Binge-free week, October 30th start
 

In the words of our lovely Liz:

This is a thread to challenge ourselves to remain binge free for one week. Some of us make it, and some of us don't, but we all give it our best effort. It doesn't have to be an entire week. Some of us take it hour-by-hour. Whatever you can do, come here to share your successes and your struggles. Together, we are all stronger!

Please refrain from mentioning any specific foods because it sets some people off on a binge. If you feel the need to mention food, head on over to Cyber Purgers and confess away.

This is a thread open to all, don't hesitate to jump in anytime!!! Newbies are very much welcomed!!!

Good luck and much strength!

Let's do it!!! :cheer2:

Okay, I don't know about the rest of you, but enough fiddle-farting around, here, eh? :rofl:
I am bound and determined to have at least ... oh, maybe three clean days this week. MINIMUM!!

Kelli, I didn't try anything new, but I did do some healthy cooking on the weekend, which is not like me at all. :lol:
I hope it goes well with the trainer today! :hug:

Liz, I wonder if you really ARE hungry when you eat that first bite and then can't seem to stop. :?: Do you think a little healthy snack prior to your meal might help? Just a thought... :hug:
Or maybe you just need to focus more on each bite... savour the flavours. As opposed to wolfing down the food because you feel like you haven't eaten in years. :lol3:

Missindy, congratulations on getting through yesterday! :hat: Sometimes it's hard to justify spending more money on healthy foods, but I try to remember how much I spend on junk food. :(

How's everyone doing? Fresh day, ladies!! :cheer2:

Good Morning Ellis :wave:

Ive been reading over here for a couple years, and yesterday I decided I'd come and join you ladies.

Its getting harder and harder to stick to my woe, and I read someone yesterday (Im sorry I dont remember who) mentioned never being able to eat that item again, and was thinking of making a pan of it last night so they could start over this morning. This described my way of thinking to a "T".

So, Im here to learn from you ladies, and offer any help I may have tucked away in my brain someplace.

:sunny: Have a great day!

:carrot: I started off the day with making good choices! :D I had a big temptation my ds brought home ---- from a b-day party but although I almost talked myself into eating it I didn't :carrot: I had my usually healthy breakfast and did an exercise video instead! Hopefully today when I weigh I have a lost but regardless I need to focus on the fact that I have been making choices that I would of never made before (stop the binge before it starts). It feels great!:trampo:

Would Like to bre Binge Free Also
 

:carrot: I would also like to have a binge free week--it seems as though I have two or three good days and whoops--something happens and I go beserk--does this happen to anyone else? I know for myself I have just got to find a way to ease my frustrations with something other-than food. A good week for us all--jnance

Snacks are my worst enemy...
 

Hi Ladies…as I start another Monday with a new vow after having a weekend filled with junk… I stumbled onto this website…I feel so much better that there is someone (more than one person) out there going through what I am going through. So far almost half a day with no cheating…I will check back in often and hopefully with your support I can make it through a whole week…My goal is to wake up on Monday and say WOW…I made it through a whole week instead of …today is the day to start over after blowing it. Good Luck Ladies…& Happy Snack Free Monday...

I am going to try to not eat after 7 pm this week, 8 pm at the very latest.

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I've been binge-free for several days! But, those URGES are strong today! I've resisted so far but it is hard. I will be strong!!!:strong: :boxing: :strong: Just typing that makes me feel better! I AM stronger than these evil urges!!!!!

