Binge-free week: June 19th start
 

Am I allowed to start one of these threads? If not, I don't mind if this is moved/changed/deleted/etc. But if it's ok, then I'll start it.

Our third son, Evan Dane, came on Friday, June 9th via C-section. He is gorgeous. I love him so much.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e/7429f34b.jpg

He's a strong, happy boy and a good little nurser.

C-sections are tough! But I know we made the right decision. (My other two sons were vaginal.)

My DH is home these two weeks to help with everything, thank god, b/c at first I could barely shuffle around, but now it's 10 days later and I'm getting my groove back.

Weight: I've lost 26 lbs. so far since the birth, which must be water. I haven't binged since the day before I checked in for my C-section. This is a record for me...it's been 11 days. I have days where I've eaten "more" and days where I've eaten "less" but no "eat until I'm numb" days.

I made a ticker going down to my pre-preg. w/Colin weight, not pre-preg. with Evan (this pregnancy), even though that makes my goal a lot farther away. But to be realistic, that's really where I want to be. I just never got back down there between my two pregnancies.

Here's to a binge-free week!

Hi!

MyThreeTots:
I can it´s ok to that you started the new binge free thread. Anyway, I am in.
And your baby boy is sooo cute!! Congratulations!


Now to something not so cute and less important: my report from binge free battles. I made it binge free and ok yesterday, breakfast today was good but I have to think of another breakfast option. I can´t stand that stuff anymore.....

It´s getting hot here today. So naturally I have to go to University. That means 3 hours bus and train. Without air condition. So I decided to wear a skirt and a sleeveless top. :o I am not so comfortable with that (THEY can see my legs!! My upper arms!!Oh my....:o ), but it´s better than melting I think.
And my favorite summer trouser slowly fades away- in the real meaning of the word. I will bring them back to the shop. I admitt that I have fat tights, but it´s not ok that a trouser is destroyed after a few weeks. No, no.

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

Kate

i have to admit i thought of starting the thread as i am a day ahead of most of you and it's weird for me when i am a week out of synch

3tots - congrats on the birth!!!

kate - you worry too much :rofl: Dr Phil has a saying. You wouldn't worry so much about what other people think of you if you knew how rarely they think about you

something like that. in other words people aren't looking at your body or noticing and anyway it's not important!

im in this week! and OMG that is the cutest lil baby...Congrats MyThreeTots!!!!!!

WTG on the binge free!

I WILL do better this week...I am armed and dangerous (healthy foods in the house :lol3:)

lets have a great week ladies!!

I'm rushing out the door... back later... Mel, your baby is SO beautiful! :love:

:grouphug:

3Tots - how precious - congratulations!

made it through the weekend and was pretty successful...I had a bit of a mini-binge on Saturday with baby carrots...but i'll take that over chips any day!

DH and I went to my parents' house for lunch yesterday for Father's day and I did really well - it's always a struggle going over there because I tend to get the munchies...it's so mental...it's like in my mind that since this is a family gathering, the calories don't count and the scale won't respond to how poorly i eat...wrong! but i felt really good about the choices i made :)

today should be ok - lunch is in an hour and then i will be in an all-afternoon meeting. snacks will be provided but i'm pretty sure there will be some healthy stuff to snack on...otherwise i'll make sure my fruit/veggies are available to have :)

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I'm in for the challenge! :carrot: Last week wasn't too great, but this week WILL be better!

My3tots~Congratulations! Your baby is gorgeous!

Kate~WTG on being binge free! :dance:
You're smart to dress "cool" and be comfortable. What I usually do is dress in layers. I wear a tank top covered by a thin button up shirt. When it gets hot I just take off the outer layer. Then, if I go in somewhere and the ac is FREEZING I can just put my outer shirt back on.

Emily~Excellent job on staying good over the weekend! :carrot: woohoo! A mini binge on :carrot::carrot::carrot:?!?!
If you had to binge on something, that's one of the best things to binge on!

Good luck and lots of :dust: to everyone!

