Help control the binge attack!

Hello everyone...I am writing this post for all those people out there who suffer from having these binge attacks! I am 34 years old and very body concious, I have always had issues with my body, never been extremeley over weight but I am the kind of girl that if Im not a certain size/weight then I totally lose my confidence! I agree that I do have somekind of eating disorder but not to the extreme of bulimia or anorexia... I just have these terrible uncontrollable binges that occur from time to time! Last year I had the greatest willpower ever and thought I had finally conquered this binge problem...I was dedicated to my healthy eating plan and lost a lot of weight, maybe too much to some people but fantastic for myself! Since divorcing my husband and the stresses and life changes it has caused, I have put on 14 lbs...ok, it may only be a stone in a whole year but I hate it! I am only a size 8, 5ft 4 and small frame... small, maybe tiny to some of you but for those that understand, there are parts of my body that are getting me down...fat on the hips, fat on the bum, fat on the thighs, fat on the arms! My clothes are all tight fitting so I notice every lump and bump! When I lost the weight before, I could wear anything at any time, loved dressing up and going out...now I seem to stick to the comfy..figure hiding clothes...jeans and hoodys! I can have the best wilpower ever but one taste of something naughty...sweets, biscuits, cakes, chocolate sets me off on one hell of a huge binge...its all or nothing for me! Sometimes all I can think about is food, it totally takes over!...I plan my binge for the next day...go through all the things I want...sometimes its frightening as I think of so many things I crave, varieties of chocolate bars, varieties of cakes, sweets, ice creams, biscuits... its impossible to eat them all...I try to just pick one of my favourite from each craving...its terrible...I start to panic...I cant even think of being healthy until I have gotten over the binge! It controls your life at that time and you just have to eat everything you crave for to get it out of your system! It gets out of control and I can end up consuming 5000 calories sometimes more...of pure junk! I end up getting a massive sugar rush and feel so shaky! Sometimes I eat so much purposely to make myself feel really sick (although I never actually have been!) to put myself off of eating it all ever again...I go to bed feeling disgusting, sick, bloated and regretting every moment of it, my insides feel dirty and full of rubbish... I feel so bad! That then sets me off on a massive healthy blitz but after 3 to 4 days the binge attack can return again...I lose 2lbs, gain 2lbs...its a nightmare!

 Well, I started on the 3rd November my healthy eating, calorie counting and NO junk, combined with 2 hours of power walking a day...I did my walking last year and it was a great contribution to my weight loss, it just fell off! Today is my 6th day...slow signs of improvement but I feel determined this time to shift it all! I am eating really well and controlled, sometimes eating more healthy treats than I should but better than junk...sometimes your body needs extra, especially when I am excercising so much! So far so good, it takes time and I know it is worth it, when you are slim you feel amazin, its the best!

  Well, I really want to hear from people similar to me, those who understand where I am coming from! Together we can all help...give tips on how to survive the binge attack and what foods are good for satisfying hunger and speeding up that metabolism! I have started drinking green tea today, recomended to me by my cousin...lets see how I get on! I also swear by porridge...40gm mixed with water and a sprinklin of cinnamon...(cinnamon is a great spice to speed up the metabolism!)  lots of healthy soups...carrot, lentil, tomatoe... to get through the day and a big dinner of salad and chicken or veggies and chicken...natural yoghurt and rice cakes as a healthy treat when Im feeling hungry! I usually survive the evening munchies by having a bowl of porridge or a small bag of healthy popcorn 90kcals with a 40kcal hot chocolate... its working for me so far!

  Please post on here and together we can help each other and look great for Christmas time...my goal is to be wearing a gorgeous little dress by mid december and look and feel happy about myself! We can keep each other informed of our excercise, weigh ins, calorie intake and...survivin the binge attack! Look forward to hearing from you all soon...Hayley xxx

G day Hayley, I’m Leigh and I’m a 21 year old personal trainer from Australia

I am also about 5 ‘ 4 and slim

I used to get the urge to binge so bad and had a serious problem with it for a lot of this year, but I have stopped!

