Awww, thanks! I'm so thrilled, this is by FAR the longest I've ever gone without a binge! I can't believe it! It makes me dream of a binge-free life and how sweet that would be!

I think the key for me has been meal planning, meal planning, meal planning! I plan what I'm going to eat that day and that is EXACTLY what I eat. I do not allow myself any "just a taste" of ANYTHING, even when I'm fixing food for my DH. No licking my fingers, no nibbling something on the edges, none of that. I eat ONLY what I've written down. Yes it is rigid, but my binge eating patterns were so drastic and awful that I have needed this structure and strictness to get any sort of control over them.

I also don't have any of my major "trigger" foods in the house (chips, crackers, pretzels, nuts, cereal, soy ice cream, etc.). So I haven't even tried to eat "just a serving" of those items because they have always led me down the garden path of eating a ton of them -- plus everything else I can get my hands on. The only previous "trigger" foods I seem to have mastered are nut butters (peanut butter and almond butter) -- and I carefully MEASURE with proper measuring spoons each and every serving of those.

Other habits I've had to change: I don't eat after 7pm and I don't eat in my car and I don't eat while standing in the kitchen (I have to sit down with my meals and eat, and enjoy, them properly). I have a digital food scale and lots of measuring cups and spoons and I weigh/measure everything because I really had no clue what proper portion sizes looked like. I am learning, though! For instance, I now practice eyeballing and dishing out a single serving of pasta, then I weigh it to see how close I was. I'm getting better and better.

Wow, that turned into a long ramble, sorry! But I am SO excited to have come so many days without binging, so I have lots of enthusiasm for the topic!

I'm on this challenge. This is day 8 for me, which is a record for me. I will focus on today...

Tyler, you are a rock star!

Today is day 8 for me, too! At picnic #1 yesterday I resisted home made chocolate chip cookies. The teacher put them in front of me and asked me if I wanted some. More than once. And today at picnic #2 there was cake and ice cream. I served some to my son and did not have any. I came home and ate my scrambled egg whites. Whew.

I almost caved last night, though. We got a DVD from my son's teacher that has pictures she took throughout the year. Then we decided to watch the DVD from when my daughter was in that class, two years ago. Well, in the older video, I was THIN. I was upset after I watched it and angry with myself for gaining weight. I really wanted to eat, but managed to convince myself that I would only feel worse if I did, and it would not help me look like I did two years ago, either. So, whew again.

This concludes today's blog. LOL! Stay strong, y'all!

You all are doing so well! Day number 69?! AWESOME
And Day 8 is awesome too! Wowzers!

I'm on day 3 - and VERY unhappy with the dietitian - we have socialized medicine here so it's not a service I pay for - and believe me - you get what you pay for -!!
The appt before me was running late I guess because my appt was for 4:30 and I got there 4:25 and they were just going in then, and so I only got in at 4:45, and she started with weighing me etc. and my BMI is MORBIDLY OBESE (that sounds awful!) and I got the results of the blood test I took this morning and I'm worried I've crossed over the line from pre-diabetic to diabetic - fasting glucose was 128... And cholesterol 212... I'm a mess! Anyway - she started making a diet - breakfast, snack, lunch, and then "That's all we have time for today" - YES! She stopped right in the middle of making a daily food plan and I was so flabbergasted that I didn't say a word!

So I'm a little not happy right now becuase I have NO PLAN and I know you guys understand how important the PLAN is!!!!!!!

///But I didn't binge. So I'm wrapping up day #3, albeit unhappily.

Tyler you are AMAZING! 69 days is truly inspriational, thank you for sharing how you do it! I truly hope I have the strength to make it to 69 days without treating my body as a garbage can.
Wardhog - WTG on saying no to those treats!
Miriam Anne - How fustrating, I would have been soooo mad if that had been me!! Great job on completing day 3 though!!

So Im having a good day today, feeling light and motivated. Eating is good, will be going to the gym after work. Getting the water in, all is well!! Hope your all having a great day!

May I join you again this week for the challenge? I'm back at square one, day one because I was good last night (although NOT good the night before). I had a COUPLE of marshmallows after dinner last night, but then was able to stop before devouring the whole bag. And I stayed away from the peanut butter.

Hang in there Miriam. I know how that feels to try your best to make changes only to have your best efforts thwarted. It's very exasperating, but I have faith it will get better.

AND Tyler, you are such an inspiration!

Ok well now on day 4!!! It is my birthday though so it is going to be a little bit harder with people wanting to go out to eat and cake and all that good stuff, but I have asked everyone to not get cake, so we will see if they listen...ha. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Happy Birthday, worleygirl!

Happy birthday Worleygirl!!!!

Wistfulgirl, you are ALWAYS welcome!

Thanks guys!!! Birthdays are always fun, even if I am getting older...ha!!

Worleygirl

Congrats, worley! How old are you? May it be a GOOD YEAR for you!

i made it through day #4. Doing okay.

I am 28 years old today!! And thank you I hope it will be a great year for me also! I am sure it will be! Congratulations on day #4 that is what day I am on too! So far so good everyone has been very considerate and there has been no cake or sweets, and tonight I am going out with some friends and we are picking up subs and going to a park so their kids can play and we can all be outside and chill out. So I just might make it through my birthday without going over my points!!!

What a lovely gift to yourself! It sounds like a really nice night!

For me day 70 has been ok, though I'm feeling snacky tonight. I've already eaten all my meals, so I need to stay out of the kitchen at this point and focus on other stuff. I think I'm going to paint my tootsies.

I am starting over, starting today. I posted in my other thread about how I looked at my bank statement and wrote down all the places and prices of my binges for the month of May. I really cannot afford to keep doing this! I am going to start with mini goals, like trying to binge free for 1 week. If I can accomplish this goal, I am going to by myself a new dress that I have had my eye on (I have a gift card for the store so I wont be spending extra money on it). Today so far has been good, I have had a bowl of cereal (Which I should get rid of all together in my house since its such a trigger food for me) and two cups of coffee. I am getting ready to go do a run in a bit here too.