I didnt start this group but I am hoping we can breathe some life back into it.

I bet there are lots of people who do the same things I do. I keep eating even when Im not hungry. Ill go in the kitchen looking for something else to stuff in my face and all the while being saying to myself "Im not hungry. I really gotta lose some of this weight" & stuff like that. Sometimes Ill feel physically ill after a binge.

I know Im not the only one.

@Z - The girls gave me a nook for mothers day and I'm already thinking this is going to be a big help. Being able to get a new book instantly at 1 a.m. is a huge plus. I see myself playing too many games - that darn insuramce pig commercial has me doing Fruit Ninja already. No doubt there will be far too many pointless ramblings by me on the cpl of web sites I frequent.

@kim - I live in a relatively new city some 60 miles from my hometown. I know what you mean about lonely eating. I'm not sure why this happens to us, there isn't any friendship in food, particularly if your not eating with someone. I'm not in touch with people I was friends with back home due to some unsavory things they & my exhusband conspired in. Only after my divorce did I learn he was waaaay too friendly with a cpl of my "friends". Anyway, I'm free & clear of that kind of untrue friend and strangely I'm not lonely for girlie friends.
Sorry for you missing your friends. Hopefully you'll make some new ones at work. I know there are a lot of suggestions I could give. Join a gym, a book club or a.church. Take a ceramics, zumba or art class. Volunteer. Ya, great suggestions if you had more time after working all day, cleaning, shopping, running errands & paying bills, and all the things that use your time. I hope you find something though that helps you find new friends. Food isnt your friend, or mine.
Will be checking out that Day Twenty thing in a few minutes. I survived a violent assault 10 years ago and since then have found there is an incredible sweetness in simple things. I make a point to remind myself of things like the fleeting moments of joy browsing thrift stores with the girls. Watching the dogs play. My garden means so much more to me than the zuchini and tomatoes - its the sun on my back, the smell of the dirt, the slick red worms in the soil, the mud on my shoes. I journal pretty religiously and I try to note the sweet tiny things in my day. So I'll check the Day Twenty.
Wow. HELP! I'm blogging and cant shut up:blushing:

Blog on! It's a great way to sort through thoughts/feelings/emotions. All which can be beneficial to fighting the binge urges.

Ive been reading them.

Just want to say that I appreciate your responses and those of all the other girlies who frequent this place. Lots of times it helps to just get it out and sometimes a comment from a friend helps even more.:flowerforyou:

Rough summer. Was off the wagon for a while and didn't log and check in like I should I was more successful when I was logging everything I ate. Today I put on a pair of size 10 jeans. Kinda snug but they zipped so thats a start. I'm still wearing ky 14s just because they are comfy but they look awful. Since I've been back I have lost 3 lbs. Still a long way to go to my alleged goal.

Several days meat free. Feeling better in a few areas. Not so sluggish after meals, internal processes moving along better Still feeling the urge. Cant remember back when I quit meat decades ago but it couldn't have been this hard lol. Enjoying all the veg shows streaming and reading new recipes. Working on it.

Feeling better again today. Cant explain just how but maybe its knowing I Am eating better, I am being aware of my food, I am INTERESTED in good food again.

I was just stuffing in a cheeseburger cuz it "feels good" only to feel like crap about it an hour later. Now finding enjoyment in cutting my veggies again, the colors and smells real flavor instead of salt, grease and cheese. I think grease and cheese was actually keeping me from tasting.

I know, crazy run amok. Still. High on it all.