Motivation

Hi everyone.

I'm a very healthy eater from day to day. VERY healthy. And I'm quite proud of my diet and my will power. I eat whole grains, lean meats, fruits and vegetables and low fat dairy products. I also eat portions of nuts and drink lots of water.

But I have a problem. I'm in university, and tend to go out to the bars on the weekends every now and then. Now, I can deal with a night of drinking, because I can control how much I drink and I dont drink really hefty sugary drinks. My problem is my loss of will power to junk food when I drink. I eat so much... SO MUCH chocolate when I'm drunk! So much that sometimes I feel ill the next day, but of course, I get back on track and dont drop my calories the next day because I know it's unhealthy recoil.

After this rant, I propose creating this group to support and track / log how many days myself and any others interested in joining can go binge free. I still dont mind having small portions of chocolate throughout the day because they might be just 5g portions. I just want to be able to motivate myself to stay on track and not destroy my healthy diet every weekend.

So, I'm going to start out. Since I went all out last night, today is...

Days without bingeing: 1 (I know the whole day hasnt gone by, but I know I'll control it today haha)

Thanks! 

dana, your attitude is great. you know you are figuring it out.

partygirl, mns, it is a process! you sound like you are figuring out what that means to you. I'm an amber beer girl, myself, but not in a LONG time.  

amanda, thanks for the info. that's probably part of the reason I can handle not overdoing now...i eat pretty well balanced, including sweets...the emotional stuff is what tugs at me now and every day I have to fight it. that is why I post so much...time for me to get around it. this is a fight!

kae, great job! so many of us post regularly, our behavior is not out of the norm. this is the perfect time in my life to be on this...I am transitioning into so many other things...my son is almost 16, becoming a very responsible, cool man every day! yeah! and my partner died a few years back so I am just beginning to rebuild my life...looking at grad school for 2009. We all have out reasons for checking in regularly. This post is a great tool! I'm going to continue to LIVE on it until I conquer this behavior!!! anyone else? you know where to find me. take care, all!   

ohhhhh dear.

So I was doing great yesterday. Of course. And then I end up eating a bit of candy... then a bit more.... then more. ugh. It wasnt quite to the point of sickness, but it was over maintenance thats for sure.

WHY do I do this????? I feel....stupid?

Well, back to day 1. But no promises today because its part 1 of St. Patricks Day!

Anyway have an awesome day today everyone... updates to come. Likely, Day 1 will start on Sunday :(

-Alex.

alex, that little bit more thing is why I am not going to bake the cake mix I have in the cupboard until I know I'm not the only one indulging!

you are just changing behavior which has nothing to do with being stupid. don't beat yourself up over it. we all learned behavior that was self-abusive and now have to relearn behavior. stay with it and work at it and eventually your hard work will pay off. I know it!

Happy st pat's day!

Bleh.

Yesterday was sort of a "staff appreciation day" at work type thing, so the office went out to lunch and I ate quite a lot (Japanese hibachi restaurant), but was still mindful of what exactly I was eating...then I got home early, went to a movie, and had ice cream and movie popcorn for dinner :(  Granted, not a "binge" in my usual sense, but I was well over 3000 calories for the day with no gym trip...and now have eaten 1000 calories of chocolate this morning.  Okay, it's getting better (mini binges instead of regular ones, I guess), but I'm still pretty #$%& disappointed in myself.

Am dying for "bad" food, so I'm going to make mini English muffin pizzas for lunch...

sharonclaire, your support is awesome and we are so proud of you!  Alex we all know how you feel!  I definitely know you feel stupid, but you aren't at all.  danasings, I'm right there with you...

DWOB: 5? none?  ugh! 

oh, liora, how kind of you! I am just giving back some of what has helped me! I'm GLAD it helps you, too!

Here's a thought: enjoy all this pendulum swinging crap! sound weird? I'm really convinced that the people who struggle and work through this behavioral stuff (and ultimately overcome it) are the ones that keep the weight off once they've lost it. so, there are HUGE benefits in doing it this way!

so, the trick is to recognize and give yourself credit for moving in the right direction. and you just did that, liora. you said: this wasn't a 'binge in my usual sense".

alright. I am on day 8 and in this weirdly relaxed zone. my son's out w/friends and I've been busy w/my family this a.m...coffee w/my parents and shopping w/my sister and hiking this p.m. w/a friend. I SHOULD be overeating today because everything is in line for it...low level anxiety etc...but so far it's not happening.  I've eaten less than 600 healthy calories today and it's already 1 p.m. I am so used to reaching for a bag of something and just moawing down. ooh...maybe the thrill is gone. believe it or not, I feel a little loss!!! who will I be w/o my binge? that has been HOME.    

AND, now, liora, let the pendulum swing back the other way...get control of your consumption.

dammit! i got to a week and then went out drinking, and got the munchies, and ate 3000 over my goal! well today and tomorrow are salad days, so hopefully that will make up for the damages.

jolie, I will have my time, too! It just happens. Recover as quickly as you can. You know what you are doing, right and wrong...you had success for 7 days straight so you DO know how to get it done. I am sure that in those 7 days you ran into other challenges and got through!!! Give yourself credit for those. We are all going to indulge sometimes. It's the overall, big picture you want to be in control over. You can't be 100% in life. The trick is to keep these binges shorter and lower in cals.

so dissect it...was it being tired/hungry or just because food was in front of you? then, don't let that overwhelm you next time you go out. go out prepared!  