Lots of newbies this week! YIPEEEE......together, we can all whip the binge-beast!!!

whitwhit~:welcome:YES! I definitely do what you mentioned. I HAVE to limit what I buy---avoid trigger foods totally. And I have to limit what I cook, even "healthy" allowed foods. 'Cause sometimes, I will eat and eat if it is there. Even hard boiled eggs! I was making 6-12 at a time for convenience. HA! It was convenient for a binge! Now I only make 1 or 2 at a time. If I'm still hungry, I cook more. But when they are done, usually I don't feel hungry anymore.

brwneyes1~:welcome: You are definitely NOT alone! :grouphug: This forum has helped me soooo much, I hope it helps you as well! Good luck on staying binge-free! You can do this!!!

jnance62~:welcome:Yep, been there, done that! Good luck with staying binge-free for a week! You CAN do this!

mikelli~:welcome:WOOOHOOOOO! WTG! :bravo: :dance: :bravo: Not only did you avoid the temptation but you did an exercise video?!?!? FANTASTIC! You should be proud! Keep it up!
Personally, I'd DESTROY the temptation while no one is looking:devil: Pour some windex on it and trash it. Better off in the trash than on my hips!

RobinW~ :welcome: I can relate to not being able to eat a food again. For me, certain foods are like powerful drugs. And I am terribly addicted. Sugar is just one example ( it even looks like cocaine!). I can NEVER seem to get enough so even one bite is way too much. Good luck on your plan!

Ellis~:hug: thanks for your suggestions! Unfortunately, it is not due to hunger. I can literally have a full gut (stomach aching) and still want to eat while I cook. I think part of it is a bad habit (like eating in front of tv). I'm gonna try chewing on sugar free gum to keep my mouth busy while I cook.
I KNOW you will have at LEAST 3 clean days of eating! I believe in you! You can do this!!!

Kate~:mag: :coach: :mag: where is the wonderful kate?!?!?!??! I hope you are feeling well! Sending you :goodvibes :flow1: :goodvibes good vibes!

Hey guys... i've totally fallen off the bandwagon but i'm back and ready to put binging behind me for GOOD! I started the south beach diet today and instead of mindlessly eating my afternoon away, i dragged my butt over to the gym and did some cardio :) I have a dance class planned for tomorrow and i cant wait! My room mates are making fettucini alfredo and you know what? it doesnt smell or sound good! Thats a first!! I have so much will power right now its CRAZY! i've figured if i keep up this enthusiasm, i can possible lose 20 pounds by the new year! I can dream about it but right now i'm getting up and DOING IT!

haha sorry :carrot:

Good evening... :smoking: Not much to report. It's the end of Day #1. AGAIN.


Is it me, or does the task of staying binge-free get harder in direct proportion to the effort one puts forth? ...

(Never mind.)

Cheers to all of you! Stay strong!!

I knew to this support forum. Been haning out on featherweights. Sat eve had Halloween party and I once again realized the binging is directly related to alcohol. My goal is to be alcohol and binge free for a week. At work today there were donuts. Well we had the pics from party up online and damn my face is fat. I dont even look the same anymore. I am so motivated today it is crazy,
Whitwhit, as long as you dont have kids to feed just dont buy it!! Whats hard is having to have it around for the kiddis!!!! FYI If I can get through this week without binging then anyone can!!! Let's do it!

Hi everybody!

I am back again- feeling better on the "health side", but ot very good on the "emotional side".

Ok, now here comes a long explanation of the way the german legal bar exam goes and some whining from me. Skip that part if you want.
A part of the legal bar exam in Germany was reformed, so the first part is now done at the University itself (the rest is somekind of state- controlled exam). It consist of 7 written exams where you have to reach at least 28 points (minimum 4 points per exam) and a long seminar- paper (to get that certificate you have to write at least 20- 50 pages, hold a lecture and stand a discussion). I already wrote 3 exams and passed all of them. So I have 24 points from the 28 points needed- so I have to achieve four points in four exams, I can practically "unsatisfactory" in those exams and still pass. That´s the good thing. And I already have a seminar certificate.
So my plan was to do that state- controlled part (which takes a few month) around April/ May next year.
Yesterday I found out that "they" won´t accept my certificate and that I have to do it again. "Unfortunately" there is no chance that I can do it this semester, I have to do it between April and July next year. Means end of studies October/ November/ December next year. Means having o money from September on. Paying high fees.....
I am "a bit" dissapointed......and worried.
Ok, the "me and my Univesity" part is over

Oh, and have I already mentioned that my Doc "challenged" me too loose 17lb till Christmas?? Hey, I love those "Jump on the scale loose a certain amount of weight in a certain time setting yourself under pressure" things. I guess I don´t have to mention that I haven´t lost a lb since my last appointment and my next apointment is in 14 days. Yahoo.
So I am fighting hard to be reasonable and jump away from that low calorie trip which leads to binging.