I'm not here (having a little binge), but I didn't want to be rude. ;)

Mel, you or anyone can start a thread anytime! I am only an ogre on occasion. :D
I'm glad you've got your DH home for two weeks. That's very supportive. :) Yeah, it's pretty hard to get around after a c-section, eh? I had two. After the second one, DH had to bring our bed down to the main floor, because I couldn't walk up the stairs. :lol:
Be good to yourself, sweetie, and get as much help as you can from others. :hug:

Kate, I know I said this before, but I just love your accent. I can "hear you talking". :)
Sweet_pea is right... everyone is so concerned about how THEY look, that no one is looking. I'll bet you looked great in your skirt and top. And you were cool! I wore pants and a black top when I walked downtown (1 hour walk) this morning, and I was SO hot! :hot:

Emily, I'm glad you did well yesterday! :hat: I agree... family gatherings are like a free-for-all with the food. :(

Elizabeth, let's have a good week! I'm with you... last week wasn't bad, but this week is going to be GREAT!! :hug:

A congratulations. . . Your baby is beautiful, MTT. I'm jealous.

Anyways, is this a new week already?? Man do these weeks fly by. Hey, I had a good week last week, I didn't GAIN any weight. I maintained, which hasn't happened in a long time.

Ouch Ellis, two C's? The things we do to bring our children healthily into the world...but there is nothing like being a mom, is there? They are so worth it. Did it take you long to get back to normal duties? I just did laundry for the first time since my C. Every day is a new milestone.

Anyway, just giving a "good morning" shout out to all the girlies...we can do this! (Non-bingeing, I mean!)

My3Tots: He is just beautiful. I think I might have said it in three different threads now but anyway he is!!! hehe Blah C-Sections! My best friend had one and she was walking around by a week later but wasn't really back to herself completely until about 6 weeks later. I hope it doesn't take you as long! Isn't that huge drop in weight after you have them a great feeling!!!

Kate: I have to agree with everyone else. I'm sure you looked great! I know that feeling when you think everyone is staring at you! I just hate it! How hot is it there? Its like 90ish here! I made a huge mistake going hiking in Jeans! What was I thinking?!

Sweat Pea: I really must read that book! It just takes me putting aside my distaste for its author!

Emily: I know the feeling! My mother in law is bad anyway cause she insists that you finish everything she has cooked or she acts like her feelings are all hurt!!! Drives me nuts! Fortunatly she lives in Denmark so I don't see her that often!

Elizabeth: Yay for you jumping back on the horse! Its always hard when you have a troublesome week!

I'm in! Last week wasn't too bad either here. Although the weekend was a strrrrruggle! I had to up my calorie count I was apparently trying to lose weight too fast and my computer program kept lowering my calories per day! This morning it was 1400 and I'm nursing so that is like WAY too low. I pushed my minigoal back a week and it uped it to 2100 which is MUCH more managable. Plus DH and I are gonna be doing walking and I wanna start weight lifting this week!

hi everyone
i'm rushing out the door. have to go into court for a legal case. we are having a settlement conference to see if the other side want to offer any money (not likely). a bit stressed out and i am procrastinating about getting ready

i still have diarrhoea and flatulence big time. a bit worried about sitting in a room with other people - how will i control it EEEEEK

actually i loathe reading Dr Phil's books but some of his tv shows are good. used to be very good but these days i don't like him at all. he's really an entertainer rather than a psychologist. i'd love to hve my own tv show and tell people how to run their lives :lol:

ScooterGirl, how old is your little boy?

SweatPea, I'm sorry you're sick. :( I hope you feel better.

