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.

Is it too late to join this group?  A binge for me usually (probably like everyone else!) starts off with just a little craving, when I'm not really that hungry... and then I get into a giant bag of something, and then that leads to me wanting ice cream, or chocolate, or hell, how about both, etc.  Since I am at home w/ the parentals for the summer, they will certainly notice a huge amount of food missing.... and its also easier not to binge, because we don't buy the stuff I would normally go for!  Either way, I would like to join this challenge :-)

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep your binge-rate low?  I have a feeling that its why I haven't been able to lose any weight in the past (i.e. I eat healthy at a 500 deficit, go on a 2-3k binge, and ruin that entire week... it only takes once a week!)

For the past 3 weeks, I've been making sure to keep busy if its just boredom hunger, or use individual packs, or take a bowl of something and put the rest out of sight and out of mind!  Also, apples work great for me... they are the only thing that can break a craving for just about anything!

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this is weird.  I had what I'd call a binge last night, but I planned it out, so it wasn't emotional or whatever.

I actually weighed out 4 ounces of nachos, 2 ounces of cheese and 6 tablespoons of salsa.

I feel terrible cuz it felt like a huge binge. 

but I still ate fewer than 1200 calories yesterday.  So really it wasn't a binge?

Or is it?

I wouldn't call that a binge at all.

You planned everything out and allowed it in your daily intake. There is nothing wrong with that, we should all allow ourselves things like that.

:)

Allie, I suppose you're right.  I need to retrain my brain...fruit = good, nachos=bad.  But everything in moderation right?  (But it was a huge plate of nachos...you know how many nachos make up 4 ounces? lol)

I have been undereating again the past few days...so I'm tryin to kick myself in the ass and start eating more again.  But not all nachos!!

LOL

I love this forum :)
And Calorie Count.  Without it, I'd never have lost the 20+ pounds so far.

ONLY 80+ to go!!

lol

Help!  I feel myself at the beginning of a binge.  So far, its not too bad, but I had the leftover pizza for breakfast (2 square slices of a supreme 14" thin crust), 2 fun size almond joys, and a fourth of a bagel... it only comes out to like, 475 calories, but I am on the verge of eating a whole lot more!  So far, the 475 calories, and what I ate, can be adjusted for.  But I can't eat bad things the rest of the day!

Well tyrdrop

You need to pull back from yourself for a second...guzze a bit of water and remember the day is not shot.  You can still be within your calorie range if you're careful ....

Try going for a walk instead of eating...or do some dancing with the radio...anything to stop the binge in it's tracks!!

Good luck...let me know how you get on

Alright, I believe I am out of the danger zone, thanks for the encouragement!

I decided to go primp and polish a little extra for work, then had a diet mountain dew (carbonation always makes me feel more full, plus its sweet :-)).  I just had a salad for lunch, although there was nothing at home to eat, so my family wanted to go out.  It was a pretty hearty salad, about 400 calories (including dressing) from Wendy's, but I've decided to play some DDR with my brother tonight to offset a slightly higher calorie intake.

I'm really glad I feel like I averted a binge... (100-200 calories over on breakfast is NOT a binge! lol, my binges can be arount 2000 calories... I'm glad I haven't done that since my sis's grad party!)

Well, yesterday was not good. I was about 3 days away from 2 months binge-free, and I totally blew it. I just returned from a week of vacation, and I was motivated to start counting again and lose the vaca weight...but then I went out to dinner and ate, and ate and ate. And drank. And ate. Funny, because this wasn't a private binge, which mine usually are. Why would I undo all my progress? Why did I eat until I felt completely ill? I was feeling so great before vacation, completely in control...and *hot!* Now I feel like I'm back where I was 4 months ago. It's going to be very hard to find the motivation to get back to where I was, looking and feeling as I do now. I know "I am the only one who feeds me." So why do I do this to myself? It just defeats me in so many different ways.

Brendaemily...one day of binging is not the end of 4 months work.  What's in the past is the past.  Learn from this and forgive yourself and move on.  Start fresh from this minute.....and love yourself despite your mistake

I would love to be in this group! When I lived with my boyfriend I didn't have the chance to eat junk at all times of the day, but when he moved out I could get away with eating a huge plate of nachos as a snack at night. So I got into that habit of eating unhealthy if I wanted to because nobody was watching.  Now I'm trying to get back on track, and this is helping, because now I can count how many calories I'm eating in one sitting and try to keep myself in line! (except last night I ate 2 squares of fruit pizza instead of the one that I was originally going to have) good luck to everyone!

 ugh.. i just binged on a gripload of salted cashews. =*(

i started CC about 2 weeks ago and i haven't even been tempted to binge yet. PLanning it out really helps.