So I used to be a binge drinker. Then, one day, it occurred to me that all this seems to accomplish is making me feel sick/terrible the next day or even 2 days. So I stopped. Now I rarely drink. Maybe 4 drinks/year. The same thing happened to me with pot. I realized that all it does is exacerbate my asthma and make me sleepy. So I stopped. I used to chain smoke too. That was a little harder to stop but I did eventually quit for good in 2004.

My point is that I'm pretty good at stopping bad habits when they begin to affect my quality of life.

When I pig out, I feel just as crappy, often for almost as long. Yet I do it ANYWAYS twice a month or so. Why don't I learn like I did with the other things?
Today, I got a craving for french fries. I couldnt stop thinking about them. I went to mcdonalds and suddenly wanted cheeseburgers to. I ended up eating an entire 2 cheeseburger meal. Then, I went to the store and ate Margaritaville tortilla chips. I KNEW I shouldnt be doing it, I even felt sick while I was doing it...but I did it still.
bleah

I know how you feel hun. I do that too sometimes, and what sucks is once you eat a certain amount you think "well, this day is ruined anyway, so I might as well have as much as I want now". That happened to me today. I'm sure I've consumed at least 3000 calories. I guess all we can do is try to think of how amazing we'll feel at our goal weight, and how we won't make it there if we binge. Also forgive ourselves for the off plan day, make it a point to start over fresh tomorrow and not let it continue on.

You can do it, good luck! Congrats on your loss and stopping those bad habits also!

Thanks, Bella! I'm going on vaycay soon but, when I get back, I am aiming for 30 days on plan. Hope I can do it!

Sorry to hear you had a bad day, katkitten. Once you binge it is easy to just keep going. I've done it in the past.

Tomorrow is another day, and another chance for you to eat healthy, and make portion control important. Hugs!