March Challenge - Me vs. The Binge
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3-30-13
Me: 22
Binge: 8 (3/2, 3/4, 3/8, 3/9, 3/15, 3/21, 3/25, 3/27)
Worried about the brunch buffet tomorrow for Easter. My goal is to just eat at brunch and then have a lot of water the rest of teh day. I can do this. I will do this.
and nothing else?? if you try to stop yourself from eating for the rest of the day, be careful. This, in my experience, is a sure-fire way to set yourself up for a binge later. could you be more vigilant the rest of day to counter the brunch rather than just have water?0 -
kge0891 - :flowerforyou: I'm sorry you had such a traumatic couple of days. I guess the hardest thing is feeling like people don't have your back when you really need them. Maybe take comfort in the fact that it is Easter and most of these people probably had a lot of plans, and even if they may not seem that important to you (like your mums church service) they may mean a lot to the person involved. I would suggest that you voice your hurt to the people that matter most and let them know that you felt they weren't there for you. you may be surprised by how they respond. I've found some of my worst binges have been based on assumptions I've told myself that have been completely un-founded, and the person involved had no idea of the effect of what they said or did had on me. I have found that finding my voice is so therapeutic to me in this journey. Good luck with the Easter dinners. We're doing roast so "easy" to stay within goal for the day.
Look forward to posting a Sarah 21, Binge monster: 10 later today!
Yeah I actually did confront everyone about how I felt! I posted on my sorority's Facebook group about it and how upset it made me. I got a lot of apologetic texts and people thanked me for addressing the issue, because I am not the first this has happened to. My mother on the other hand, when I try to confront her about thins can get very aggravated to the point where she can't listen to my side of the story, because she thinks any confrontation is a personal attack on her. Also, she has never quite gotten over/ accepted my atheism as she is very religious. So me talking to her about Good Friday won't really work. However I am feeling much better and am glad everyone in my sorority offered their support.
Good luck to everyone handling the temptations of Easter today!!0 -
Me Vs the Binge Challenge
March 30
Karen 22
The Binge 8
Days Left 1
Binge Days
3/1 3/3 3/6 3/7 3/8
3/16 3/17 3/18
Several days in a row including 2 dinners out and no binge. YEAH0 -
kge0891 sorry about the tough week you had!0
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March 2013
Diane: 19
Binge: 110 -
March 31st
Me:31
Binge:0
No binges in March, whoop whoop!! :drinker:0 -
food_kills - fantastic effort!
kge0891- glad your sorority sisters were apologetic. Re your mum sounds fair enough, sometimes it's best to leave things be!! Glad your feeling better.
Karen - great work. so hard over easter too!
March 31st
Sarah: 21
Binge: 100 -
Kate - 19.
Binge - 12.
Diabolical end to the month. Lot of binging and overeating, and a lot of very strong feelings of utter self loathing as a result today, not a happy bunny, here's hoping I can get a grip for April.0 -
Me - 26
Binge - 5
Lots of temptation at work today, but I didn't fall for it
Bring on April, I'm ready ...0 -
March 31, 2013
Me: 24
Binge: 7 (3/1,3/3, 3/7, 3/16, 3/28, 3/29, 3/31)
Binge-free for: 0 days
Well the month ended pretty badly for me, but tomorrow is a brand new month. To end the month, I would like to not dwell on my failures, but look at my success and evaluate my goals for April.
Some success I've had:
- I was able to donate blood when in the past I've been turned down for having a rapid HR (over 100bpm). This time my HR was 74 bpm
- I bought a dress for my formal in two weeks and it was a size 7/8. Two years ago, my dress was a size 12.
- I am halfway done with JM 30DS (although I've had to take a few days off).
- I am pretty sure I've gained some serious muscle mass!
Goals for April
- Keep a closed diary for the ENTIRE month. When I'm having a binge, I close my diary, because I am ashamed. When I'm doing well I open it up, but when I binge again, I don't log everything because my diary is open. I will keep it closed this month, and log as much as possible!
