August Challenge - The Binge vs Me
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Really questioning every little craving and asking whether it is truly hunger.
This is Excellent!!! Good work!0 -
I am pretty new to the group and since joining a 2 weeks ago, have not had a binge. Well I did this evening and I am so mad at myself. It was pretty mild compared to how it could be but to just get it off my chest I ate about 600 calories worth of junk (ice cream sandwiches with carmel sauce, another piece of banana bread and some fried rice) AND the kicker is I weighed in this morning and had lost 1.2 pounds this past week. GRRRR!!!
Me-5
Binge-1 (8/6)0 -
August 6, 2012
me: 5
binge: 1
binges
Aug 1 mainly Oreos and home made bread. related to stress from crazy kids/lack of sleep due to kids and screwing up a job application deadline.
I am now back at my pre binge weight. I can't imagine how easy my weight loss would be if I didn't sabotage myself.0 -
August 6, 2012
me: 5
binge: 1
binges
Aug 1 mainly Oreos and home made bread. related to stress from crazy kids/lack of sleep due to kids and screwing up a job application deadline.
I am now back at my pre binge weight. I can't imagine how easy my weight loss would be if I didn't sabotage myself.
I think this all the time!!!0 -
As of August 6, 2012
Me: 3
Binge: 3 (8/2; 8/3; 8/4)0 -
I was doing so well
Aug 6, 2012
Me- 5
BInge- 1
Binge consisted of 75 mike & ikes, 2 mini york pepp patties, several handfuls of goldfish, several handfuls of raisinets, big peach (that's the only healthy part, lol)
I'm so mad at myself. I was doing so well. An evil coworker returned from vacation and screwed it all up when I got stressed out from her. Hoping I can handle it better tomorrow.0 -
^Meganalva, you are still doing well--5 binge-free days is a great accomplishment.
I think you will be able to get back on track tomorrow, especially since you can anticipate your possible binge trigger at work. (I know how stressful it can be to have an "evil coworker," too!)
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M, August 6, 2012
beatrixia: 3
binge: 3 (8/1, 8/3, 8/5)
Today was a good day, food-wise. Not having any easily accessible sweets certainly helps when I am vulnerable.
I hope to break the every-other-day binge pattern tomorrow.
~beatrix0 -
Mollie, I was hoping to get a hold of _Bite by Bite_, so I checked my local libraries for either a paper or audio copy. Alas, none of them has that particular title.
Would anyone like to make another book recommendation about binge eating, something that has really helped you? I think I could benefit from some reading about now, and perhaps my library will have _something_ that you all recommend. 0 -
Ugh.
Me: 3
Binge: 3
Note: NEVER buy cereal again.0 -
This is an awesome challenge... I know I'm a little late joining, but I am here now nonetheless.... After a great spree of not binging, I fell off the wagon yesterday, so it is...
Aug 6/12
Me - 5
Binge - 1
Time to get back on track0 -
M, August 6, 2012
beatrixia: 3
binge: 3 (8/1, 8/3, 8/5)
Today was a good day, food-wise. Not having any easily accessible sweets certainly helps when I am vulnerable.
I hope to break the every-other-day binge pattern tomorrow.
~beatrix
Good luck breaking your pattern today!0 -
I, too, want to break the every other day cycle. I feel like I am just bingeing out of habit sometimes.
One day at a time.0 -
August 2012
Diane : 6
The Binge: 0
Last night was difficult. I was very wound up too and couldn't fall asleep until after midnight. But I did well. No binge.0 -
As of 8/6:
Me: 6
Binge: 0 (!)0 -
I have binged around 5 times this month already and was feeling hopeless. I realized that that I needed support and found this group!. I have gained all the 5 lbs I had lost on my new diet program.
Hoping to get some help and support & provide the same.
As of 8/6:
Me: 1
Binge: 5 ;(0 -
Good afternoon,
Once you get off track with binging it is so hard to re-group and but the breaks on. I did the one thing I know will put the brakes on my self-destructive binge cycles and that is getting on the scale again. So for now I am back to dialy weigh in's until the urge to binge goes away. I am very thankful seeing the scale go up stops me from continuing down a slippery slope.
Yesterday was a questionable day. Not sure I really had a binge binge but I definitely had some of the behaviors last night. I was proud that I did maintain some control for sure in 2 instances where I was able to stop myself. One was ordering one item instead of 2 and another one was going thru a drive thru and deciding not to order a thing and go home since I was already full. The lady let me out of the line and even if she had not I had told her I changed my mind and was just going to sit in line until I could get out of it. So that was success for sure because I did not eat until I was sickening full.
I see I have some catching up to do.:grumble: But that is OK, I know I will catch up with The Binge
One day at a time!
As of August 1, 2012: - Goal not to binge more than 7 days.
Me - 1
The Binge - 5 (8/1, 8/2, 8/3, 8/4, 8/6)
“None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.” ~Colin Powell0 -
Ugh.
Me: 3
Binge: 3
Note: NEVER buy cereal again.
This is why I don't buy it!! The Krave double chocolate cereal is my biggest downfall. I can easily eat the entire thing in one sitting and still go looking for more. :-/ I'm always jealous of the people that say "Everything in moderation." My moderation turns into a full-blown binge everytime.0 -
I have binged around 5 times this month already and was feeling hopeless. I realized that that I needed support and found this group!. I have gained all the 5 lbs I had lost on my new diet program.
Hoping to get some help and support & provide the same.