And I am alone at home, my mother is at vacation. I am alone at home. Just me and my cat. Didn´t make my life easier at the moment.....

But I was somehow binge free yesterday....but I still need a lot of work to really get back on track.

I can slightly feel Depression creeping back. And I feel a bit burned out, maybe that was the reason for my illness.

Elizabeth: :wave: I am here!

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

Kate

P.S. I guess I have to go to the supermarket now- maybe there will be some "Trick or treat" kids this evening. Halloween is very much loved in Germany since a few years.

Oh, Kate, I'm so sorry about that darned certificate! :( That seems so unfair... what a let-down for you, hon. :hug:
Kate, thank you for saying that. I have to lose weight "for" my doctor, too. (blood pressure has been a bit high) I'm seeing him in December, and like you, I haven't lost a single lb. :mad:
Come on, girl... let's get our acts together... we can do this! :grouphug:

I'm rushing out the door, but I'm sending good vibes and big hugs to all of you! :grouphug:
Back later... :wave:

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I ate too much (all "acceptable" foods) yesterday but didn't binge. Today, I am up 3lbs, which I KNOW is water weight due to sodium intake but it still makes me want to throw my scale monster in the cage with my binge beast! :tantrum: ARG!

Today, I plan to drink more water, exercise some (I've been a real slug lately!:o ) AND eat like a reasonable human being (fake it till I make it!!!;) ) WOOHOO!

Kate~I'm glad to see you back! I'd hate to have to hop on a plane and fly to germany to find out how you're doing! :D
I'm sorry to hear about all of your trials and tribulations regarding your legal education! It seems that NOTHING comes easily for you! Very UNFAIR...yes. But it also makes you a stronger, more determined person who WILL accomplish whatever you put your mind to! I know you are capable of overcoming whatever hurdles they put in your path. You are SO close!!!

Good luck to everybody! WE ARE STRONGER THAN OUR URGES!!!!

Happy Scary Day To All
 

Good Morning Ladies. I just want to report that I was binge free all day yesterday and so far today. I hit the gym yesterday and have my clothes ready today. I figure if I go at lunch I'll miss a chance to eat bad and I wont have to worry about exercise in the evening...Just want to wish everyone good luck. I hung up 2 outfits that I really want to fit into in Dec when I go back home to IL to visit my family. Everytime I get a craving I will run upstairs and either stare at it or try it on......I figure the exersice of running up and down the stairs will do me good. HAPPY FREE BINGE TUESDAY :dracula: :haphal:

Liz, it's gotta be water... hang in there, hon! :hug:

Brwneyes, I'm glad you're having a good day! :cheer2:

I'm struggling, but I'm not doing too badly...

Same here-- coupled with a headache and an irritable cat.
Happy Halloween!:bat:

Elizabeth, a headache and an irritable cat... what a nasty combination. :lol:
Sending you a big hug, hon... :hug: ... I hope you're BOTH feeling better.

I am doing GREAT!! (knock on wood)
I decided not to have ANY candy, and so far, so good! I know that once I start, I won't be able to stop. So I'm sitting here eating something healthy. :cheer2:

I hope everyone is hanging in there! :grouphug:

wow... day two is DONE! i got close to some candy but all i wanted to do was sniff it! all my friends laughed at me but it really worked- i passed up candy and cookies at THREE different parties- go me!

while i was in my Zumba class, the instructor said "While all your friends are eating chocolate, your in here exercising!!" and everyone cheered. Little things like that encourage to keep on truckin.

