I need help :(

deviboy1592

you could always listen to your body, how you sleep. energy, focus and even how your clothes fit, you could also measure your body stats as well.

2snakeswoman

I hope I offer at least one helpful tip to you loonylovegood and hazuki1. It is true that you have to love yourself before you can achieve meaningful goals. This is because if you don't love yourself, you won't treat yourself right. Think of how you treat people that you dislike. You don't offer them the best foods, you don't exercise with them, and you don't help them manage their time so that they can achieve their goals.

What a lot of us do is make great big issues out of our failings but think very little about our accomplishments. We need to flip this. Instead of concentrating on how you binged, think about the good things you did, all the good things, not just those related to weight loss. Did you try to help a friend through something difficult? Did you help your family in some way? Did you volunteer somewhere? When your mind tries to get into that track that berates you and scolds you and calls you names, force it out of that track and onto a good one "I helped my friend finish her homework, I did extra chores, I called my grandma ....." Etc. See what I mean?

When you start liking yourself more, you'll start treating yourself better.

Missy022014

loonylovegood0715 wrote: »

And does anyone have some suggestions for a fitness goal instead of a scale goal like rabbitjb said?

What about running? The couch to 5K app is great. Running is an amazing way to clear your mind, the "runner high" is a real thing! It's a way to focus on something other than eating. Your goal could be to run a 5K. It doesn't require you to pay for anything (other than the $2.99 app) and you can run whenever you want. Maybe you'll get to the point that you can go for a run when you feel like binging.

middlehaitch

There are all kinds of weight loss and exercise challenges on MFP that you could join in on.
You may find you feel more support if you are posting with a group of people with the same goal and you will be helping others achieve their goals by being supportive.
A win/win situation.
Try a: 5 lb in a month group, walking, running, squats, etc.
Look to see if there is a 'same age group' group that you can join.
Just keep working.
Cheers, h.

clmmansell

Such a coincidence that the Rabbi out of the box lesson today is so similar to the wisdom of 2snakeswoman. Essentially, doing good makes our sense of self bigger and more positive so we can live with small challenged...well he says it more humorously.

I also like the advice : want what you already have and be grateful.

Everyday is a new day to help out and be gentle with yourself. Make choices one at a time...today i will avoid all sugar and refined carbs or whatever. When you are tempted...try the running app as suggested above...sometimes you just have to distract yourself.

BBC just posted an interesting new.study on wt loss with a good free downloadable diet book. They have a tv show too that will post on line after it airs in the uk. Basically there are three types of eaters and they each need a different approach to diet. Feasters (me) need low carb high protein. Emotional eaters beed to avoid high calorie food and get suppport and maybe therapy. I forget the other name but it is for constant eaters...they need a healthy eating and fasting approach. Anyway interesting and based in science and studies.