BINGEING support group

Hi everyone.

I'm a very healthy eater from day to day. VERY healthy. And I'm quite proud of my diet and my will power. I eat whole grains, lean meats, fruits and vegetables and low fat dairy products. I also eat portions of nuts and drink lots of water.

But I have a problem. I'm in university, and tend to go out to the bars on the weekends every now and then. Now, I can deal with a night of drinking, because I can control how much I drink and I dont drink really hefty sugary drinks. My problem is my loss of will power to junk food when I drink. I eat so much... SO MUCH chocolate when I'm drunk! So much that sometimes I feel ill the next day, but of course, I get back on track and dont drop my calories the next day because I know it's unhealthy recoil.

After this rant, I propose creating this group to support and track / log how many days myself and any others interested in joining can go binge free. I still dont mind having small portions of chocolate throughout the day because they might be just 5g portions. I just want to be able to motivate myself to stay on track and not destroy my healthy diet every weekend.

So, I'm going to start out. Since I went all out last night, today is...

Days without bingeing: 1 (I know the whole day hasnt gone by, but I know I'll control it today haha)

Thanks! 

Yeah, you're definitely right Sharon, we should all make an attempt to help each other out. So how is not counting days working for you? Seems interesting, but I don't know if I could do it because I like seeing the progress. Good luck though!

Good job Sas101 on day 14. If you're feeling upset and are about to binge, just think of all the progress you have so far and tell yourself it's not worth ruining it.

Audrey, I don't think any of us feel good when we binge. I guess the simplest thing to do would be to not buy the cake. I know it's hard to go to the grocery store and not buy what you really want to, but it will help you in the long run. Just getting through the first couple of days without binging always helps me.

Alanbates, that is some very helpful advice. Thanks!

Hey Shapes, all I can tell you is that tomorrow is a new day.

Elise, step away from the peanut butter. Go lock yourself in your room. Hope you did okay yesterday though. (:

Hey Faustic, that's good that you aren't going out on full blown binges everyday. You're at least controlling yourself somewhat.

Samesofam, good job on day 1!

Great job on day 10 Alex!

Bugsylover, good job on day 1. And I usually have stomachaches after binges, but that's pretty much it. I don't know the reason you feel that way. Sorry.

Crystar, yeah that amazing looking guy is definitely going to be some motivation for you.

So I'm working on day 1. Hopefully I'll be okay tonight. I'm thinking I should be. Just gotta keep myself busy.

Good luck everyone!

Hi Everyone!  I've been so busy that I haven't been able to check and see how you guys were doing and it sounds like everyone's making some real progress!  We may not have stopped our binging but at least we're starting to find out our triggers and such!  Yeah for us!

Alexw and Sharon, I'm definetly still in the for April.  On Day 4 right now and feeling good! Alexw you are doing so well!  congrats and reaching Day 10 and hopefully 11!

Sharon, I think your idea is great and I'll start! That's fantastic news that yesterday was a good day for you!  I always find the first day after the hardest and woohoo to you for making it through!

I'll try and check in on you all more often, have a great friday!

Good job on day 4, Kae!

hahah woooooooooooooo I am binging as we speak. I'm thinking of blaming this on TOM, which is coming soon... AND I exercised vigorously today.

Ugh.. OK I'm done binging now... I feel sick lol.

I had my breakfast, lunch, and two snacks today, and then WHAM! I was wrist deep in the peanut butter.

I HAVE TO GET RID OF THE PB.

I indulged on that a little and then stopped. Then I went back for more about 4 hours later.

So far my binge has consisted of:

- probably 9 or 10 tablespoons of PB

- maybe a cup of organic strawberry ice cream

- 4.5 slices of rye bread with LIGHT margaraine (LOL)

- 1 box of smarties

- 1 Aero chocolate bar

- 1 cup of dry Alphabets cereal

 

I think I probably went over 3000 calories in total today. I hope I burned close to 2,600 with my exercise, maybe more. Ohh well. START OVER TOMORROW. Hahah.

All right, posting my daily results as promised. I did not binge today, and am very proud of that fact. I'm a little nervous for tomorrow, as it is a weekend day and I will be alone with my brother (which is usually a combination leading to very unhealthy eating), but I'll try to be reasonable. And really, these days don't happen often, so they are somewhat of a special occasion. But I will try to meet my goal.