2 days binge free... a lifetime to go

Thank you, Ellis! (My cat thanks you, too.) I'm so glad you're doing great!! :) Well, the headache is gone, the cat is asleep and the day has finally come to a glorious end: I had no candy whatsoever & stayed binge-free, despite my worst intentions. :encore: Ah! To be in control of one's compulsions... It's calming and it's liberating, and it makes me wonder why I have compulsions to begin with.



So very true. And kudos to you for choosing health & sanity over sugar-laden crap!

Here's to a binge-free November!!

Candy is not my binge food so today wasn't a problem for me. My trigger foods are salty, cheesy and spicey followed by a nice pitcher of margaritas. Now the fact that I haven't any wine in the past 2 days is a major, major accomplishment!!

I used to drink...A LOT. I'm talking about multiple drinks daily. In August I decided to stop drinking (which means drinking maybe once or twice per week). Once you give up all that alcohol, your skin looks so much better, and you lose a little weight because alcohol has so many carbs and sugar.

Good luck...I'm sure you can stick to it!

Whit..Thanks for the encourgement. The longest I have gone is 4 days and even with that I can see that in mornings I just have so much moe energy. In fact, today my house is cleaner then it has been in years. I am reading a very eye opening book called The Uncommon Drunk. Even though I am a nurse I was preety niave regarding it effect on the body.
So today is day 4.
Thanks, D. ps I love your hair.

Hah! maybe that's why I've lost weight. I haven't had alcohol for months!!! But I've been substituting sweet and fatty stuff so hmmm maybe not.

Hi all, I'm going to make an effort to come back and post regularly. Going through a stressful time and reaching for the food isn't helping me. The sweet stuff is leaving me absolutely exhausted so I have to get back into a balanced diet and NO MORE BINGEING!!!

Catch you all soon :)

Hello Ladies…I survived Holloween with just a 1 bite size candy…Day 3 binge free. I have hit the gym everyday this week. I also walk a mile on my breaks with another coworker. I feel great. Now lets see about getting to day 4 :)

Day #3 for me, too! :)

(Probably for the millionth time, but no one needs to know, and I'm the only one counting...)


Stay strong, everyone!!!

well done elizabeth and browneyes

I was BF today and yday so that's 2 days for me :D

I am happy to say that I am still binge free :) (27 days i think!)

However.... today i was really craving french fries, and a nice greasy burger, so i decided to make that my treat meal and be careful with the calories otherwise today.

I went to McDonalds.

I ordered myself a cheeseburger happy meal.

And it was so disappointing.... It was nowhere near as good as the food i have been eating... normally I have a treat every week of a little something sweet/chocolatey, and eat well for my meals, so I haven't had fast food or french fries or any of that junk in a month..... and then having it today was just so disappointing..... french fries don't taste anywhere near as good as I remember, I couldn't even finish half of the kids sized fries, and the burger was just not very good (i didn't finish it either).

I guess this sorta made me think about something. Did I really have a food addiction? Did it always taste like this, but I didn't notice because I was addicted?

I'm so disappointed, I was hoping it would be somewhat satisfying, and it totally wasn't. What a waste of calories! I must admit.... it sorta is making me wanna binge, but in a "I need to find something satisfying" kinda way.... I think I'll head it off later with a mini chocolate bar.... It's satisfying knowing I haven't binged in a really long time, and I guess that in and of itself is helping a lot.

It seems like the less I binge the less I want to binge..... Anyone else notice that?

WOW! That's a great post right there! I completely know how you feel! I can be sooooo picky in restaurants and things, because if I'm going out for dinner, I want the food to be GOOD, not just ok, not just fuel to fill me up, but I want FOOD PORN goddamit! ;)

And then when you're dissapointed with your treat you are left wanting more! :yes: Oh I SO know where you're coming from!

And yes, it is easier not to binge when you have been binge-free for a while. I often find if I slip, then I will find it harder to be healthy the next day, and will keep craving whatever it was I slipped into...