- I am going to try my hardest to log every meal on Recovery Record, the free app for eating disorders Chocoholic5555 recommended in a thread earlier in the day. It seems great. For every meal you have to decide how hungry you are before eating, and if you feel satisfied, how tired you are, whether you are bored, angry, upset, disgusted, etc. Then you can write how you feel for each meal. I think this will be a great tool for me. Maybe I can finally figure out the reason I binge. I may be able to pick out a pattern, possibly related to how much sleep I got the night before, or how I am feeling,
- I am going to try and beat this month, meaning LESS THAN 1 FULL WEEK (7 DAYS) OF BINGING.
This is all I can think of right now, but here's to a new month and another chance to beat the binge! :happy:0 -
March 31
Me: 20
Binge: 1
Wasn't sure how today was going to turn out with a high cal breakfast but was able to make good choices going out to eat tonight to keep myself from bingeing.0 -
So glad I found this group...
Its a new month...
Me:0
The Binge:10 -
My April Goals are:
To listen to my body rather than follow routine... if I am tired, I go to bed, not stay up simply because I feel I must have my bedtime drink and snack, or watch such and such, or finish reading such and such before bed.
To Incorporate a meal out or a coffee shop trip once a week, and keep the other days as free of sugar and processed foods as possible, other than very dark you know what.
To drink more water/herbal teas.
To take something with me for after a workout.
To pause before I eat, and check if I am hungry.
To quit spending all evening on mfp and actually do something creative, or that will make me feel I have done something useful.
To not bring crappy foods into my home - keep them to that one meal a week.
To lose at least 2-3 Ibs.0 -
"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results."
Jack Dixon
March 2013:
Mollie - 21
The Binge - 10 (2nd, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 17th, 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st)
Days did not log it all - 6 (10th, 14th, 17th, 25th, 30th, 31st)
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Jan - 4 days I did not log it ALL
Feb- 3 days I did not log it ALL
Mar -6 days I did not log it ALL
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Me: 25
The Binge: 6
Final.
I'm really happy with this month!
I went through a bad stretch after Valentines with all that candy around and finally got back to steady healthy eating about two weeks ago.
The big blessing is that I didn't eat all the Easter crap that was around because I really don't want to go through that again:ohwell:
It's not really worth the risk to me.
Great work everyone. On to April and more binge free days :drinker:0 -
3-30-13
Me: 22
Binge: 9 (3/2, 3/4, 3/8, 3/9, 3/15, 3/21, 3/25, 3/27, 3/31)
Awfully excited are ready to start April. Determination is very high.0 -
My April Goals are:
To listen to my body rather than follow routine... if I am tired, I go to bed, not stay up simply because I feel I must have my bedtime drink and snack, or watch such and such, or finish reading such and such before bed.
To Incorporate a meal out or a coffee shop trip once a week, and keep the other days as free of sugar and processed foods as possible, other than very dark you know what.
To drink more water/herbal teas.
To take something with me for after a workout.
To pause before I eat, and check if I am hungry.
To quit spending all evening on mfp and actually do something creative, or that will make me feel I have done something useful.
To not bring crappy foods into my home - keep them to that one meal a week.
To lose at least 2-3 Ibs.
Love the goals!0 -
March 2013
Diane: 20
Binge: 11
Better than February! Yay!0 -
March 2013
Diane: 20
Binge: 11
Better than February! Yay!
Improvement is all we can ask for!! Excellent : )0 -
Good job in March everyone!!! Awesome support too! Keep up the good work and I hope to see you all in April!:flowerforyou:
Link for the April Challenge is up now. See Link below:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/943884-april-challenge-me-vs-the-binge0 -
P.S. For more support please see below thread also:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/831903-be-support-group-conversation-thread-2013?page=7#posts-143746180
