Me Vs. the Binge -- June 2018 Challenge
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Well this challenge is a challenge with yourself. The challenge is for you to win in the fight against "The Binge". Many of us struggle with binging and a few of us have found that making "The Binge" a person has helped us fight the emotions or urge to binge.
The objective of the challenge is to have more days for you (Me) than the "The Binge".
When you have a day you do not succumb to binge urges or binge give yourself (ME) a point. When you give in to the urge to binge you give 'The Binge" a point. No beating yourself up about it because tomorrow is another day. Honesty with yourself is crucial for it to help you and others.
So we keep score with ourselves the whole month. We encourage each other along the way. Please feel free to share your ups, downs, successes, struggles, etc. You will find you are not alone. See below for format. Feel free to use it or use your own format. This Challenge keeps you mindful of binging and the daily support and accountability helps also.
Check in often. The more you check and share the better you will do for the month. So are you in? You are stronger than “The Binge.” One day at a time.
Current month 2018:
Me (or you can use your user name or real name) - 0
The Binge - 0
The objective of the challenge is to have more days for you (Me) than the "The Binge".
When you have a day you do not succumb to binge urges or binge give yourself (ME) a point. When you give in to the urge to binge you give 'The Binge" a point. No beating yourself up about it because tomorrow is another day. Honesty with yourself is crucial for it to help you and others.
So we keep score with ourselves the whole month. We encourage each other along the way. Please feel free to share your ups, downs, successes, struggles, etc. You will find you are not alone. See below for format. Feel free to use it or use your own format. This Challenge keeps you mindful of binging and the daily support and accountability helps also.
Check in often. The more you check and share the better you will do for the month. So are you in? You are stronger than “The Binge.” One day at a time.
Current month 2018:
Me (or you can use your user name or real name) - 0
The Binge - 0
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Me: 1
B: 0
DBF: 3
A good start to the month!2 -
June 1
Me 0
B 11 -
June, 2018
Me: 2
B: 0
DBF: 2
Good luck everyone, we can do this!3 -
June 2
Me: 1
B: 12 -
Me: 3
B: 0
DBF: 54 -
June 3
Me: 1
B: 2
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June 2018
Me: 3
B:
DBF: 1941 -
June 4
Me: 3
B: 11 -
June 2018
Me: 4
B:
DBF: 1952 -
June 4
Me: 2
B: 2
DBF: 13 -
June 2018
Me: 5
B:
DBF: 1962 -
June 6
Me: 4
The B: 2
DBF: 3
2 -
Me: 7
B: 0
DBF: 9
Hey everyone, hope you are all having a good start to your month. If not, hang in there!
I started seeing a therapist last week and binge eating was one of the things we talked about. It's my first time talking to someone other than my DH about it and to be honest at first it kind of weirded me out. But fingers crossed it helps in the long run.2 -
Me: 1
B: 0
DBF: 1
Why look back any further than yesterday1 -
June 1-7
Me:6
B: 1
Days BF: 6
Yesterday the B won because I had too many days where I was under my calories. Note to self, eating properly every day, instead of going and skipping meals should help me not Binge. Also, just having a reward at night of ONE sweet treat may also assist with my peace of mind, instead of hard restricting.
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@Hungry_Shopgirl I sure hope you get everything you need in your sessions. Talking it out with a pro can be so helpful even if it is a bit uncomfortable at first.
@SherryRueter I could only get my binges under control when I stopped skipping meals for a while. I was never a big square meal eater so I didn't think it was important, but almost immediately after I committed to 3 squares and no snacks, my binges came to an end. I only eat once or twice a day now, but that was after many months of eating properly as you mentioned. I hope it helps!
@hillmike56 LOVE that quote. I am putting that on my chalkboard.
June 2018
Me: 6
B:
DBF: 1972 -
June 6
Me: 4
Binge: 2
DBF: 0
I was busy at work and stopped taking steps to avoid bingeing. I really need to be pro-active, or I set myself up for failure. Bottom-line is I let my excuses to binge overcome me.
I am picking myself up and moving on.3 -
June 8
Me: 0
Binge: 1
Hi Everyone I have not been on this site for awhile. Since I just binged and now feeling awful, I decided that it was time to make a positive choice. I am happy to be here and to know that there are others like me who are working to make healthy changes.3 -
June 7:
Me:6
B: 1
DBF: 6
2 -
Me: 2
B: 0
DBF: 2
The BINGE comes at me in the PM. I have to FAST after the last meal to keep IT in its cage.
No offense to any Arkanasa Razorback fans it just the best image I can find to represent my Binge Eating disorder.
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June 7
Me: 5
Binge: 2
DBF: 1
Last night was a real struggle but I managed to distract myself and get through.2 -
June 1-7:
Me:7
B: 0
DBF: 8
*June 8:
Me: 7.5
B: 0.5
DBF: 8.5
This is going to be a long post, a bit rambly, but I need an outlet to reflect upon what happened today and my progress in fighting the Binge. I hope this forum is the right place for that.
I am giving B half a point because today I was in what usually turns into a binge, and I was indeed starting to overeat after lunch. But once I was very full though not actually uncomfortably so, as it would have been if I would have actually binged, I stopped myself, calmed down, went downstairs, turned on my laptop, entered my food diary for the day, and now I'm writing this. I joined MFP just around a week ago, and it was really helping to keep track of the food I eat and make sure I get my nutritional requirements right, and eat enough calories consistently - I have learnt at hard expenses that starving oneself only leads to binges, and I am sick and tired of that cycle. Having struggled on and off with bulimia/binge eating in the past 3 years, in the last months things have been significantly better, but sometimes I have let B disrupt my virtuous cycle and turn it into a vicious one. Never again!
I know my triggers, I know that when I am too tired, overworked, anxious, underfed and restless, or purposeless doing work that means nothing to me, when I truly don't take care of nourishing my body and spirit and mind and be with good people and enjoy life, that is when B has an easier game and tries to take advantage of the situation to gain points. But never again!
In this moment, I am very proud of myself, for stopping B before he got an entire point (and I still have enough calories left for the rest of the day to have one light meal for dinner, so I don't consider what happened a full-blown binge at all), for exercising everyday, for trying to chase my dreams and fight my battle against all odds. I am proud and grateful of my body for how positively it is responding to my good efforts and to my hard work: the way it changes always shows me that hard and good work, love and self care will be rewarded, while self-sabotaging and damaging oneself will also manifest their consequences. As we say in my homecountry, we always harvest the seeds we have planted.
These have been the toughest years of my life, and I barely ever speak about it with anyone. If you read this, it may make no sense to you or you might relate a lot, but thank you for taking the time to read through my fight. Whichever one is your fight today, you have all my support.
I'm ready to move on with my day, do some exercise, relax, be with my loved ones, and keep fighting.4 -
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Me: 8
B: 0
DBF: 102 -
Me: 0
B: 0
DBF:0
@emmairu I get it. I think many fight that same demon here whatever we call it. And for me lately it's been the demon/binge winning more than me. That's why I drop out of this community for months just because I get tired of posting my losses in public. But everyday if posting or not I still give it a try hoping against hope the magic of a streak of victories will get me back to a healthy weight. Good Luck in your battle.
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June 8
Me: 5
The b: 3
DBF: 03 -
June 2018
Me: 8
B:
DBF: 199 (so close!!!!)3 -
June 2018
Me: 8.5
B: 0.5
DBF: 9.5
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Me: 1
B: 0
DBF:1
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Me:3
Binge:5
DBF:02
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