Confession

I have always prided myself in my ability to maintain self control around certain foods but ever since I moved in with my parents it has not been so. It first started with the ice cream. I would take scoops of it daily and not count it at all. And I know I was scooping out more then half cup servings. Now I just had a mini binge and I am seriously scared. I am jittery, shaky and the whole time I was eating it all I knew it was the wrong thing to do and no matter how much I was telling myself to stop in my head the food just kep going in. I ate about 8 oreo cookies, half of which were dipped in peanut butter and just handfuls of life cereal and frosted flakes. Doesn't sound like much after typing it but I NEVER do that. I blame it on calorie restriction. I deny myself simple pleasures and now I am overdoing it. I am scared because even though I said that it was the last time, ( I know tomorrow is a new day) what if I just do it again tomorrow?

You can't deny yourself the simple pleasures--instead, find a way to work them in to your daily calorie allotment. I've lost 27 pounds so far (150 to 123) and that's been having treats like cookies, cake, ice cream, etc., every so often. You just have to use moderation. For example, I loooove My Favorite Muffin and usually stop there once a week when I'm working a double at work. I work as a host, so I'm on my feet nonstop for those nine or ten hours total that I end up working, so I know I can afford two of the mini muffins. I can get two mini muffins for a total of 200 calories as opposed to a big one that probably clocks in around 500-600! It's helped to me to not binge, knowing that I don't have to completely stop eating the things that I love. After all, this is a lifestyle change, and I'm simply NOT willing to give up on cookies and ice cream forever!

In the meantime, forgive yourself, and set out a plan for tomorrow with some good foods that you can look forward to and that will leave you feeling satisfied. :-)

It happens. Forget about it and refocus. Repeating that behavior won't do you any good, so just don't do it.

We all encounter stumbling blocks now and then, don't think you're the only one.

Whenever that happens to me, I too think, Oh well, it already happened once, it'll probably happen again so I might as well just give in.

But then I remind myself that it is normal to falter now and then, and that it's possible and necessary to simply learn from the experience, move on, and refocu.

Easier said than done, I know, but it is absolutely necessary to understand that it is possible to overcome and refocus.

Edit: oh and yeah, don't deny yourself simple pleasures now and then. Just try to keep your treats within your limit and don't over do it either.  I eat  several treats throughout the week. I just make sure to work them in to my limit and to eat them in moderation.

I understand what you are going thru. You may want to also have a talk with your parents about the food they keep in the house. Be honest with them and explain that it is hard for you to stay on your diet with some of the food in the house. I have the exact same problem. My mother is a junk food junkie and always keeps cookies, ice cream, etc in the house.  Explain this and ask to go grocery shopping with them and help picking out the snacks, get Chex cereal instead of Life maybe - there is a ton of sugar in Life cereal and almost none in Chex.

But yes, deny yourself for too long on certain foods - like chocolate - will cause you to bing. You can eat 10 Peanut M&M's a day for around 100 calories. You may want to try having that as a snack from time to time or a dessert after dinner. Women are very suspitable to bings on junk food because we need more seritonin then men for a good mental health. Chocolate and starches give us a slight boost in that direction.

Good luck... and don't worry. Most of us do it from time to time.  I know I do, especially with ice cream.

I know what you mean... when I am at my parents house it seems like I feel safe... like I feel loved and I don't feel the need to look good for anyone, so it is license to enjoy myself and enjoy the foods that I love.

I struggle with binge eating, as well, and what I find helps tremendously is to PLAN a "binge".  I calculate my WEEKLY calorie intake that I need to still lose my desired amount of weight, then divide that weekly amount by 7, giving me the amount of calories I would need to eat per day, and simply take 100 calories off of 6 days of the week and add them to 1 day... thus my weekly allowance is STILL the same, and I'm really only missing 100 cals each day throughout the week (like 1 Tbsp less mayo on a sandwich) and then I have 600 extra calories on that one day.

I hope that makes sense.  It has kept me sane to have these "planned binge" days, really.  Most of the time I can't even meet that amount of calories anyway without feeling a little sick...

Haha. I overate today. I ate more today than ever before. But you know what, I'm not gonna worry about it. Today's my rest day too so no exercise whatsoever. I'm about to hop in bed and enjoy much deserved r&r :D

I enjoyed every bite at least lol.

Tomorrow's a new day!