If you feel the urge to binge on certain foods, maybe you diet is making you rebel against it?

If you do not like your diet enough, or your body is lacking carbohydrate protein or fat then you will crave these things,

The thing that helped me control my cravings the most was when I assessed my diet and started to make sure that I felt satisfied with the amount of carbohydrates proteins and fats I was having, as lacking any one of these things causes major cravings

If your body is getting what it needs it will not crave anything

There are so many healthy indulgences out there that really satisfy my sweet tooth!

I LOVE almond butter, it is MUCH sweeter then peanut butter it is honestly just so sweet and nice, SO one of my favorite deserts is a piece of natural rye bread ( use any bread free of chemicals or preservatives) spread generously with almond butter and then honey, roll the piece of bread up and eat it, it is soft and squishy and SO tasty! And no refined sugar or any nasty ‘s added!

Fresh dates dipped in almond butter are great too

Frozen banana’s taste like real ice cream, you just peal and chop them up and put them in a container in the freezer. Take them out once frozen and add a little coconut cream, some crushed nuts of your choice, and some raw cocoa nibs ( pure chocolate bits with nothing added to them, get them from health food stores) and add some maple syrup or honey if you like

I don’t know what your tastes are, but there are so many decadent treats that do not contain anything harmful for your body!

OH yum, I LOVE porridge too, have you tried almond butter on it? Haha yes, I am obsessed with almond butter, but honestly it is SO sweet like sugar and just so yum.

Nothing beats a warm bowel of porridge…. I like a little honey OR maple syrup to sweeten but I still love it on it’s own too, and usually have it on its own with nuts.

You can get natural potato chips and pop corn too, the only ingredients in them are potatoes salt and oil, so you get the great taste without ingesting anything harmful!

In fact, all these treats ONLY contain ingredients that are beneficial, too much of anything is bad, so there is actually not a single bad thing about these treats, yet they still taste so good!

OH and if you like dried fruit and nuts and almond butter or sesame seed paste, then it is easy to make little balls made with things like sesame seed paste, sultanas and/or dates, shredded coconut, honey, etc. just mix ingredients together and you have this REALLY rich decadent ball of goodness lol.

WOW.

Hayley....you just described my life/last night. I am the exact same way with the binging..like last night I went out for Italian with my family and boyfriend so I made it my cheat day and indulged in pasta and bread. I went out afterwards and when I got home to my dad's my step-mom had a pampered chef party so like on all my reallllly bad binges I think to myself well I already had a bad day why not eat everything I crave all the time and I just went nuts! 3 pieces of candy, 6 cookies, chips, pretzels, bread, peanut butter, you name it...and now I feel terrible...my stomach is upset and I just killed myself at the gym(I'm a perfectionist) and still have to eat with my boyfriends family tonight(and they don't believe in anything healthy)

I usually have a bad binge like last night every few weeks but once or twice week I will find myself waking up in the middle of the night and having a mini-binge mainly the peanut butter jar ughhh. I have even allowed myself to have a little bit a day in hopes I would not crave it at night, but I still wake up and just eat it right out of the jar! It drives me CRAZY.

I understand exactly how you feel I think about food all the time(I am dietetics major haha) and I have IBS so I really do need to be conscious of what I eat because I hate my attacks (like today) but it's so frustrating because sometimes I just want to be a 20 year old and have a burger fries and beer with my boyfriend and NOT be sick...every time we go out to eat I have to make some ridiculous order with no red meat, no butter, no olive oil, no fried foods, no heavy sauces unless I want to be bloated and sick for the next day (sometimes I do and just suffer) but it really is depressing.

To satisfy hunger combine a protein and carb at your meals...(like eggs and toast, turkey and wheat bread,chicken and sweet potato or brown rice) they help you feel full longer

I'm not weighing myself till Monday but last week i was 120.4 and I'm sure that will change..today I killed myself did an hr spin class, ran 2.5 miles, and 15 minutes on the stairmaster (710kcals according to my HRM) oh yes I'm a runner..I usually log 28-32 miles a week..it keeps me sane and it definitely was a majorrr factor in my weight loss!

