binge-free challenge, anyone?

So I've got into a pattern of binging once a week.  In order to avoid falling back to be emotinoal eater, I'm gonna kick binges for good.  I know some of you out there are binging even more often, say by keep track of each other's eating habit, we can really help each other out.

Didn't binge yesterday either. I was downright saintly. However I'm starting to get that weekend fear. My grandparents are coming to visit and they want to take me and hubby out for dinner. Yikes. Restaurants always spell binge for me.

I just got over a weight setback and I don't want this weekend and v-day to do it again! I'm terrified!

I will not overeat, I will not overeat, I will not overeat.

I'm up for a binge free challenge.  My binge eating issue is starting to creep up on me again.  I've done so well since last June, but I obviously haven't conquered this problem and somehow I need to.

I have gone three days without bingeing.  Went to a movie and did not get any popcorn or a soda.  Limiting my sugar.  I think a little sugar is okay for you, otherwise when you eat just a little after not having any, you can't stop.  It's all about moderation right!

Go team go!

i definitely understand what everyone is talking about....everyone weekend i get so nervous that i'm going to be put into a situation that i won't be able to control what i eat...i'm still in college, where junk food and alcohol is prevalent....which is probably why i put on a few extra pounds....i want to be able to enjoy the weekend and not be so nervous about binging....last friday i was good, i made crystal light lemonade and measured the amount of shots i put into my drink and told myself i can only have three and not to eat the food....i figured with everyone else drink and me still drinking something no one will notice....it worked that day, but then on saturday i ended up eating pizza for dinner followed by 6 beers :/ I think if we keep everyone motivated we can stop these binges and finally lose the weight we all want soooo badly!!!!

Didn't binge last night!

But - and how weird is this - I dreamt that I did. I had a vivid dream that I was stuffing myself with pizza and fried chicken last night. I don't even like fried chicken. I woke up feeling guilty and then I was so relieved it wasn't real. Too funny!

2 days binge free!! 

Have to stay focused through the weekend - keep negative energy away!

Hi everybody!  What a great challenge.  I'm in. 

I have the same problem some other people have said -- I'm fine during the day at work where it's structured, but then once I'm home on the couch, or on the weekend - yikes!  I've had some luck "dialing back" the binges so they're not so damaging, so I am feeling good on this score, but sometimes it's just so hard!  Last night I just wanted to eat everything in sight!  I was craving chocolate, so I ended up eating something out of the vending machine that I don't even like, just because it had a smidge of chocolate in it!  I wanted to go back for seconds but thank god I didn't have more change! 

Tonight I'm meeting friends out for drinks -- another situation where I normally let myself binge.  So, my binge free challenge for tonight:  I'm having 2 beers and a burger (1/2 bun) and a small salad.  That's it!  No binge, No fries, No regret! 

Congrats to everyone!  Weekend coming up -- always tough for me too.  I'm glad I found this string.  Maybe some accountability will help.  Thanks, and stay strong everyone!

So far so good, I didn't binge since the 8'th when I posted.  Just need to keep going.

Great job, twindaze!  Keep it up!

I'm back from my dinner out, and I behaved quite well.  No binge!  Two light beers a d a reasonable dinner, and I stayed in my calories for the day!  It really helped having posted here and planning out what I would have. 

Now to make it through the rest of the weekend!  Good luck everybody!  Stay strong!

SO I have been binge free for about a week and a half now (i usually buinge once a week!) so this is pretty good for me...HOWEVER (there is always a "but.." or '...however..") Tomorrow night my boyfriend and I are going to eat brasilian food with my parents at this restaurant i have never been to. I hear they have these fried desserts that are THE BEST. I have never tried any before so i'm curious, but I dont want to be!!!

I'm scared i'm going to end up binging for the dinner. eating the meal till i'm full only to move on to dessert. Also, toorrow is my day off from the gym (saturdays usually are). I'm going to eat some high fiber cereal for breakfast, a protien bar, a piece of fruit and some fat free trader joe's yogurt but come dinner time I MIGHT GO CRAZY. I'm so nervous! To make this even more tempting, i'm the one paying for the meal. I told my parents I would take them out to dinner becuase i've been wanting to spend some good time with them and with my boyfriend, and they're the ones who chose the brasilian resaurant. Since I'M pAYING, being the tightwad that I AM, i'm going to want to get my moneys worth!


ANY ADVICE? I was planning on drinking 16-20 of water whle the meal is being prepared, aswell as drinking at least 8 more oz during the meal, but i've heard recently that all the water does is stretch out your stomach so that we in fact eat more. any opinions on this??

I don't know about the water thing, but I eat a lot of raw vegetables (especially broccoli) right before I go out or on Thanksgiving.  Sometimes it works.  I have now gone 4 days without bingeing.  I wanted to come home after work today and make cakes and pies, and all other sugary stuff...but I withheld the urge. 

