging a day sine I started on 12-19-06...It really helps you so stay focused on how your doing....

anyway I'm still on track and have not binged but I did come close last night when my friend called and wanted to go eat *** *****...I was strong and said no....

Good morning!

Ok, I am tired :yawn: but binge free! :carrot:

My food choices aren´t so 100% healthy, but I guess that will change tomorrow because today is a bank holiday here. And I am doing not so good on bank holidays and Sundays. :dizzy:

But I am back on track! And I really would appreciate if the weather would be back on track again- I had to unpack my winter clothes again. It´s cold here and it´s constantly raining since a few weeks. I am not longing for hot weather, but a little bit sunshine would be great. :flow1:

I´ll be busy today and I will draw a food plan and a schedule for the next days. Maybe it helps- or maybe it´s just an opportunity to use my color pens again.

I hope everyone is having a nice day,
a lot of :dust: for you,

Kate

Coffee :coffee:, I need more coffee....:coffee2:

ok so yesterday I broke down and we all shared a *** ***** desert at the resturant when we went out to eat..at least the good thing is I didn't eat the whole thing and we shared but boy was it a huge desert...so I'm now back at day one today....I hope I now have it out of my system..

Good going, ladies! :hat: I'm starting a new thread... see you there, all! :wave: