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I am earning day 39 right now!!! This w/e was one of the biggest struggles i have had in months and months, even when i was binging!!! i managed to get myself into a situation where i was flirting with one young guy knowing i was seeing this other guy (although i am kinda on the fence about the guy my age, it still is completely out of character for me and made me feel guilty and sick to my stomach when i stopped to really think about it)... instead of binging my sadness, guilt and issues away, i told my bf what happened, knowing full well it oculd be the end of us... he was amazing, supportive, understanding and still with me today!!!

nothing quite like a 19yr old HOT dude chasing after me... a 35yr old mother of two.... damn... what an ego boost!!!

now...back on plan after my son's 6th bday party yesterday and will either finish the cake tonight or it is going in the garbage or home with the bf for his adult kids....but WILL NOT BINGE ON IT!!!

i hope everyone else made it through the w/e... and if you had a slip, big or small, lets rock this Monday!!! day 1, 10, 100 or 1000... we are together in this!

Good Morning!!!

I am glad to say that I am earning Day 38 today! I'm going to make it. I have today planned out. I had an AMAZING weekend which included apple picking and a date!

Hope everyone is doing great. Let's make today count!

Nice job, Vivxin!

happytobemom: congrats on not bingeing in the face of a stressful situation! It's good to hear your story. And damn: you go! You are a hot mama, obviously.

I completed day EIGHT of being binge-free yesterday! I am feeling really good. I did so well at my family function on Sat night too -- I ate consciously and sparingly, and I focused on the company and not the food. And I had such a blast! I always equated sticking with my diet at a special event to equate to a sucky night of feeling deprived, but that wasn't what happened at all! Instead, I felt confident enough to socialize, meet fun, new people, and hit up the dance floor. And waking up the next morning with no guilt was priceless.

This challenge has helped me so much! And here's to a great week.

Yikes, this is going to be my first challenge of any sort on 3FC in over a year.

Anyway, here goes nothing. I started the day off right with Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. Ok, I might get booted off here for saying this since for God knows what reason that woman has a loyal following, but that woman is the devil.

I hated her persona just by seeing a few minutes here and there of the Biggest Loser, but saw the other day that my cable provider offers her 30 Day Shred as a free on-demand program. Well, I decided to watch it just to see what all the hype was about on Saturday night. It looked pretty straight forward - no complex dance-type moves, no new or revolutionary exercises, ok, no problem I thought. I figured I'd give it a go Monday morning.

Holy crap! I finished almost the whole thing, except for a few push ups just because I've always sucked at those and I'm DEAD. Every muscle in my body hurts. The woman is EVIL!!! But, then again, I seriously have no desire to binge after that because that will mean I'll have to do those horrible work outs more frequently, especially since my weight gain is almost entirely due to bingeing.

Not that working out is a bad thing or anything, but that type of impact is just not my kind of thing. I'm more of a hop on a stationary bike and pedal away a few hundred calories in an hour while watching TV.

So yes, Ms. Michaels now has me looking at a cookie and thinking, "Oh no, you're totally not worth having to see her face again!" I suppose it's a good thing

Here's to an uneventful (in terms of bingeing) day!

Good luck to everyone else too!

~PaniAnia~

Starting out on day 132!

This is day 224!

My husband has little treats in the house. I can have one if I want, but I really am not craving any of them. I did allow myself 1 tablespoon of his cool whip one day, and never looked back. It's funny, because now that I allow myself a treat if I want it, I don't really want it. I feel great about that! This is a big deal for me. In the old days, he couldn't keep anything in the house.

Best of luck to all of us!

Tyla

Day 21

It was a major party weekend down in San Diego (good friend moving out of the country) but I survived. Drank too much, ate too little, no binging.

Feel like total **** this am, but am surviving. Cant eat if you are sleeping, right?

Tyla- it is a big deal! I know how you feel, it's in the house and you allow your self to have it, it's no big problem anymore. Don't feel bad about the cool whip, I eat a whole can of Fat Free Reddi Whip everyday, sometimes more!

Day 12- no cravings, so it will be an easy day. I don't feel deprived or like any food is forbidden anymore so, no worries!

tyla - WOW ... i cannot wait until i am feeling like that, 100%... i think i was close in the spring around that 2 or 3 month mark... i have crap in the house right now but it is calling to me... so i am obviously not ready yet... really - you are such an inspiration!!! THANK YOU for coming back and sharing so often...

i love all forms of exercise. I have not seen jillian's program but i doubt i would like it much - i find her totally annoying and condescending personally... i like my trainer and am learning positive self-talk so i can work out nearly as hard when i am not with her...and trying to give myself permission to have a 'slow' day too! (don't want to break or tear anything!) using a stationary bike is definitely part of that routine...

am wicked hungry today, guess that is due to the spinning instructors course which burned close to 900 cal and then i took aerobics yesterday at nearly 600 cal...but didnt increase my intake that much (like 300 cal "extra") so... am just 'ignoring' it today and chewing gum. if i am still this hungry tomorrow, i will have 100 cal 'extra' if i need it... or so... am really trying to get back to intuitive eating... not so easy when there is bday cake and chocolate in the house saying sweet-nothings in my ear!!!

Oh, man, Tyla, that's amazing. I just don't get it, not wanting something. Such a foreign idea to me.

OMG Tyla, I can't even imagine going that many days without a binge - WAY TO GO!!!!

Maybe one day I'll get there myself, but for now, baby steps.

~PaniAnia~

......Ok...Day 1....again
I kinda started the diet last week,but totally blew it...I cannot remember the last time PMS hasn't turned in binging marathon, but I'm not going to use it as an excuse but as reminder to do extra,extra,extra planning ahead for that time next month.

Day one was succesful, off to bed soon.

Oh I totally hear you HotChildInTheCity, TOM for me is like an all you can eat sugar and salt buffet. I especially crave the simple things like pounds and pounds of chocolate and plain old bread and butter with salt (yes, I'm strange, I salt my butter ) by the loaf.

Good luck on the rest of your week!

day 25!

Day 81 - I ordered the kettleworx program using a 5 pound kettlebell. I have decided that I need more weight work. I have been waiting in my apt for it since 3pm....ho hum...lol.

Tyla - good for you, making it legal really does make you want it less.

Happy - Keep on trucking, way to go, getting hit on by a 19! Must feel awesome Maybe this guy of yours isn't so bad after all? He seems understanding.

Fruit - day 12 is great! Blueflower - 21 days- 3 whole weeks! Woohoo