i think i just had my worst binge ever. =[

it's 3pm, and i already consumed about 2400 cals..

i ate a ton of cassava cake, and it's all carbs. oh my. plus 4 slices of cinnamon bread (OTL).. i'm thinking i should just indulge now, and start anew tomorrow. just let this be my easter feast.. but i feel guilty. BUT i still want to eat... my stomach is full but my mouth wants more. danggg it.

i'm finally stopping the binge now. idk if i want to eat dinner, coz i'm freakin full already and feels HEAVY. my my my...

has anyone experience this? the need to eat even if you're really full? i feel like i'm starting to develop BED. oh please noooooo. i binge yesterday, and the other day. like i binged the whole Holy Week. and so far, this is the worst one.

how can i stop this? help anyone??? i'm so desperate but my body seems to fight against me.

A lot of people go through this, me personally... I just made a commitment to change my mentality. A huge part of it is sheer willpower, try distracting yourself with hobbies, therefore taking away your interest in consuming more.

i want to make a commitment too. i was gonna start today, stop the binge and control but i was soooo tempted to eat the cake, i havent had it for months now. first i tried one, but i cant seem to stop. my stomach is seriously hurting now. i dont wanna move out of my chair.

i feel like i lost all my willpower these past 2 weeks. i'm just out of control. :(

The important thing to remember is that you have the power to stop, you have the power to control what goes in. I know that the temptations are hard, and once you start, it can be really difficult to stop; but then what you have to do is just sit down. Clear your mind, and think on why you're venturing on the weight loss journey; what is pushing you forward? Then you use those thoughts and you turn them into an affective motivation to control your portions and get out there and be active.

It's all about mentality and self-discipline, so what might be a good idea is to find ways to alter your mindset in those situations.

'You eat a nice sized piece of cake, it tastes wonderful, and you want another. But instead of taking another piece, you eat a piece of fruit or drink a glass of water.'

It might sound silly, but I've tried imagining grapes as little pieces of chocolate and therefore I'm eating fruit with the mentality that it tastes great (Though it does anyway. ) It's like tricking yourself, and therefore you build an effective way around it. It's just a trick I use to keep track and control over what I'm consuming.

This is just the way I approuch things sometimes, if you want something badly enough, you can accomplish it. But it comes with hard work and you're bound to slip up along the way. Just know that at times like this, you need to take control, and by coming on the forums you've accomplished half of that.

You have the power, you just have to use it :) And if you feel your willpower fading, just relax, sit back and picture yourself at your goal weight and what that means to you. Usually that's enough to spark those deep feelings and push you back forward on the right path/

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thanks for the advice... maybe i should try imagining things instead. lol

but i pretty much binge on healthy food, that's why it's kinda hard to stop. the cassava cake is pretty healthy, i doesn't have lots of sugar like the usual ones so i was thinking this is healthy and i can eat it.

it's just hard, coz when i start eating, i try to think on stopping when i'm done with this serving, but it's like mandatory that i go back to the fridge and get another serving.. like my brain just got altered to continue instead...

i will do better tomorrow... i will do better tomorrowwwww...

so help me God. *crosses fingers*

I know what you mean, and I garuntee many others who want to loose weight have experienced this at one point or another.

But you can get through it!  Loosing weight safely, at least for me.. Has built up my character and willpower, it makes you stronger, happier and more confident.

Keeping these things in mind, there's nothing you can't do so long as you truely believe in yourself. It sounds corny, but there's a lot of truth in it.

Good luck!

- Olivia/Hakusaki

I love kassava cake! But my mom makes it and I go to college now. T_T

I agree, I had a bad day too...but yeah when I was eating a ton of food (cheesecake, cookies, Cheetos), I did feel full, and although I felt full I kept eating...it was more psychological than physical or emotional. I didn't feel bad until after I got home from the party. But yeah...you should stop eating but if you feel hungry later on today, eat something. If not, just don't eat til tomorrow morning or when you feel hungry. Take a walk. Tomorrow do better.^^

Try this technique to stop your thought process during a binge.  It looks funny to do, but it works, believe me, it works.

Original Post by pixienaa:

thanks for the advice... maybe i should try imagining things instead. lol

but i pretty much binge on healthy food, that's why it's kinda hard to stop. the cassava cake is pretty healthy, i doesn't have lots of sugar like the usual ones so i was thinking this is healthy and i can eat it.

This is a huge contributor to your inability to stop.  You have to stop telling yourself that it's "healthy".  This is called rationalizing, and it essentially makes you feel free to eat as much as you want, because, hey, it's comparatively "healthy".  You need to catch yourself making this kind of rationalization and cut it out every time.  Your results will improve; good luck.

Oh honey, move past it and just get on with the rest of the day. If you're not hungry by dinner time, then don't force yourself to eat.

Today I just had the weirdest experience where I ate my weight in ice cream because I felt this was necessary. Then again, our goals are different— you're aiming to maintain (with your height/weight, I can only assume as much) and I'm aiming to gain.

But still, I ate an entire half gallon of So Delicious (chocolate chip cookie dough, oh my bajeezus, heavenly stuff) on my own. Don't geel guilty. Move on. If your body feels like it still needs food, fill it up with good stuff. Instead of more cassava cake (mmm, cassava cake), have a banana. I usually can't stomach anything else if I follow a meal with a banana.

I went through countless days of those when I was 260 pounds... I'm now 175 and I still do what I did when I was heavier. It's not in my nature to count calories, constantly pick out what food I'm going to eat through the day, etc. I eat whatever, whenever I want. I limit my portion sizes so that they don't exceed 500 calories (Just a personal choice, I feel fuller if I spread my meals throughout the day.)

Count this day as your cheat day, and carry on through the week as intended. We're all rooting for you! You'd have to eat 3500 extra calories in the day to gain weight, so don't worry, you're FINE! I ate an entire box of honey nut cheerios today, not to mention a banana split with like 12 scoops of ice cream.

when i feel a bindge coming on, i distract myself.  i'll usually do something that requires clean hands, like cross-stitch or knitting.  i'm very paranoid about keeping my crafts clean.  that makes me think "ok, if i eat something, i'll have to stop doing this, eat, then wash my hands real good, then resume stitching."  that's too much of a hassle if i'm really into my craft.  after a half hour or an hour of crafting, my cravings and desire to binge are usually gone.  sometimes i get so absorbed with my crafts that i forget to eat completely until my stomach starts yelling at me!  lol.  crafting is fun and rewarding in so many ways.

thanks for all your motivation.. finally i'm over my binge.. today is a new day... and i think i'm going to do good today... i had a hearty bfast.. and i'm snacking on cucumber atm.. mmmm.. and i just finished doing cardio, plus i cleaned my room.. such an accomplishment.. yesterday, i felt really disoriented, after binging i felt like purging (glad i didnt), and i got dizzy.. so i just went to sleep with a very heavy stomach, it looked double-sized. haha! good thing it went back to its normal size when i woke up this morning.

i learned a lesson through that bad binge though, my body doesnt want me to binge, coz everytime i do, i feel sick. so i think i will never do it again.. and i should not. i'm just praying and hoping that next time, i will get a grip..Good luck to me :D

ur right. it worked for me.. nice. i just bookmarked it..

maybe i just need a lot of distractions when i feel like binging.. which i hope i wont.. I WILL DO BETTER. I WILL DO BETTER. *repeats over and over again* :))