Posts by redrock

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Weight Loss	I live in a house of Temptation and (Food)Sin!	Aug 28 2008 20:24 (UTC)	4
That is a tuff one. I work at a college. For me it is really cheap to eat at the cafeterias on campus. They are basically all you can eat, like a buffet. There are lots of healthy options, but lots of junk, too. I am trying to overcome gluttoney and overeating, too. I always have to remind myself that I will be healtier and feel better if I eat healthy and moderate portions. When I don't eat right I feel guilty and I feel like a bloated whale. But my flesh wants the junk. For me it is a daily battle. Some day I hope to have conquered it. For now, it is all one choice at a time. Mindless eating is very detrimental. I have a healthy-eating buddy to join me for lunch, so that helps. We are accountability partners. My biggest problem is at night with TV/downtime snacking and avoiding the dessert at the cafeterias. Keep up the good fight so you won't be living in regret later with excess pounds to lose and health issues.
Weight Loss	*50-70 lbs. to Lose Club!*	Aug 28 2008 18:10 (UTC)	20
Delete. Duplicate. Sorry.
Weight Loss	*50-70 lbs. to Lose Club!*	Aug 28 2008 18:10 (UTC)	21
Starting Weight: 209 lbs., 08/09/08 Goal Weight: 125-140 Weigh-in: 08/10/08 - 208 08/17/08 - 206 08/28/08 - 205
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 28 2008 18:07 (UTC)	521
Day one. Yesterday was a peanuts and cookie day. Still I weighed in with one pound lost. Weight is 205 lbs. I was feeling really fat, but when I put my jeans on they were comfy. So, that is a good sign. Been exercising pretty hard, so hopefully some inches are being lost, too.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 26 2008 19:20 (UTC)	524
I have a hard time finding the time to keep up with counting calories, too. I keep telling myself to go for the fruits and veggies to fill on, and have only a moderate serving of protein or starches and fruit or nuts for a snack. I think it would really work, if I could make myself do it. I have had a good food day today. Lunch was a bit large. My goal to day is to have my pre-workout snack and then not eat after I exercise. I, too, have a habit of eating when I get home, even if I am not hungry. It usually leads to a binge, too.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 20 2008 16:29 (UTC)	543
Day one. Day one. Day one again. But, the rain is gone and it is a beautiful day for a day one. Threw out the chocolate syrup. (only after I had poured it over oats and ate x3 last night) loseweight1234 - great post! Thanks.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 19 2008 03:01 (UTC)	547
Welcome estratt :-) Me. Right. Like I can have peanut butter in the house. Puh-lease! So, looks like I will be throwing away 3/4 jar of peanut butter, after eating 1/4 of it with oats. Blew my calorie count out of the water. :-/
Weight Loss	*50-70 lbs. to Lose Club!*	Aug 17 2008 22:50 (UTC)	30
08/09/08 Starting Weight: 209 Goal Weight: 125-140 Last Week: 208 Current Weight: 206 on Sunday 08/17/08
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 16 2008 23:50 (UTC)	558
livetolove - Welcome aboard. Loseweight1234 - Congratulations!! Exciting days with new romance! whatever07 - You can do it! I binge when I am alone, too. Focus. I am happy to be home with hubby this weekend. Weekends are always my opportunity to regroup and refocus. Thank God that He has appeased my hunger and cravings today. I am full on His love and grace. Amen.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 15 2008 13:44 (UTC)	563
I am back on day one, too. I didn't binge, but I did over eat. I think I will do better next week. The campus organic cafeteria will be open and I will get much more vegetables in my diet. Our garden has kinda played out, too. I usually have a lot of crunchy fresh veggies around. HOWEVER, it is Friday. I get to go home to the country today. I will check with hubby to see what he got from the garden. If I need to, I will go by the store and get some stuff.
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 14 2008 21:00 (UTC)	140
Where is everybody? I am back on day one of no binging. Yesterday I was anxious all day long. Today is better. So, If I made it three days in a row once, I can do it again and for mor days. I joined the health club today. It is right across from where I work. I am going over there when I get off. I may slip in there on lunch hours and stuff too. We will see. Wish I were more excited. I am a bit self-conscioius ata 45 years old and 208 lbs. But getting started during before all the college students are here next week might get me over it. I just need to get in a groove or something. Hubby says I need to get out of the apartment sometimes for my sanity. I agree. So, I hope this helps. It is the university health club. I work at a college campus.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 14 2008 13:42 (UTC)	573
Today is day one of no binging or overeating. Yesterday was a constant battle and I ended up at almost 3000 calories. My focus needst to be on the three days of success and knowing that I can do it again. So, again, I am on day one. :-)
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 13 2008 21:48 (UTC)	576
I am overeating...grazing. I have already reached 2200 calories. Did not resist the vending machine. Usuall nuts will appease. Not this time. I am going to play bingo tonight and planned ahead of time for a snack. No dinner planned, because I did plan on the snack at the bingo hall. Soooo, I figure I might tack on another 500 for a home-made slice of cake. I have been very anxious today. I bet I chewed a whole pack of gum on top of all the calories I have had. Probably PMS.
