No binges today! staying on plan with a small healthy dinner, lot's of protein to keep full! taking it one day at a time. good luck everyone, i'm rooting for you!
It's a pain in the mouth! LOL
Today I found myself thinking of food with the old "what can I eat?" question, though not hungry at all. Fortunately a red alarm started ringing in my head, and before I opened the fridge I asked myself what was going on... I was working on my thesis when the "what can I eat" question started to pop up, so I just smiled, diagnosed myself with frustration, and went on working.
It is amazing to realize that the binge wiring is intact, and that self-knowledge and the good working of the no-more-binges alarm is allowing me to keep binge-free...
Three months, two days, and counting!
Last edited by inglesita64; 04-02-2012 at 08:18 PM.
OK danzingurl - Let's do it. I will be sure to check in everyday.
Violet - I will definitely check out this book. Let me know if it helps you. Thanks for sharing.
It's great so far. It's written by someone who binged and then later became bulimic with binging and purging. I just deal with binges. I've only done it in the last few years and really didn't call it a binge, but now I know that's what I was doing.
Her book is about how we have control over our binges and it isn't due to anything emotional or stress, etc. It's interesting so far. I haven't finished it yet as I've had a busy week, but hopefully will finish it soon. She talks about getting control over the "animal" part of our brain. Makes sense. She has been successful, so it works for her.
I nearly gave in yesterday - I work well with an eating routine and yesterday it got broken - nearly went to the store for the carbs and fat - but managed to draw back and did 30 mins exercise instead - so onto day 3
wow, we are all doing great!!! Tyla, I am in cultural studies, which means stepping on slippery academic ground all the time. I love what I do, but it is hard to have a full time teaching job, then a part time translation job, a house to look after and this thesis... Hard work. I always thought that managing my binges would be more difficult than writing the thesis, and it turned to be easier than I thought thanks to this site. Right now I am writing through a "what can I eat" fit, waiting for it to go away. It's like an anxiety attack, isn't it. Now it's fading... Phew! Got through it! If I had not found this page, I would be bingeing right now.
Let's get to the end of April!
day 2 with no binges! keep it up everyone! I saw this quote that really spoke to me about binge eating "when a craving doesn't come from real hunger, eating will never satisfy it" gotta think about that if the desire ever hits!
Is it possible to binge on sunflower seeds??? haha...j/k They really are helping me not grab everything in sight and scarf it down. They keep my hands busy and are so yummy. A little salty, but drinking lots of water is helping. I'm not sure if they are really helping my problem, but at least I'm not eating a bunch of junk.
Congrats to all of you who are doing so well! One day at a time....
Oh my goodness, I am so glad I thought of this forum. My bingeing (and purging) has been getting more and more out of control for a long time. I am so desperate to stop, I want more than anything to not be thinking about food 24/7 and the remorse and isolation is suffocating. I have to take things 5 minutes at a time now. I feel like if I commit to anything it only makes it more likely I won't do it (defiance?). I just need to see all of you succeeding and try to get it into my head that I can do it too!! My disease is telling me I can't and its so loud I have been giving in to bingeing every single day for weeks. Thanks for sharing your strength.
on staying in control yesterday.
