Please talk me out of this.

HollyTsiaussis
HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
I'm sitting here feeling emotional and eating a half a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream and a ham and cheese sandwich. I don't want to binge, yet I'm still doing it. Please help me.

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  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    If you've already started, stop now. You'll be able to be proud of yourself because you intercepted old behaviors and you'l feel much better tomorrow morning that you didn't indulge in the whole pint. Remember, it feels good *right now* ... but tomorrow morning, you may look back on this and feel disappointed. YOU can put an end to this behavior. Put Ben and Jerry back into the freezer.

    Just looking out for you! Hang in there!
  • mrsmeward
    mrsmeward Posts: 2 Member
    I just KNOW you can put that carton down. Don't think about what you have eaten, give yourself a couple more bites, savor them, and stand up, walk into the kitchen, and put it back in the freezer. I know it's hard when you are sad and you just want to drown your sorrows, but think of the good it will do you to stop eating the ice cream; also, think of how great it will feel to put it down, and know you had the power to put it down :)
  • Baroness
    Baroness Posts: 35 Member
    Sorry that your feeling down
    "if the problem isnt hunger, the answer isnt food"
  • kirstinkrueger
    kirstinkrueger Posts: 346
    Put it down, take a deep breathe, brush your teeth, and drink a big glass of water! Then clean, or shower, or workout, or find something to keep you distracted! You can do it!
  • resamejia
    resamejia Posts: 16
    Don't eat it. Throw it away.
  • NikkisNewStart
    NikkisNewStart Posts: 1,075 Member
    Go throw that crap in the garbage and throw some dirty rotten food on top of it. Hard to eat ice cream and sandwich when it's covered in dirt or a poopy diaper. That's what I do! Then I work on what's really eating me.
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?
  • kirstinkrueger
    kirstinkrueger Posts: 346
    YES MAAM! So is asking for help! Good for you!
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    Don't do it. . . . If it is in front of you. . trust me. . .Go put it away. . .. drink a glass of water . . . . . when you are able to change destructive patterns of behavior. . . it will make you feel empowered and you will be that much stronger next time you feel that urge coming on. .. You can do this.:bigsmile:
  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?

    It's an improvement-- you intercepted your eating and didn't finish the pint. Now, make a plan for what happens the next time you're binge eating. Maybe it would be helpful not to have B&J in the house? Take this experience and learn from it. Make a plan for the next time you feel like this.
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?

    Anything that you can change is a good thing. ..
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?

    It's an improvement-- you intercepted your eating and didn't finish the pint. Now, make a plan for what happens the next time you're binge eating. Maybe it would be helpful not to have B&J in the house? Take this experience and learn from it. Make a plan for the next time you feel like this.

    I don't have control over what's bought in this house. :( My parents buy everything. It gets difficult sometimes.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    WALK AWAY FROM THE ICECREAM.
    Go for a walk or run, or put on some music and dance.

    The endorphins from exercise will make you feel better.
    The sluggishness from bingeing on junk will make you feel worse.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?

    Yes, definitley a victory! You recognised that it's not a good thing to do and you stopped.
    Well done :)
  • spaingirl2011
    spaingirl2011 Posts: 763 Member
    I ate three quarters of the sandwich and about two-thirds of the ice cream. Normally, I would've eaten the entire thing. Is this at least some kind of an improvement?

    It's an improvement-- you intercepted your eating and didn't finish the pint. Now, make a plan for what happens the next time you're binge eating. Maybe it would be helpful not to have B&J in the house? Take this experience and learn from it. Make a plan for the next time you feel like this.

    I don't have control over what's bought in this house. :( My parents buy everything. It gets difficult sometimes.


    Sometimes we don't have control over what comes into the house. You do have control over you. Make a plan in case you feel like binging again. Listen to music, write about your feelings on a blog, chew gum until the feeling to binge goes away, exercise, sing, dance, drink a glass of water. YOU CAN DO THIS. You have complete control over what goes into your mouth.

    Hang in there, believe in yourself. We know you can do this!
  • suzycreamcheese
    suzycreamcheese Posts: 1,766 Member
    big hugs to you.
    Its so hard to get out of that mindset when youre in it, so well done for stopping halfway xx
  • clioandboy
    clioandboy Posts: 963 Member
    Sorry that your feeling down
    "if the problem isnt hunger, the answer isnt food"

    I love this....
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    Thanks, all of you. <3
  • 6heatherb6
    6heatherb6 Posts: 469 Member
    Sorry that your feeling down
    "if the problem isnt hunger, the answer isnt food"

    OH HOW TRUE!!!! I've never heard this quote before and love it
    Hope you're feeling better :heart:
  • AliDarling
    AliDarling Posts: 373
    you were able to stop and thats the will power! don't worry, it will get stronger and stronger in time. soon you'll laugh at ice cream and its foolish attempts to make you eat it. next time you get a craving, try setting an egg timer for 10 minutes, and if you're still wanting a snack, savor a tablespoon of peanut butter. it eases cravings and controlls blood sugar
  • mamaredhead
    mamaredhead Posts: 112
    Maybe you want to put a little reminder just for you on the door of the fridge. A magnet, a sticker, a picture, nothing explicitly connected with eating, but it has to mean something to YOU. Put it on there (if there's a possibility to do so) and let it tell you what you cannot always tell yourself: "Be reasonable, be nice to yourself, watch what you're eating, stay healthy!"

    That might help in "times of trouble". :-)

    Keep on doing the right thang!!! <3
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    i'm not sure where you are in the world, but when you posted this, it says it was posted at 1:23 am. Instead of staying up that late and starting to feel hungry, start making it a habit to go to bed at eleven o'clock. I sleep the majority of nights from 11-7, after reading an article that said you should sleep from 10-6 or 11-7. Since then, I have been sleeping a lot better and have had more energy during the day.
    I understand it's the summer and you want to stay up late and whatever before school starts, but getting an adequate amount is SO important for weight loss.
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