I need someone to kick me in the A**!

Try to change your cheat "day" into your cheat "meal." I don't have an entire day where I give myself free reign to cheat because I know I would go waaaaaaay overboard. Instead, one cheat meal every 7-10 days for me is what I allow and the occassional small ice cream cone or something similar. I'm not going to yell at you because I don't think that would help. When I was a kid, my older sister would yell at me about food. She would make me feel so ashamed. Instead of not eating the junk, I would eat in secret. I remember eating bowls of ice cream in the garage just so she wouldn't find me. (The ironic thing is that she is just as overweight as I am--even back then. She has also done this to her two daughters.) To this day, I usually eat in secluded places. That is something I am trying to break. You just need to love yourself enough to say no to the binge. Tell yourself that you are stronger than any (insert binge food here!) You can do it, Kat!!

Honestly, I've been going through the same thing the last month or so and finally the last couple weeks I've done better. The only thing that kicked me into gear was knowing when I step on the scale, the number is still going to be higher. I've still got a lot of water weight and am currently up 3 lbs from where I was permanently for a few weeks - and I know it's water weight, because I've counted the foods I've "binged" and it's not over 3500 lbs so it can't be fat.

Keep organized and log EVERYTHING... you can see exactly what you're eating and when you weigh, you'll be able to know if it's water weight from sodium or if it's really fat.

I was up 4 lbs and it's encouraging to know I've finally gone down 1 lb but I have to KEEP being good to get back to my regular weight. Keep doing what you can and just try to remind yourself everyday and whenever you go to grab something you know doesn't fit into your day or your new lifestyle, that it's NOT worth it...and if it IS worth it, move something around.

Don't call it a cheat day. Call it what it is. It's a "bad" day for your food, do you know what I mean? And sometimes the only way to rid yourself of the obsession is to attend group meetings for it. Overeaters Anonymous. I attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and know first hand that the program works if you want it to. If you're truly concerned, research all your options. If it's an obsession, you can't always fall back on support. You'll need something more.

It may be the foods that you're eating that make you crave more of the same. Highly refined and processed foods tend to do that even if you eat them in moderation. The sugar in most snack foods becomes like a drug that makes you want more of it...it's not that you're not strong enough to resist, it's your body's natural response to the sugar. Trying to resist is impossible for most people..it comes down to your brain sending one signal (eat more) in response to what you've been eating, and you trying to force logical thoughts (no I shouldn't eat more) and ignore the initial signals. You don't control your brain, your brain controls you. So even logic will not work when your own body sends "eat more" signals. You need to prevent your body from being in a state that causes your brain to send those signals in the first place.

I'd suggest trying to get the highly processed low nutrition foods out of the house if you can, out of sight = out of mind. Only buy them occasionally as treats. I'd also suggest you try to increase your protein, and reduce processed carbs. This will help regulate your blood sugar, and reduce the chances you will get cravings that often lead to binges.