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!
Calbert - you can do it. the gym ASAP helps. Exercise and endorphins ALWAYS make me feel better, even when I'm sick. It also, as a side note, helps me not feel hungry anymore. Possible solution to night bingeing?
Days without bingeing: 13
This week, I ate much more and still managed to lose weight. My calories were near maintenance for my height/weight around 2,000. On most days I ate near maintenance and exercised for about 50 minutes. I was shocked to find I lost 2 lbs this morning even though I had chocolate (6 pieces) and wine last night. I thought that with all the bloating from the yummy food, I'd be much bigger.
Well, the moral of this story is to keep your spirits up and have faith that your body will drop the weight if you eat moderately and exercise as you should.
Calbert, thats fantastic! Well done :)
Last night I went out to the bar, handt had much to eat during the day (maybe aroun 1100 calories, plus 1 hour exercise AND shopping for 3 hours), had not too many drinks, a few ferrero rochers (just 2 I think) and then when I came home had 240cals worth of granola bars. I see this as a very successful night. I didnt eat loads of chocolate like I always do, and I was actually eating because I was so hungry, not just cause I wanted to haha.
Days without bingeing: 14 (not including today)
hate so much this[Bulimarexia] nothing seems to help $%^
...yeah, i AM constantly surrounded by trigger foods/foods i love
my mom isnt aware of my binging problems so she'll buy foods that trigger me all the time
and doesn't seem to think much of it when they go very...VERY fast.
still havent gone a day binge free since jan. 16th
hopefully tomorrow works out.
shadowmystika - why dont you talk to your mom about it? Its obviously bothering you and affecting your wellness and also your emotions, Im sure she be understanding. Also when you get the urge to binge, you should try going for a walk around the block with a bottle of water. Aiming to finish the bottle once youve finnished the lap. You might find yourself in a better mood, and forget about the binge you wanted to partake in earlier. Even if its freezing out (i dont know where youre from), still give it a quick go.
Days without bingeing: 15 (not including today)
how sad is it that this is the most i've gone for months? :(
I do AWESOME during the day, eat all of the right, healthy, nutritious foods and then dinnertime is usually okay, and after that it's like I cannot control myself. It's probably from boredom but it's like I'm not satisfied until I'm STUFFED! I just don't know how to stop.
The day started out fabulous but then became blah... My co-workers really got on my nerves today and I spent the whole afternoon running errands.
Despite it all, I did not binge as I would in the past during stressful situations or annoyance. I went to the gym and worked out for 45 mins....
In February I have to start toning/lifting weights because I feel flabby.
Days without binging 1 - yesterday, didn't include today since it's still early. Hey, I have to start somewhere!
I ate really well yesterday during the day and then after dinner I made a Healthy Choice pizza but only ate half and had a fat free rootbeer float. I'd like to cut out the eating late all-together or limit the snack to 100-200 calories, but it seems to be getting better!
Original Post by pbjellytime:
does ordering the all you can eat pancakes at ihop count as binging?
haha I guess it depends on how much you ate? And I think it's also about how you feel afterward.
scarter, you always have to start somewhere indeed! I think eating in the evening isnt bad, as long as you're sticking to your regular intake / plan etc. I think one thing that may actually trigger bingeing may be trying to cut off evening snacks, but then getting so hungry later on that you go all-out. It may actually be more controlling to have those small snacks at decent time intervals. Then youre also not hungry when you go to bed. I go to sleep at around 12am-1am, so I ALWAYS need my snacks in the evening, or I go bonkers.
argh. still working on a binge free day.
the binges have been getting smaller though. ive been stopping myself mid-binge...but i must try harder and try to go binge-free. for at least a day.
more eventually.
Days without bingeing: 17
almost at a month :)
Keep it up everyone!
wellll, i ate plenty, but i deeeeefinitely blew my streak with other food today :<
DARN IT.
okay. i'm starting over tomorrow ... nothing tastes quite as good as being binge free felt!
Original Post by allyferr:
I have the same problem.
Drinking KILLS my diet. Plus after a large meal, I tend to binge. I find that weird since I"m already so full. The last time I went out to eat (a little bit of a cheat meal) I came home and ate a whole tub of ice cream, a danish, and half a bag of chips. I don't get it, I wasn't even hungry.
Days without bingeing: 3
http://www.bingefree.blogspot.com/ ;
I completely agree. I'll go out with my friends to Diner, have a glorious, horrifying huge a$$ breakfast, then come home and make more pancakes. With, like, cool whip and the kitchen sink on top. Next morning: ow.
I stopped myself from careening full tilt into a binge tonight. W00t!!! It feels really good right now, and good to type it out.
Few hours ago, I went to the 24 hr gym with my fiance and did elliptical for an hour, but before that I'd only had about 1500 calories and had already done bursts of running stairs throughout the day. After, I went food shopping, came home ravenous, made lame jokes about eating the fiance's beagle with some garlic salt as a late snack, and started downing jelly beans, yogurt, orange, and a hot dog (no, not the beagle), each one faster than the other.
I know I should be hungry, given all that, but that quick, hot, breathless feeling that usually precedes and stays during a binge was there, and somehow I pulled out of it. I think I'm far enough away from it to have some food so I can stop being hungry. Hurrah!
One day, one hour, one minute at a time, kiddos. Remember to breathe (sometimes I forget).
EDIT: I ended up binging.
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