Elyse, I know how sick you must feel. I just hate when I binge early in the day, feel disgusted with myself and promise not to ever do it again, only to binge again on the same friggin day. So frustrating and depressing. But you seem within a reasonable amount of your maintenance, so don't consider it a total failure.

Here's to a binge-free weekend for all of us!

Hey Elise, it's only 400 extra calories, don't sweat it too much. (:

Good job on not binging Faustic. Who knows, you may just have that willpower to not eat uncontrollably tomorrow. Think positive.

Anyways, I just got back from A Relay for Life race. I was there for about 3 hours dealing with the luminaries(sp?). I didn't sit down once, but it was just basically a bunch of standing. When I went, I was hoping I would be able to walk, but oh well. I'm just happy to volunteer.

Since I was there from 6-9, I haven't reached 1600 today. I don't think I'll be able to because I just ate a PB sandwich, cup of yogurt, and 2 cups of milk so my stomach hurts. I have about 1400 today, so it's not too bad.

Binge free days: 1

well done kae on a successful day 1! i find its always the hardest day and you got through it managing to include some peanut butter consumption.. WOW!! :) congrats on vounteering to help out at the race aswell, it sounds like you did a really good thing :) i have a question though what does 'sp?' mean? i've seen it used a couple of times now. 

i just wanted to share - im on the beginning of day 3 now and about to have my breakfast. this is great for me, i havent been able to get past day 2 for months. anyway. i have found a way to combat my evening binges, which is that i 'reserve' 150 of my cals until the end of the day, and eat a bowl of porridge before i go to bed!!

i know people say you're not supposed to eat before bed but i hate going to sleep on an empty tummy, and i often wake up in the night with a rumbling hunger and cant get back to sleep. so anyway, this is my new plan and i think it is working, it also means im not ravenous the minute i wake up in the morning AND.. i dont snack in the evening!! because i know theres a bowl of porridge coming my way soon enough.

not sure if this will work for everyone but thought i'd share :) hope you're all doing great!

Kae - well you definetly kept yourself busy that evening, especially with such a great cause! You kept a great deficit, probably a little lower with all the exercise, but if you dont eat like that all the time im sure its not an issue whatsoever :) I hope all is still going well!!

kickbox and sharonclaire - im so enthused by your enthusiasm to keep going!!! theres definetly lots of time left in april, we can do it!!

elise - how on earth did you burn 2600 calories? do you work  out all day long or something??? and yeah, sometimes you have to ditch the food you love most to break your habits, l definetly speak from experience!

faustic_gremlin - hows your weekend coming along?

bugsylover - congrats on surpassing your past '2-day limit'!!!! every step of the way, like I obnoxiously always repeat haha.  And I always eat before bed, usually an hour before, because im up studying LATE and i need energy... im actually making a bowl of oatmeal as we speak!

So I'm still moving along, still cutting down on my candy and still never going over board :) So 12 days have gone by without bingeing! today (sunday) shall be 13! yay!

take care everyone!

Thank you for reminding me, alex! I appreciate it. And good job on your winning streak! Especially considering you've succeeded in keeping sweets in your diet and not cutting them out entirely. That proves you have more self control than before.

It was not a very good day today, I'm afraid. I somewhat binged twice (combined in one day, I don't consider it a success), but I'm not beating myself up about it. I do have a small victory: I was really thinking about baking some kind of crazy cheesecake, but tried to control myself and controlled the urge. A sure-fire binge was therefore avoided. It's a small step, but I'll take it.

Well done Faustic. Just remember though, denying ourselves completely want we want makes us crave it even more...

Last night some friends had a BBQ. I tried to limit myself but it was hard because literally the only thing they had was burgers, no salad or anything. I ended up having 3 Quorn burgers, with cheese :( That's 900 calories from them alone. Although I started feeling hungry again when I got home I had a coffee and managed to stop myself binging on cereal.

Oatso simple in golden syrup with peach slices is the yummiest breakfast ever :D

rampant: suggestion for you! start carrying along portable items so you don't arrive at friends' parties hungry...asst nuts, veggie sticks, apple. Also give yourself a lot of credit for behavior when you got home!  

yum to quorn products! at least it was quorn and not chocolate cake! my father's bday party yesterday...my skinny sister bought the richest cake she could find and I ate my piece and my nephew's too!!! I really disfunction w/family still. But, I think I'm finally getting on top of the family crap despite the overindulgences.

stay w/it people! the goal is to diminish the bad (counterproductive!) behavior and increase the healthy behavior...watch for that in yourselves! That's the sign that things are working. every little step in that direction is a positive thing.

today I did my max only. I did really well. 1800-1900 and no more and no urge for more and it's one of those days that I am taking care of ME. I made a conscious decision to eliminate my largest emotional trigger so I'm feeling a little tentative...I hope it's as easy as just making a conscious decision.

take care, all!

