[Violin Jenn]

Hi Ladies,

My name is Jenn and I am a binger. I'm not happy about it but it is what it is and I need to address it.

I'm tired of undoing all my work with a binge! When I do binge it's because of bordem, anger, frustration and feeling like a failure in every aspect of my life.

I've done enough reading on this forum to know that the only way to attack it, is one day at a time. Weekdays are so busy that it's easy to not binge, the weekends...well that's where the feelings of failure kick in. Depression I guess and I binge. So I need to find a few hobbies to keep me busy!

I was also thinking that I for a time, not keep the foods that I binge on around.

Anyway, I just wanted drop in and say Hi I'm a binger!

There's a lot to read on here now that I've been honest with myself and hopefully all the info on here can help my reach my goal weight.

[serendipity907]

I've had similar problems where I do great until I get some free time on my hands. Something which works well for me is to go out for a walk, even before the need to binge kicks in. The fresh air and knowing you've done some exercise makes binging much less tempting.

Not buying the foods is a good start too. I have found now I can have some things in and not binge on them-like cheese etc, but things like biscuits/snacky things are still way off limits for me.

[dolcevita]

I too, binge. I have a doctor's appointment in a couple weeks. It's the first time I've ever sought treatment. I've lost 20 pounds but I can't seem to lose any more. The binging makes me sick. And NO ONE understands. "Just stop eating" It's not that simple. I've tried to not buy certain items, and that helps a lot. But I will binge on anything if the mood is right. Just wanted to say Hi and let you know you are not alone.

[sfree13]

Thank you for sharing! I think admitting it is the biggest challenge---well, changing the behavior is really hard too! But it is possible!

I think the biggest thing is to realize that after you binge, that doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you had a bad day. For example, I ate an entire box of girl scout cookies on Saturday night, after a full dinner. I felt really bad afterward, but the next morning, I woke up, went to the gym and got right back on track with my weight loss plan.

Slip-ups happen, but it is what you decide to do next that is important! Realizing that we make mistakes and can try to figure out the trigger so it won't happen again, is the best we can do