Struggling

Instead of eating, because I have done/do the same thing, try going for a walk or getting on the treadmill. You will feel 10 times better. Or you call a trusted friend and talk about what is bothering you!

I try to go to sleep! If I am up all night or sitting there stressing- I eat. If I try to go to sleep- I am at least in bed trying to convince myself to sleep.

Don't give up! I have left this site a few times before because I was so sure I would never get to my goal. If this helps you- don't focus too much on your goal. Focus on your decisions. Take it one day at a time- if your having a bad day and can't even handle a day- go for one decision at a time. Log your food. Be honest- the only person you're hurting is yourself by not utilizing the site and giving up!

I hope everything goes well for you and that things start to calm down. Just hang in there for YOU!

it's hard, when you're an emotional binger. the thing about weight loss, is i think you get dissapointed and discouraged easily, judging by your statuses. it's important not to get down on yourself for a mistake, or if you haven't quite lost the weight you had hoped you'd lost, or when/if you gain a couple of pounds. sometimes things get hard, and don't go as planned, but it's important not to beat yourself up over these things. were human and it's okay to make mistakes, it's okay to mess up, it's okay to have an off period, just don't let yourself get down about things. you have to keep telling yourself that it's no big deal, that it's fine and you'll simply get back on the horse. if you convince yourself it's as simple as that, it will be. it takes a while, to develop new habbits. and even after we have we can still slip back a little, but it happens, and it gets easier. you can't change the things that happen, you can't go back and correct slip ups, all you can do is move forward and not dwell on the past. you ahve to keep telling yourself that it's in the past. it no longer matters. all that matters is what you do next. i used to have a really bad binging problem, most of my life, since i was 8 years old. i conquered it about a year ago. i haven't binged like that since. i've been forcingggg myself to transfer that addiction, because it is an addiction like any other. it took me about 3, 4 months before i stopped hating exercise, and it didn't take long after that before i began to turn to it for a pick me up. I try to go for walks or exercise when i feel down, or angry, or bored, anything to prevent me from giving into that binge. eventually, this became the new addiction. however, an addiction signifies a deeper problem and transferring it isn't quite enough, the most effective thing i did, was learning not to hate myself, learning not to let myself fall into a depression everytime i ate too much, everytime i looked in the mirror, everytime i saw a picture of me, everytime something didn't go right, everytime i gained a pound, because things like that would lead to binge attacks which would lead to more weight gain and more depression. it's a vicious cycle, and learning to take it easy on yourself, is probably the hardest part, but the most effective solution. you can conquer this, you have all the power and strength you need, you just have to find it. you can do this!