Anyway, I really just came in to say hello and that I'm getting married on SATURDAY! :eek: And I'm doing particularly well in a stressful (well not too bad really) situation, and not bingeing! I'm really surprised at myself really! I've been eating really healthily and allowing myself a few pieces of chocolate on Tuesday when I got an evil headache and lots of stress, I even manged to bake stuff without eating it all! :lol:

I just hope I can continue to be healthy tomorrow :crossed: I have the day off work, and we are transporting all the decorations and things to the reception. Oh AND Mum and Dad are here, which ALWAYS makes me go bonkers. I think if I can eat healthily tomorrow I will have the whole bingeing-with-Mum-and-Dad thing licked! I have an appointment with the gym tomorrow afternoon and I'm dragging Mum along too! I've made her pack her gym clothes! :D

Hey girlies -- I've been noticing a lot of food porn being mentioned on this thread, and I know our rule is to watch mentioning specific foods -- but since so many of us forget about it, and the other thread seems to be lost, I'm not going to go and edit out all of the mentioning of food. BUT -- if you have a certain food trigger, PLEASE PM me with it -- and I will edit out mentions of it. Or you can let all the girls know -- and we'll all be careful. We don't want to trigger anyone.

Thanks everyone!!! :D

Okay, the mod stuff is over. I've been binge free for 36 hours!! Yay me!

Harpo - you're a mod??? I didn't know that :) Look what happens when I go away for a while LOL

Congrats everyone on your BF

I am thinking naughty food porn thoughts but hopefully I can hold out :D

End of Day #4!:)

I finally found the strength to clean & organize my kitchen, this afternoon...
Now I have one less thing to stress about, but I still hate housekeeping.

"Food porn"??? ...
I've just lost my appetite. (!)

food porn = naming specific foods as it may trigger binges for some people

my apologies for the name dropping, will be more careful in the future :)

I'm still binge free.... just barely..... the halloween treats almost had me yesterday! It was a really close call.... too close.... I'm on my guard today lol

Good Morning Everybody:carrot: . I just want to report that I was binge free all day yesterday and so far today (its still early:D ). I did an hour at the gym yesterday and I am going today (after I post this).
I am trying to get some plans in place so I won't be as tempted to binge over the weekend. The weekends are harder for me but I have been making progress. DH and I have a dinner to go to Sat. night so I am going to eat healthy and light in the am and just enjoy my dinner without guilt and stop when I am full. :dizzy: sounds so simple but it will be a challenge for me! I have lost every thing that I gained last week so I am back to 225 :o . Maybe I can even have a loss this week (I will be happy with 1/2 a lb.):D
Hope every one has a great and healthy weekend!:flow1: :sunny:

:exercise: :running: :woops:

Hi Everybody! :wave:

I read something today which REALLY made sense to me and I wanted to share it with all of you. (I did get permission from the author to post it here)
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The best thing I learned in therapy is this:

HALT+B

What that means is

NEVER get too H-ungry
NEVER get too A-ngry
NEVER get too L-onely
NEVER get too T-ired
NEVER get too B-ored

If you feel a binge coming on, just HALT! Think about the 5 letters and ask yourself if you're too hungry, angry, yada, yada, yada . . . usually you're experiencing SOMETHING close to one of these.

You can also add any kind of emotion like HAPPY! Yes, I binge when I'm happy as well. How about stress? Anxious?

The trick is to HALT and analyze WHY you want to binge. It gets easier to recognize these triggers the more you HALT.

I know Elizabeth, I binge when I'm happy as well -- I don't need much of an excuse. I binge through all emotions. Now, the only time I don't binge, is when I'm busy. That's why I need to be a little bit more productive with my time. My acronym would be really LONG. I should come up with one including my binge trigger foods as well. I remember MRS. DR VANDERTRAMP for the etre verbs in French. Anyone remember that?

Happy Sad Mad Glad was the one I learned :)

When I want to celebrate food and drink are pretty much top of my list...

Heh... a euphemism?:p

I'm still binge-free!! No need to get too excited, though...
My thanks to all of you, for being here. :hug:

cheers!