Sweet_pea, nothing keeps me away from food more than reading about your stomach problems! :lol:
I hope you get through the meeting okay, hon! :hug:

Mel, my first c-section was an emergency (I wasn't dilating, cord was wrapped around my daughter's neck, etc), and my second one looked to be going the same way, so I chose to play it safe.
It didn't take me long to get back to normal with the first. But I gained 80 pounds with my second (he was unexpected... we thought we couldn't have anymore, I'd lost weight and was feeling good, we'd sold/given away our baby stuff, and then BANG!) because I was terribly depressed, and it took me a LONG time to recover from that.
Okay, I'm still recovering. :lol:
Oh, and my sister had to have a c-section last year, and she lost the weight right away and looks and feels better than ever.
You'll bounce back in no time, hon. :hug:

thank you all for your sympathy. to be honest i don't deserve it. it;s completely my fault for eating total crap. i did try to be good on sunday but i spent the day with someone and he gets offended when he brings me food and i don't eat it. of course it was all sugar and fat junkfood. i kept saying no but in the end the pressure got to me so i ate the foods that completely destroy my innards and make my diarrhoea worse. i just find it so hard when people pressure you to eat their food to bond with them. esp when it is a king sized portion of something totally unhealthy. it happens all the time where you say no and they just keep pushing it on me literally every few minutes. it becomes easier to say yes.

I am totally exhausted. I woke every 2 hours last night. I guess I had too much water as I kept waking to go to the toilet. And then of course I had an early start (by my standards) to get into the lawyer’s office for today’s settlement conference. That was pretty draining. It’s a lot of arguing and you have to keep your wits about you. also at one of the breaks the judge said that he felt that their case was better than ours and tried to push for settlement. It was very emotional having to think about it and make immediate decisions on such a large amount of money when I have my lawyer saying we have a good case and the judge saying he has doubts. Very big turmoil and stress. emotionally draining. i ended up eating total crap today so it was disastrous in that respect

scooter it sounds like you are being sensible recognising when your calorie count is way too low. it's a common "mistake" people make and starving your body rebounds badly as your body reacts by slowing down the metabolism

i have to say no c-section or hours of labour - that's why i love my furkids. they are much better for my body. and they force me to exercise :lol:

Hi!

I am back!

Yesterday was binge- free, but a bit of turbulent eating in the evening.

Being in the University wasn´t nice....I wonder what it is with law profs and overweight at the moment...Maybe I take the wrong classes. The topic in my Social security class yesterday was "German Health system". And you know what ruins the German Health system?? Come on, you can guess it! Yes, young overweight people. So much costs because of early diabetis, heart problems...if there would be a way to explain those dumb overweights that they had to eat less and move more, the health system would be ok. My Prof does it that way: moves more than he eats. Otherwise he would be a fat person, and that is a no- go for him- he hasn´t the body to be fat.
I got so angry, I nearly left the room. But I didn´t and I hesitated to give the Prof my opinion after class. I had my mothers voice in my head, saying: "It´s not the way you think. He was nice, don´t worry. Don´t fight for yourself".
But I am angry. It was the second time when the weight topic was discussed- with me being the only overweight person in the room. I am quite feed up with that!
And I talked to several other students. They all told me that I could IMPOSSIBLY take all the exams and that it wouldn´t work. They looked at me quite pityful as I said that I am in the 12 semester (they are mostly in the 6 semester).

Oh, and you know what happens when I am on my way dressed in summer clothes? Yes, thunderstorms and temperature dropping. I got socking wet two times (even with an umbrella).
The temperature was dropping from nearly 90 Fahrenheit to 70.

sweat_pea: I hope your diarrhoe is better today! I still "expierence" that from time to time after crappy eating. And I have a hard time saying "No" when food is offered as well. Ok, I also have a problem with saying "No" and fight for myself as well. I am very good at that "Use your mouth to eat instead of shout, let your fat tell the story and smile"- thing.

Ok, I´ll be back later with more "on the topic"- things.....

Have a nice day with some binge free time!

Kate

Oh, for God's sake...if that's true, then how about more HELP for overweight people...I mean if it were so easy to be thin, wouldn't we all be skinny already? I am sorry you had to listen to that lecture, Kate!

MyThreeTots: He’s 8 months old. He’s crawling all over the house and deperatly wanting to walk. It’s tons of fun. :D

Ellis: You poor thing! Sounds like your first birth was pretty terrifying! I’m glad it turned out well though!

