Hi everyone!
How is everyone doing?
I've been a member here for a while, I started writing a journal, but for some reason stopped coming on here (lack of motivation, weight gain, etc.). I don't think I'd say that I'm a full-on binger, but to me it feels like a binge just because I feel I lose all control when I eat, like my brain isn't functioning. So, I want to take this opportunity, once again, to keep up with my journal. This will be a new beginning, and I will post even if I do GAIN weight. I can beat my disordered eating. I have already joined the April Challenge and I'm going to start exercising. I know I can do this and I know I can lead a healthier lifestyle. I just have to set a goal for myself. Right now, my goals are:
-drink 8-10 glasses water daily
-exercise daily from 30-60 mins
-no junk food
-weigh ins once a week, probably Mondays (this will be very hard for me)

I am ready to fight this monster once and for all. I can do it!
Have a good day, everyone
May the force be with you

Hey, and welcome. I'm new too, just started posting here last week. I have very similar goals as you do, so we could be a great support system for each other! I'm also trying to exercise daily, drink lots of water, and steer towards healthier foods. I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks because it seems to make me binge more and I bet my weight's up since I've been eating like crazy, but I want to start weighing in weekly (or perhaps daily, since that seems to make me a little more sane about it if I'm up or whatever).
Anyway, good luck on your journey!

Welcome! Your post sounds so much like me. You can do it!

Welcome!
You have a plan and that is great! Focus on your goals and post when you are in distress........... I know I do!

I'm still a newbie myself to these boards. Good for you, making goals and having a plan. I know exactly what you mean when you say that it feels like your brain is not functioning when you start to binge... that's a good way to describe it. Hang in there and kup

Thanks everyone for supportive comments! They really help. I had a very busy day today and had hardly any time for food. I think what my biggest problem is is that I am a college student on a low budget and a habit of being lazy. And, this semester, I have gotten a job, so I don't know what my problem is with not being able to eat healthily. I usually eat junk from the vending machine, which is conveniently located in my dorm building, on my floor nevertheless.

Snowbunny, yeah, we do have very similar goals. I really feel like I need a buddy to keep me in check and kick my butt when I need it. We could just record our daily progress, just food and exercise-wise.

Right now, I'd really like to weigh myself just once a week, but I just get impatient. It's become a habit now, like eating junk. I have to break out of the habit. Also, whenever I set a goal that I'll buy healthier snacks (like rice cakes, fat free fudge bars, fat free pretzels/chips) I end eating the whole bag in 1 or 2 days. It is just so frustrating. And then there's days like this, where I eat a healthy salad and have no time to get anything else and end up eating a chocolate bar and later starving. I really want to be honest. I pretty much eat very little/nothing throughout the day until I get back from my classes, which is usually around 3/4. Then I eat a salad and end up eating junk later at night. I just need to stop. I need to get my health back on track and make it a priority. Gosh, I used to be so healthy in high school and that was only 3 years ago. Time flies by. Sorry this is so long. I just wish I had an answer as to why I overeat. I know sometimes it's because I eat nothing all day long, but I have this fear that if I start eating breakfast, I'll get even fatter because I'll probably eat more than I do now.
Wow, again, sorry for the length, but I guess I needed to let it out.
Thanks for listening
Stay strong and motivated

Oh, progress on goals today:
-Water: 2 glasses
-Exercise: Walking around all day doing errands and going to classes
-Junk food: 1 bar Hershey chocolate but getting there
Weight: 149.5 lbs