10 weeks to a new me!

Okay CC.com, this time it's for real. I have 10kg to lose, and I'm hoping to lose it in 10 weeks. Will be doing a daily update starting tomorrow. I won't be counting calories, because I'm still recovering from binge-eating disorder.

My daily goals are just to keep off sugar and caloric beverages COMPLETELY. None. Nada. Zip. Sugar is a major major trigger for my binges, so I figured I'd rather cut cold turkey. Nothing sweet. Not even fruit, at least until it stabilizes.

Wish me luck!

Goodluck, cause you might need it. I don't believe in quitting "cold turkey" because if you do, you're more likely to fail. Moderation is key, especially when it comes to food. Cutting down is the main thing you want to do, but don't avoid it all together. If one day you want a cookie... hell, eat a cookie, but eat ONE and stop there. As hard as it is, it's really just a matter of self control. I know all about that. I'd be the same exact way. I would binge until I felt like I was gonna explode, but now I can eat a cookie, or an ice cream cone or something and stop at just one. It's incredibly hard, especially when you're first starting out, but it gets easier over time.

Anyhow, goodluck!

Love and Alohas,
Ihilani Kapuniai aka MzTenderheart

Cold turkey may not work for everyone, but it worked beautifully for me—when I went the whole nine yards. When I just cut out sweets, I was successful for a few months but then would go back to my old eating patterns eventually. And it was often a struggle to say no even when I was doing well. But my most recent attempt at dealing with sugar has been to root out refined sweeteners entirely—from my food, not just in the form of desserts. (I haven't eaten artificial sweeteners in a long time.) And I found it effortless.

Once the triggering sugar was gone, so were my cravings. I haven't looked back. I can eat dessert when I want to: I am never compelled to eat it, and I never find myself eating more than I want to. Nothing tempts me. I very rarely eat anything with refined sweeteners anymore.

This works for me, but I imagine it wouldn't work for everyone. The key is finding what works for you.

Fruit, by the way, is not a trigger for me. I never cut out fruit. I just removed refined sweeteners from my diet. And remember: where refined sweeteners serve no dietary purpose, fruit is actually good for you.

Oh, and having just looked at your other posts, I would add: Be careful. Depriving yourself can trigger binging. By cutting out refined sweeteners I found I didn't feel deprived at all. I had no cravings, because there was nothing to trigger them. And my body was satisfied because I was feeding it everything it really needed. But if you find yourself really craving something, try to do as was suggested above and indulge in moderation. Don't eat so strictly that your body rebels.

Thanks for the support guys, I'll definately keep your advice in mind!

Today went fine, maybe cus I was real caught up with work. I guess I will try and bury myself in activities all day so that there will be no time for me to really sit down and get bored, which will trigger cravings for me as well.

Past 2 days been pretty good, mainly cus I've been busy. The big weekend's coming right up from tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this level of activity up, so that I'll have little to no time to even think about binging. :D

So far so good, so far so good. :D

Gonna be at home all day today, so let's hope I don't get too bored and start hopping over to the fridge every 5 mins. :D