Sweet Pea: I sure hope you’re feeling better! Tummy pains are the suxor! Sounds like court was a pain! I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

Kate: You poor dear!!! I think I would have thrown something at him! Once I was in a class where a teacher said to a student, "You'd be so pretty if you just lost some weight." I mean OMG!!!!! And the girl she said it to was a beautiful heavy girl but on the other hand the teacher was an extraordinarily unattractive scrawny old lady!!! I mean what is wrong with these people!! I know what you mean about not being able to say what you mean at the moment. Sometimes my "you must be polite" southern mentality gets the better of me when i should really be telling someone off!

Hi I am new, can I be in? I am a day late, but I didnt binge yesterday so its all good! I just quit smoking! I really need to be able to check in somewhere and say..Hey I didnt binge today!

hi chicks!
my3tots your baby is beautiful!! congrats! i know all about the c-section feeling i am a 3 time veteran myself. take it easy and give yourself lots of time to heal (i know easier said than done)

i haven't talked to you all in a while. i've not been the healthiest example lately so i chose to hide for a bit. today is going to be a binge free day for me. i'm going to do this one day at a time i guess (well for this wek at least)

i hope you all are doing well!

most "skinny" people think others are overweight because they lack willpower!!! well that's one component but there's a whole lot more to it

:welcome3: nurvana please join us

hi jodi! i know what you mean. i felt that way too. but its such a nice supportive group there's no need to hide

off to walk the doggies back soon to check in and report. i am gamely working on a detox day. so far so good but it's not even midday yet

SweatPea: I hear lots of people talking about it but what exactly is a detox day?

NirvanaGurl: Welcome!

ummm well in my case a detox day is spectacularly unsuccessful. there are lots of versions of it. some people fast or only have water or juice. some have special detox formulations but for me it's an entirely natural day. nothing artificial or processed, as much raw food as possible and lots of water with lemon juice. just a chance for my body to rest after processing all the fizzy drinks, takeaways etc etc. i binged on fruit on the first attempt at a detox day because i had sugar cravings and then later ended up having a chocolate bar so wasn't successful LOL

however i do find if i have an entirely natural diet lifts my energy. well it does when i manage it. i struggle with it. i'd like to live my life with entirely natural food but laziness and comfort and familiarity with junk food tend to win out. i always feel much better physically when i can achieve it and it lowers my cravings

ohhhh detox = detoxification

I have been mostly raw foods vegan since June 1st, well let me rephrase that I have been vegan since June 1st, and most of the time I eat raw foods, except for my vegatarian baked beans, I love them, I love them, I love them :)

I would really really like to do a detox day and do a juice fast, but I dont own a juicer..lol
Imagine that a raw foodist with no juicer..lol

I am going to make a goal to do one day a week completely 100 percent raw foods , just total veggies and fruit day, not gonna freak out if I dont have my dam beans day..lol

and eventually way on down the road I will save up and buy myself that fancy *** juicer I want:)
but yah that is still down the road!

Hi everybody!

And another day passed by....I was binge free yesterday and the first half of this day. :carrot:
I did very good yesterday, but I still feel like a balloon! Maybe PMS, maybe insanity, maybe whatever....So I am still not weighing myself.

Ahh, detox....I am planning to go on a sugar detox someday. But not at the moment, I fear that this fasting- whatever would set my on a diet mood and lead me back to binging.

NirvanaGurl: :welcome3: Oho, eating raw vegan sounds good- but what´s with your food choices? Don´t you have problems with eating enough proteine?
I am asking because I was close to vegetarian all my life, I decided to completely give up eating dead animals in April. And I don´t like most of the diary stuff, that means that I am close to vegan sometimes. But I still eat sugary junk....what explains my weight.
My mother still thinks that I would fall down and die tomorrow because I am vegetarian- she keeps on telling me that I am lacking some essentials things while eating the way I eat. Anyway....

I am doing awful with exercises, but I managed to hurt my hip yesterday. Don´t know how I did it or what is going on. It just hurts from time to time...Oh my god, I really should throw the right the of my body away: nearly blind on the right eye, right ellbow and hand are always aching because of the writing and typing, right hip is aching (THATS NEW!!) and my right knee hurts like **** when I start walking. Ah, good start for 25 year old....And if I tell it to someone, I always get the same answer: It´s because you are overweight. Yeah, right. That explains the eyes and ellbow.

