Me vs. The Binge - September Challenge

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  • BoubouChan
    BoubouChan Posts: 163 Member
    Me: 15
    The Binge: 1
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.18.14

    Dennis - 17
    Binge - 0

    Days since last binge: 29
  • BoubouChan
    BoubouChan Posts: 163 Member
    Me: 16
    The Binge: 1
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    September 2014

    Diane: 13
    Binge: 4
  • Day 3:

    Me: 3
    Binge: 0
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 11
    Binge: 7
  • lamlamsmakeover
    lamlamsmakeover Posts: 6,574 Member
    Sept 18

    ME: 10
    THE BINGE: 8*
  • Day 4

    Me: 4
    Binge: 0
  • Okay, I'm starting this late. I've been going through some difficult things and I have been overeating and bingeing a lot.

    Day 1

    Me: 1
    The Binge: 1
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.20.14

    Dennis - 19
    Binge - 0

    While I haven't had an actual bulimic binge in over 1 month, I still find myself eating carbs at night. Some nights are worst than others. This is really dragging me down. I beat restricting / purging / binging / obsessive exercise... but I cant seem to overcome unconscious / middle of the night overeating. I have the will-power to abstain from any food put before me during the day, but when I wake up, I am utterly powerless.
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 11
    Binge: 8
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Posted: 9.20.14

    Dennis - 19
    Binge - 0

    While I haven't had an actual bulimic binge in over 1 month, I still find myself eating carbs at night. Some nights are worst than others. This is really dragging me down. I beat restricting / purging / binging / obsessive exercise... but I cant seem to overcome unconscious / middle of the night overeating. I have the will-power to abstain from any food put before me during the day, but when I wake up, I am utterly powerless.

    I'm sorry to hear about your struggle with this. I just did a quick search online and it seems most likely that either you just aren't quite getting enough food during the day and/or your circadian rhythms (sleep and wake patterns and hormones) are disrupted. Check this page out: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/circadian-rhythm-sleep-tips/ especially #10 which is basically get bright light first thing in the morning (either sun or a specialized therapy light) and get lots of dark at night before bed - dark room, no computer or phone.
  • BoubouChan
    BoubouChan Posts: 163 Member
    Me: 18
    The Binge: 1
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 12
    Binge: 8
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.21.14

    Dennis - 20
    Binge - 0
    I'm sorry to hear about your struggle with this. I just did a quick search online and it seems most likely that either you just aren't quite getting enough food during the day and/or your circadian rhythms (sleep and wake patterns and hormones) are disrupted. Check this page out: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/circadian-rhythm-sleep-tips/ especially #10 which is basically get bright light first thing in the morning (either sun or a specialized therapy light) and get lots of dark at night before bed - dark room, no computer or phone.

    I will check that out, thank you. I do sleep with a TV on and I check my iphone several times a night.
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 13
    Binge: 8
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Posted: 9.21.14

    Dennis - 20
    Binge - 0
    I'm sorry to hear about your struggle with this. I just did a quick search online and it seems most likely that either you just aren't quite getting enough food during the day and/or your circadian rhythms (sleep and wake patterns and hormones) are disrupted. Check this page out: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/circadian-rhythm-sleep-tips/ especially #10 which is basically get bright light first thing in the morning (either sun or a specialized therapy light) and get lots of dark at night before bed - dark room, no computer or phone.

    I will check that out, thank you. I do sleep with a TV on and I check my iphone several times a night.

    I hope it helps, I know it is an adjustment when your body is used to falling asleep to the TV. I'm working on getting my light and darkness lined up as well.


    As far as binging, continue to be doing well, no bingeing this month so I think it is now me 21, binge 0, and 34 days w/o a binge.
  • BoubouChan
    BoubouChan Posts: 163 Member
    Me: 19
    The Binge: 1
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.22.14

    Dennis - 21
    Binge - 0
  • Not a great weekend.

    Day 4 & 5 I fell off the wagon :(

    Me: 3
    Binge: 2
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    September 2014

    Diane: 15
    Binge: 6
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 14
    Binge: 8
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.23.14

    Dennis - 22
    Binge - 0
  • BoubouChan
    BoubouChan Posts: 163 Member
    Me: 21
    The Binge: 1
  • Me: 4
    Binge: 2
  • icflyinmonkies
    icflyinmonkies Posts: 24 Member
    Today is such a fitting day that I stumble across this post. I only started MFP yesterday at the recommendation of my BF that said it was very helpful and user-friendly, and I've done great all day. As I was out running errands, I suddenly got this bad urge to binge, but i didn't. I remember my mind running through any justification i could make, one of them being, "it's only your first day" but i didn't. I didn't do it. I did not. So there, i may be joining late but better late than never!

    Me - 1
    The Binge - 0 !!!
  • Pudding1980
    Pudding1980 Posts: 1,264 Member
    Me: 15
    Binge: 8
  • Dennis4766
    Dennis4766 Posts: 470 Member
    Posted: 9.24.14

    Dennis - 23
    Binge - 0
  • Behavior_Modification
    Behavior_Modification Posts: 24,482 Member
    September 2014

    Diane: 17
    Binge: 6
  • totaldetermination
    totaldetermination Posts: 1,184 Member
    September 24
    Me: 21
    TB: 3

    I've binged 3 times in the last 10 days.
    Before that I hadn't binged in a few months.
    I need the accountability of this thread to get me back on track.

    Thanks.
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