As of 8/6:
Me: 1
Binge: 5 ;(
Welcome to the group Shimmergal! It is never hopeless. Just keep getting back on the stick and never give up! Hope the group helps you. We have a lot of more support this month than the last couple of months with new ones finding us. Check in often and stay honest to yourself. Even though it appears as a contest it is about being mindful of our actions daily and hopefully not feeling helpless.0 -
Book list that was requested -- Link below:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/697030-book-list-on-binge-eating-or-related-subjects
There are a host of self help books out on binge eating, compulsive overeating, eating disorders, etc. Just use your library search engines to find what your library have.
Geneen Roth has a lot of good books on this matter that is not too technical. When I found Bite by Bite, that was not the book I was looking for. I was looking for another one of her books and this was one of the only ones they had on CD so I checked it out. Right now I don't have time to read a book but I have time to listen to them on the way to work or in my car.
Hope this list helps.0 -
Diane and anyone please feel free to add to book list so people can just copy the list.......Thanks!0
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August 7, 2012
me: 6
binge: 1
binges
Aug 1 mainly Oreos and home made bread. related to stress from crazy kids/lack of sleep due to kids and screwing up a job application deadline.0 -
As of August 7, 2012
Me: 4
Binge: 3 (8/2; 8/3; 8/4)
I really do a lot better in the evening when I just don't have time to binge. By the time I got home from work, then the gym, and then showering, it's 9:00. I was smart this weekend and pre-made a bunch of food so all I have to do is reheat.
Has anyone tried Intermittent Fasting?0 -
Me-5
Binge-1 (8/6)
Feeling better today. Proud of myself that I didn't binge again today. Sometimes I will binge one day and can't stop for 3 or 4 days.0 -
Me- 5
Binge- 2
Fail again today
A whole bag of combos, several handfuls of mike and ikes, mini reese bites, butterfinger bites, chocolate covered almonds, 2 cheese rolls....i am such a fatty 0 -
M, August 6, 2012
beatrixia: 3
binge: 3 (8/1, 8/3, 8/5)
Today was a good day, food-wise. Not having any easily accessible sweets certainly helps when I am vulnerable.
I hope to break the every-other-day binge pattern tomorrow.
~beatrix
Good luck breaking your pattern today!
Thanks, danifo0811!0 -
T, August 7, 2012
beatrixia: 4
binge: 3 (8/1, 8/3, 8/5)
I broke the every-other-day cycle today, no binge.
But I had an incredibly strong impulse to binge--I wanted to buy a box of Hostess treats and eat the WHOLE thing. I had the presence of mind to at least confide in my husband how I was feeling, and that helped distance the urge a bit. It's just weird to me that the cravings hit every other day--I guess I never noticed before, but keeping track in this thread helped me see it. I'm still trying to figure out what emotional distress is triggering my recent urges.
I've noticed on days when I eat my first meal in the morning, and then space the others out equally, I tend to do better.
On days when my first meal is after noon, or like today, late afternoon, I tend to binge more or want to binge more.
My two goals this week are to chew my food slowly to savor it and to place my utensil on my plate between bites. This helped yesterday. I think maybe it's because by consciously slowing down I am more mindful, and I put a pause between me and a potential binge.0 -
Me- 5
Binge- 2
Fail again today
A whole bag of combos, several handfuls of mike and ikes, mini reese bites, butterfinger bites, chocolate covered almonds, 2 cheese rolls....i am such a fatty
I've noticed when I make a binge choice, or even if I overeat at one meal, I almost have an attitude of "why bother?" for the rest of that day. Have you ever felt that way, too?
I'm trying to be aware of this thinking habit so that I can attempt to improve recovery time...to get back on track sooner, so to speak. Easier said than done, of course, but I'd like to practice.
Good luck tomorrow!
ps I think we've all berated ourselves at some point or another. (I know I have.) We are often our harshest critics. I encourage you, all of us really, to be patient and gentle with yourself. Change is a process, and I've found there are lots of twists and turns, even moving backward instead or forward, on that road. That's just the process sometimes. It's not always one success after another after another. But, that doesn't mean progress hasn't been made, or won't be made. 0 -
Book list that was requested -- Link below:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/697030-book-list-on-binge-eating-or-related-subjects
There are a host of self help books out on binge eating, compulsive overeating, eating disorders, etc. Just use your library search engines to find what your library have.
Geneen Roth has a lot of good books on this matter that is not too technical. When I found Bite by Bite, that was not the book I was looking for. I was looking for another one of her books and this was one of the only ones they had on CD so I checked it out. Right now I don't have time to read a book but I have time to listen to them on the way to work or in my car.
Hope this list helps.
Oh, this is great.
It's fun to come across a gem of a book serendipitously, but it's also good to hear others rave about a particular book that was especially helpful. Thanks for starting that thread.
Everyone, please add to the list if you know of a helpful resource.
(I'm in a reading mood, I guess.)0 -
Me = 6
Binge = 1
I think that this challenge is really making me accountable to all the calories that I take in, cause I don't want to admit it to you guys, and my other MFP friends, that I fell of the wagon... So, it is making me do the best that I can. It's truly awesome!0 -
August 8th
Me: 7
Binge: 1
This challenge is great, really gives me the push!
I can't binge now. I mean, I mustn't - I had bloodwork done and it turned out that I really have to pay attention to my diet. That PCOS med really makes it clear when I eat something sub-optimal. So I have a new, complex goal - avoid binging and not pissing off the meds! These two goes hand-in-hand.0
