The Binge-Free Challenge
Join me in this fight to finally put an end to our binging. Time after time I've told myself "okay this is the last time" and I've failed over and over...but seriously this is enough! It's time to be good to ourselves and treat our bodies right.
You can join anytime. And don't be afraid to restart. We all have been there (probably more times than we would like to admit) Just wipe the dust off and try again.
There isn't just one winner in this. We are all winners for taking steps forward to a healthier life. Slip-ups are common when we are learning about our bodies. Try and find out why you are binging and work hard on it because you do deserve to stop this (don't listen to those negative thoughts). Laugh, learn and breathe. We can get through this. We have the whole rest of our lives to enjoy and kick this bad habit/cycle out of our lives for good.
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**The Ex-bingers:
- Ohohcherri: Binge free as of 11/28
- Ymclynn: Binge free as of 11/17
- Kathryn-Leigh: Binge free as of 11/17
- Laura_: Binge free as of 11/18
- Amiewin: Binge free as of 11/21
- Voixdesprit: Binge free as of 11/23
Todaywastomorrow: Binge free as of 12/2- Runningbuns: Binge free as of 11/23
- Want2bhappy2: Binge free as of 11/26
- Jas_cuzzie: Binge free as of 12/2
- Syzhu: Binge free as of 12/3
- Melodee87: 12/11
i am so in. this week has been horrible 
nov 14 is my day 1
Aw I know how it feels. I was doing so good then all of a sudden I was digging myself another hole! We can do this though. It's just the first week or so thats the hardest 
definitely in. i've actually been successful in not binging both yesterday and today, but... my record is two days, so here's to making it through tomorrow.
11/12 is my day 1.
Great job on the two days voixdesprit. Keep up the good work!
Could I join? My start date was yesterday - 13/11.
Day #2 is aways tricky for me. I start thinking, Why am I doing this again? This sooooooo isn't what I want! Wellllllllllllll, it is what I want and I can make it through today.
Good luck, everyone!
I want in too! I sure can relate to all the talk of starting over again. I would love to kick this bad habit once and for all. I am starting day 5 of a good "run" with disciplined food intake and exercise. So I started again on 11/10. Thanks for starting this up! I only have about 8 lbs. to go.....
Welcome todaywastomorrow and foreverhis!
Goodluck on day one ohohcherri! We will make it through today and push forward to tomorrow
Voixdesprit and todaywastomorrow: Goodluck on day three! Keep it up
Foreverhis: Day 5! great job!
Keep in mind that we are aiming for health. Be patient. Don't do anything that will discourage you. If your clothes feel tight...just remember that sooner or later they wont be. Keep reminding yourself that you are being healthy and the extra weight will drop off. Don't step on the scale if you feel like that might trigger you. Remember...balanced meals and hydrate yourself. And don't even think about giving up! Just get right back up on the horse. We can do this!
Tips from Mayoclinic.com
- Ease up on yourself. Don't buy into your own self-criticism. (Don't do it)
- Identify situations that are likely to trigger thoughts or behavior that may contribute to eating binges so that you can develop a plan of action to deal with them.
- Look for positive role models who can help lift your self-esteem, even if they're not easy to find. Remind yourself that the ultrathin models or actresses showcased in women's magazines or gossip magazines often don't represent healthy, realistic bodies. (this one is tough for me)
- Try to find someone who can be your partner in the battle against binge eating — someone you can call on for support instead of bingeing. (thats us!)
- Find healthy ways to nurture yourself by doing something just for fun or to relax, such as yoga, photography, meditation or simply a walk.
- Consider journaling about your feelings and behaviors. Journaling can make you more aware of your feelings and actions, and how they're intertwined.
Day #2 and I cracked. I'm getting a sense of déjà vu here. Oh, well, it was my last binge ever, so it's alright! Lol, the sad thing is I actually do think like that. I was so close to mastering myself and binning the relatively small bowl of oats and high-fibre bran I'd prepared before I got out of control, but ... no. Quite literally sick of this!
I hope you guys do well over the weekend.
I'm sorry you had a rough day. Definitely know how that feels. Hope you Have a good weekend!
runningbuns: I kind of wish it had been a rough day! The most annoying thing about all of this for me lately is that I don't even care. It's again and again and again and it's sooooooo tedious and boring, but I seem to want it more than I don't want it in the moment and then afterwards I actually do feel a lot calmer and so on. I guess that's the challenge with anything compulsive/addictive. I always think that the next day I'll somehow change my ways, but ... unsurprisingly, it doesn't work like that.
This thread doesn't seem to be overly active. How's everyone else doing? Someone, please post! So far today has been OK for me and only three or four hrs until bed.
Edit: Haha, binged. New start 16/11.
i got DANGEROUSLY close to binging last night (read: 1 calorie short of my upper calorie limit)... fortunately held off, but i'm a little wary of today. have to be careful. hope y'all are feeling a little more steady!
Man I'm having a crappy day...everything seems to be against me. I'm broke, some weird part of my bumper of my car is hanging out, my cat threw my hairbrush in the toilet!, the new coffee I bought tasted like crap, my run this morning wasn't that great, the bank was closed..............so I'm really going to have to dig in my heels and push through today. Atleast I've eaten well so far..
i know what you mean todaywastomorrow...its always easy to plan a diet or stragedy after you just indulged! the hard part is when you are actually trying to follow that plan and dodge the binge-monster. But there is hope. We just have to find it and bang it in our brains that we need to stop.
good morning everyone! today is my day 2.. and it's looking pretty good. although i'm not completely back to normal weight wise yet, i'm slowly but surely getting there ha. i just had a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.. yummm. i love when i'm not binging on oatmeal, when i just eat it normally.. for some reason it tastes like crap when i'm binging on it..
i hope you all are doing great 
uuuuugh i lose, starting again tomorrow (11/16)... on the bright side, my new record is THREE days instead of just two. hope everyone else is doing better!
Day two is almost complete for me! my day thankfully got better..otherwise today would have had a different result.
Lets make sunday count! hugs to everyone!
Hey everybody! True confessions: I didn't make it through day 6, 
gave into a bread and butter binge late last night. So this would be my day 1 again for the not bingeing part. But what is really important to me now is to KEEP GOING with the plan I already had for moderate eating and exercise! I DO NOT want the binge last night to make me weak for days, like it usually does. I have picked myself up, dusted off the crumbs,(literally) and am getting right back on my plan.
So everyone, that is more important to me now than how many days since my last binge. If I can overcome that "I failed, so I will fail again" mentality, that will be HUGE, hopefully I will be smaller in the future!
So here's to getting back on track immediately and not letting that failure momentum overtake us! Hope you all have a great day!
ohohcherri and runningbuns: Hope you're still going strong ...
voixdesprit: Grats on the new personal best.
foreverhis1: You didn't make it through day 6, meaning you made it five days which is actually a huge achievement. Don't be too hard on yaself.
I seem to have taken on the role of cringey positive-thinker!! So not a reflection of my actual personality. I've eaten a little too much today, but haven't binged. If I can just get through one day ...
Foreverhis1: 5 days is a huge accomplishement! and I know you have it in you to go even further. Even better is that you picked yourself back up.
Great Batman quote:
"Why do we fall?"......."so we can learn to pick ourselves back up"
Goodluck everyone today! no matter what do you are on you are still here working on beating this!
Once again ... tomorrow is a new day!! New start: 18/11. As a tactic, I bought all these "freezer pops" which I can suck all day long if needs be and also plan on adding sugar to my tea for a bit. I know, both not great for the teeth, but neither is stomach acid! Tomorrow can potentially be binge-free - applying to you all as well.
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