I am invited this afternoon, so I have to get a few things done now.

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

Kate :mouse:

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I feel like :dance::dance::dance: WOOHOO! Finally, I had a "good" day where my eating was reasonable! Granted, I did have some major dental work :yikes: and was unable to eat for several hours in the afternoon, which is a bad time for me. I didn't even think of food during my 2 hours of dental torture! HA! Actually, it wasn't too bad. The dentist is a real hottie! Oops, if dh sees this he'll make me change dentists!:s:

So, I am gonna start making sure I am fully occupied, busy, or strapped into a dental chair during my peak binge times of 1pm-6pm. :D Maybe I could just get a muzzle and let dh keep the key!?!?!

Kate~WTG on staying binge free! :carrot:
I hope your hip is feeling better! Sorry to hear you have so many aches and pains. You are really young to have to deal with all of that, plus you are NOT that heavy! Have you been checked by a doctor? Some forms of arthritis are NOT related to age and/or weight---such as rheumatoid arthritis. If your problems are persistent and are not related to a specific injury please consider getting yourself checked. Sorry for the unsolicitied advice, I guess the nurse in me is popping out!

Nirvanagurl~:welcome: your baked beans sounds yummy! I don't eat much meat, usually just fish and I eat a TON of veggies and fruits daily. :moo: But, I'd have a hard time doing the totally raw thing. I love cooked beans. Are there any that are good raw that you know of? I know fava beans are quite tasty! As Kate questioned you, I'd worry about getting enough protein. Good luck with your detox!

Sweetpea~I hope you're feeling better! :hug:
That's tough---to have someone bringing you foods with fats and sugars and INSISTING that you eat them. That reminds me of a post by Glory87 who has successfully lost and maintained her weight. She wrote an EXCELLENT post under "success stories"http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84601. One of her "rules" for her success is:

"Rule 13 – I gave myself permission to be a pain in the ***. I'm the coworker that doesn't want to go out for Mexican. I'm the girlfriend that doesn't want to order pizza. If coworkers and friends want to eat crap, I tell them to go have a nice time and I do my own thing. I say no to coworker's birthday cake, I am firm when I remind coworkers NO I do not want a piece of their chocolates they got in Ireland. I am the unfriendly food girl around my office and I have lost over 60 lbs and I am OKAY with that!"
I often think of that when I make unpopular decisions. It is difficult to do, but it is also empowering in a way. I wish I could say I was super strong and always did that---turned down food offerings. But I am getting better!

justjodi~HI! Sorry to hear you're struggling. Glad to see your post! Keep up the fight! :boxing:

I hope everyone is winning the battle of the binge!!! :dust:

NirvanaGurl...congrats on quitting smoking!!! I quit a year ago last June...it gets easier w/time.

Telemetry, EXCELLENT words of wisdom. Thank you! I think I'll print that out and tape it to my monitor! :)

I started a binge last night...but stopped it right in the middle. I'm proud of myself, a little. Binges usually go right out of control for me. But I controlled it. I gained one pound. I'm assuming it's food/water weight. Usually for me, (trigger) a binge means eating so much that I pretty much blank out and can only go to bed/fall asleep & that's it. I got nowhere near there...I just stopped...I am proud. :)

Hi!

Yesterday I learned how helpful a food journal could be. I thought that I had overeaten and was quite mad. But as I wrote all the food down in my journal, I rwalized that it wasn´t that much, maybe I was just knocking myself out with my strive for perfection.

telemetryurse: Hey, you are here again!! Good to see you. Äh, read you. Whatever.
Uhhhaah, DENTIST! Good to hear that it wasn´t that bad. Maybe I really should have a look for a better looking dentist....:D if that helps.
We seem to have quite the same "vulnerable time": the hardest time for me is between 2- 8 pm.
Thanks for you for your advice. I am really thinking of going to a doctor for a "complete" check. I was bitten by a tick about 10 years ago. I actually had all the signs of an illness- this red circle on the skin where it bit me etc. Then another thing happened and all was messed up, so I didn´t get a lot of treatment for that- just a few pills of antibiotics months after that. But since them me Leucozyten (whatever that is in english) are constantly not ok- a bit too high. And I show several other symptoms. But it´s was so long ago....
PLUS I having PCO- syndrom.....But my "real" doctor says it all psychic (because of my depression) and my Gyn says that most things will go away after loosing 40 pounds.
Ok, I better stop my unnecessary rambling here :dizzy:

I loved that quote from Glory87! I am just trying to learn that "stand up, speak up"- thing...To do what it is good for you instead of trying to please everyone. Not an easy job!

justjodi: Good to have you back!!