I think this committment to not bingeing is a great way to eat healthier also.  I myself do eat healthy, but when I binge I don't. I'm a semi-vegan, I use Fleischman's Olive Oil Butter and it has some milk in it, but it's healthier than eating soy based products.  But anyway...accountability is probably what's most important here.  I am staying binge free not only for myself, but for the rest of you too. 

Keep it up guys!

i did REALLY bad today. Today was the day I just new would break me. FOr breakfast i did good with some fiber cereal (the serving size) and i ate a protien bar and a peach but when I went out to dinner i ate grilled chilcken with sautaed veges. I ate the WHOLE plate. I'm pretty sure it was loaded with vegetable oil, too. When i cam home i felt like i had alre ady messed up so i ate like half a bag of cinamon almonds and a rice cake or two. I'm STILL craving things. I weighed myself this morning and i reached the 142.6! i've never been in 142. I just weighed myself right now and i'm at 145.8....

WHAT DO I DO? I need some motivation. Tomorrow i will get back on track. who thinks i wont be back near 143 in the morning? who thinks it will stick with me??

I hear you knarik! I had a terrible day today as well, and on Wednesday I was 152 :[ Trying to get to 140-145 (5'8).  Sometimes I think the reason I binge is not necessarily because I feel deprived, but because I want to just eat like a normal person without having to log obsessively.  Can anyone else relate to this?

Anyway, Can't go back--only forward.  Tomorrow approaches the end of the weekend....*dusts self off* here we go...

do you think all this weight is going to stick with me? I feel like i do this once a week. I just eat and eat. I weigh  myself the next morning 2-4 lbs more than the morning before. is this possible to stick with me?

I did my usual saturday night binge!! Boo hoo!! I dont think i stopped eating nuts and chex mix!!! It has to stop. I cannot keep doing this every saturday night!!!

I dont want do this anymore!!

I know that all of you are working on controlling you bingeing...     &nbs p; I am as well, and have been doing very poorly.   After numerous occasions of being told, I have finally admitted to myself that I only binge when I think no one else is around.  I am ashamed to eat and therefore I eat in secret.   I know not all of you have this affliction, but for those of you that do I think we should make a promise to each other right now, to no longer eat "in secret".   

     MOST IMPORTANTLY:   I promise that I will do my best to no longer be ashamed to eat.  In doing so I hope to no longer:            a) starve myself when eating in the company of others      &nb sp;             b) wait for everyone to fall asleep or be otherwise occupied to sneak back into the and gorge on anything and everything until I am too stuffed to care what anyone would have thought if they saw me eat earlier.      & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;        c) let my bad habits and emotions control my otherwise healthy habits and good qualitys. 

We can achieve our goals!  I know we can.   Keep on trying everyone, and if you mess up try harder, try again.   I AM NOT GOING TO BE ASHAMED ANY LONGER.    

It's okay people, we all have our setbacks.  Just think, tomorrow is a new day!  I had a bit of a set back late last night, but I was seriously hungry.  I was sleeping and my stomach was growling. So, I got up and had some saltine crackers with a little jelly and a bowl of sugary cereal.  Fortunately yesterday I stayed under my target calorie consumption and it didn't affect my goals.  Sometimes, I think we try so hard that we deprive our bodies of things that we need.  I know for a fact that I am addicted to sugar.  Once I start, I can't stop...so what do I do?  I allow myself a bare minimum of sugar everyday and by the end of a few days, my body says...okay...that's enough, give me something that I need.  So, I guess I'm saying is that I should listen to my body when it needs certain things.  I should eat to live, not live to eat.  So, I had the sugar and because I recognized that I was depriving my body of something that is entirely used to, I had to give it to myself.  I then stopped when I realized that i got what I had needed.  I woke up this morning wanting more sugar, but I stopped and ate healthy.  Next time my body says, "wait! hold the phone, I need sugar," I'll give it that, but only enough to stay healthy."  Okay enough for the novel. 

5 days, Binge Free!!!!

My problem is that I do fine for the day. But I tend to have trouble falling asleep. I do have a bad habit of keeping the box on. I eat tons of cereal and am quite hypnotized by the feeling of shoveling food into my mouth. What I plan on doing starting tomorrow is going to the gym when it first opens at 9. I plan on doing Slim Fast shakes for breakfast and dinner with only lunch to eat a meal. That way I am more awake and energized and will limit my eating to this meal.

I am a total binge eater. I can eat and eat and seriously never get full. The thing is if i am not on a "diet" or trying to eat healthier i will binge every single day. I can not stop craving food especially at night, and if i cant have the food i will think about all night. I tried to think about how i feel that makes  me want to eat, but there seems to be no specific reason it's just that i'm addicted to food. I'm starting my "diet" tomorrow (I dont really like calling it that) and the first three days are really hard for me, so any motivation from you guys would be great :).

Wow,
I am reading everyones posts and am feeling mortified because I do those things.  I thought that eating well all week, and one day on the weekend eating what my little heart desires was okay... and yes only to feel really bad the next day.  I am needing some empathy.  :( What a reallity check eh!