I'll change that -- I lost a Sharon!!! If we ever meet, you'll have to hop on my back.

Ahh, can't tell about my 'friend.' He's a secret. We just started dating, so I don't know how it'll end up -- I've never thrown the "b" word out, because most of the guys I date only last a couple of weeks, but I'm thinking this one is different because we've really opened up to each other, and I've never done that before. So, we'll see. I'm still a little undecided about the whole thing, but I'm hopeful.

LOL Ok ok but when friend turns to the big B word let us know!! we wanna share in your happiness!!

and yes if we ever meet i will jump on your back haha :lol3: thats a pic for this forum to see!!

woohoo harpo!!! a binge free day, a "friend", you lost a sharon, great avatar pic! and you lost a sharon, what more could a girl ask for??

great job sharon!! keep up the great work!!

ceejay you are doing a great job!!!

welcome birdlover!! congrats on making it to curves!!

hello angelina and knot hope you are both having a nice evening.

i had a good day yesterday and today. no binges for me.

i hope the rest of you are all doing well, have a great binge free night!!

I'm sorry I haven't been around! I've been eating badly, but I've started exercising again! :running:

I'm glad to see so many of you are doing well! :hat:

Harpo... I hope things work out for you... you're just the sweetest, and you deserve the best. :hug:
My 10 year-old son was just looking at your stats, and said, "She weighed that much before?" I showed him your before and after pics, and he said, "Wow, she did REALLY well!!"
You've even impressed a boy who is only interested in Yu-gi-oh and Pokemon cards and x-box games. :lol:

Birdlover, welcome! :welcome3: COWS?!?! What a stressful job! :lol:
It's great having you join us. :hug:

Ana, I'm sorry about the argument with your friend. :( I hope you're doing okay now, hon. :hug:

Sharon, if Harpo has lost you, does that mean we can't see you? :D
WOW! I was just looking at your before and after pics... you look fabulous, darling! :love: (actually, you looked good before, too.)

Jodi... I'm just heading to the gym... I'll expect to see you there. ;)

Angelia, I'm glad you're enjoying your MP3 player. They're great, aren't they!? I got one a couple of months ago, and it makes exercising so much more enjoyable.

Ceejay and _knot, you're both doing great, girls!! Keep it up!! :cheer:

I'm off to work out... have a great day, everyone! :grouphug:

Im giving my notice at work today, Ive been there 7 weeks, and right from the get go I found a few people there not so friendly. I guess I drew the line with the racial slurs, and when I was brought into the office to ask how they wanted my 2 days I missed done up I told them to take it from my pay, they were oh no, we will take it from next years holidays, thats when I just said, Im not going to be here, I am not happy and well am actively looking for another job. I was why, and I ran down the huge list. And ya know what happened next? She went and started telling everyone that everyone was being mean to me! I had people coming to me to apologize,,,the ones that were nice. I was so upset. Some people took offense to that so now Im working in a hostile enviroment. WAY worse then before...I think this woman has to be the worst boss I have ever had.

Harpo and Sharon- I just looked at both your before and after videos and you both look great!!!! The amount you guys have lost is really an inspiration. Sometimes I feel like I will never lose more than 5 lbs lol.

I have been doing great with not binging. We had one of my favs for dinner and I did not get seconds. I binged a little at lunch time but I was trying to get my daughter to eat a healthy food and was showing her I like it too. I figure it was healthy, could it really hurt? and I wasn't doing it for emotional reasons. I am so proud of myself and I can tell my husband is proud of me too.

Hey girls!! I'm finishing up day 3 binge free!! And you won't guess where I had to avoid temptation and I DID.

ellis That's cool!! I've worked with 10 year olds, and I know how hard they are to impress. You know, you can't leave me here alone eating well; remember you eat bad, I eat bad. I eat good, you eat good. You might just throw the earth's center of gravity off by eating bad. :hug:

jodi Thanks Jodi!! Great job being binge free 2 days!! Woo hoo!!

angelia Sorry to hear about your work difficulties :hug:

Ana Thank you :) Awesome job not bingeing!! Before you know it, those 60 pounds will be H I S T O R Y ~~ :D

Well it finally happened. I binged! I don't feel too bad about it though because I went so long without doing it and I know I can control myself. I'm not sure why I did it this time. Honestly I think just because what I ate tasted so good.
I start a new job on Monday and I have to leave my house at 8:30, so I am thinking I will start getting up at 7:00 and exercise for a half hour. I figure that'll get me moving to start my day.

