Successes
askeates
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I think that we need to have a thread here to tell our successes, little and big alike! Remember every tiny step of progress is a HUGE success 
I will start.... Last night I went to the gym much later than normal. I had already had dinner, and really enough calories for the day. When I got home I was doing fine, but when I was getting ready for bed I suddenly started getting hungry. Instead of doing that crazy way too late binge, I drank water and then went to bed! No snack :laugh:
I will start.... Last night I went to the gym much later than normal. I had already had dinner, and really enough calories for the day. When I got home I was doing fine, but when I was getting ready for bed I suddenly started getting hungry. Instead of doing that crazy way too late binge, I drank water and then went to bed! No snack :laugh:
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Awesome job! Night time is the hardest for me...something about everybody being asleep and not seeing me binge.0
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Nice job! I agree, we should celebrate successes big and small! And I agree that being thrown off our usual routine can put us at risk for a binge. I've been sick this week and haven't been able to go to the gym. Normally missing out on my exercise routine and being at home with unstructured time would lead to binge behavior, but I'm trying to eliminate all-or-nothing thinking and make the best of my circumstances. Just because I can't go to the gym doesn't mean it should be a free-for-all in the kitchen. The temptations are still there but this time I'm trying to see it as a journey and lifestyle change. So far so good!0
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Great job! I think the holidays started me down this road again. I hadn't binged in months and all the holiday goodies I tried to "work in" or "indulge" in just has sent all those triggers spiraling out of control. It seems to be getting better. I have been binge free for almost a week.
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Great job! I think the holidays started me down this road again. I hadn't binged in months and all the holiday goodies I tried to "work in" or "indulge" in just has sent all those triggers spiraling out of control. It seems to be getting better. I have been binge free for almost a week.
Congratulations! The holidays are one of the worst times. Last year I was fine until New Years then it all came crashing down - I would stay up late "reading", while in actuality waiting for family to go to bed so I could have free access to the kitchen and leftovers with no-one watching. This year I did that only once AND logged and made-up for it the next day. I was so proud that it hadn't triggered a series of binges but didn't have anyone to share that with.
My success = I baked!! I made melting moments biscuits, chewing gum like crazy, only had a bit of icing (had to check flavour balance of course), which I logged. Last time I baked was more than a month ago and it triggered a weekend binge which made me feel so thoroughly disgusted with myself I was a total mess. That isn't to say that I now think I can bake anything, anytime. But I was excited to at least have done it once without triggering a binge 0 -
Great job everyone! Keep it up!
My successes: binge free yesterday (second Friday in a row) and today (third Saturday in a row). Weekends are my hardest challenge, and I did it!0 -
Yesterday I was feeling a bit "bingy" all day. I recognized this and tried the feel-my-feelings exercise. Nothing really came up but I've binged over nothing thousands of times before. I just did what was in front of me and ate a healthy breakfast and lunch.
My husband had a work thing for dinner, so after he left I found myself in front of the TV with my planned pre-dinner drink. Not good. Now I was feeling very bingy. What to do? I had the smallest bit of willingness to do something to break the pattern. I grabbed my jacket and went for a walk. It was getting close to dark but since exercise and binging seem to be mutually exclusive, I figured just 10 minutes might do the trick. It did! I came back, made my healthy dinner, put on a load of laundry, and then went to the grocery store. Binge averted!
I made myself a healthy sweet snack and watched some tv later after my husband was home. Long periods of time alone with nothing planned are not good for me. Have to remember that. The real success is having that really strong desire to binge and distracting myself. I've given in so many times, feeling completely powerless to stop. When I had that moment of willing ness to try something else, I knew I had to honor it. I knew years and years of ingrained habit won't be easily changed, so when the opportunity comes I have to grab it.
This was a huge success for me. Thanks to you guys and MFP for the support. It helps so much.0 -
Super nice way to avert the binge!
I almost caved last night.... I had a full week of successes last week, and almost completely blew it! The little one hasn't been feeling well, so hasn't been sleeping, which means mama doesn't sleep. She woke up at 2 this morning, and after I got her back to sleep, I struggle to get back to sleep. I found myself in the kitchen looking through the fridge for something quick and easy to snack on. Once I realized I really wasn't hungry, I closed the fridge and went back to bed! Whew, it was close though!0 -
My success this week was on Wednesday evening. I was home by myself and tired from a strenuous yoga class earlier in the day. Two big triggers: home alone and tired. In new behavior, I listened to my body which was not hungry for a big meal. (I had already had a bigger than usual lunch after yoga.) So I ate a modest meal, took a hot bath, and went to bed. Amazing!0
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My success this week was on Wednesday evening. I was home by myself and tired from a strenuous yoga class earlier in the day. Two big triggers: home alone and tired. In new behavior, I listened to my body which was not hungry for a big meal. (I had already had a bigger than usual lunch after yoga.) So I ate a modest meal, took a hot bath, and went to bed. Amazing!
Super job.... :drinker:0