Can't wait to hear from youI'll need all the support I can get with the holidays quickly approaching!!!

I get these binge attacks all the time....and I hate them.  I usually binge becasue of emotions.  My father passed away suddenly two years ago, and he was one of my best friends.  My mother is an alcholholic (very depressing) my poor sister got into an automobile accident a few years back and is now left with permanent brain damage and I just recently ended a 8 yr. relationship.  WOW!  Hope thats not too upsetting!  But thats the reason why I turn to food for comfort.  Of course as soon as I'm done my binge I always regret it!  I'm slowly finding alternatives to binging, like going for a walk.  Seems pretty simple but I find so far it works.  When I walk around my block, I remind myself of why binging will just push me further away from my goals.  I think it's all about having the right mind set.  Although I know, around 10 or 11 at night that little devil sits on my shoulder, telling me to head to the kitchen.  Once I start eating at night, I go all the way.  No stopping.  I'm slowly working out these bad habbits.

I used to do that as well... have massive, 5000+ calorie binges. Well, somehow I have actually gotten past that.

I'm not saying that this works for everyone, but I try to avoid cravings altogether. Willpower is not, nor ever has been the answer for me.  I have a few strategies that I would like to share though, which help me out.

1- I don't buy big bags of things. I buy individually wrapped snacks. Or if I do buy big bags, as soon as they are opened, I have stuck them into baggies of single servings.  It helps me on my portion control, because while its easy to go through a whole bag of something, its harder, mentally, to go through 5 or 6.

2- If I do have a craving of something, I sit down and assess whether I actually want that item, or whether I am tired, bored, stressed, hungry, etc.  If I am hungry, I eat something "real". If not, I don't eat.  If I am none of the above, and I still really want that item, I go out to the store (notice, I don't keep these items in the house), pick out a very gourmet version of the item, eat it slowly and enjoy! (i.e. if its chocolate, no hershey's for me, I'll have gourmet imported german chocolate please. chocolate cake? They usually have little individual pieces or tarts in the bakery section)

Another example of this is its really cold here today.  I really wanted something warm, like creamy macaroni and cheese.  It sounded so good.... so instead of going to this place where you can buy a huge, delicious serving of it, I bought 2% milk velveeta cheese, whole grain pasta, and made about 500 calories worth of the most delicious mac and cheese ever.

And try to move away from an all-or-nothing mindset! it'll kill you!

Anyway, those strategies have worked for me.  Perhaps think of these types of things? I usually eat 1 dessert each day, even if its just 100 calories or so.

Good luck all!

oh dear,   I have also eaten peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon!

I once ate a jar in one day....

Hello everyone. I am also new at this (started the program 3 November) but I'm not new at the whole binge eating sessions. Over the summer I was doing fairly well.... keeping my weight to where I think it should be. I'm back in school and in the past few months I've actually put on 10lbs because I've restarted the binge eating. I completely hate it. I was doing well for the first 4 days on the new health kick but then I caved yesterday and completely killed it. I ate way too much to the point that I felt sick and slept very poorly. When I fall off the wagon I try to get back on it the next day. But I did it again today. I'm quite upset with myself. I am going back home for Christmas and I want to get back to (or closer to) my original weight when I left. The idea of going back home with this extra weight on me stresses me. I don't want everyone seeing me like this.

I'm kind of glad to know that I'm not the only one out there doing this unhealthy habit. Hopefully, this site can help get back on track... along with those of you who are willing to help.

Hi everyone...so glad you all posted on here...we are so so similar! Oh...dont mention that dreaded peanut butter! In the UK they do Peanut Butter Chunky Kitkats...that is my ultimate chocolate crave...its gone in seconds when I get one...then I just want more..more..more! Peanut butter on toast...toast too is a killer for me...could just eat so much of it...so bloated after! I too suffer with a slight IBS...cant eat pasta, bread, pizza, rice without feeling totally bloated after...at times I almost look pregnant! It ruined my holiday in Egypt this summer, every night after eating I looked SO pregnant...frightened the life out of my new boyfriend!