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I've been binge free all week!!! YAY! I'm trying a "fat fast" and it's working wonders for my appetite AND for weight loss! I feel so in control WOOHOOO>>>>>>>>:cb: :cp: :dance: :cp: :cb:

Where is Kate and Sweetpea?!?!? Hello??? Missing your posts! Hope both of you are doing well!

Takingoff~Good for you, for not beating yourself up over a binge! I can totally relate to bingeing cause it tastes good! :hungry: Personally, I'm finding that if I stick to bland foods I do much better. I miss the yummy stuff, but it is worth it to keep my binge-beast asleep

Harpo~:bravo:on 3 days binge free!!! YAY!
I hope your new "friend" is treating you VERY well and you are happy....you deserve it! You are beautiful AND intelligent so your friend is lucky to have you!

dafatndafurious~Sorry to hear your work situation couldn't be resolved. Sounds like you will be LOTS happier being out of that toxic place--life is WAY too short to have to tolerate a lousy job! Good luck on finding a great job where you'll be happy!

Ellis~WTG on working out! Are you still running?

justjodi~:carrot: :bravo: WTG on staying binge free!!!

Lealee~I hope you are still doing "awesome"!!!

:dust: :grouphug: :dust:

Hello all,,,
Where are you Knot? I ate healthy today! Finally. BF day!

Harpo,,,I have looked at your before pic a few times,,,and I get so pumped up to do as you have done. You have done such a fantastic job. Inspiring to me.

Good job Elizabeth! What a high you get when you succeed eh?

Ana, what kind of job are you starting on Monday?

Ellis, you and me both,,,but I still come in and post,,,why does it take seconds to binge,,,but takes me days to get back on the wagon? Is there something missing in my head? I do feel bothered by that,,,

I feel like I have been on a roller coaster of emotions the last couple of weeks...being on holidays, then stranded, then home, and back to a workplace that wasn't mentally healthy. I have run the course of all emotions. So felt good Monday, all plans of leaving,,,Tuesday, went in and had the big talk with the boss. Wed, came in and found out they had fired one of the woman responsible for most of the hostility, racial slurs and down right bad attitude. In some areas of the office it has made things even more so, her couple of friends. but the rest of the office is almot celebrating,,,swear I was going to see the show Wicked right there in front of me,,The Wicked Witch of the West is dead! My boss, whom I still kinda not too impressed with has asked me to stay on, infact would like to start me on classes,,,to further my stay within the company. Owner of the company asked to come and meet with him. Thanked me for coming forward, and speaking my mind...ha ha very few ever say that to me.
Anyways not sure where Im going to be tomorrow,,,today was good. Even the elevator breaking down right before my lunch was good,,,I ran up and down 5 flights a couple of times,,,,
Im hoping tomorrow will be another good day.

hey Angelia! that's awesome! also, even if you've decided to leave your job, it's nice to see your boss and the owner recognize your value to the company.

"why does it take seconds to binge,,,but takes me days to get back on the wagon?" good question!! i'm the same way. seconds or minutes of backtracking and i miss the opportunity of a few good days of moving forward!

yesterday was not so good for me--i got home and headed straight for the kitchen where i grabbed my sugary, junky fix. over the summer i must have forgotten how strong the compulsion is after school for me.

Angelia, what a dreadful time you've been having! :( You poor dear... good for you for speaking up. :hug: You're right... people often aren't "rewarded" for doing that, and so we second-guess ourselves sometimes.
Racial slurs?! :rolleyes: Isn't it incredible that that kind of nonsense still goes on!?
And... "is there something missing in our head?" Yes, but I haven't any idea what it is. :lol3: Let's not stop looking for it, though.