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 13 2008 18:41 (UTC)	141
Tough day today. I have had plenty to eat. I am not hungry at all. But I just want to pig out on JUNK. Resisting. Chewing 2 more pieces of Forever fruit Stride gum.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 13 2008 16:24 (UTC)	581
Binge eating for me is eating uncontrollably. It is definitely like a drug where I just zone out and eat. I can binge on anything. I have binged on carrots and celery before. I just eat and eat until I feel bad or everything is gone. Like I said, I can binge on anything, and have, too. Even on things I wouldn't normally like or want. Last week's binge was a box of raisin bran. The one before that was the rest of of a loaf of bread (six slices) with butter. I only stopped because I ran out. Sometimes I go from one thing to another. I might start with popcorn, then pull out jar of peanut butter an polish it off, then have oats, etc. I might eat a whole box of protein bars. Sometimes not in one sitting. At holidays I might eat a whole pie or cake in a day, etc. I know that I can't keep sweets, breads, cereal or peanut butter in the house. I have had so many binges on so many different types of food. Big triggers for me are being tired or overly hungry or moody (any mood).
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 13 2008 13:32 (UTC)	584
Hi helpless. It's a relief when the "stuff" is gone, isn't it. Usually, it is because I have polished it off, tho. :-\| A couple of times I have thrown stuff out. It is hard to do, tho. I have to choose the worst of two evils. For me, I think throwing it out is best, because in the heat of the moment, I am not going to think clearly about giving it a way. I am on day five of no binging. I did eat too much at dinner tho and was so uncomfortable afterwards. Lots of times after I overeat or binge I get very emotional and weepy. Had a quick cry last night. This is PMS week. So, if I hang in there it will only be by God's grace. But for me, anyday without binging and overeating is a gift from God. I have no strength outside of Him.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 12 2008 23:17 (UTC)	590
I overate a little today. Wanted to polish off the bag of chips, but stopped. Otherwise DAY 4 - no binge!
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 12 2008 13:43 (UTC)	142
When in denial, I like to think I am maintaining. Why maintian at 65lbs over, tho? Cuz, I get lazy and don't want to deny myself and I want to indulge my every emotion or lust for food. LOL!!! (It's good to laugh at yourself.) I dream of the day I am maintianing at 140 lbs rather than 208 lbs. CC calculator recommends 1250 cals for me. No way. I am doing 1800 instead, since I maintain ata 2200. Goal may be slower getting here, but there will be less chance I will binge.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 12 2008 11:51 (UTC)	593
How's everybody doing? Please post, good day or bad. We are in this together. This is one place we can be open about our eating challenges and victories. I didn't binge last night, but could have. I let myself get way too hungry by dinner by skipping my snack. I almost did, but managed to snap out of a mindless beginning to put a halt to it. WHEW!!!
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 12 2008 11:45 (UTC)	144
middle11992, Great inspirational post!
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 11 2008 20:16 (UTC)	594
whatever07 - why wait until tomorrow? It is already in the past. Last Friday I binged at lunch. I made my decision to make a fresh start at the next meal and eat healthy and balanced, so that I wouldn't binge all night long thinking "I better eat while I can because I can't eat tomorrow." (I have done that before, clearly.) At the moment, I am taking things one meal/snack at a time. It's funny how making it a whole day seems like an eternity to me. But, making it one meal at a time is a little more manageable. Baby steps have me on day three with no binges...A great achievement only in a chronic binger's eyes. :-}
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 11 2008 19:22 (UTC)	146
So, I am on day three of no binging or overeating. This is a huge accomplishment for me. My sodium is high. Probably will be this week since I am planning canned soup, canned chicken and tuna and canned beans as main staples to my diet this week. The weekend will be back to more fresh stuff.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 11 2008 19:16 (UTC)	597
rlr03g, I am with you! No binging tonight! Hi team! I am on day three. So far, so good. It has been a long time since I even had a day one and that was when I was using CC and the forums over a year ago. So, I am so glad it is still around! Thank God he made time for me to be able to do this again. I was meeting myself coming and going for a while there.