I too am a perfectionist...everything has to be perfect...thats why it kills me when I put on weight! Also I hate it when people say "Oh you look really well...you have put on a little weight...really suits you!" That is the worst compliment for me!

Well, today is my 7th day, I have managed to walk every day for 2hrs...I have 2 children aged 14 and 8...I try to get them to come out with me! They go on their bikes or scooters and I can power walk behind them! I too find walking a great help...it gives you time to think about what you want...I walk along thinking of my skinny days...the comments people made...how good I felt...my tiny clothes...my confidence...it seems to get me thinking along the right lines and pushes me that little bit further to keep being healthy!

The results of weight loss are amazing, for me it totally transformed my life...I felt like a new person! I remember last time when I lost the weight...it only takes so long and then theres no turning back...you just keep going and going and totally dedicated...hope that day hurrys up for me! I am terrible, I always want results fast, I expect to jump on the scales and it says I have lost 10lbs...doesnt work like that. Last time I was losing an average of 2lbs a week...slow loss is far better and stays off longer!

I have been doing quite well with the eating...certainly have not binged once since my new start... When I feel I want something extra to eat...yes...not because Im hungry of course...just because I want to eat...I reach for the rice cakes...last night I have 2 tiny packs of popcorn with my diet hot choc..1 pack of salt n vinegar ricecakes and natural yoghurt...that to me is not classed as a binge...its a way of getting through the odd evening without depriving myself of some form of treat! The calorie intake for that was 400...Id rather consume those items than one choc bar of 250 cals which then leads to a further 4000 cals of uncontrollable eating!

I am currently 121 lbs...my goal for now is to lose 9lbs...that will make a huge difference to me...then see how I am at that weight! I did go down to 103lbs last year...I agree far too skinny but wow I felt amazing! I did get addicted to it...its the skinniest I have ever been! For now 112lbs will be perfect!

Well...all keep in touch, we can all help each other with our hints, tips and advice! If you get the urge to binge...try and think of everyone on here and try, try, try to stop the temptation...but if you do...dont be afraid to say, there is a brand new day ahead and you can start again...its not easy but together we can all try!

Take care everyone...loved seeing all my replies...enjoy your weekend xxx

Hey, You sound like you have come a long way so be careful not to get hooked on losing too much weight again!

I am your height, 5’4 and I am 110 - 114 lbs and I was about 103 for a long time and I loved the way I looked and got addicted to looking that way, but our BMI is like, 17 or less at that weight so It is not a weight to aspire to, even though we feel we look best we need to fight against what we want to look like and what is medically healthy!

 I felt great at that weight too but having such a low BMI can lead to health problems that you do not notice until it is too late, like brittle bones and infertility, so I hope you can stop once you reach about 112 lbs.

Something that helped me was forgetting about numbers, and going by what feels best - when you eat a good amount of carbohydrates protein and fats that gives your body what it needs, and enough calories of course, then you should stop craving things as much and your hair, skin, nails and etc will look their best and you will feel your best Aiming for a specific number can set yourself up to fail or become fixated on 1 single number which does not make for a healthy mind set, I find that having a range is better, like 112 - 114 lbs or etc

It worried me that you’re a perfectionist and that you felt addicted to being 103 lbs because that combination could lead to problem, perfectionist is a common trait among those with ED ‘s SORRY I AM not saying you sound like your getting an ED, I am just telling you what I have experienced, I’m a perfectionist and I became addicted to being a low weight and it lead to a serious eating disorder so I am telling you this so you can be aware of the risks!

 By the way I totally know what you mean about rather having 400 calories, then smaller amount of chocolate that will lead to a binge! If your not perfect with healthy foods, then one “ unhealthy” thing can lead to a total blow out!