_knot, can you take an extra snack to school with you to eat on the way home? That may be just what you need to get you through the evening until dinner. :hug:

Elizabeth, I'm so glad you're doing well!! :hat:
Yes, I've just started running again. Why is it that the first day is always so easy? It's like your body hasn't figured out what's going on. But then when you go out for your second run, your body goes, "Oh, hold on. I'm not putting up with THIS again!" And it shuts down. :rofl:

Ana, exercising first thing is a great idea. :yes: I like to do that, too, because then I feel good all day long knowing I'd DONE the workout!

Harpo, I'm here! :hug: Are you still binge-free?
I've gained three fricking pounds since I started exercising last week. :rolleyes: Go figure. The voice in my head says, "Hey, you're exercising! You can eat whatever you like!" And I do.
I'm hoping to stop the cycle soon... ;)

How's everyone else? :wave:

:wave: I am back again!! (:wave:Elizabeth!)

I did so much volunteer work at cultural festivals in the last week, it should last for the next three or four lives. Really.

I managed it to stay more or less binge free. Bad food choices sometimes, but I paid for those choices with nice stomach pains and dramatic rus to the bathroom.

I have a little problem with TOM. Mainly because it is not TOM anymore, it´s more TM as in THIS MONTH. I am PMSy and fighting with my period for 15 days now. I am a bit running out of blood....I had my iron levels checked today, my Gyn said that it could be due to the birth control pill. But I am not feeling so enthusiastically well at the moment.

I since this morning I am officially diagnosed insulin resistant. I got Metformin pills, which are also known to help to lose weight.
And, as an extra feature, I had an appointment at an nutrionist this morning. Who told me that I would do fine.
So I should go on eating the way I eat when I am not playing the little volunteer, go on with exercising ad journalling.
My next appointment with my Doc and the nutrionist is next month.

Ok, I´ll spend this weekend with trying to keep up with your post and my exercises....

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

Kate

Knot, I second what Ellis said,,,I have made a point of putting a couple of snacks in my purse so on the LOOONG drive home I can have something to eat...so when I get home Im not circling the kitchen for instant relief.
IK love bening BF,,,day 5+ ...cause by then its like Im on a roll,,,and to me thats alot to loose,,,where as right now I can say day 2 BF but tomorrow I can turn,,,plus being the weekend..

Ellis,,,its like our bodies have a personality. Best friends one moment mortal enemies the next.

Kate, you have been having TOM for 15 days? And you are on BC pills? If so perhaps you need a different strength. Ask your Dr. about taking some iron supps if there is a bit of a drop in your iron levels. I speak from experience in this,,,at 23 I started my roller coaster in TOM. 4 gynos later I finally found one that understood that this wasn't in my head and I was seriously low in iron. Had a hysterectomy this past Feb. best thing I ever did. But of course I am 38 and have children...so my baby days were over years ago.

Work has been strange, as I posted before one of the women was fired, her best friend still works there and has been SUPER hostile, swearing constantly, and made rude comments about me all day. (Im just leaving it alone, she's probably scared and she is in attack mode) there are a few people who have stopped by and apologized, which started a long conversation on respect in the work space, think I opened a few eyes. But on the whole, I sat there thinking my plan of escape, most important thing on my desk in a picture frame of my family. And a book I am half way threw reading...Im thinking 30 seconds tops in leaving all my security stuff in the drawer, emailing my boss my resignation and calling someone to relieve me. My husband wants me to hold out another month,,,just incase this woman leaves of her own accord. *she has said she is leaving before year end,,,which is the end of Oct.


hope everyone has a BF weekend,,,

Well I started my job on Friday. I am a teacher in a child devt center. Anyways, I have a problem. Their policy is family style dining, which means when they eat, the teachers have to sit down and eat with them. Well they have 3 snacks a day and lunch. My entire problem is binging so I don't wanna eat when I am not hungry. This is such a huge deal to me. I don't know what to do. I don't know how to approach my brand new boss about this and say "I am a recovering over-eater" cuz a lot of people don't even believe in that and 2nd of all, I don't want her to know that much about me. What would ya'll do?