Health & Support

Welcome to BA. My name is Nicole and I'm a binger.

i decided that it could be helpful to have a forum for those of us trying to recover from this evil thing called binge eating disorder (BED). Whenever you have success... post here! Whenever you have struggles... post here! need support to stay out of the cookie jar?.... post here!

i'll be posting my intake of calories everyday in hopes that showing all of you what i eat will keep me from OVER EATING.

anyone with the same struggles??

WOW!!!  Yay for not diving in full body to the chocolate fountain!!  Congratz on your progress!!

Hi all, Still hanging in there. Counting my calories, and drinking water. I've made it as of today 14 days with no binges. Thats even with a stressfull visit w/ mom and everyone around me in a bad mood because of 4 days of rain. I have found I pick up on other peoples moods and it affects me. Trying to  keep it from happening. Have a great day. vicky

14 days is awesome Vicky! I'm like that too. If my husband comes home in a bad mood, it really affects me. You're doing a great job, so hang in there!

Hope everyone is having a great morning!:)

gypsierose, Day 14 - Woo hooo!!!!  Awesome!!! 

gypsie - Great job on fourteen days. I pick up on other people's emotions easily too. I used to feel responsible for them too but I have learned not to make them my own.

But, speaking of my own emotions, I am feeling sorry for myself today. I know the official weigh in for this group is tomorrow but Tuesday has been my day for a long time. So I weighed myself and I know I have increased my excercise, been eating well and it is TOM so I was expecting a gain but it still really, really irked me. I have been doing this for two weeks and I am exactly the same! Grrrrr!

Hang in there Jessica. (((HUGS))) I bet it's water weight and if you're working out there's a good chance you are building muscle. And that's a good thing! Don't get discouraged sweetie. You're doing a great job!

Jessica, Echo Christina.  If you know you are doing everything right, the scale will probably make a sudden drop after TOM.  Hang in there!  :-) 

I can understand your frustration.  I am stuck, too.  But, I can only blame myself.  Last week was TOM and I really haven't hit it hard on exercise since right before Christmas.  So, I will have to get it in gear, or eat less (...NOT...).  Yesterday I stayed under coveres in the recliner!  Even still, I can 'feel' that I am on the verge of dropping a pound or two.  I actually think I saw half a pound gone this morning, but am waiting a more days to see what happens before making anything official on my log.

hey i'm cherie. i did some major binging over the last couple days, but i'm trying to do better starting today. you can't go back in time, so why get all in tears about something you already did? just trying to do better.. only i can't excercise to take my mind off those cupcakes because i'm SICK. sigh. this is gunna be difficult, huh?

Hi Cherie,

Good attitude about improving! I am new to the group so I look forward to getting to know you!

I have snapped out of my funk from this morning. My local TOPS chapter moved their meetings to weekday mornings and I was not able to attend anymore but there is another chapter in a nearby town that has meetings in the evenings so I am going to join theirs. Hopefully, between internet support, real life support, and heavenly support, 2007 is going to be a loser year!

Nutrition Report

  Fat - 19.0% (24 grams)
Protein - 19.2% (54 grams)
Carbohydrates - 54.1% (151 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 7.7%

Daily Sodium Intake - 3,553 mg
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 69 mg
Daily Fiber Intake - 15 grams
Nutrition Grade

A
Date Calories Grams Fat Carbs Protein Grade 2007-01-16 1,118 986 24 151 54 A

well another day without a binge, although I was tempted, had to throw away pizza so it was not tempting me.

Hi Everyone,

Justarted,  you hit the nail on the head about picking up on other people's feeling and feeling responsible for them.  If I'm stuck around them and they are in a mood it will send me on a eating binge. 

There is an official  weight in day for the group (still new here)? I just wanted to know.  I'm not weighting  myself until feb. 1st. Just don't want to add the pressure working on not over eating and counting cal. one thing at a time.

Mardykay, You put it in the garbage:), Pizza! Your doing great. Isn't it a great feeling to do that.     Take care all , until tom.

Well for the official weigh in day which I believe is today, I am still up one pound from my start weight. Which frustrates me but persistence, passion and patience will win out in the end!!

gypsierose - Good idea taking one thing at a time. I read Bob Green's book (the guy who worked with Oprah) and he said he wished he didn't ever have to tell his clients their weight. That was a really good book about emotional eating.

Mardy - great job with the pizza. Sometimes you have to take drastic measures. You are doing great!

Happy Happy Wednesday!!!:)

Hope you all are having a good day so far!

Mardykay that's great:) Sometimes you just have to toss it. I tossed a bunch of Cheetos they other day. :O/

Take care everyone!

I binged yesterday without realizing it.  Luckily I figured it out before the damage was too huge.  I was over on my calories by about 200.  It was chocolate chips, not cookies, just the chips.  I gave the rest to my kids and told them to have at it (there were 4 ounces left and 4 kids, so not too bad for them.)  I checked what I had eaten and weighed what was left and was shocked at how much I'd eaten (about 5 ounces.)  So it's an improvement over the old days when I'd have eaten the whole bag, but still a bummer. 

So back on the wagon today, oatmeal for breakfast and leftovers (noodles and beef and green beans) for lunch.  Total calories so far about 700.

Good job stopping the the chocolate chips!  :-)

I am so happy to see this link.  I have been with cc for 12 days and have lost weight over and over again through the years only to gain it back.  I took an online continuing education course  this weekend on obesity and eating disorders.

When it listed the points for binge eating disorder, I hit all of them.  It was a relief, sort of, to know that others have what I have and do what I do.  But it is also sad that there are apparently many others who eat like I do....waaayy too much, especially when no one else is around and cannot see.

 If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make a sound?  If a person eats 3 bags of chips and a sack of oreos and 6 pieces of toast with peanut butter on it and no one sees it or the evidence, do the calories count?

i have eating disorder problem ever since i started to think about dieting....

Now i sometimes regret to have started this whole dieting thing a year ago...i mean i wasn;t that fat (164cm, 56kg)....but every girl (sometimes even boys) around me were so skinny and it made me feel bad so eventually i joined this whole "lose weight army", which announces my nighmare of binge eating.

i could have starved myself for days and eat like pig once i have started eating a little thing. Will power does not exist when i am eating and i feel so ASHAMED. I feel i am sick and i avoid social contact with my freinds. I don;t eat lots in front of people because i know that for the amount im going to eat, people will be frightened. so i buy loads stuff and hide in my room and finish them ALL.

Struggling with ED problem has affected my life, and now every night when im in bed i would think what i should be eating or should not or anything related to food.

but i am not going to let this continue. I want to be good to myself and i want to control mylife. Lets hold hands together and fight against this nightmare!

Welcome Sus and Amy! We're here for you guys. Whenever you need motivation, support, or just to tell us how good your day has been, we're all here for you! So lets do hold hands and fight this together!

Now repeat after me....I can beat this! I can do this! Because I am worth it!

I'm gonna add you both as friends, hope ya don't mind.:)

I can use all the friends I can get!!  And thanks for the encouragement.  I feel like for the first time I can really change my eating habits.  I feel like I can talk to my cc friends and get back on track.    Thank you, thank you, thank you!

You can do it Sus!:) It takes time to change old habits for new healthier ones, so just stick with it. If you happen to have a bad day, don't get discouraged. Just get back on track the next day. Remember to be kind to yourself, after all, you'll only human. Have a great day everyone!:)