stop binge-eating

I dont want to say I’m cured because I think binge eating is definitely something I can relapse in quite easily but I feel so great about things right now. Its been about 6 or 7 weeks being binge-free with one relapse. I dont think about it as much anymore I dont agonize everyday about whether to give in or not. I sometimes overeat on the weekend but then just get back on board monday. I can tell I’ve lost weight but I’m not jinxing myself by getting on the scale. I have energy and confidence. I still check this daily but I dont have as much to say. I hope everyone else is doing well!

Hey guys

It was great to get back and catch up on how everyone is doing. My week went pretty well. I was in the woods most of the time so it was hard to binge as well as we did a lot of intense hiking so I was working out a lot. One time we stopped at a gas station and I went in a bought a small bag of chips and then I bought a chocolate bar and hid it in my sweatshirt so the people I was with couldnt see I bought two things cause I thought that would make me look like a pig...lol...old habits die hard I guess! I ate a lot this weekend as I often do on weekends but no binging. I dont really mind the pattern I'm in which is really healthy eating mon-fri and then splurge a bit on weekends. As long as I keep up my exercise I dont gain any weight and feel pretty good.

hello all. I hope everyone has a really good week. I’m headed off camping for work so I dont think I need to worry about binging in the middle of the forest since I already have my meals all packed for the week. I just thought I’d come on here and wish everyone a happy healthy week and I look forward to catching up when I get back!

I was really suprised at how after 2 days of eating properly my belly had flattened down again. When I overeat/binge I get a gross bloated tummy thing going on. Often it takes 3-4 days of eating well to make it go away. I guess that is a sign of progress seeing how much quicker my body recovers when my binges occur much farther apart and dont last as long. It takes less will power when you see results so quickly.

I’ve also registered to do a triathlon in July. I’m really excited and this has motivated my lacking enthusiasm for exercise because now I have something to train for and something to eat well for.

Other than that I know I’m facing a somewhat difficult situation on the weekend because I’m headed to a BBQ at a friends house where whenever I’m there I just get the urge to stuff my face. I dont know what it is about her company, or environment that makes me want to do that. But I’m feeling strong and hopefully will handle the situation well.

So I did very little this weekend and ate a lot. This was made worse by the fact that it was a long weekend, lots of family in town, and now I’m feeling pretty gross. But I’m posting early tuesday morning because I’m headed to the gym before work. Feeling strong about getting back on track making exercise a priority.

I laughed so hard when I read everyones binge food. Every single person put peanut butter first! What is it about that stuff that can turn us into this crazed peanut butter eating zombie! I remember sneaking in to the kitchen early in the morning before people in my house would get up just to eat spoonfuls of the stuff. Hope everyone has a great week it sounds like people are doing well.

Also, I agree with Danikins about the alcohol thing. I dont feel like binging at all anymore except after a couple drinks. Which is good because I dont keep binge food in the house and then I cant drive because I’ve had too many drinks.

The support from this website never ceases to amaze me. If anyone is ever thinking its pointless to post or that they have nothing new to say I urge you to post anyway. At least twice now I’ve recieved messages that have stopped me from binging. Yesterday I had a message from coughingcolors and it made me look at things differently. Instead of feeling like a failure for breaking my cycle of not binging I could show how much I’ve improved by only binging twice before getting right back on track. I just hadnt thought about it like that and by turning what I was seeing as a failure into a positive I was able to lose the urge to binge. I feel great and am so glad I got that message!

I came home last night and gave in again. I had dinner and then ran upstairs and rifled through my roomates cupbaords and ate some of her gummy candies, made popcorn and poured so much butter on it was ridiculous, had a bit of brownie and then a bowl of fruit and vanilla milk. My stomach actual hurt this time and I’m freaked out I’m going to undo a month of hardwork. My boyfriend is coming over tonight so hopefully that will stop me. I’m working 10 hour days and not making it to the gym and then I come home so exhausted I just lay there and want to eat. I want all that resolve back that just came so easily last month. Grr…I’m frustrated.

I have the hardest time not binging when I dont sleep properly. This weekend I had a bunch of family events so I ate quite a bit and then sunday night I only got about 2 hours of sleep. All monday I was so tired and coming off a weekend of extra eating. I came home had dinner and then had a bowl of cereal and 3 granola bars. Not a huge binge, no stomach hurting or anything but I knew it was wrong and knew I was giving in because I was so tired and because I was tired I didnt work out. I know that will make today harder but I got a good sleep and am hoping to get a good workout today. The last few posts sound like people are doing really well. Keep up the good work!

Thanks so much for all the support on this site. I was reading back on my posts and realized that it has been 27 days since my last full on binge and about 17 of eating quite healthy and stepping up the exercise (1hr/day). I often gave up at the 2 week mark so this feels like a big leap forward. I also made it through PMS without turning to food which is another new step. One of the hardest things especially this morning was to not step on the scale. But I realized I feel great. If I got on the scale I could either stay feeling good or feel bad. So why bother chancing a bad number making me upset. so instead I tried on my summer clothes that stopped fitting near the end of last summer when my binging got bad. They are wearable now which is exciting, there was a while were I couldnt even pull them on! and close to actually fitting well.

I’m trying to think of all the things I did different this time and why it is working.

Mentally:
I havent weighed myself (this is the longest Ive gone in my life without doing that). I put exercise as a priority I told myself with school being finished I was going to put myself (meaning my workouts) before my family or my boyfriend so if this meant I was late for date night or sunday dinner so be it. I tried to be conscious of when I was actually feeling hungry..this was quite difficult at first!
Physically:
I also tried to make sure my workouts were in the morning because they often set the tone for the day. I keep changing my workouts so I dont get bored.
Diet:
For eating I minimized most treats during the week but tried to eat dessert on friday and saturdays so I didnt feel deprived but when I’m in a group setting because often sugar would trigger the want for more but I would be out with people so I couldnt. I think having these treats on the weekend stopped me from going overboard during the week when I was alone. Also I decided to take some foods off the “bad list.” Before when I would make a sandwhich it would be on these tiny peces of fat free bread and mostly veggies. Now I buy bagels and even put cheese on them which before was like so off limits. Knowing I have a yummy lunch in the middle of the day that is still good for me helps.

Anyways I cant think of anything else other than that. I just put my health first and tried really hard to think about what I was doing and not become and unconscious eating robot. Thanks for all the great messages and support I’m going to keep trying to beat this thing!

two weeks of feeling great. I dont know where the change has come from. I feel like I just make the right decisions with not too much thought. Sometimes I have dessert but mostly not, I’m exercising and eating healthy (not starving). Why is it all of sudden so simple, where did this willpower or sense come from? Its so confusing but I’m just going to go with it!