I had a good night tonight - I had a friend over for dinner and I cooked an Indian curry and made some Paratha bread I usually stop eating when I have had enough but I have not had any one over for dinner in ages and I have not bothered to cook a recipe in ages so it was a real treat AND when I am talking to people I eat way more then usual because I don’t register when I am full So I probably ate over 1000 calories , I had a normal size bowel of the curry and LOTS of the bread ( which was made from chickpea flour and vegetable oil) and 2 large glasses of red wine. I ate way more then I needed but it did not make me want to go and binge, I just accepted that ate too much and it won’t make a difference because it was a one off thing I am glad I have relaxed about food, as long as I don’t put junk into my body I feel fine

Eating too much no longer makes me want to go and binge on more food and this has made life much happier for me!

I had a not so great night again last night...ugh two nights in a row, I'm never this bad...my boyfriend was in town and I had to eat with his family so I knew it was not going to be super healthy so I ate light during the day, but I managed to avoid the mashed potatoes (loaded with cream cheese, whole milk, and butter) but got questioned when I did not take a roll so I had to. Then for desert I had a small brownie so I would not get questioned again and did fairly well...but then I came home had a little snack (cheerios mmmm) and went to bed (fairly early, not feeling so well) but then woke up in the night and had pretzels, 3 cookies, some peanut butter (of course), and a mini candy bar it wasn't an enormous binge like friday night but it put me over my calories for the day and I already had ate not so great food at dinner...I did not go over my maintenance calories but I still went over with 'bad' foods..I was so upset at myself I didn't log them but still calculated them lol (at 3:30 am!) I am the same way with overeating healthy food but this was just all garbage ughhh

Wow you guys are about my height and at 110-114!!!!! I have never broken 120 when I'm on track (I'm in quite the rut this weekend) I don't know how I haven't I run around 6 miles a day 6 days a week and do the stairmaster... I make sure I burn at least 500kcals a workout and I generally end between 1350-1650 calories a day...(some days a little higher but never over 1800)...I would love to just get down to 119 and have that stupid '2' go away but I just don't know if it's possible...

Yes be careful about your BMI my mom had to get a pacemaker when he was 32 because her heart kept stopping...it wasn't until this year she told me she is 99% positive it was because of her ED(which she just told me about)

PRAYING I can 'back on the horse' today or tomorrow (grandma's in town and she and my mom are skeptical of my eating if I don't have desert or a roll or something with dinner..so I don't know how things will go tonight...) I feel like I've gained this weekend and it's so hard for me to get back down to 120 let alone any lower

Hope you are all doing better than me hahaha!

I too had a bad binge night last night. I always sleep horribly and feel bloated the next day when I do it. But I'm really trying hard to get back on track today.

For those of you who have pictures up, you all look great. I'm not sure why you are striving to be any tinier. Perhaps you should focus more on measurements and how your body feels. You must remember that muscle weighs more than fat. So the number on the scale shoudn't necessarily dictate how you feel about your body.

That being said, for me, I know I need to lose weight as the number on the scale and my pants tell me so. I am 5'5 and I know I will never be able to be skinny mini as I have an athletes body. Just this summer I was 125lbs and never felt better or never been in better shape. School came along as well as the stress and 10lbs practically appeared overnight. I'm on a mission to get back to that original weight. Like I said before I'm not aiming for anything less. It's what is healthy for me. Now I just need to get over these bingeing episode and I'll be well on my way to being at a healthy weight again for me. 

123purple- i know i know i can't help it...I'm my own worst enemy and a perfectionist and I have always been more about feeling better than the numbers, sometimes I get caught up..

Back on the horse today you can do it!I know I can't binge late tonight because I have to fast for blood work tomorrow so I'm hoping that will help me get back on track..

I was feeling crazy and I weighed myself after my first post this morning and I actually lost a 1/2 lb since last week..I was in shock I thought I would have gained after all I ate since friday.. i don't get it but I'll take it as long as the numbers didn't go up haha

Oh wow, how you said one taste of somthing good sets me off is soo similar to me!!

Somtimes im afraid to eat because if i start eating somthing good, i just cant stop!! And if i have like one candy or somthing all that happens is i want more and more and urgh its just frusterating.

Well congrats on doing good for awhile! I hope you continue to loose and be healthy!

