Sweetpea, I wish the binge free days followed like sheep. Your dogs are cute, but is that your back yard in those pictures? What a gorgeous view!! And rock walls in your house!! That is so cool!! Do you know what I just thought of? There's this movie filmed in New Zealand called "The Price of Milk" Have you seen it? It shows just absolutely stunning your country is. I just remembered it. It's an odd little film (my favorite kind) and there's lots of weird little intricacies in it. Watch it if you ever come across it. I'd love to visit New Zealand some day. You all seem like the lovliest of people :)

Hi everybody!

Well, this week is a messy one....but I promise I will be back on track!

Ok, I wouldn´t consider myself binge- free yesterday *sigh*:o . Ok, it wasn´t the "eating a huge amount of food very fast in the closet"- type of binge, but I definitely overeat yesterday. I was invited on a birthday party- a bit nervous before that, lots of food there..:eating2: ..Damn. :kickcan:
Well, I try not to punish myself and get over that "Oh, everything is over. You failed!" thinking and get back on track. I was binge free for some time and I lost weight, so it seems as if I have the ability to do that- somehow. Somewhere. (Somewhere, over the rainbow.....)

HarpoChicoGroucho: I gained two pounds, so that could be due water. I can´t say if something is puffy: the weather is so hot here, my body is ballooning (specially my feet- for some weird reason). I feel like a Michelin- Man, äh, Woman.

Sweat_pea: Oh, so cute dogs!! I love dogs- as longs as they don´t hunt my little cat.
Well, I had a few weeks (days?) when the BF days followed each other like sheps. But being MY shep herd, the shep got more and more hungry, running around, running back and forth...Maybe there was/ is a wolf in sheps clothing around.

I hope we are all having a good day!
:dust:

Kate

hmmm another binge
 

Yes that house was amazing!!! Honestly I wish I hadn't sold it. the dogs loved it. a nice big pond for them to swim in and 45 acres to run in. still that's another story

the scenery in NZ is wonderful. it;s a lovely country. i like it. and we have everything. mountains, skiing, water, greenery, lakes, geysers etc etc. i like living here. and of course you are welcome to visit :) i live in the north. it's a wonderful place

i have no idea if BF days follow. it is SUCH a long time since i had one. and my binge days are doozies. junk food of every description. sweet. fatty. salty. carbs. disgusting.

i am doing quite a bit of walkign but i'm not an idiot. i know the extra walking probably only burns 100 calories or so. and i'm eating about 3500-4000 cals daily. the equation doesn't add up in my favour

yes Kate, you have proven you can be BF so you can do it again. when you do let me know how i seem to have forgotten ;)

Hey Everybody! :wave:

I had a good day yesterday! I heard the binge-beast screaming in agony last nite so I went to bed a bit early. I sooooo much wanted to eat and make that evil beast SHUT UP! The urge to EAT was almost overwhelming, even though I had a FULL stomach! I felt like such an addict! Ugh! But I did it! WOOHOO!

Harpo~Yep, you're right---starving post-binge definitely does NOT work! I "know" that but still have the evil :devil: thoughts. I guess it is just one more symptom of an ED. The important thing is that I am more aware of my "bad" inclinations and am getting better at changing these behaviors. WTG on being binge-free, I hope your night went well!

sweetpea~Thank you sooooo much for sharing your pics! My dh heard me ooooohing and aaaaahing from another room. He came rushing in to see what I was "cutting up" over and saw a picture of your adorable girls. He said, "oh NO, not again". I almost felt like I was caught looking at porn or with my hand in the cookie jar!:o
I have a suggestion---instead of trying for a binge-free day, break it into hours. Even if you mess up, you can still start over at "one hour", instead of waiting for the next day. Maybe smaller goals will seem easier to achieve? I'd do a 4 hour goal then increased to 8 and 12 hours. I don't know if that made sense, but it helped me when I was having a really tough time going even one day without bingeing.

Kate~YES, you can do this! Get back on the wagon--your seat is waiting!!!!:cheer: :coach: :cheer:
Being nervous and at a party can make anybody over indulge!

