Day 12 for me, but I went a little overboard eating peanut butter yesterday and i don't know if i should count it as a binge. At one point I did lose control, but then did tell myself to stop and I did. So, it wasn't as bad as usual. I did gain weight, but that was from Easter and yesterday combined. I was really working hard on building the new patio for days, maybe I just needed the extra calories for energy. So, I think I won't count it as a binge. I did good today though!
DAY ONE BINGE FREE ) i went off plan a couple of times but never had the out of control feeling or crazy emotions involved which is a huge thing for me. i
i am learning so much about myself through this process. lately i have discovered i cant control my father and his sobriety (1 yr sober but i wonder and am concerned about new addictions), i cant be his babysitter or fix him. i can be THERE for him but i cant control him. i can love him but i cant keep him as the person he has been the last yr. it is up to him and i am not accountable.
realizing that has helped with the emotional eating wheich is GREAT bc it has been putting a huge burden on my emotional eating.
i want him to be clean and sober when he walks me down the aisle july 17, 2010 but i have to take care of me first.
okkkkay so excuse the vent and most importantly DAY ONE COMPLETE!!!!!!!!! im very excited about tomorrow!
Happytobe: I want to see you at day 200! Stay strong and we are all here for you. I did it last night and so can you tonight! As Tom Hanks told Meg Ryan in "You've Got Mail"......."Fight! Fight to the Death!"
Happytobe...I'm probably a little late to offer encouragement...but I hope you made it through (actually...I KNOW you made it through because you're a strong, committed chick!)
Congrats on Day 1 Chels! That's awesome...here's to Day 2!
I made it through the dinner outing tonight exactly as I planned to! I was so proud of myself. We went to a Mexican restaurant where they not only provide chips and salsa, but POPCORN as well. I didn't touch any of it (even though my grandma kept pushing it on me!) I ate what I planned to have...didn't even look at the menu. I got the Chicken Fajita Burrito, minus the burrito and the cheese sauce. I got salsa instead and made myself a little chicken fajita salad. It was good! I did have a few bites of some dessert-type items that my grandma bought at this specialty grocery store. But, it was literally like the tiniest bite possible, just to see what they tasted like. And, I counted it in my daily points! So, no binging for me today! Tomorrow will be the start of Day 14! I want to make it through so I can say I'm two weeks binge free! (Plus, weigh-in day is Thursday and I want good numbers!!!!)
amazing how knowing you ladies were supporting me and that i really, really, REALLY didnt want to come on here and say Day 1 ... it helped... and i did figure out the trigger too - i am indeed very over tired (another sinus infection seems to have set in)... so now that i am mindful of that, i will be better prepared today
I completed day 2 of no binging and sticking to my eating plan and am working on a good day 3. This morning I did something I never do; I got up early and exercised before leaving for work. I also did a 2.5 mile walk at Stone Mountain after work yesterday. I am really trying to get back to exercising at least 5 days a week. When I workout, it helps control the urge to binge or overeat.
Happytobemomof2 - I'm glad you survived. You are such an inspiration to us. Stay strong.
Chels - Glad you made it through day 1. I know you can make it through day 2. Hang in there, we can do it!!
Foxxy - Way to go on sticking to your plan while eating out.
Congrats to everyone else who is doing such a good job at staying in control.
Bunneh, good luck on Day 2...Day 3 will be here before you know it!
Paris....Day 25 is awesome...so close to a month!! And yeah, Mexican restaurants are strange because there is such a combo of healthy and unhealthy things in one place!
Thanks GettinFit! And good job getting up early to work out! I agree, a good work out can really offset the need to binge.
Raven, congrats on Day 8!
Day 14 is off to a good start. I was going to post a mini-rant here, but it turned out to be not so mini once I got going, haha. I'm going to put it on another thread.
This is my third HARD day in a row. Indulging on Easter seems to have triggered my binge cravings. I have stuck within my calorie budget, but it has been a constant battle. I just wanna binge! But, I DON"T WANNA BINGE!!! I'm ! I'll push through and beat this. It doesn't help that the scale hasn't been moving, I didn't sleep well, and woke up with an allergic reaction to who-knows-what and had to take benedryl and then somehow manage to stay awake and take care of the kids. I hate sucky days like these. BLAH!
On a much more positive note, I've started walking a couple of miles OUTSIDE every evening! Yay, for spring! I truly despise exercise, but the first mile is lovely. The second mile seems much more like exercise.
Hang in there Blairsey You can do it. Congrats on starting a walking routine as I'm sure that will help with your weight loss. Do you listen to music when you walk? If not, maybe try using an MP3 player or IPOD. Some days I walk 5 miles with my music and it goes by so fast. I like to mix in a few slower songs with the fast ones to give me a little break.
i really hope all you ladies are enjoying your evenings i have officially overeaten tonight. my boys were enjoying too much chocolate and i enjoyed it along with them. i then took allll the extra (which is not specifically the boys) and put it in the garbage... no need in having pounds and pounds of chocolate in the house tempting me... so i am about 200 cal over for today BUT did not binge...did not give in and eat emotionally... did not stuff my face... i did have my extra and didnt freak out... and now the extra is gone...
i am so pleased to read how everyone is trying soooo hard !
i am soooo close to calling my bf... 10 more min... i will just hang out here... i can ignore this... this to shall pass... thank you !!!
and most importantly DAY ONE COMPLETE!!!!!!!!! im very excited about tomorrow! 
! I'll push through and beat this. It doesn't help that the scale hasn't been moving, I didn't sleep well, and woke up with an allergic reaction to who-knows-what and had to take benedryl and then somehow manage to stay awake and take care of the kids. I hate sucky days like these. BLAH! 