Yeah I definitely have the bingeing problem too!  I am going through the EXACT same thing as all of you who posted.  I truly believe I have a binge eating disorder.  It's like something just takes over me and I start prowling around looking for anything to stuff my face with!  It feels like an out of body experience.  It's awful!  I try so hard not to keep junk in the house, but I always find something.

When I was at my goal weight 1.5 year ago, I had all the willpower in the world.  Now that my weight is back up, it's so hard to control my impulses.  I know that once I lose the next couple of pounds and see the payoff, things will be easier. In the mean time, it is so hard for me to control my urges to binge.  I also keep trying to reward myself with junk food.  "I've been doing well with this healthy lifestyle, I deserve a day where I have fast food for dinner"

Um, NO!  I don't!  Luckily I can usually snap out of it in time to avoid making a bad choice.  I've started rewarding myself with different things for pounds lost (as if losing weight isn't reward enough).

  I just hate having to constantly fight with myself not to eat everything in the house.

I too have a huge issue with peanut butter.  I ordered PB2 last week so I'm looking forward to hopefully trying that this week.  It's 56 cals for 2 tablespoons and it starts out in powder form so I can't do the spoon + jar = failure thing, hehe.

Any/All of you please feel free to add me.  We need all the support we can get, especially from those who understand what we're going through.

STEVIE - don’t worry, if your food days out number the days were you slip up then your body won’t react badly!

You knew you over did it, and had the early AM snack, but you were able to STOP after having a little WITHOUT starting a binge so WELL done, it is VERY hard to stop a binge once you start eating erratically or out of your usual plan, you should feel proud!

You don’t have to eat because people pressure you to, it is your body and if you do not want their fatty mash or white bread rolls then just say sorry, I do not feel like eating it and eat what you please.

It is not rude to refuse food, it is rude of them if they FORCE you to eat something! It is your body and it is non of their business what you do with it!

If you feel like a little brownie or desert then go for it, developing a healthy relationship with food and being able to REALLY enjoy a little of what you fancy WITHOUT it making you binge is a goal we should all strive for! Being able to have a super nice food without thinking we have blown it and then binging!

And you are basically the same weight as me, so your must be slim and fit DON’T pay attention to my weight, it can lead to negative feelings about your own body!

When I go over 114 my breasts become huge and my body feels wrong, I look curvy and healthy in the 111 - 114 range but some people might look too skinny at this weight, so I have learnt to ignore other people’s stats!

Being a lbs or 2 lighter does not make some one more physically attractive, remember that having great skin, hair nails, nice teeth, clear eyes, and just looking healthy and toned are equally venerated attributes .

No use being skinny if you look awful!

AND REMEMBER: IGNORE your relatives and eat what the heck you want, take control of your own body when they audaciously try and stuff food down you that you do not want!

Kelico 528 - please send me a private MSG any time the urge to binge takes hold and you want to avoid the peanut butter! Come and vent to me instead.

There should be a peanut butter addiction support group lol. Honestly.

123purple - you have a great attitude which will help you stop binging! You are aiming to do what is best for your body, not aiming for a set weight or size that may not be realistic and could set you up to fail and make you want to binge!

GUESS WHAT people? Last night I made dinner for a friend I hadn’t seen in ages and I was exited to hear about her recent business trip to south America

I made an Indian curry out of a very expensive curry book that is a collaboration of the top curry chefs through out Asia, and made a curry and made some Indian paratha bread!

I was amazed, the bread turned out restaurant quality and nothing beets fresh, soft, warm bread AND I had not cooked a recipe in ages, so dinner was SUCH a treat,

AND…. I was too focused on catching up with my friend and about her trip that I ate about 5 times more then usual, and the food stopped tasting as good once I was satisfied and I could have stopped…

But the BREAKTHROUGH IS - I cooked a nice dinner, I ate too much, and I did not think about it after wards, or feel like binging !

I just accept that I will eat too much occasionally for various reasons and I don’t need to think about it afterwards because it is normal

There are MANY TIMES when I would not be able to over eat without it leading me to binge, so I feel SO GOOD that I have destroyed that habit!

