I did it again. 2nd night in a row.

Krislynell

Well for the past 2 days I have kept under my daily calorie goal and then I binge. 2 nights in a row. Junk, whatever I can get my hands on. Why? Because it feels good to say "screw it it's me time". Today I'm trying again, to NOT binge.

Just need ed to vent.

Nevadaden

Krislynell, I understand. Been there many times myself. I hope yesterday was better.

KnitOrMiss

I think we all get to that point. When we restrict so much, binging is almost inevitable for those of us wired this way. That being said...can you find ways to indulge your inner ME that aren't food related? Getting a pedicure or massage or buying that new book/shirt you want, etc.? Maybe taking a luxurious bubble bath because you deserve it - or doing an oil hair treatment? Anything you might not do for yourself on a regular basis?

Also, something that helps me is to flip that around. Focusing on NOT binging makes me obsess about the binging overwhelmingness. To combat that, I focus on the ME side of that equation. "So far, today I haven't eaten anything I didn't intend to eat." "I've made it six hours into my day without a binge. That's 360 minutes. My next goal is to achieve 375 minutes." Focus on what you want to do, and put your energy THERE, rather than wasting energy on focus on what you don't want to do. Both have the same goal, not binging, but it's just a different way to phrase it that focuses our energy on the positive aspect of what we want to do, rather than focusing on/obsesssing over/inadvertently fulfilling the negative side of what we're working to avoid... Put your energies into your successes, not into the binge's fuel filters.

(HUGS) to you, @Krislynell ...

It seems so ridiculously simple, but anytime I start getting overly ramped up, dramatic, etc., I find a way to stop myself and flip it around. Even startling myself to stop the warped thought, even for a heartbeat, helps me regain a bit of perspective on reality - and not the binge's messed up version of reality.