:cheer: :dust: :cheer:

Hi everybody! :wave:

I really made it binge free yesterday! :dance:
Ok, I wouldn´t get a medal for healthy eating at lunch- my mother cooked and it was....I still have heartburn from the food.
But I didn´t overeat, 3 meals and a snack (a tiny, tiny one).

Well, I hope that this bf day will break my vicious circle....

It´s not an excuse, I know, but I am having a hard time at the moment. My studies at University, trying to figure out what I want to do, defend my positions....You know the feeling when you have to fight at too many battlefields?

I hope that I will be able to stay binge free today- even if I already messed up my schedule. Even Super Nanny would give up with me at the moment, I fear. :^:

sweatpea: I think telemetrynurses suggestion with the binge free hours is a very good one. I tried that as well. The thought "Ok, I don´t binge this hour- I can do that next hour, but not now" releases a bit pressure for me. And the next hour you can say: "Ok, I don´t binge this hour- I can do that next hour, but not now". I helps me to seperate it into shorter amounts of time. One hour does feel so scary as a day does- or even A LIFETIME!

I hope everybody is having a nice day- with some binge free time!

Kate

IT'S A MIRACLE :cool: I was binge free today

probably helped along by the fact that my diarrhoea was even worse than previous days and also sheer exhaustion caught up with me. lack of sleep and massive OD on sugar and other carbs and very little in the way of veges. I'd been having fruit (well of course i had fruit it's sweet!!!) but no fresh veges. had a major crash today. wouldn't say i ate healthily but at least i didn't binge. still no veges today except a few shreds that sneaked into my muffin but less sugar will help.

still have bad diarrhoea and it's entirely my fault. far too much junk food and especially too much rich sugary foods. i've had it a few days but it has got worse.

i hope i can keep this BF experience up or at least cut the crappy food to reasonable levels as i need to perk myself up

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elizabeth i'm glad you liked the pictures of my furkids. they are lovely girls altho they drove me crazy today. I wanted to yell at the dogs today but there were people watching so I couldn’t. first jasmine wouldn’t come to have her lead put on in the park. While I was chasing her and putting on her lead saffie disappeared and I couldn’t find her anywhere. Turned out she jumped the wall into someone’s yard. I know they’re pretty dogs but they were naughty and I wanted to give them a darn good telling off.

well done on your BF day. you did the right thing!!! yippee

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kate good luck with your decisions. i've lost track. have you sat your exams yet and finished your courses? hehe mothers and cooking. still at least you kept on top and didn't overdo the eating. well done

Hi everybody!

Unfortunately it seems to be a bit quite on this thread- but maybe it´s just the weekend.

My report: I did very good on Friday :D and Saturday was quite ok, not really binging but too much food. I am working on that.....:^:

I am so busy, don´t know where to start. And my body reacts with tiredness, my brain reacts with some sort of weird cloudiness- so I have a hard time learning and doing my stuff. But I won´t give up this time!

sweat_pea: I hope your feeling better and the diarrhoe is gone!
Unfortunately I am still not through my tests and courses- I will be at 19/07 (or do you write 07/ 19?) I am really looking forward to that date :^:

So, who ever is reading that thread, I am wishing you a good and binge free day!
I hope we are all together on the binge free thread next week!

Kate

I hope no one is eating whatever goodies they bought for their dads before they get over his house ;) I'm lucky, I bought my dad a watch. It's metal, so I think I'd have a hard time chewing it, but I could swallow it whole. Anyone ever do that? Buy some food as a gift for someone and eat it before they give it to them? I did. I bought something sweet for my sister one Christmas and I wrapped it, and then an hour later I unwrapped it and ate it. I learned I cannot give food as a gift and haven't tried since.

Anyway, since none of us are fathers here, I extend my Father's Day wish to all your daddies and those of your husbands who are daddies.

And I was binge-free yesterday. Go me.

