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Old 01-12-2008, 01:34 PM   #1  
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Wink Sometimes it just has to go in the trash
I'm an overeater/binger so I probably do this more than other people and DH gets so mad at me for it, but it makes me happy, lol. The past few days I've been really battling with sugar cravings. It's so weird that I can be doing so well, I can look at a plate of cookies and not want one at all and other times it's all I can think about. Anyhoo, my mom gave me a bag of chocolate chips last week and told me to make her cookies. I was going to tell her no, that I'm really trying to keep stuff out of the house, but for some reason when I say those kind of the things she gets offended. But that's a WHOLE different topic. Well I started snacking on them last night after dinner so I threw them in the garbage after about 3 handfuls. It felt so good! Normally I'd just keep eating them and say screw it and it would send me on a 3 week hiatus. Sometimes saying no and putting an end to things can so empowering! Today is day 28 of no bingeing for me! Monday will be day 30 so I'm getting my hair done as a reward.
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Old 01-12-2008, 01:41 PM   #2  
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Old 01-12-2008, 01:42 PM   #3  
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Congratulations on 28 days without a binge!

I totally agree with throwing out problem food (except I often dump dish soap on top of it to render it truly inedible ). It's as wasteful for me to eat the food as it is throw it away. And I don't need to treat myself like a trash can!
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When in doubt, throw it out! Good work. Better in the trash can than in our bodies.
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Old 01-12-2008, 02:34 PM   #5  
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good for you... I think I'm about to follow your example :-)
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Old 01-12-2008, 03:09 PM   #8  
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Wow, that's awesome! I did that for the first time last week, and as Meg suggested I dumped soap on it as well. It was the only way to get past that urge to shovel it in!!!

And Meg, you summed it up....I never thought of it as wasteful if I ate it, only if I threw it away. You're right though, eating it is even worse than throwing it away!
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Old 01-12-2008, 03:11 PM   #9  
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Old 01-12-2008, 03:43 PM   #10  
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oh yeah....been there. In fact probably about ready to do it again!
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Old 01-12-2008, 07:34 PM   #11  
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Oh yeah. Without a doubt. The trash can is a vetty, vetty valuable "diet" aid. And like the others mentioned, it doesn't harm to render it inedible first.

And if you ask me it is MORE of a waste to eat food when not hungry then to toss it away. One does what one has to in order to remain healthy. Period.

I'm so very happy for you for being binge free for so long. Keep it up. Just keep at it.
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Old 01-12-2008, 07:46 PM   #12  
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It's as wasteful for me to eat the food as it is throw it away. And I don't need to treat myself like a trash can!

Well said! I never thought of it like that!
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Well done!

You can use the trash can, or you can be the trash can.

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Well done!

You can use the trash can, or you can be the trash can.

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Love it Anne. That is a signature-worthy quip.
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Old 01-13-2008, 12:59 PM   #15  
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Instead of the trash can, I sometimes use the freezer. But it's just as good as using one since I rarely defrost anything before it's been freezer burned from being in there too long. Then I dump it. Some how I don't mine dumping frozen food, but have a big problem dumping fresh food.

My other secret is to only make or buy sweet treats that my husband likes but I don't. That way, I'm not even tempted from the start.
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