The 6th night in a row!!! What is wrong with me? This week has been awful. I'm bloated, and I feel just so gross!!! I ate Chinese food tonight. (I actually haven't had any in months!) And what totally sucked is that it was hard and old because it had been sitting all day. I didn't even enjoy it much. And then I ate strawberry shortcake, a dark chocolate bar, and a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream. I forgot how much Chinese food bloats me and gives me indigestion. My stomach is literally 3 times its normal size. I feel like crap. I used to get Chinese food at least twice a week before I went on my diet. I was so addicted. I'd crave it like mad. I'm FINISHED tonight. I've got to get back on plan tomorrow. I'm dreading my weigh-in tomorrow. I know this has all got to catch up to me sometime. Actually, if I'm up then it motivates me to get back into gear. Whoa, epiphany!! This is how my diet has been since I started it. I lose 10 pounds, then gain 5 back, and then lose 10 again, and then gain 5 back. Isn't that crazy? And it's even crazier that it works! But I'd probably already be at goal if I didn't do that.
madscientist, I'm going to ask my mom tomorrow what she ate a lot of while she was pregnant with me. I bet she ate a lot of chocolate. My mom always brags that when she was a svelte 115 as a young adult, she could finish a whole pizza in one sitting. I want a *Get out of binge free card* How much are you asking for it?
ellis, I'm sorry you are still under the weather.
I hope you get better soon. And what in the heck are chicken shwaramas? Usually exotic = delicious, am I right? Thank you for the postive feedback on my pictures!!! You're so kind
I really hope they inspire everyone who struggles with bingeing to know that it is possible to lose weight. It's more difficult, but it is possible. I feel like a whole new person. It will be weird to be half the person I once was when I get to my goal.
Jynical Welcome welcome!!! I believe many of us hide food. When my mom used to cook for me, I'd always freeze it (in an extra fridge we had in the basement), so I could binge later. I'd have maybe 5 or 6 meals hoarded in there and then I'd binge on them. Have you tried writing down your feelings before you binge, to try to find out your emotional triggers? And write down your favorite binge foods as well, to identify your food triggers. Please don't be shy!! Share anything you need with us!!
stephie, I have that dreadful picture of me. I guess I should pull it out everytime I want to eat something bad. I don't know if it would work though, because I would probably rationalize and say, "if I eat this chocolate, I'm not going to to wake tomorrow and look like that again." I actually did that today, while I was driving to get my ice cream. I said, "I'm not going to gain 20 pounds because of a pint of ice cream." Thanks for your comments on my pics!
I'm done! I'm done and I'm done!! The binge train stops here!! This is absolutely ridiculous! And I don't have anything to blame but my weak will. No stress, no PMS, no unhappiness. And I have no more to say about this.
Good luck ladies today. We will be strong. We will not binge. We will be on our plans today.