Good Morning everyone,

Ive done allright the last week or so but I wouldnt say terrific. Here's to another binge free week. Im trying not to drink at all either because I find that just leads to a binge. Ive also started weight training again. I find when Im working out I am less likely to binge. Maybe it is the work and time I put into going to the gym that makes me want to eat healthy. Keep it up everyone. Lets post how we are doing, good or bad, and keep encouraging eachother.

Hello.

I used to post on this board/thread when i first started out on 3FC last year... but I sadly sort of dropped off it once I stopped binging as much. Well I'm back because this week it has felt like the binge monster has been looking over my shoulder (closely followed by the purge monster)...

I'd like to make december binge free (except you know Christmas day, where the binge is considered indulging in delicious food). Purge free as well.

I can't really pin point what's been making me overeat lately. time of year? being tired? Stress? Do I have too much on my plate? hmmm.


Bikinidreader - congrats on the binge free week. feels so good to have a week like that. Do you have any good arm/abs/butt weight training moves? I've started to weight train, but I definitely need some different moves to sort of mix it up (I can't move up in weights b/c I only have 5 and 8 lbs dumbells, but I figure changing the moves every other week would work as well to train different muscles)...

I am still figuring out good exercises but I just do pretty boring ones and I'm fine with that.
arms: bicep (regular and hammer curls), tricep extensions, shoulder press, front raise
Abs: i find that the plank is really good and any pilates stuff for your core
butt: any squats and lunges are great for your lower half!

there are tons of exercises. I am still building my ideas so that I dont get bored! as long as I'm sore afterward I know I've worked hard.

Bikini Dreader - Thank you for starting things off!

I'm right here with you I had twenty three days where I didn't overeat in November, and I am going to beat that in December!

Hi everyone!

I was over 150 days binge free this year and on September 10th, something went off inside of my head. Ever since then I have been binging/purging and gained back 17 of the pounds I had worked so hard to lose. So, here I am finally admitting I have a problem.

This is my promise to remain binge free and purge free again and not go off of the South Beach diet because in my mind its all or nothing.

I look forward to getting to know all of you!

hello , yes heres to another binge free week! so far so good.

lets keep this up, we CAN do this. lots of luck to everyone.

xx

when you say 23 days, is that 23 days in a row, or 23 days total?! Or do you have to start over when you binge? I want to know because I think counting my binge free days is a great positive way to keep myself accounatble! Please let me know!

Hi everyone,

Ive been doing ok but Ive basically not been eating enough in the day and then coming home from 11 hours at work and eating a bunch of sugar because I dont have time to cook. I start my new job next week and hope that things will change. I'm going back to the desk wheareas right now I'm working in a restaurant. The restaurant was just temporary. Anyway, I have the day off today until dinner so I"m going to cook a couple chicken breasts to have something healthy in my fridge for the next few days. My problem is that I'm choosing unhealthy stuff over healthy because it is easier.

It is great to see so many people joining this!! Everyone is doing so well. It is inspiring. Today my plan is to eat healthy. I have a bad cold and I have to get better. I dont really count binge free days because that doesnt work for me. I'm more of a day by day person but everyone is different.

RocknRoll I have gone through a few ups and downs too. It is frustrating when you are doing so well and then something changes. For myself I finally realized I have an eating disorder whether it is very strict dieting or bingeing, to me they are all different points of the spectrum of my unhealthy relationship with food. I sort of took a year off of worrying about my weight and started reading different books about all this stuff, saw a therapist for cognitive behaviour therapy, and think I finally came to a place where I at least understand why I am the way I am. It's a lot more peaceful to me and now I try not to beat myself up over a slip up. I also realized that being that strict on myself doesnt work for me so I have modified how I think about food and eating. Of course I catch myself slipping back sometimes but not enough to be worried. I finally figured out my personality. I'm not saying you are the same as me at all. I just know for myself, I dont follow any particular diet otherwise if I slip up, I might make a drastic change. I had been focusing on the diets rather than on myself so I was just going in circles. I hope that you have found something that works for you.

Have a great day everyone.

i am on day 9 of no binges...i'm ready to tackle this week!

RocknRoll- i can relate completely! we are the same starting and goal weights, and the same height. i too almost reached goal last year (138), when the binging started again. i finally feel like i am getting back to normal eating patterns, but it is so frustrating to undo all the hard work. keep posting and we will all keep each other accountable!

good luck everyone!

I just had a handful of grapes- you guys were right. I should not restrict my food so much that I break down one night and just binge.

So, I am going to take advantage of being a part of weight watchers and start following the flex plan (I had been on Core) so that I have a limit but I can still eat fruit and whole grains.

em1183- I think its really exciting that we have the same height and weight! Its not that often that you run into someone on these boards that is 5'6 and 165. I am 156.4 now but its close enough!

Hope everyone is doing well today!

I was changing after work tonight.. after an 8 hour shift ending at midnight and all I could think about was a binge food. I thought about it all the way home, almost stopped at the store to get something but I forced myself to keep walking home. I got home, looked at the cupboard and fridge and picked up a V8 instead of the many binge possibilities I had circling in my head. Now I feel great. The V8 is very satisfying whereas sugar never is. it leaves me feeling gross and still wanting more. It just reminded me that eating healthy is satisfying. I'm so happy I did this tonight! I hope everyone else is having a good night.

summersunshine - It's 23 days total. I used to count in a row, but it made me feel very low when I had to go back to day 1. Now I'm focusing on a week at a time (sometimes a day at a time), and celebrating my good days instead of beating myself up about my bad days.

Bikini Dreader - I wish I could have told a story like that about tonight - but I know that I'll have more good nights

Justadreamy1 I see you have made huge progress in your weight loss. I was wondering how you feel you did that - what you learned. I would love to hear your thoughts on the changes you made to get to your goal. I need all the inspiration I can get! How's Edmonton at the moment? We have tons of snow already here!

bikinidreader-way to go!!!! that's such a wonderful feeling, and a reminder for all of us that binging does not make us feel better, only worse.

day 10 for me, and feeling good about this...good luck today everyone!!

Hey, i haven't posted here for a while because i felt like i'd let myself down. after losing all this weight it had come to a standstill, and i wasn't really doing much to push myself harder, but since i haven't put on any weight (even though i haven't lost any either) i feel like i can actually start to push myself that little bit harder. I've been a bit stressed lately, have about 5 pieces of uni work per week to hand in (cause i only have 9 hour lectures per week) but the amount of work i've got right now is ridiculous, it's practically impossible to complete, and i feel like i eat more because i feel like my work's piling on top of me and i feel out of control! Binging all the time! Anyway, sorry for going on, but i'm definitely going to get back on track and i'll be going for a long run tonight. Hope everyone's doing ok today!