Good Morning All!!
Today is Day 142 for me. I am grateful and thankful for it.
Krampus:
I am sorry to hear that you are struggling. I want you to know that you are not a failure. Please don't say that. You are ONLY a failure when you fail to try. You have
never failed to try. You are here. You are reaching out and we are here to help you. You really are doing great. I know it's hard...we all understand.
When I was early on in my journey, I had to cut out any and all junk food. No fast food, no snack foods, no sweets, nothing processed, none of it. Cold turkey. It was very difficult for me to stick to because of the cravings being so strong in the beginning. I slipped up a few times but once I got a few good, solid days under my belt, it felt good. I celebrated the small victories and broke it down to the barest bones I could find. One day at a time to one hour at a time and even down to one minute at a time when I needed it. I posted in this thread everyday and talked about how it was making me feel. I also adopted the saying of "fake it, til you make it" I was hoping that if I stopped binging for long enough, it would start to feel like that was the way I should live rather than my horrible binging ways. It wasn't easy at all, but I began to feel stronger the longer I kept at it. Suddenly, I was realizing that I am stronger than the food. I also changed things in my daily life with exercising and making sure to get plenty of sleep. I took things a step farther and began to get rid of any stressors that I had the power to get rid of. For me, I changed jobs and got rid of a few toxic people.
I take a LOT of comfort in putting power into the things I have the ability to change. It sounds bizarre, but making those changes helped me to stop binging. I was able to recognize triggers before they happened because I wasn't so overwhelmed with some other stress and end up turning to food for comfort. I am still that way. It's what works for me.
Sorry this was so long and I don't know if it will help at all but I just really wanted you to know that you aren't alone in this fight. We are all here for you to lean on for support. I am thinking about you today and sending positive energy your way!
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