Weight Loss	*50-70 lbs. to Lose Club!*	Aug 11 2008 14:07 (UTC)	34
Starting Weight: 209 Goal Weight: 125-140 Last Week: 209 Current Weight: 208 on Sunday 08/10/08 I am just getting back into the swing of things. Forgot to bring my scales to my apartment in the city. So, next weigh-in will be Saturday. Exercise plan is resistance training in the mornings and cardio at night, five days per week. Not Monday mornings and Friday nights, because I commute those times. I'm in the city during the week and home on the weekends.
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 10 2008 20:27 (UTC)	147
I think any positive tool that helps keep you motivated or in control is a good one. Congrats and continued success on the bead/color-dots tool! My primary trigger foods are sweets (ALL KINDS) and starches. Couple of weeks ago I polished off the rest of a loaf of bread (6 slices) with margarine (Smart Balance brand). I never eat buttered bread. But, I was in a binge mindset. Bread is a trigger. But, now when I think back on it I get grossed out. UGH! Last weeks' binge was on a box of raisin bran, and then desert every day at the cafeteria. Calories to the max. I must move forward and not beat myself up. Stay positive. Yesterday was a good day. So far, so good today.
Motivation	enough is enough. NO MORE BINGEING.	Aug 10 2008 02:39 (UTC)	605
Glad to find this thread. I have been a binger/overeater all my life. No purge, just lots of eating. I am running on new hope. Today has been a good day out of MANY failed days. There is hope one step at a time, I believe. Hopefully soon I will be free from my bondage to food. Just want to eat in moderation. Last week I bought a box of cereal...mistake... it was gone it two sittings. Eatng at the cafeteria has been a disaster. No restraint from multiple helpings of desert. Goals...SO, no cafeteria this week. No trigger foods in the apartment. No cash for vending machines and carry lots of fresh veggies and fruit to snack on.
Fitness	Any experienced weight lifters willing to help a complete novice?	Aug 09 2008 22:58 (UTC)	7
I helped out my husband, as I was a body builder when I was in my teens through twenties. Wish I took my own advice these days. I highly recommend Arnold Swatzenegger's book "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. It outlines each exercise and provided reps and routines. I bought it for my hubby a couple of years ago used off of Amazon and he loves it and has made good use of it. It's not about being a body builder. It is about doint the exercises right and reaching your own goals. My husband doesn't want to be a body builder, but he wanted to know what to do with weights. First, you know you are a beginner, so start out with light resistanse for the first month. This will condition your muscles for more and help you avoid injury. Most people make the mistake of starting out too heavy and causing themselves setbacks. I suspece that the flys you did back then were too heavy on a range of motion (stretch). Neither of which you are used to. Lighter weight allows you to acheive a better stretch on flys, for full range of motion and effect. My husband is now totally buff, in two years and he is 45, 6'1", and 195 lbs. Not a body builder by far, but very fit and at his ideal weight. I call him buff-man. He just has a nice Y-shape. Reminds me of a swimmer's body. BEST WISHES!!
Health & Support	~~Bingers Anonymous~~	Aug 09 2008 16:44 (UTC)	151
Been a while since I've been on CC. I have had several months of overeating and binging. Scales reflect it. I have renewed hope in Christ to overcome gluttony, and have returned to CC for support as well... "So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God. (1st Corinthians 10:31)." It strikes me how many times the bible speaks against serving the tummy. I have been a slave to mine. I am looking to break the chains of bondage. I pray you do, too.
The Lounge	I need some encouragement..heartbreaking STILL..	Feb 15 2007 20:09 (UTC)	6
The toughest thing to resolve is rejection. When we want something so badly in a relationship, sometimes we even deceive ourselves of the qualities of the relationship. I have found that much of my pain came from the rejection, not the actual loss of love. Rejection mistakenly causes us to ask crazy questions like "What's wrong with me?" It is a real blow to self esteem. Try to get to the point where you realize the relationship wasn't 'all that' and that you deserve to be with someone who is devoted to you 100%, and you are devoted to them 100%. I have been on both sides of this fence. Generally it comes down to 'it just wasn't meant to be.' Just not a good match. Probably so many disregarded signals along the way pointing this out. Another good reason not to rush relationships. If it is meant to be and they are the one, you will have the rest of your lives together. But, again for me, the day I realized that what really hurt was the rejection....that was the day I was liberated from broken relationships.
Recipes	Help! Sick sister!	Feb 13 2007 20:20 (UTC)	7
When I get sick like that, I sip on Power-Ade. It makes me feel soooo much better. Also, apple juice, bananas, chicken broth saltines and 7-up. Oatmeal or rice, too.

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