Thanks for all the wonderful comments about my new user name! I like it too and never thought about the fact that I can KEEP it AFTER I'm a trim and slim Chick. Good Thought!
Well I have come to a discovery since I've been "confessing" what I've been eating. My problem is I don't eat often enough and by the time I do eat I'm SO hungry that I over do it! So I need to work on eating healthy snacks in between to keep my satisfied.
Today I've had so far:
2 Whopper JRS (no dbls!) w/out cheese
SHARED fries with hub
That is all I've had so far. No definately not the greatest thing, BUT hey its a beginning! RIGHT? Hub brought granola bars to snack on, I know not the greatest thing, but definately probably not the worst? So I may snack on one of those to "curb" my hunger.
Maria - do you all have Sweet Potato Chips? I just heard of them myself yesterday a guy here at work had them. He said they are very good. Not sure if they are any better for you or not, but anyways. Good Idea on using the outdoors to keep you distracted. Wish I could be outside more. By the time I can be outside its EXTREMELY hot (before work) or dark outside (after work) lol. Although after work is the best time to do my walking (its dark so nobody can see me + the fact nobody is usually up at that hour and its much cooler -- usually) lol.
jillybean720 - Guess that makes sense. Was just wondering cuz that is one of the characters "nicknames" in the movie. Good Job sticking to your plan! WTG on your WL and good job stopping yourself. I know those Little Debbie Snacks can be very addicting! My "poison" of choice are "Devil Cremes". Hmmmmmm cheap "reward" ideas.........not girly, I hear ya there...............what about music or a DVD or a night at the movies? I know you can get DVDs pretty cheap, we just bought one for $5 brand spanking new! I guess it all depends on what you enjoy doing, besides eating. I'm sure you'll do fine at the picnic, just beleive in yourself.
leah_0600 - Good Luck with your A Levels and I think we've all been there at one point or another. Just do the best you can.
ellis - Hey Hon, first big Your NOT a failure! Recite that to yourself! And we are here to help you through it! Just hang in there!
Jen415 - you sound like me, if it's THERE I'm going to eat it. lol. I think we are a lot like alcoholics or people quitting smoking. They can't be around alcohol or cigarettes, we can't be around high fat, sugar, salt, foods.....Congrats on your biospy coming back normal.
HarpoChicoGroucho - good job on avoiding binging!
Everybody have a Great Weekend! I be working sooooooo would ya all go outside and enjoy yourselves for me? (if ya can!)
Confession : I ate at a Mexican restaurant today and I do consider it a binge because I egregiously overate until my stomach was on the brink of bursting. The food was good though . . . chicken chipotle flautas, fried of course. And I polished off a basket of tortilla chips before I even got my plate. I've been craving Mexican food lately for some odd reason. Maybe it's all the talk about immigration in the news. The news is acting on my subconscious subliminally. That's it, I'm suing CNN.
But I'm okay with it as long as I don't continue bingeing tomorrow.
Sassy No, granola bars are definitely not the worst, I occasionally will enjoy one myself. Now the Little Debbie cakes are a different story. So many have a problem with them, I always preferred chocolate over anything, but my great uncle used to buy me the Fudge Rounds, so sometimes I'll get a bit nostalgic and eat a few (or 12).
Little Debbie is the original food pimp. And sure she didn't stay little eating cupcakes and brownies. She probably ended up as Big Debbie.
hi chicks,
i have been hiding and eating, totally out of control, for a little over 2 weeks. i haven't been planning anything ahead of time and have not been to the gym. i'm binging almost every night, i am making really bad choices during the day. i haven't been on the scale, i stopped wearing my pedometer, i haven't posted and barely even lurked in here, so it seems i am doing everything i DON'T need to do to lose weight and be healthy. i'll admit i totally freaked out when my scale read 218 a few weeks ago. this was my lowest weight last year when i quit too. i am so scared of loosing this stupid flub but i really don't know why. i had this bizarre dream last night,(i don't want to offend anyone here really just need to get this off my chest)... i saw this really heavy woman in my dream, i mean she was really overweight!! i asked her "do you mind me asking how much you weigh?" she said "i weigh 218" and then started laughing at me! i know it was just a dream but sheesh why would i even think that in my sub-conscious (sp??) i need to find some self esteem somewhere!! i want to catch myself today and get back on my plan. i need to organize myself and my thoughts and get back to it. i am so bloated and uncomfortable from the food i have consumed over the past weeks i am actually in pain. i am not sleeping well, i am disgusted, depressed whatever!!
whew!! that felt good! i am off to make a few good choices and get myself moving in a positive direction. thanks for listening to all of that!! i hope you are all doing well!!