MythreeTots: You did great with stopping overeating/ binging!! What an achievement!

So, I hope everyone is having a nice day and today! And your binge beast or their relatives stay away from you!

Kate

I am really exhausted. In some ways it’s a good exhausted. I went to my ballroom class today and when we were done she said to come along to the evening class as she thought she had a partner. I went even though my muscles were sore and I was ready for bed. They did old time which is not really what I wanted but it’s still good for the brain to learn new steps. I really prefer the latin dancing but at the moment they seem to be focusing on new vogue and old time. I guess they will mix it up. I will be going to that class regularly now even though there may not always be a partner for me. they were nice people, mainly older. The guys were all retired.

I didn’t go so well on food. Because I had to rush home get food and then rush back to class I grabbed takeaways. I didn’t get any packing done today for the move. I walked the dogs, did some errands, went dancing twice, went to the lawyers office and sat in the sun for a bit. I guess I could have skipped sitting in the sun but I didn’t want to LOL

kate- hey good on your for the food journal. i'm pretty slack on them.

nirvana - i agree well done on quitting smoking. i was interested in the vegan raw diet. i don't know how you'd get enough variety with that. i'd be bored LOL. good question about the protein. how do you get a balanced diet? i love dairy products, meat, chicken and fish LOL. and of course sugar. i adore sugar hehe

my3tots. very hard to stop a binge part way thru!!! i find once i start i just figure what the heck and go mad hehe

elizabeth - i don't know it's funny dynamics. this guy is my mother's ex and he's in his 60s. totally different generation. just doesn't work saying no. i can be rude to people my own age no trouble. doesn't help that he fancies me. yeah i know it's almost incest but try telling that to a dirty old man. oops did i say that? as for your hottie dentist. i'm jealous! why is it that you married girls get the hottie dentists and us single ones get the unexciting ones?

i did meet a cute guy this week. no idea if he is single or if our paths will cross again. but funny cute intelligent and common interests. a girl can dream right?

kate i meant to say with the knee there is no way it could be from being overweight. you are not particularly overweight. what i mean is you are overweight but not obese. weight may be aggravating it but it is more likely something else. no expert but i had knee problems and found out that they were caused by weaknesses in other muscles. i had to work on my quads. strengthening them with nonweight bearing exercises. the other thing was strengthening my core (so ab and back) and improving posture as problems in my abs and back were going down to my knees. complicated but the whole body is linked. as you have hip and knee i'm even more inclined to suspect it is your body compensating for a weakness elsewhere or even one leg shorter than the other. lots of people have different length legs. i do and i wear orthotics inside my shoes. you'd be amazed the difference it makes. anyway try non weightbearing exercise for a while like pilates, swimming etc.

also writing and typing. have you got your desk set up properly. i do masses of typing and i do occasionally have problems but it's usually because i've got my chair at thr wrong height or something like that. would pay to investigate and make sure chair is at right height etc etc. and do micropauses and stretches. there are websites online with stuff esp in the US. look under occupational safety and health or something

ok really have to go to bed. exhausted but have a few legal things to sort out for house sale first

Sweet_pea, what was that you mentioned about a "new guy"? Oooooooh! ;)

