Thats it! Binge-free day #1 starts today!

After binging the night before yesterday and having an all day binge yesterday, I've had a horrible, rough night yesterday and couldn't go to school today... I hate to sound like a whiner - its my fault I did it, but I am going to fix this once and for all.

I used to be anorexic, to make matters worse, I'd never stuffed that many poptarts, that much bread, and protein bars down my gullet.  I could definently use some binge buddies that I can message if I get the urge and any tips on stopping a binge would be fantastic!  NEVER again, binge bugs, NEVER again am I letting you run my evenings.

Original Post by flightotc:

Original Post by sed1949:

Saw a program on public tv Saturday night. It featured Dr. Mark Hayman who talked about the role of nutrition on our brain and that eating the wrong things (i.e. unhealthy things) screws up our metabolism and just makes us sicker. We are after all a big sack of chemicals and not everyone can get along on the minimum daily requirements per the US govt. Some people actually need more of some vitamins or minerals than others. When we bing it may be an attempt to self medicate. Remember that sugar can turn into alcohol in our bodies so too much sugary foods can actually make your brain get foggy and you act like you are drunk.

I totally buy it.  Since I've been cutting out the unhealthy stuff, I feel about a million times better, but on the nights where I eat sugary candies with my friends, or days when I choose to start my day with lucky charms instead of oatmeal, I feel sluggish and disgusting.  My friends are constantly asking how I can say no to junk food and instead eat an apple or something, but it's not hard...I don't like feeling gross, and junk food has the unfortunate side effect of grossness.

 

ha too true - i totally agree with both of you guys above!

aand back to day #2 for mee

day #21, although I'm not completely sure if it counts...I needed to get some calories, and the way I went about getting those extra calories was binge-like...eating things that don't even taste good, eating after I was full, etc...but I didn't let it get out of hand.

Starting day 1.  It's hard but we can do this.  :) 

End of the 3rd day binge-free.  I cannot believe I have gone this long!  I sure hope logging onto here keeps working.  Good luck to everyone, the weekends are really rough for me, keep your fingers crossed!

Logging on here is the only thing that keeps me sane.  I hate to admit defeat, which is what I'll have to do if I binge...

Worried about tomorrow, though.  My school is having a coffeehouse for a fundraiser...basically for a donation of whatever spare change you have, you can have as much coffee and as many home made goodies as you want while listening to people from my school perform.  I haven't been to one of these in ages, but they are one of the few times I will binge in front of other people....my goal is to carefully choose two treats that look good, and take one of each...hopefully I don't go crazy.

yesterday = binge free day #3

Charity event are hard. "Come on it's for charity." Nibble if you must but drink that coffee big time in between. Sip, listen to the entertainment, sip, nibble, talk with friends. Make sure you put down the snack between bites. Don't make a big deal of your goal to eat healthier. Just do it. Be the hero of your own life! You go!

One of the things that has helped me is to have the calorie count tool bar on my computer. I look at the weight icon and that reminds me of my progress.

If you find yourself succumbing to temptation make sure it is healthy temptation. Forgive yourself. Talk to yourself. Affirmations are great. Say things like- "I am so much better than this food. I control me, not food." "My life is more than my body. But my body is what takes me through this world. I will make my body whole again." And the old standby- "Eat to live not live to eat."

Thanks for the great advice, guys...I definitely took advantage of coffee's appetite suppressing abilities...I'm still proud :)

Today was good, didn't outright binge, my calories are fine, but I had to cram in a TON of calories near the end, and when I eat like that, it gets me started in a bingeing mood...good thign we have a jar of pickles, which are virtually calorie free...

day 5

5 days binge free!!!! 

I went out with my husband last night and had dinner and drinks, and when I got home I ate a couple bites of his pie and my own strawberry shortcake, but proud to say I stopped myself from eating more!!  Little victories. :)

Yay!  I love those moments when you want the whole cake, but you stop yourself at the initial first few bites...so hard, but I always feel so good after.

little victories are important.  I ate 3 boxes of vanielle yogurt raisins and a granola bar.  HOWEVER, I stopped there.  I know it wasnt the best decisions to eat all that in the first place, but atleast i stopped before it got worse.

yesterday = day 6!! ..AND it's been a super duper busy weekend at relatives and still i've resisted!! whee!

yay!

ate loads today...same amount of calories as some of my past binges, but i had close to 1000 cal deficite yesterday, and since I'm trying to maintain rather than lose, I don't consider today a binge, for the most part, I was consiously trying to make up the calories I missed yesterday...it just feels weird intentionally eating so much in one day..

Keep up the good work guys!  I've been binge free for awhile but it felt just as hard as it was when I quit smoking years ago.  Literally an addiction!  It gets better the longer you go without doing it.  :)

My binge-free days start tomorrow!

I had been binge-free for three weeks, but this last week or so has been incredibly stressful & I fell back into old habits. Time to move on though. Tomorrow is a new day! Tomorrow, I will be binge-free!

today was the first day following a binge that i didn't restrict like crazy or exercise insanely in i don't know how long! it was really hard and i know it will be hard to make myself eat breakfast in the morning but i am determined. i ate more than i would have liked to today, didn't binge but still snacked more at night than i would have liked, but that's much better than bingeing so i'll chalk it up as a victory! i'm really trying to not feel guilty for eating ENOUGH. ive never really had a formal ED, but my relationship with food has been unhealthy for the past 5 years or so. but i have finally decided to stop all this for good, and try to maintain my weight and eat normally again. are all of you counting calories still? i'm trying to stop that too b/c i tend to get obsessive

I'm still counting calories, because even though I get really obsessive about it, when I don't formally count, and just try to calculate in my head, I overcompensate, and don't eat nearly enough...it's a control thing, but it helps keep me from bingeing as well as from restricting too heavily as well.  Hopefully one day I'll be able to eat intuitively, but it's doubtful...when I ate intuitively, I gained a LOT of weight haha.

Also, way to go not restricting after a binge!  That's the hardest thing for me, but I find when I don't I'm far less likely to binge again right away, since I'm not starving.

rikaj- yay for not restricting!!! And I had to stop counting calories because I got way obessive.  I do still acknewledge the calories in what i'm eating and I read the labels and all, but when I was counting I would freak out when I started getting close to 1000.