Help me - please !!

blackmirror5

I was doing so well, I went from 227-197 in few months. I wasn't starving myself, I was eating right & exercising about 30 minutes a day. Nothing specific it could have been riding my bike, getting on the elliptical, or even walking. I wasn't starving by any means- my average calories were 1200-1400 /day. I am an obsessive compulsive over-eater. I just get a taste of something and that's all it takes for me to binge.. Or whatever you call it. The most recent example I was at a restaurant & I had dinner, I wasn't hungry. The group I was with all ordered dessert and since my calories were good I said what the heck and ordered a brownie sundae-
If I stopped there that would have been ok but of course that's what started me on a 2 month binge. In 2 months I went from 197 to 213. I am disgusted, this keeps happening. It's always the SAME weight , right as I go under 200 I start to feel good about myself , my clothes start getting loose and bam I mess up and have to start from the beginning again. I need help!!!!!

MeganMcK11

That's tough. I go through that too occasionally. The important thing is to teach yourself that you can "mess up" and then the next day get yourself back on track. I go through weeks sometimes where I don't eat or exercise like I want to. We all fall. But it's what you do after you fall that counts.

Get back up, dust yourself off, and keep on. Don't dwell on the past. That only makes it so much more difficult to continue on. No one is perfect.

brb2008

You're stuck in the cycle, and you have to break it. The cycle is restrictions>binge>guilt>new restrictions.

I have been working hard on breaking this cycle myself and I can tell you the easiest part to control is the restrictions. You can lose weight without making foods off limits and the moment you do (okay, at least for myself), you start in with the subconscious cravings. Your brain loves the feelings of eating tasty food so once you have a bite, it wants more. This is the place in the cycle where many MFP users may tell you that you need to use your will power and just stop eating. But it gets to be a compulsive act. So I suggest you spend some time making up your newest plan and start with your calories pretty high. Its been so helpful to me to decide to take this slowly so I can EAT what I want, when I want, it fits my goals and its really helping me to avoid binges.

My record so far is 10 days, but I had a binge eating episode on Monday. I'd tried to restrict myself from treats all weekend, and bam. By knowing I get to have my 5 Hersey kisses or whatever I mentally feel more calm knowing that food high will come but in a planed way that still meets my goals.