Justjodi i've been avoiding the scales too... i also have been binging alot lately (last night i ate a whole 12 inch pizza to myself!!!) and i'm doing all i can to just try and avoid doing things i need to lose weight... why are we doingt this?!!!
Thanks sassy_chick i think i need luck haha!
Hiya harpochicogroucho! A levels aren't compulosory (which is why i'm completley bonkers for taking them!)
At age 16 we do GCSEs and we either get the choice to leave school and find a job or do A levels (if we get the right grades at GCSE) it's quite complicated. You don't have to pay for them, but i'm planning on going to Uni and that costs £3000 per term.
Did you want to go to cambridge Uni UK? why don't you? I also want to study abroad and will be going to South America and Spain during my course. I think it would just be nice to see a different way of life and about their traditions and values!
Anyway back to binging, today hasn't been so bad i ate a vegetarian cauliflour (sp?) cheese burger which sounds a bit sick but tasted nice! Going to work later and will no doubt be tempted by the sickly sweets they have on offer- thank god they're overpriced!!!!!
Hi, girls!
Thank you so much for the hugs and encouraging words yesterday. I'm so grateful... they really made me feel better (after I had a good cry. heh heh)
Jodi, I am so with you, girl. What a horrible dream, but a good wake-up call, right? You're going to be okay. You're back posting, and your attitude is positive. And we're here for you, sweetie. You can do this!!
Harpo, you're killin' me. Big Debbie. Eating 12 of them.
I'm sorry about the Mexican food fest yesterday... I hope you got it out of your system.
And I'm sorry about the discussion with your sister's boyfriend. What a jerk. What was it I read yesterday... something to the effect of, "I'm not going to have a battle of wits with someone who's unarmed."
Sassy, I'm glad you're starting to make better choices! That's a step in the right direction for sure!!
And you're smart to have figured out that you need snacks to keep yourself fueled!!
Jill, congralations on the weight loss! AND on dumping the rest of those cakes!
I did something similar yesterday... I was eating a bowl of chips, and I suddenly jumped up, ran to the sink with the bowl, and ran water over the remaining chips.
It IS hard to find little rewards, I agree. I usually treat myself to a new (often second-hand, actually) book (or a dozen. heh heh). Or (and I'm embarrassed to admit this) some of those trashy star magazines, which I've become addicted to.
I'm not into nails and make-up and stuff, either (I'm with Harpo on the dirty nails from gardening), but I do like to treat myself to some GOOD bubble bath stuff. Or something from LUSH. (do you gals have LUSH down there?)
My dear Elizabeth, you are always so nurturing, but how are YOU doing, sweetie? Are you hanging in there? Or are you binging on lettuce again.
Maria, what a dream... walking around a castle. Everything here in Canada is so NEW! I envy you your history.
Yesterday I was aching all over from getting off my meds, and today I have a wicked headache. I'm going to eat healthy and curl up in bed with my breakfast and a book.
I hope everyone has a good day... sending hugs and healthy food vibes to all of you lovely ladies...
How are you all this fine Rainy, Dreary, Saturday? (here anyways)
HarpoChicoGroucho - Mmmmmmmm Mexican Yes we'll just blame that on the news! lol. I'm sure you'll do GREAT tomorrow! @ Big Debbie..........lolllllll...........I'm envisioning a GIANT "Little" Debbie standing on the street corner with her box of fudge rounds, etc, asking people if they want a "hit" lolllllllll.
justjodi & leah - for you both and
ellis - glad your feeling better! Thanks, every little step leads to a success, right? I hope your headache goes away and that sounds good, curling up in bed with a good book............
I hope everybody else has a Wonderful Saturday Night!
Hi everyone
sorry i haven't been on in a while but finals start the end of this week and i am cramming.
I am really depressed, I got into a fight with a friend or now ex-friend over something and now i am upset, but last night i went to my friends birthday oarty and it was smf we forgot all about the other girl by the end of the night. I hate high school drama!!!!
Anyway, I am a little nervous about finasl but not too nervous, I have been crappy with exercise but i think when finals are over i will be so much better. I have been eating bad all weekend, Yesterday I had pizza for lunc hadn dinner it wa really god, plus gummy bears (only the red ones lol)Anyway, it was one of my frist boy-girl parties and overall ti was fun.
I couldn't help but notice this one kid keep smilin at me, it was wierd though because I don't know him at all, and he never talked to me. And plus my friend is a twin and her twin brother is a football players and all th guys there play football! omg it was wierd, but it could help my chances of making cheerleading jr. year. lol anyway, i have to do better with food and i think i just lost a friend, but she hasn't been that good of a friend anyway, i just can't wait til minday when the sh&!t huts the fan.