Aw guys! It's okay. We all slip up sometimes. Tomorrow's a new day. I feeling pretty confident that today is going to be binge free day number 4. I'll report back later before I go to bed.

Anyone online and want to chat? I'm super bored.

You are all so awesome - thanks for the support and great words of wisdom. sharonclaire, you're an inspiration! I look forward to the day when I can spend the whole day at home alone and not be tempted to binge...congrats! 

Hey guys! It is the end of binge free day number 4! woo hoo. I was tempted to overeat, but luckely my dad was in the kitchen area which made me not overeat. Been feeling good about not binging and all, but my stomach has been killing me the last 4 nights. I've always had stomach aches all my life, and they're just nasty. Uh, on day 1 it started at night, day 2 all day, and day 3 & 4 after like 8pm. It's strange that the last two have just been at night, but it's to the point where I literally cannot walk. Gah, anyways don't be concerned. It's been this way my whole life, and I literally have no reason why. :/

Days without binging: 4

I just had 800 calories worth of crackers today on top of all my other meals.  Aka, I went over my maintenance.  Let's just not talk about how many calories I ate this afternoon/morning.  We had a free BBQ today, and I took advantage of that.  I haven't been eating healthy all week.  *Sigh* So I'm going to join this group in order to keep my healthy and honest with myself.  So hello everyone I'm Jen!

Days without binging: 0 

Today I ate a bunch..but I hope you support you all and you all will get support from me too. :] 

lol dana, I guess I was out and about yesterday a lot but I'm lucky to be surrounded by LOSERS...friends and family. So, that helps. Even my cookie baking friend is working on weight loss.  now I need to discourage the bread baking friend altho I just sampled the loaf she left...just a sample!

Greetings jennlett. crax used to be one of my main attractions, too.

this is day 9 for me. Everyone have a great one!

Hey everyone,

I feel like lately I've been a bit of a downer, and I appologize for any negativity I've exuded within the group/forum. It's been a tough few weeks on all fronts.

So yesterday was St. Patricks day. Had a lot of beer, thats for sure. But I dont mind so much. I didnt over eat, I had a few quesedillas, but other than that I ate decent food. So I guess thats a good start back toward eating properly.

So today will be day 1 without bingeing. Im very very determined to eating properly now. I cant be feeling negative anymore! It pulls me down and can take other people down as well.

Have a great day everyone!  

The weekend is over. Today was day 9 and I am winding it down w/veggies...okra and a head lettuce salad. I had homemade lasagna for dinner, made w/1/2 the noodles...very healthy but only one serving. This is all really unusual behavior from me!!! AND, I went out to Biggby's w/a friend who ordered some kind of very rich mocha and a choco chip muffin and we figured her calories must have been @ 1300!!! I was eating like that. I had decaf w/skim milk. Period. I saved a wad in cals and dinero. She says it's time for her to start thinking @ changing her diet. Cool.

Alex, we all get down sometimes. It's ok to bring others down w/you, too, because when you start coming up it has the opposite effect.

Take care all. I probably ate more today than usual...moving a lot of patio blocks and heavy bags. But, only eating single size servings and lots of veggies. Guess I feel fine. I figure that if I am knocking out 2-3 pounds a month just because I'm not exceeding 2000/cals/day BE BINGEING, then all is really right w/the world!

I had the urge to binge again tonight like I did yesterday, so I got a big glass of crystal light and popped in a movie. So now my tummy is full of crystal light and my mind is preoccupied with this movie. Well not totally since I'm on here and talking to a friend online. But I think the urge has passed. Thankfully.

So today will be day 5 if I make it to bedtime. I'll report back later.

Great job Sharon! I can't wait till I'm on day 9.

Alex, it's okay. You haven't been too negative and even if you have, we understand completely. It's okay. Start over tomorrow.

Jennlett, it's alright. Did you only go over by 800 calories? If so, that's not too bad. It could have been much worse. You have a lot of self control to stop there and not go over by like 2000-3000 calories.

Hello, friends...back to day 1.  Drank way too much last night and ended up eating way more than I should. But today I've done well, so...

Days without bingeing: 1

Happy St. Pats!

Hello. Just reporting back to say this is binge free day #5! Woo hoo. I'm getting kind of munchie though since I last ate at 8:30 and it's now 12:30. hm, I should probably go to sleep since it's late anyways. good luck everyone!

Day #5

thanks for creating this group.  now i have two groups, the lose 20 lbs group and the binge free group!

after losing 5 lbs in about 1 wk, i regained in binging over the weekend.  the colossal binge actually came after i discovered i had regained the 5 lbs because prior to that i was exceeding the 1500 calories set for myself but not dramatically and i was hiking all day long.

its good to be in control again and when i eat mostly salad and exercise a ton, i have sooooo much more energy.

and its good to hear from eveyrone whos in the same boat, lifting themselves from the nadir of binging with willpower and discipline.

Oh yeah so today will be my first binge free day.