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TODAY IS DAY 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

That's such a huge feat!!
Today's day...6 for me. Here's to another 94+!

Oops! I posted on last week's thread!

Congrats Vixsin! So exciting!

Churrblurr--good job, you're off to a great start! I'm sure you'll make it too 100!

I'm on 249!

Today is Day 4 for me... I got a little stressed out and wanted to binged but I talked myself through it and I'm okay now. Hopefully I'll get through the rest of the day!

I almost lost it last night BUT I didn't!
I had a salad for dinner with no dressing, no protein, just veggies so obviously about an hour later I was hungry. First I made some hot cocoa which worked till about 11:00ish I don't sleep much so I stay up till 1:00 or 2:00 each night. Then I got hungry and since it was late I knew I had to make a "wise" choice. So, I had some air popped pop-corn which granted was not the "wisest" choice but better than snacking on the wonderful pumpkin bread sitting on the counter.
This is PMS week so I am dreading the increase in appetite. I hope I can control myself, I really am trying.

Day 23- Was thinking about junk food so I'm a little nervous. I need to go to the market today, it's going to be so hard not to buy anything crappy. Wish me luck!

I need to be here! Every night is a struggle for me.

Vixsin, Congratulations! You made me so happy! I remember the first day you came on, and I said to take my hand and we would make it together. And we are!!

Welcome, glamourgirl! You can do this! We all started out with day 1.

Good luck, everyone!

Tyla - day 349

Day 13! Almost at two weeks, which is pretty remarkable. I was sooooo tempted to binge last night, and I almost did, but I held it together. Off to the gym now.

Its 6:30pm....After dinner I felt the brewing of the urge to binge...I ate 2 strawberries and it seemed to ward off my binge. I have about a hour before I get the kids ready for bed, so as long as I can make it through the next hour, it bedtime routine for them, then bed for me.

Day 20. Sanity is returning and we actually went out and bought some food. Yay.

Grats on reaching 100 Vixsin!

Tyla, You have no idea how much I appreciate you! Today, it really feels like I took your hand that day. I truly hope that I can do the same thing for someone else one day.

I am in awe that today is 100 days for me. Never in a MILLION years did I think it was possible. But something was different inside of ME this time. Maybe I just got so sick of all the hiding and self-hatred which led to more binging, etc.? I'm honestly not sure what IT was...I think it was a combination of things. I know that I always had the feeling of wanting more. Knowing that there is more out there to be had and wondering why can't I have a shot at it? I think one of the hardest things I've had to accept was that I couldn't get out of my OWN way so that I could go after the things that I've wanted.

Happily, that's changed now. It's still very much a work in progress. But after all of the work that's been done thus far, I can honestly say...with my shoulders back and my head held high...that I've come a long way. With that said, I feel that I'd be nothing without this forum. I certainly wouldn't be binge free today or nearly as active as I am now. I thank all of you for that! Thank you for an unending river of support that flows so freely. Thank you for catching me when I fall. Thank you for helping me dust off when I need it. Most of all, thanks for being there.

I just had a mini-binge on chocolate at work. I consider it a binge despite being under 400 calories because it started out as "I'll just have these 2 pieces someone left on my desk" and I ended up plowing through a pack of chocolates I was planning on giving away. The damage is done and I can still have a normal-calorie day, but it's disappointing as I also binged on chocolate at work yesterday (about 1000).

I could blame PMS or nicotine withdrawal (was bad and smoked again on vacation, and the last pack just ran out a couple days ago) but really it's just me. T_T

Two days of being binge free for me! Hooray! So far I have not been tempted, even at a friend's party on Sunday night, when I was surrounded by yummy food.

Congrats, everyone! And Vixsin -- congrats on such a HUGE milestone!