Great job Sharon! Thanks for all your support.

So today is day 3. yay! I've become a little busier with my life, so I definitely think that helps me with not binging.

Good luck everyone!

Have not been on here in awhile so I thought I'd check in. Stilling on the binge. Can't seem to make it past day 6. Today was day 6 and yes, I binged as soon as I got home. Cereal, chocolate, peanut butter, almonds, yogurt and cookies. I worked a 11 hour shift and didn't have time to eat anything but a salad. I come home and I'm staved. That'll due you in every time. Hopefully, I burned enough calories at work,  to not have gained a ton of weight from my binge.

On to another day 1 tomorrow.

I have to write a paper on the death penalty, and Im kinda stressin now b/c its not going too well, so I just had some kashi crackers and PB (Jif)!! Why?? I always do this and then feel so bad afterward!! Im soo fat right now!

Bep, it's happened to everyone, even those who aren't on this group. End of term papers are stressful and can lead to many situations like this. Don't feel bad, the items you binged on were relatively healthy, and you needed energy to write that paper. Just try not to do it again today.

Well, yesterday I did not binge. I had a huuuge breakfast (pastries, croissants, almond-chocolate breads, dulce de leche... Mmmmm... probably over 1500 cals, but worth it), but ate a light lunch and a normal dinner. Probably went somewhat over my cals, but I didn't binge, so I'm ok. Have a nice week!

faustic, that sounds great...it's a beautiful thing when you know it's not a binge.

sherea...you are right...11 hours w/no food is not good!...can't you carry something lite in a pocket and chow down on the spot every 2-3 hours???

kae...busy definitely helps!

bep...that's your trigger! (is it the deadline??? the writing???) if you do something a little different (write at the foodless library but carry healthy snacks for breakds/when you leave the library) you will break the pattern.

I am on day 2 of something huge. I knocked out my big emotional trigger and it appears that I have really committed to it this time...they say the third time is the charm...I have definitely tried this before. yikes! guess I can't think about it too much...just let it happen.  

Hey all. I just found this group and decided I would throw myself in as well...so...after a horrible weekend...today is day 1.

Welcome chicklette! You'll find all kinds of support in this group, it's a great place to go to if you're feeling unmotivated.

Haha this week is not going so great for me, I seem to be binging every other day. I went out for sushi last night for the first time planning to eat well, then realized that it was an "all-you-can-eat" place where you order a ton of different stuff and of course I had to try everything since it was my first time. Then I came home and got depressed that my plan of sticking to my diet during my sushi experience didn't work, so I said, "EFF THIS," and ate 3 fiber one bars, 1 chocolate protein bar, 1 huge bowl of cheerios, a ton of ice cream with peanut butter (I finished the carton off), and I think 3/4 of a box of wheat thins with 6 or 7 wedges of light laughing cow cheese. Ohh, and some alcohol.

FANTASTIC. I totally regretted it and went to bed with a massive stomach ache.

I did well to get back on track today, I'm sticking to 1200 calories for today and I had a great workout this morning (I know the calories are low, but I feel awful about yesterday and I'm not to keen on eating my regular 1600 - 1700 cals for today). Tomorrow I may keep my calories a little on the lower side too, it I feel like I should. Hope everyone is doing well!

DAY: 1

oh i ALWAYS binge when im drinking... its because your drunk! No one has common sens or control when their drinking haha. If im really working hard on a diet I just stay away from bars - aka stay away from temptation.

Avoiding alcohol is a great idea, teennah. Also, alcohol is very calorific, so there are really no dieting benefits to drinking.

To my surprise, I did not binge for the second day in a row. A big breakfast once again (though not as big as yesterday). A light lunch also. And a relatively big dinner with a bit of dessert, but I resisted the urge to go back for more or to munch later in the evening. It's not a perfect day, as I probably overate, but there were no binging episodes, so I'm glad.