A lot of people (men and women) seem to have these same issues. I have been dealing with all the things you all have mentioned for years;....end of high school, straight through college, and now at 23 and living first with friends and now with my boyfriend - still dealing with THE SAME issues. I have found the only way to not binge is to 100% focus on my feelings and how I feel emotionally before, during and after eating which can be very hard when you are working or trying to have fun. This is not something that goes away....unfortuantley. It is really nice though to find support here, to not feel alone. So thank you everyone for being honest in your struggles

Hi everyone... so glad you all posted on here... I feel Ive started something good and something positive! Well today is the start of my 2nd week, DAY 8! I am seeing slight, slight improvements...the first obviously is that my body feels clean inside, free of all that junk I stuffed into it a week ago! My eating plans are going really well and I know that some good results are not too far away, I have to just keep going!

  I remember last time when I successfully lost the weight, I counted the days... but all of a sudden that stopped and before I knew it time had flown and I was in a real healthy eating habit, it just became natural! I so cant wait for that again! Must be really honest here and say that I have not had one binge crave at all since the 3rd November...it is getting near that dreaded PMT time though so lets hope I can pass the choc urge!

  I have simply been eating 40gm of porridge made with water and a sprinklin of cinnamon every single morning for brekki...lunch is rice cakes and soup...dinner is a proper full sized meal loaded with salad or veggies and chicken.... if Im feeling hungry after I have natural yoghurt with fruit and if Im feeling hungry in between meals I have been having these gorgeous cereal bars, they are probiotic which is "meant" to help stop the bloatedness and they are maple flavour...very sweet and only 75 calories...they really seem to satisfy me! At night if I really want a snack I have the tiny bags of popcorn, 80 calories and a diet hot choc 35 calories... so far so good! The last 2 nights I have been having onions, mushrooms and peppers done in the frying pan with this really low cal oil spray, chicken and a small jacket potatoe...I have been craving the jacket potatoe...I love it with just a tiny bit of the lowest fat spread...it is delicious!

  I find that I dont really need to have a diet of an apple, lettuce leaves and a stick of celery to lose weight, its all about cutting out the junk and not bingeing...thats what gets my weight down...just normal healthy eating...slower results but well worth it in the end!

  Well keep going everyone, thanks for all the tips you have given me...remember everytime you feel that binge attack coming on...try to get on here and read all our posts! Take care and speak soon...Hayley xxx

congrats and keep up the good work

I'm back on the horse today after a pre-fasting binge (had to fast for bloodwork today ick) no classes for me tomorrow but I have to get an echocardiogram done so I'm hoping I can stay on track...being busy with classes all Tuesday keeps me away from snacking because I'm so busy I  only eat the healthy food I pack and don't snack!

is it terribly bad that I've developed a sugar-free gum habit? I chew a piece when I feel like I will snack out of boredom or crave something sweet instead of candy...I am looking for an ADA (American Dietetic Association) study done on it right now...any other ideas?

Anyone have a gameplan for the holidays? First real snowfall here(Buffalo NY) last night!!!

hope everyone is doing well!!!

buffalo??! that is my home! living in Dallas now....winters were the worst for trying to eat healthy and exercise because its so frigid....never wanted to get out from under a blanket. keep up the good work. i'm training for a 5k (very new to running as a sport on it's own) which has been a nice change up in that I'm working towards a tangible goal rather than running to lose pound after pound.

liz- yup its freezing already haha and yup i hate leaving the blankets and the comfort winter food is in full effect...tried to get back at it yesterday but I ended up having a cookie and a little bit of apple pie...i didn't binge which i was happy about but I've been craving sweets like mad and I need to lay off the sweets since I had so so so many this weekend!

With the running that's exactly what I did! I set a goal to run a 5K and it made me feel like I HAD to go and do whatever my training said that day...running definitely had the most impact on my weight loss and now I've worked my way up to being able to run 9-10 miles (I usually run 6 a day, average 30-32 miles a week) and it's my de-stresser, my 'me time' and yup everyone thinks I'm nuts but I feel fabulous after my runs!Good luck with the training! Jealous you can train outside...NO way am I running outside anymore haha