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    ugh, today was my first binge since I started this program 12 days ago.

    Posts: 378 Member
    edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
    I've felt so good up until now. I was literally lying in bed last night running my hands over my stomach over and over again because it felt different, in a good way.

    Today was election day in Illinois, and I was helping out a friend who ran for office I had to be at the polls at 5am. I couldn't sleep last night, so I only got two hours of sleep. I was sure to have a healthy(relatively) breakfast before I went.

    Then when I came home I just went crazy. I was sooo hungry, and I was hungry only for junk food. Then I slept. Then I got up and ate some more.

    Feeling demoralized, lol :) I need to do better with stress management. I never considered myself an emotional eater but as I look at my log today and the facts, it's pretty clear I ate back my stress.

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    • Posts: 32 Member
      It's okay! Everyone slips up every once in a while. The important thing is not to let it get you down (for long at least). Keep your goal in mind! And you did have 11 good days! ;)
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Just climb right back up on that horse and go! Get some extra exercise if possible to make you super-tired so you can catch up on your sleep.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      Keep going, everyone has little set backs but you'll get there. I'm just starting for my summer holiday. Got a stone to lose!
    • Posts: 8,399 Member
      Don't sweat the small stuff--it happens to us all. Time to get back on track. No excuses.
    • Posts: 157 Member
      It won't be the last time, that's just the nature of the beast. We have bad days, we make excuses and bad decisions about what we eat or why we don't exercise because of those bad days - it happens. The important thing is to learn from it so that it happens less and less, keep going forward and don't beat yourself up for it. Pick yourself up and just keep on forward :wink:
    • Posts: 402 Member
      Yup, just what everyone above said. It happens, you've realized lack of sleep and stress can be triggers. Next time maybe you could pack some healthy food choices to take with you, you'll figure it out. Don't beat yourself up and certainly don't quit! You've got 11 good days, so, yay for you!
    • Posts: 267 Member
      That means that you had 11 days of not binging so focus on that.. You're doing great stay positive forgive yourself and look ahead
    • Posts: 378 Member
      Thanks all! I was really tempted to wake up and just not eat today, which in the past just perpetuates the cycle of late night eating. So I managed to get in a healthy breakfast and am going out with my dog shortly! :)
    • Posts: 64 Member
      Then pat yourself on the back for the 91% that you rocked! You made an A. Now keep going!
    • Posts: 5,320 Member
      augustremulous wrote: »
      Thanks all! I was really tempted to wake up and just not eat today, which in the past just perpetuates the cycle of late night eating. So I managed to get in a healthy breakfast and am going out with my dog shortly! :)

      Congratulations! You are doing this right!

      It isn't your mistakes that matter, it is what you do about them!
    • Posts: 902 Member
      OP, your post contains a big clue as to why you binged:
      Then when I came home I just went crazy. I was sooo hungry, and I was hungry only for junk food. Then I slept. Then I got up and ate some more.

      Don't let yourself get this hungry again. Keep a bag of nuts or something non-perishable with protein and fat around all the time. Peanuts, walnuts, almonds and raisins mix or sugar free nut butter and crackers/apple are my go-to snacks if I think I might be caught somewhere and need to snack. Pumpkin and sesame seeds work, too.

      Believe it or not, it won't set you back as far as you think. Just jump back onto your eating plan and move on.
    • Posts: 27 Member
      One day at a time. This is a life change, not just a weight loss diet.
    • Posts: 378 Member
      Yes, @positivepowers, you're right. Today I made sure to walk out the door with almonds :)
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