i binged last night but...

i didn't purge! i know it may not seem like a big deal, but to me it's HUGE! i'm trying really hard to stop my bulimic relapses in recovery, so not purging by abusing laxatives after a binge is a huge step. it was really hard not to, but i just went to bed and fell asleep. i woke up this morning still bloated and uncomfortable.. but i'm not going to restrict to compensate for it. does anyone have any ideas on what i can do to make myself feel a little better today? it's tough.

chug water all day! and maybe try to walk most places you go today to get some exercise in. i don't want to say work out extra hard because that might be a trigger. but i always try to make plans to walk here, there, etc. just because it helps with bloating.

first off, I just want to give you a HUGE hug and congratulations. As a recovering bulimic myself, I know exactly how difficult that is, and I commend you for it. The best you can do is to just look forward and reflect upon why you binged yesterday, so that when the urge hits again today, then you can prevent yourself. For me, I am not addicted to the purging more than I am to the binging. I binge to the point where I feel like I have to purge or else I will explode. I have been eating my parents out of their house and home and it's mortifyingly humiliating and I feel so bad. They wake up every morning to find most of the food gone. I vowed yesterday with my dad that I would really try my best and stop this addiction, and I even made myself go to sleep extra early to avoid the temptation of binging. But I ended up dreaming about food and woke up from the neighbors downstairs at midnight. I walked into the kitchen and sat on the floor for about 30 minutes trying to convince myself why I shouldn't binge (detrimental to my health, breaking promise to myself and my parents, disappointing them further, etc.). But I still ended up binging horribly. But I'm keeping my chin up and starting over today. What happens in the future lies only in MY hands and only I have control over it. And so do you.

Good luck to us both.

hug

HI,

I just wanted to say and that there is hope!! I am a compulsive overeater with bulimic tendencies! I understand the struggle and the depression that comes with this disease. What has helped me tremendously was joining Overeaters Anonymous at http://www.oa.org. They deal with the recovery of bulimia, compulsive overeating and anorexia. The bottom line is the binging tendencies need to be cured and that will help relieve the mental anguish, the urge to purge or abuse laxatives.  God Bless you both and know that you are not alone and that there is hope and freedom!!!

I am in a bit of a different boat, but I am a recovering anorexic caught in a vicious restrict/binge cycle, and I binged BIG TIME last night as well. I usually exercise the next day intensely to make up for it, but I woke up and it is raining cats and dogs, so I am NOT going to go take a run to compensate. 

In fact, it's probably best for your body, even when it's sore and yucky from binging, to just eat regularly the next day. I find that when I try to compensate by "skipping" breakfast or whatever the next day, it only perpetuates the awful cycle.

Best of luck to all of you. Disordered eating of ANY type is tough to deal with, but we CAN overcome this

just wanted to say well done , that must of been very hard. you should feel very proud. have a walk, do something you enjoy doing watch a girly movie , phone a friend , i know this is the worst part dealing with the after thoughts but it will get easier and you are totally doing the right thing hugs xxx h x

Old post... but in case the OP comes back to read it, I'd add that laxatives don't work - the calories have already been absorbed by the time it comes out the other end!