motivations for bingers.

yesterday was my seventh day in a row of not binging :)

i haven't been starving myself, abusing laxatives, or over-exercising either! if i can do it, you definetely can too!

Awesome! Im on day 4 of no binges.

I have been trying to talk myself out of eating the sweets and muffins at work all morning. You just gave me the motivation to stick with it. Thanks!!!

wow! that's awesome! how did you finally stop? or did you just will yourself to do it?

smiles21: my whole eating disorder has honestly been really spontaneous. i woe up one morning, and decided i hated my body and started to restrict. then, one day around 8 months later i decided i wanted to eat again, and then eventually the binging began. and then a week ago i woke up and just... stopped.

i have a 30 lb weight-loss goal (binge weight) and i've already lost 7 lbs lol :)

eerica: congrats, really. doesn't life without bingeing feel so good? today is two months for me, and i can still remember the weeks where i could barely make it through 2 days without a binge. i'm so proud of you, you are such an inspiration to so many people on CC, including me!

Wow!! Thanks for the post. I have been so unhappy for the past month for I too have put on 30 pounds from binge eating. I restricted cals from oct 2006 to june 2008, and lost 30 pounds. Was a happy 115. Then i just started eating. going though drive thrus, downing pints of ice cream, cookies, anything i could get my hands on. I have wasted a lot of money and am so unhappy. But it is a new beginning and we can do it. I am on day 2 haha.

day one tomorow.!

 

its time to finish this off.

Hey- new here.

   Well, I always binge way too often...cereal, peanut butter, whatever's in the house, you name it.

   Today was going good so far, until I felt a sweet craving after dinner and TOTALLY loaded up on the peanut butter and crackers. Sigh, hoping tomorrow's going to be a better day :)

wow good job everyone... but what has helped you to stop? are you doing something to substitute when you feel like binging or just cold turkey? was it a mental thing? do tell... I'm not sure if I'm a binger or just an afternoon eater?  i normally don't take in a lot during the day and as soon as i get off work it just seems like I'm a starving and nothing really fulfills my taste bud so i just keep eating...blah. help.

congrats erica!

keep up the good work, hope you'll get to yoiur goal.

thanks for that!!!!! Im so happy for you!!!

Ive struggled with bingeing for so long, and for the last 4 months, i havnt been passed a week without bingeing. Im currently on day 4.

What really helped me to last more than 2 days, was upping my calories!! I was eating 1200 calories a day, and even though I knew it was the minimum I was seeing results. Unfortunately I was restricting myself too much so that led to bingeing. The week i upped my calories to 1400, I lasted a week!!!!

When i feel like bingeing, i make some 100 cal popcorn! I can stuff it in my face and feels like im eating a lot!

KEEP IT UP GIRL!!

hmmm popcorn...i should try that. good job!

I'm on day 5...we can do this!

Those 100 cal popcorn bags are a great lifesaver for me!