I do not binge out of self pity. I binge out of boredom, stress and lack of self control in situations when I am out and having fun. I am easy to say 'sc*W it' in a moment and then spend the next two days feeling bad about what I did and either making it worse or trying to make it a bit better. November and October have both been a challenge but then I do know that they are the most difficult months of the year for me and I usually gain 5kg+ which then I spent the rest of the year trying to lose. So a couple of things that I am trying to do differently and found that help:
1. Have low calorie options/snacks in the house so I do not binge in highly calorific foods. Rice cakes are the flavour of the month but dried fruit like apricots and prunes have also helped.
2. Drink a lot of water/tea. Every time that I feel I want to eat I make myself a cup of tea. If I want to eat after that i go to step 1.
3. Hit the gym to burn the calories. Does not always compensate but it is better than sitting on my bum
4. Do not give up. Log (as accurately as I can) every single day no matter how bad it was. If you look at my diary you will see it is full of days where my net is more than 2500+ which looks awful (I think ppl will ask me what the hell I am doing here but then it is no ones business)
5. Do not give up. I keep thinking that if I gave up and did not log, try to exercise etc every single one of my days would have been a binge day but I just would not have known it.
6. Think positive. Keep track of the good days rather than the bad days. How many good days did I have this month? That is how many binge days I did not have by doing what I am doing,

Keep it up girl.

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