Okay, don't tell me I'm the only one who's been binging, girls. Where the heck is everyone? Got your hand trapped in a box of Captain Crunch? Passed out on the floor from eating too many double Whoppers? Slipped and fell on the grease spilled from the deep fryer when you were making french fries?
I can't remember what I ate yesterday, but I've gained 4 frickin' pounds, and I'm ticked at myself.
I'm heading over to the binge-free thread.
Kristen, I can't get over how wise you are. You absolutely amaze me. I'm not just saying that. My gosh, you're more mature than I am.
I'm sorry about your "friend", but girl, your attitude is awesome. Hang in there, sweetie.
And good luck with the studying! (that reminds me... I'd better get my daughter to start studying...)
Ok - here's what I almost binged on over the weekend:
Could have a had jalapeno cheeseburger but I opted for a junior jalapeno burger w/o cheese
a whole bag of microwave popcorn - butter lovers - yum! but i only ate half
a few of DH's WingStop french fries - if you have never tried them, don't do it - they are heavenly - especially with ranch dressing. I think I had 4 of them...not too bad...
DH's Wings from WingStop - very yummy...but I fought the urge and had a boca burger instead
Ice Cream - the new 'soft serve' style in a carton - it's pretty good...but i knew if i opened up the carton, i would have finished the entire thing (there's about 3-4 "servings" left - no way I was going to ruin a fantastic* eating weekend on that!)
*ok - while I admit my eating habits as listed above are not fantastic, that was a really good weekend considering my recent history. Plus, I exercised every day, ate a lot of veggies and fruit, and was conscious of all my eating decisions all weekend long.
JustJodi- I was there a couple of weeks ago what with doing anything possible not to lose weight. Finally Im back on track. I hope you can too.
Ellis- You're so right. I never appreciate what I have, it's great that we have all this historical stuff. I tend to take it for granted.
Harpo- would you believe that I've never tasted Mexican food? We do have restaurants in Ireland but my parents don't like spicy food so I've never had the pleasure. Maybe I should keep it that way if the food is that good.lol
Kristin- I hate exams so much. Poor you. I also hate fighting with friends. About a year ago I went on holidays with a 'friend'. Turned out she wasn't much of a friend. Since then I've only made polite conversation with her. It's very obvious that she regrets what she did now. I'm sure your 'friend' will come to realise how stupid she was to treat you badly. And I so know what you mean about not being able to diet during exams.
Leah- Good luck with your A-levels. I have my Leaving Cert next year which is the Irish version. I'm already worried.
What about me? Well I've been quite good these past few days. Eating lots of fruit-peaches, strawberries, pineapple etc. and I'm walking daily at the beach. My aunt came for Sunday lunch yesterday and brought lots of goodies so I did eat a large slice of apple crumble with ice-cream but no all-out binges, thankfully. And I'm reading the new Cathy Kelly novel right now and it's great? What authors do you all read? I know I'm only 16 but I am addicted to romances that are highly unsuitable for me. Like Susan Lewis and Louise Bagshawe.
I was at work all weekend so yup the Fast Food monster got me a few times. But now I'm home again and plan on making meals while I'm off and the cabinets are getting very bare here soooooooooo I plan on getting ALL healthy stuff once we get the store.
I did have fast food a couple times, but all in all I don't think I did that bad. My goal for next week (after pay day that is) is do go buy some healthy foods and prepare our lunches in advance + HEALTHY snacks to munch on while at work.
So to everyone, I hope you have a wonderful evening, now I'm off to clean and burn a few calories!
ellis, I've been bingeing too! BTW, are you psychic? You mentioned cereal and fries?!!! They were part of my binges!!! Eerie . . . We don't have LUSH in KS, but it takes years for some stuff to crawl in here from the coasts. I hope you've been doing better
jodi I'm sorry you've been struggling. I hope you've feltbetter the past couple of days and kept in that positive direction. Don't worry about that dream, our subconsciences have interesting ways of expressing themselves. Just don't think about it anymore.
leah Thanks for clearing up my confustion about your exams. Now I remember about your GCSEs. Those are the ones that are compulsory. I think we should do something like that in the US, because we have lots of kids who probably would do better if they had an option to leave school and begin a trade. I'd LOVE to go to Cambridge. I wish I had done things differently my last couple of years in high school or I probably would have been able to study abroad. I still can, although I don't know if I could afford it
Kristen I hated high school drama as well (so I stayed out of it) but you've got to be careful or that drama turns into college drama and then young adult drama (which I still abstain from, I just listen to their stories). I hope you did well on your finals (I'm sure you did!!!). Is your summer free? It's a great time to buckle down and get focused on your health.
Lucky Okay, where did you get a jalapeno cheeseburger? I LOVE jalapenos. I think you did awesome with your eating. Fine job.
