Binge relapse

After 70 binge-free days, today is my first relapse.  I feel sick to my stomach.  I'm sure I ate more than 3000 calories.  Lots of food high in sugar and fat.  I'm afraid I won't be able to stop this cycle.  What can I do to prevent this from happening tomorrow?  I feel as if my self-discipline is slowly disintegrating because of this binge.  I don't want this binge to ruin my chance of eating healthy the next day.  But my self-control is slipping...please help!

70 days! That is amazing! I know you are focusing on today, but look at how much you accomplished.

Get a good night's sleep tonight. Take responsibilty for today "I chose to eat what I ate" and then take responsibility for tomorrow "the food I ate today may have tasted good, but taste is fleeting and I was left feeling unhappy. I deserve to feel good and be happy with myself therefore I am going back to my healthy eating plan tomorrow and I am not going to continue bingeing tonight."

Every passing second is another chance to turn it all around. One thing doesn't mean another. Don't look at this in black and white. One binge day doesn't mean you should give up everything. Be sweet to yourself and do something you love tomorrow. If you feel more bingeing coming on, post here instead and get help and emcouragement not to! We are all here for you.

Everything is OK! You can do this, you are strong :-)

work out. go to the gym. do something constructive and dont just sit around sulking the days after like me, cause then youll just feel so bad youll binge again, like me once again. :(

binges suck!! (feels your pain)

DO NOT buy any junk at all.henever you do buy food, buy what you will consume at the momentt. don't say i'll have this later cos'chances are you're gonna eat it as well

Oh i know how you feel. I binged yesterday after not having done it in a long time. I ate over 3,000 calories and I feel disgusting today. But today is a new day and you can start over. I binge isn't going to kill me or you. If you are feeling the urge to binge go do something where food isn't involved. Go walk in the park, go get your nails done or go to the book store. If I want to binge I like to go clothes shopping because then I no longer want to eat because I have been doing so well. DO ANYTHING that will keep you busy. Good LUCK I know you can make it without another binge.

Did we all binge yesterday? I did too. I actually feel pretty good today though. 

Hi all,

I binged yesterday too..... and I binged the day before that as well.  Not only have I fallen off the wagon, but it seems like its driven off and left me in the dust.  I'm so frustrated.

I've been going through a box of cereal a day!   Has anyone out there done that????  I feel terrible about it.  And no, cereal is NOT the only thing I've been eating either.

I'm trying to get back on track here.... trying to find the wagon.

By the way, 70 days is a huge accomplishment so be proud of yourself!

marlasinger and aum . . . I'm sending out the wagons to pick you up so you can get back on the wagon.  {{{hug}}}

this is the same kind of problem that many of us have experienced so many time.  It's the same problem alcoholics and recovering drug addicts experience.

But how do we break the cycle?

I recommend throwing out whatever it is your are binging on, and don't buy anymore.

get lots of fresh fruit, and veggies.  it's really hard to binge on apples and carrots.  <grin>

but it can be done.  it may take a great deal of will power, but you can muster it up, and you can break the cycle. 

manewell.... thanks for bringing the wagon around!

I'm really going to try hard to get through this and I appreciate the support.  And you're right about this being comparable to drug and alcohol addiction.  It IS an addiction.

I think we can all do it.... and I must say, this support group thing on CC really helps!  Thanks all!!!!!!

I just had a bad evening. I usually don't binge at all, and I've been good at sticking to my diet, but since my bmi moved from Overweight to Normal, I've lost so much motivation. I plateued as well, and I can't seem to break trough it. I didn't really have a good dinner, because I wasn't hungry, but I ate a high-fat one just to get my cals (stupid I know. I should've just waited untill I was hungry).

And now I've binged. Not really alot. Maybe 5-600 cals tops, but for someone who doesn't binge it's quite alot, and it pushes me over my daily expenditure (I didn't work out today), so it's really annoying me. I've had a bad three-four days now. I'm good all day, and then I start eating in the evenings, and just grab anything I can get my hands off. I make sure I get enough food during the day, so it's not that. It just pisses me off. I was planning on being really good untill easter weekend, when I know I'll eat way too much.

I'm weighing myself tomorrow morning, and I'm terrified it will have gone up after this past week...

good job! I find myself binging every 2-3 weeks, i wish i could go
for 70 days

Thank you for all your support!  I feel much better today.  I managed to eat within my calories, although it took a lot of effort to stop myself from overeating, but I did it.  Thank you all again!  I hope to continue my healthy eating tomorrow too.  Now, I am taking it one day at a time.  Truly, thank you!

I think the fact that you're posting on here still proves your determination!!  As long as you keep logging in and talking to this wonderful supportive community then you still have a chance to stay on the wagon, even if you get off to stretch yoru legs a little, it's still here waiting for you to get back on.

The key here is to ensure that after your 70 days of not bingeing (fantastic) and 1 day of bingeing, that this does not turn into 70 day's of bingeing and 1 day of not!!!

Keep strong, we're all here going through the same struggle but it's worth it.  Remember, NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING SLIM FEELS!!!

You binged after 70 binge-free days? *bows*
It happens. It really does. The way I think of it is like this: Ok, I ate 3000 calories today. That isn't going to negate my 70 days of awesomeness. It -can't-. It is impossible. As long as I learn from this and don't worry too much, it'll be fine. Just hop back on the treadmill or favorite exercise and keep your head on your goal. But please don't bash yourself over it. We all do it...it's what we do after that makes or breaks us.

goooood BUT i did do the same like you i didnt bing for as long as i cant remember but after that bing i restrict my calories to make up for the binge which coz me 2 binge once or twice more so wat u do now is saying wats done is done and go back to ur normal calories and dong binge but allow ur self a treat every once in a while and dont restrict ur cal and u won't binge no more