ITA !!! I don't think Kate is too terribly overweight at all. I would trade right now, anyway! :p

cute guy
 

ok well it's entirely possible it may not go anywhere... he's a lawyer at the same office as my lawyer. we met while i was in there. he was very friendly and introduced himself :cool: and we chatted a bit. don't know if he is single. had a peek in the phone book and i couldn't see a listing for him. i was going to see if there was someone else at that address - you know mr & mrs hehe

i will have to visit my lawyer more often. i was there again today but he works on a different floor to the office i went to. he is VERY good looking and very nice. ummm don't want to say too much. i always have this paranoia someone may read it and recognise who i'm talking about. i will send you a PM with his picture hehe.

i did some checking... looks like he's married. oh well that fantasy is over. bring on the next one

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I had an ok day yesterday. Calorie-wise I was within my range (1500-1700). However, I was plagued all day with thoughts of food :hungry: dancing through my head. :devil: That's the worst thing--this food obsession! Because eventually I will give in to the incessant cravings, the constant thoughts of food. UGH. It reminds me of that song, "constant craving" by K.D. Lang!!! Yep, that's my binge-beast's favorite song! He gets up and boogies to the beat! :dance:

If only there was a pill, potion, or magic spell to make these thoughts go AWAY! Since there isn't I'm trying to dig deeper---to do an autopsy of my binge-beast! I've been journaling my food intake for several months. Now, I am starting to journal how I feel as well. Hopefully, I will find some answers. Why am I sooooo starving at times when I've already eaten. Why am I not hungry at other times when I've not eaten.:dizzy:

Ok, enuff babbling! I hope everyone has been having an easier time fighting this!

Sweetpea~Awwww....he's married? There'll be somebody better in your future, I'm sure! It is flattering to have an attractive male take an interest in you! Well, unless you are PAYING him to do so----like my DENTIST!
Ballroom classes?!?!? ooooohhhhh....I wanna go! What a great idea! My dh has even expressed an interest in this. Thanks for the reminder!
Do you like the classes?

Kate~I agree 100% that a food journal can be VERY helpful. It's helped me so much since my "hunger" control doesn't work in my stomach! It makes me stop when I hit a certain calorie range and also gives me positive feedback on days when I feel like I've been a real :moo:
PLEASE get a 2nd opinion from a "real" doctor. You know how you feel better than ANYONE and if he isn't willing to listen go to someone who will listen and really do a good exam! You are much too nice and way to young to feel so badly!

My3tots~WTG on stopping a binge! :carrot: woohoo :carrot: That is soooo hard. Kinda like trying to stop a sneeze when it has started!
Yeah, I agree that Glory87's quote is awesome. She is incredibly wise in the ways of weight control, imo. If you get a chance and want to be very enlightened, read her success story. In fact, all of the success stories here at 3FC are GREAT!

Wishing everyone a happy, successful binge-free day! :dust:

hi everyone
off for a walk now. we have sunshine today :cool: hooray. it was cold and overcast yday. we are in autumn here and it is pretty cold.

glad i found out that guy is married else i'd have made a fool of myself hanging around and flirting and being all hopeful!

ummmm is bad. know all about contant cravings. wish you hadn't said that kd lang song. now i can't get it out of my head :dizzy: i am very susceptible to influence. you only have to say a food, or a song or any sort of thought and i get stuck and obsessed with it.

ok walkies time.

Sweetpea~ sorry I mentioned the KD Lang song! Ok, here's some better ones to replace it with: "we are the champions" by Queen, "I will survive" , "A new day" by Celine Dion......Hmmmm....trying to think of GOOD inspirational songs. Anyone else have a good, positive song?

Argh! :mad: Well, as you said...onward and upward!

Telemetrynurse, journaling is such a good idea!!! Journaling my food really jump-started me on the "whys" of my bingeing. I have been doing better and better the more I acknowledge all my feelings...the good, the bad and the very very ugly. Good luck with your journaling experience.

I have done v little today. I slept forever last night. very deep eyes glued together sleep. Had 11 hours sleep and was still tired. mega fatigued. I guess that day on Thursday with 2 dancing classes and a walk did me in. I hit the wall in a big way and am very sore and struggling. Hopefully I’ll pull it all together tmrw and get the packing finished in time for the move the next day.

ate a lot of junkfood today and felt sorry for myself ;) ready for bed now. wish i had got more done but too late to worry now. nite all