Hello everyone,
I'm 24 and I've struggled with bingeing ever since I can remember. ****, even when I was in elementary school, I'd go home after school and eat a couple hostess cakes, at the very least. My mom never really limited our food intake. Needless to say, I've always been overweight.
Because I've always been on the heavy side, I have always attempted to "fix" the problem. But, if you're like me, your attempt is a setup for failure. You know how it goes. You're sick of being overweight, so THIS TIME, you're going to do something about it. You've planned your meals for the next week or month, and you're going to follow it exactly as planned. But, one day, it gets old, or you have a 50 calorie piece of chocolate. Well, by this point, you've ruined it. Then, the binge begins.
Now you've binged. You need a plan. And it continues. Over the last week or two, this is what I've been going through. It sucks because I had been doing okay for quite a while.
I'm wondering what everyone does to keep it under control. For me, I think the best thing for me to do, the thing I've been avoiding while having all these other plans that I blow, is to eat normal meals. That sounds so simple, doesn't it?
I guess I have an advantage. I don't HAVE to keep food in my kitchen. I'm in the military and the dining facility is right across the street from me. Yes, I can eat EVERY meal there and all it takes is a short walk. So, I figure I can just go through the line, make healthy choices and call it a meal. I mean, all this time, I've been so focused on calories or meal plans. I could really just save myself the trouble, right?
Any advice or words of encouragement would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
~33Zen