Do you log your binges?

Yes, even if all I do is the "quick add" of calories. What I have found is that if I log them I feel as if I still have some measure of control. I've also noted that by binges over time have been less like 2 bags of cookies and a gallon of ice cream to 6 slices of whole wheat bread.

I agree that it is important to log. I am currently working on logging my food, let alone binges. It is so important. I am boring and eat the same foods almost every day so I become complacent. That is when my progress stalls. Log everything (coming from someone who needs to step up!)

Log everything. It shouldn't matter what you call it, you're eating food. Call it whatever you like: binge, snack, reward, falling off the wagon, or second breakfast, you're still just eating food. Log it. Yes, I log everything.

How does lying to yourself improve yourself? It's not like the binge didn't happen just because you didn't log it. There really is no point in using a calorie tracker if you're just gonna cherry pick what you decide to put in it.

LOG EVERYTHING! Also, put a note in the comments saying how you were feeling. You may see a pattern emerge. Plus....if you log everything you will be surprised at how much your "bingeing" will change from before. JMHO.

Yes. I own it then I move on. No sense in hiding it or beating myself up over it.

I am learning to do this. I closed my diary so I can be true to logging it all when it happens. My goal this month is to log it all including the binges. It is hard to put it on paper but it is worth it and hopefully will help too.

The days I overdo it are the most important ones to log.

I know this was posted a while back..but it really hits home for me..I, too, have been trying to attack 30 excess pounds for a while. The times when I know i am overeating have always bothered me. I am trying to log them for the same reasons you said..maybe the shock value will make me aware of my overeating..to me, that is at least a step up from just plain binging. LEarning to eat healthy again is a process that I think is probably gonna take me a while! So, I'm trying to learn to log even the overeating..Last night, I went totally off the charts and didn't log anything..but I dont wanna get in that habit..I am really trying to be diligent about logging even the horrible stuff ..i think that will be the catalyst that stops me from eating wayyyy too much! Let's hope! Thanks so much for posting this though! On a side note, I must be way too into facebook..I find myself reading these posts from others and wanting to hit "like"..but there is no like button! lol

Yes. Always.

If I can't find the nutrition label on whatever it is I am eating, I'll look it up online or at worst I would even guess if I had to.

There is the accountability, but also I am the type of person that if I fall of the wagon with one cookie, I'll start telling myself I should give up and eat a whole bag. Counting what I have ate helps me see that I just stop now, my little slip up isn't all that bad. I also for the most part don't try to burn off my binge with working out harder because I feel slipping up and learning is part of this. I also don't want to associate working out with punishment. I just learn what I can and move along.