Cadbury's Good, if you never tasted Mexican food, don't. You'll be better off for the rest of your life. I forgot they don't have many in the UK. Gosh, don't get ellis and me started on authors!!! We love to read, and Sharon does too. I'm a classic junkie, so my all time favorite is my Midwest boy Mark Twain. I love Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. Another one of my favorites is a short story writer named Flannery O'Connor. I love Zola too. And James Joyce (courtesy of Ireland, thank you), Fitzgerald, and Dickens. I like reading plays too, so I adore Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. And Hemingway!! How could I forget him? I'm bad about not reading any current writers (although I'll pick up a Stephen King book once in awhile). I'm about to begin a world tour of writers ~ reading international writers that I've heard of and never got around to reading. I'm starting with Goethe.
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The confession: It started with the Mexican fest, and then on Saturday, I ate a half of box of Cocoa Puffs, Oreos, 4 popscicles, 2 poptarts, rice, popcorn, and an XL chocolate bar. And yesterday, not only did I have a burrito from Chipotle for dinner, I ate Panera for lunch. And of course, on the way home, I stopped and got six cupcakes, a mini apple pie, an XL chocolate bar, and a bag of frozen fries, which I cooked them in the microwave and ate at least a pound of them.
YIKES!! I'm so glad its Monday and I can put the awful weekend behind me.
Okay, now I'll head to the binge free thread to sign my binge free oath.
That's correct.
I have to admit, I really enjoy reading about your binges. Not that you should continue to have them or anything, but just reading about your food choices perks me right up when I'm feeling low.
Let's have a good day tomorrow, hon.
I wish I could send you a big bag of LUSH stuff... you'd love it. It must be the only thing you don't have. You gals have all the best stuff in the States...
Maria, I LOVE reading. It's my favourite thing in the whole world.
I love all of the authors that Harpo spoke of. (you forgot to mention Alexander Solzhenitsyn) And I LOVE some Canadian authors. (Timothy Findley, Mordecai Richler, Ernest Buckler, W.O.Mitchell, Austin Clarke, Farley Mowat...)
I was going to say, if you enjoy reading about despair, read Canadian, but you could say the same thing about Ireland, Russia, Poland...
When I was 16 (do I sound old? Because I don't FEEL old. I feel like 18. Only better.), my unsuitable reading material was the complete set of James Bond books by Ian Fleming. My gosh... the sex! (well, it seemed pretty racy at the time)
I did read a few romance novels once, but I was afraid I might become addicted to them, so I stopped right away. heh heh
I don't normally tell people this (but let me now tell the entire world in this post), but I still have all my Nancy Drew books, and I read them when I'm depressed. Plus the Dana Girls mysteries. Enid Blyton's books. Trixie Beldon. Major regression occurs when I'm depressed.
I just finished reading Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell. It's about how we "think without thinking". It was pretty good, but I wish it'd been meatier. Longer.
(Oh, definitely don't try Mexican)
Sassy, I'm so glad you're going to plan ahead with some meals! It really does help. (I hear ya re: waiting on payday)
Lucky, you made some better choices!! Good for you!!
Hi Ya Ladies!
Good Thought! 
WTG on your WL and good job stopping yourself. I know those Little Debbie Snacks can be very addicting! My "poison" of choice are "Devil Cremes". 
Hmmmmmm cheap "reward" ideas.........not girly, I hear ya there...............what about music or a DVD or a night at the movies? I know you can get DVDs pretty cheap, we just bought one for $5 brand spanking new! I guess it all depends on what you enjoy doing, besides eating. 
Your NOT a failure! Recite that to yourself! And we are here to help you through it! Just hang in there! 
good job on avoiding binging! 
You don't have to pay for them, but i'm planning on going to Uni and that costs £3000 per term. 
What a horrible dream, but a good wake-up call, right? You're going to be okay. You're back posting, and your attitude is positive. And we're here for you, sweetie. 
Big Debbie. Eating 12 of them. 
Everything here in Canada is so NEW! I envy you your history.
Yes we'll just blame that on the news! lol. 
I'm sure you'll do GREAT tomorrow! 
goes away and that sounds good, curling up in bed with a good book............
Where the heck is everyone? Got your hand trapped in a box of Captain Crunch? 
Passed out on the floor from eating too many double Whoppers? 
Slipped and fell on the grease spilled from the deep fryer when you were making french fries? 
ellis, I've been bingeing too! BTW, are you psychic? You mentioned cereal and fries?!!! They were part of my binges!!! Eerie . . . We don't have LUSH in KS, but it takes years for some stuff to crawl in here from the coasts. I hope you've been doing better 
It's my favourite thing in the whole world. 
(well, it seemed pretty racy at the time) 