How embarrassing. I was thinking yesterday, "Where's Kate? I haven't seen her in a few days!" Until I realized that I haven't been in the binge-free thread in awhile. :lol:
I'm glad you're in here, hon. :) Yes, I know all about fighting too many battles at once. I hope things ease up for you soon, Kate. :hug:
And no, I'm not clear on the date thing, either. It's one of those things I have a mental block over. :lol: Hang in there, girl... July 19th will be here in no time. :hug:

Sweet_pea, your dogs are so beautiful! :love: Oh, my... makes me want to have a dog again. Thank you for sharing!
I hope your tummy is better today.

Elizabeth, good for you going to bed early! I'm glad you were able to overcome the monster. :hug:
I love your idea about binge-free hours! That's such a good idea!

Harpo, are you visiting your Dad today? Have a wonderful time with him. :grouphug: I miss my Dad so much. :(
My DH is playing GameBoy with the kids right now. They made him cards, and our son took him up a sandwich and a glass of water for breakfast in bed. heh heh
I definitely can't give food as a gift anymore! I can't talk about it here, but you wouldn't believe (actually, I'm sure you would believe. snicker) the stuff I've bought to give but secretly snarfed down.

I had a binge-free day yesterday! I ate really sensibly without thinking about it too much (bizarre. very bizarre), and I'm feeling pretty good. I do wish that the scale would drop drastically overnight when I have a good day, though. I mean, come ON!! Let's have a little encouragement here! :D

I hope everyone has a great eating day! And how about working a little exercise in? And Happy Father's Day to your Dads and husbands, etc. :balloons:

I know what you mean!!!! I had to buy another box of sweet stuff for my sil last year cause i went on a binge and ate her christmas present!!!
I've been bingefree all week! Woot! I'm feeling weaaak today and want to go eat everything in the kitchen so I'm staying n the bedroom and playing with the baby boy. Maybe I'll go shopping later and plan on a present to buy myself when i reach 260!

ellis, I'm sorry your Dad isn't with us anymore :( But, actually, my dad is out of town, so I won't see him today, but whenever he gets back. Hey, the stars have aligned: we were both binge-free yesterday!!

And I definitely need a good workout. I haven't done any aerobics in probably a solid 6 weeks.

Ditto. Okay, you and me... in the gym (or something) this week. Deal? ;)

Scooter, you go, girl!! :cheer: Don't buy yourself a food treat, eh? :lol:

must get off the computer and get a bit of a life...

Deal!

eh, Sunday mornings are so boring . . . hey wait a minute . . . isn't there somewhere we are supposed to be? ;)

No way! I'm thinking maybe a new pair of workout shoes! Pink high tops!!!

ellis, I am HERE :cp: :wave:

HarpoChico: Eating other persons gifts....well, well, I think I did it several times. Last big temptation was last Wednesday. It was like: Hey, I have to taste if it´s ok...But I didn´t do that :D I thought that I would notice that my present wasn´t ok if the person I gave the gift to would throw up.
Interesting, the Fathers Day was 25th May here- when I am not totally mistaken. My dad passed away two years ago, so I don´t care that much about that celebration.
But I wouldn´t recommend eating your fathers watch- maybe it would be hurtful in the outcome....

Well, I did quite ok today. I could have learned more....Ok, speaking honest: I could have learned something AT ALL.
But the day is nearly over, I have to practise violin a bit, see if I get a few ideas for an article and get my things ready for tomorrow.
I ate quite good until now. No binge, no overeating.

But I am melting :flame: . You know, unfortunately not really melting: I am not loosing body mass (like ice in the sunshine....Do you know that song in the US as well?), it just looks that way.
And as an extra bonus feature, my feet are swollen. And I am PMSy.
And I am running short with my summer clothes which are ok for summer but doesn´t make me look fat.

I feel like a waterball, so I decided NOT TO JUMP ON THE SCALE (Do I hear me: NO WEIGHING!!), even if I had several binge free days and I would LOVE to move my ticker to the right.

I hope everyone is having a nice day, cu at the next binge- free thread (I am really hopefully and optimistic today!)

Kate