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  • MountainMia
    MountainMia Posts: 242 Member
    I'm impressed that you kept track of your calories! I'm sure everyone on here has had a day or more like that and just didn't bother to count. That awareness alone is a HUGE step in making positive changes in your health. I've had a sordid relationship with food all my life, and know that the only way to correct something is to be aware of it, admit it isn't healthy and then get the right tools and support you need to change it.
    If this scale of binge is a common practrice, or is generally followed by a severe purge and self loathing, you are going to have to get those tools from a counselor, my dear. Professionals are the only ones that can diagnose the true issues in those extreme cases and give you the tools to overcome them.
    The good news is you are young, you've admited the problem and there are lots of options available to you. If your doctor is reviewing your food diary, that's a really good place to start. If he/she isn't specialized in eating disorders, you should ask for a referral.
    You haven't ruined your life. But life is sooooo much harder when you don't eat the right foods in the right amounts for what your body really needs. You are ok, and you will be ok so long as you keep working on it and reaching out for help.

    ((hugs))
  • deniseselah
    deniseselah Posts: 225 Member
    Moving on is hard, but you can do it. The fact that you reached out at all is PROOF that you can do it.

    After a binge I always want to feel bad - belittle myself, put myself down. I DO put myself down a lot of times.

    But I was ALREADY down - that's why I binged!

    And the 'tomorrow is a new day' advice always seems so easy and trite and pointless to me in the middle of feeling bad.

    BUT IT'S TRUE!

    IT'S TRUE!!

    IT'S TRUE!!

    IT'S TRUE!!

    The fact that you are not hiding this, and reaching out, means that you want to change - you DO have that power. The binge was the punishment - PLEASE don't keep punishing yourself by denying yourself hope, and a fresh start.

    Take it from me - that's crap. You DESERVE hope and a fresh start.

    It is a new day. Let the old day go. ('... but I can't just let it go!') Yes you can! It's already gone. You can't change it. Don't let a bad yesterday drag down your today and tomorrows!

    :heart:
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    Advice - don't eat so much.

    Advice - don't comment in threads you obviously know nothing about

    Better advice - don't rely on the advice of total strangers on the internet for a medical problem that you should be speaking to a doctor about .......
    She's already under the care of a physician, including an upcoming visit. She's not seeking medical advice but support from others facing a similar struggle. That's NOT something a doctor can provide.

    Your post just looks like bullying.
    Maybe I am wrong....

    Couldn't have said it better myself, after all this was posted in the MOTIVATION and SUPPORT area. Smh at some people.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Congrats on your spike day :)

    *2thumbs up and a wink*
  • tashaa1992
    tashaa1992 Posts: 658 Member
    Ate 7383 calories today. Biggest binge in a while. I seriously feel so sick and hopeless. I don't know how I can recover all of the hard work I put in this week. I can barley even move with out feeling like I'm going to be sick. I don't think I could feel any worse than what I am feeling right now :'(

    Also, knowing what my doctor will say to me when I go back in a few weeks. I've been fighting this eating disorder for so long and I haven't made it over 5 days without binging. I feel so miserable and upset. I have no idea what to do with this anymore...

    Sorry for the rant, I just don't know who else to turn too. Can anyone please give me some advice. I've had binge eating disorder for almost a year now. I recovered from anorexia and with that mind set still I feel horrible because what I do to my body.
    Firstly I need to say, well done on recovering from anorexia! I still can't see myself without it. It's been almost fourteen years and I'm still in its grip, despite trying and hm failing recovery:(
    Secondly, okay you binged, I'm so so sorry it happened, but all you can really do is put it in the past. Don't let this one mistake make you fall back into a relapse. Maybe something happened to make you feel triggered into this binge?
    You are a strong and beautiful person and I promise you will feel good again soon, it may just take a few days that's all, but you will get there again I know it.
    Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
    After all, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
    Chin up sweetie:)

    Tasha
    xxx
  • KateB1982
    KateB1982 Posts: 107 Member
    Advice - don't eat so much.

    Advice - don't comment in threads you obviously know nothing about

    Better advice - don't rely on the advice of total strangers on the internet for a medical problem that you should be speaking to a doctor about .......
    She's already under the care of a physician, including an upcoming visit. She's not seeking medical advice but support from others facing a similar struggle. That's NOT something a doctor can provide.

    Your post just looks like bullying.
    Maybe I am wrong....

    No, you are totally right. I wish people would learn to exercise a bit of sensitivity when replying to threads that deal with serious topics.

    To OP: I hope posting on here has given you the positive and supportive feedback that you so clearly need. All the best with your difficult journey.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Another tip that helps me... don't start again tomorrow. "Tomorrow" is a dangerous word I discovered, especially for us binge eaters. Starting again tomorrow is an easy excuse to binge for the rest of the day today. Try taking a gentler approach with yourself on a per-meal basis. Don't start again tomorrow, start again the very next time you put food in your mouth. Every single meal is a chance to get it right or get it wrong. Start trying to view your habits as "per meal" instead of "per day".
  • JBaltusis
    JBaltusis Posts: 8
    I feel for you that you're feeling hopeless and beating yourself up. I don't know if I can really give you any advice, other than that you can do it. I know how hard it can be to let go. I hope you're getting some professional support as well! I agree with cgwatson who said don't start tomorrow, start the next time you eat.

    Try to look at every meal that you eat healthily without binging as a success, because it is. Maybe take some time to reflect on what you were feeling when you binged, so that you're not just playing it over and over again without a purpose.

    And you can recover all the hard work you put in, by not binging next time and if you do trying to learn from what you were feeling at the time. You can do this, and I hope you feel better.
  • Fat_Bottomed_Girl
    Fat_Bottomed_Girl Posts: 355 Member
    Another tip that helps me... don't start again tomorrow. "Tomorrow" is a dangerous word I discovered, especially for us binge eaters. Starting again tomorrow is an easy excuse to binge for the rest of the day today. Try taking a gentler approach with yourself on a per-meal basis. Don't start again tomorrow, start again the very next time you put food in your mouth. Every single meal is a chance to get it right or get it wrong. Start trying to view your habits as "per meal" instead of "per day".

    YEP! -I also saw this and thought it might help a little bit.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/10kaday/view/5-secrets-of-the-5-what-you-can-learn-from-successful-dieters-210604
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