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! 

Hey everyone!

Im so sorry I havent checked in for AGES, but work has seriously been taking over my life. I dont really have much down time in front of the computer, since when I'm not working, Im usually out of the house at the gym or shopping or visiting old friends or doing errands yada yada... you know, life hahaha.

Anyway I dont have time to read anything right now, but I truly hope that everyone is doing well, and if things have gone a bit downhill, I know you all have the strength to pull yourselves back up again and reach your goals! Also welcome to all new thread members!

I know a few of us are challenging ourselves for the month of may. Im currently on day 23 without bingeing. Almost there :) Hoping to beat last month's streak, and keep it going this time!

Take care all, I hope to check in later!

What a great group.  Count me in too!  Currently working on day 3 without a binge!  Concrete Goal: June 19th (of course the long-term would be to be completely binge free forever, but let's take it one small goal at a time!)

Well 21 days binge free came to an end today. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'm so frustrated with myself - exam stress really hit me today as I've been stuck at home revising for the last several days - I'm just like meh now. I'm not totally devestated as I've lasted so much longer than I thought I would! I think I ate around 3800 calories in total today - hopefully not enough to affect the scales as I've eaten an extra 2100 calories - so not near the dreaded (1 pound) 3500 mark.  Onwards and upwards I say - tomorrow's a brand new day :D I'll just make sure to do a bit more exercise tomorrow.

When im at work is when the damage is done. Like I eat great. Very healthy foods but like today i got bored so i ate two small bags of chips and a kit kat. Now i feel horrible about it because it just kills my diet.

I hate binging. I eat very very healthy all the time but there are those days where I just get out of control. I'm never hungry, consume 1000's and 1000's of calories, and then feel absolutely horrible and sick afterwards. I don't want to feel like that anymore because I'm better than that and think of myself much higher than that.

 

Doesn't sound like a huge accomplishment, but it's the start of a new life: 1 day without binging! :)

Wow i'm really glad to have stumbled across this forum. I feel the same frustrations as you all do.

I do really well during the week while I am at work and away from the house. But when Friday night hits, all throughout the weekend, thats where i "binge". Friday nights usually I get together w/ the fam and they have Pizza night. It is so tempting not to grab at the fried calamari and pizza... Saturday/Sunday because i am home more and have access to food I will eat more of it.. Plus my fiancee likes to go out to dinner where there are limited choices on whats "healthy" especially at an italian restaurant! Also my friends want to go out to eat as well. It is hard! On monday morning I am all depressed because i've suddenly gained 5 lbs..

On another hand it feels like sometimes i am denying myself so much during the week that on the weekend if there is food available i go nuts! Ughh i hate this cycle and just want it to stop! :(

I'm on day 2.

I need to stay accountable.

wazza your attitude is sooo motivating! congrats on being able to get up and try again, that's the part i find absolutely hardest. hope you're doing well :D

glad to hear everything is going well alexw. im on day 24, yay :) and may is nearly over! we can soo do it! 

day #1 for me here!

I finally got sick of the "waking up sore, bloated, no energy sore throat from purging feeling". I wasted to much of my life with this ED. It is now time to re-gain my life and social life back. I cry when i think of the hours spent binging and purging, it is really worthless.....because all i gained was pain and suffering nothing positive. not to meantion a weight gain from 110 to 117 in a week. yikes!!!!

So people help me stay on track!! We can do it!!!!

Janelle :)

Day 1 again...god I hate this. Idiot idiot idiot idiot. This is making me FAT and MISERABLE and completely unhappy. Last night was one of my worst binges inn a long time.. I swear I consumed 6000+ calories, half of it in peanut butter.  The sad part is I'm not even exaggerating. Its not like that is even a trigger food; I dont have trigger foods! God why am I so pathetic? My mind is controlled by an unliving inanimate substance- wow thats cool.

I'm not going to binge the rest of may. That's my first mini goal. I can do this, I HAVE to do this. 

I'm glad I joined this group too... Day number 4 is now coming to a close..... I've been really good with what I eat, but still eating the occasional cheat snack.... it's helped. I think the key is to beat the "all or nothing" morale. I hope everyone else is doing well... and don't get discouraged or think negatively about yourself!

 

Lots o' love.

great job everyone; stay motivated!

Well, i made it 33 days binge-free.

and then finals came.

So, back to square one. I'm trying not to let this ruin my outlook on recovery, though. Mistakes need to be made in order for the journey to be real.

Day 1....
I'm trying to keep a positive outlook and motivation

4  days binge-free. ^-^

i got to day 28 and then messed up. but im done stressing about it now, onwards and upwards. this time im going to make it to 30. we can doooo thisssssss!

2 days of binging. it ends today.

Day 1 starts.

I am new to this program, and i realized bingeing is my huge problem. I get so excited when i see weight loss that i binge eat (and drink) until i gain it back... well i have got to my lowest weight since the dieting has started, and i am not going to binge! This is day 4 for me (too much fun on Memorial Day weekend). I am feeling good about myself. Going to control it tonight when i go out to dinner with my husband. (fish or chicken and veggies, no potatoes). Having a plan helps the bingeing. Wish me luck!

it's been six weeks no chewing and spitting.

but the binges...well they've reappeared a few times.

DAY ONE TODAY.

It's been a while CCers.

Since last time I visited I've had my exams and got into a horrible binge/purge cycle. I've also started seeing a counsellor which is helping.  I've regained 5 pounds through horrible binges and general overeating so I'm back  on the CC bandwagon.

Here's to healthy living!

 

Hey, rampantbunnylove! it's been a while for me, too. therapy is great!

I just started Shrink Yourself...anyone else familiar w/this program? Any thoughts you might want to share? I think it may work for me.

Cheers!