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Good morning!
Hello and how is everyone doing today?
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Really struggling
The past few days have been brutal. Finally got it together yesterday after two days of binging. I don't even dare weigh myself. My stomach still hurts. And it's so dumb cause the food didn't even taste good. I don't think I tasted it at all. My psychiatrist wants me to go to an eating disorder specialist. She does a group…
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Non B.E.D. post approved by group owner lol, now with pictures!
Wow so this is our first trip to Disney and my 5 year old son really wanted to do the Jedi training academy. So after asking around I found out I need to be at the park an hour before it even opens if we hoped to get a spot. So I got to wake up extra early on vacation get here at 730 and found out they people in to the…
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Free ebook called "Never Binge Again" ??
Anyone read this? I was looking through amazon yesterday to find books on bingeing and came across this one that is free, right now. I've downloaded it but haven't started reading it yet. http://www.amazon.com/Never-Binge-Again-Permanently-Overeating-ebook/dp/B014V1Q6SI?ie=UTF8&keywords=binge…
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What works for you?
Perhaps we can come up with some common denominators of what works for us, or has worked in the past? What seems to curb your binging, even if it's short term... ? Try to be as specific as possible. If it's medication, name the medication. Or therapy, try to name or describe the therapy. For me... I have to confess that I…
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How to repair bad start to Monday morning.
I had a really rough wknd, tired, emotional, some conflict in relationships, etc. I ate a healthy breakfast at home, drank a bunch of water. Then on my drive to work started thinking about things and ended up buying a donut at a gas station on the way to work. I even felt semi-ok about it, until I got to MFP to log it and…
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How did you start the day today?
I was thinking this morning that often it's how we start the day that often sets us up for the rest of the day. I've seen a few posts on starting the day out with something sugary, and it's all downhill from there, or craving sugar or sweets during the day, and then not being able to stop eating. What do you do in the…
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Messed up
had it for a few days and I really messed up tonight. :( I feel really bad
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Well meaning people...
Anyone get a lot of comments or advice from well meaning friends or family? Today my friend said to me "Why are you trying to lose more weight? I would be really happy if I had your body." It really rubbed me the wrong way. I know it was supposed to be a compliment but why she felt the need to bring it up is beyond me. I…
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Introductions
Hi my name is Mike and I am a Binge Eater. Until recently I did not know there was a term for it I just thought I really like to eat sweets and chips with reckless abandon. The bad part to this is I am a Chef and a fairly good one and I am also a talented baker of pasties as well. So you see I have the knowledge and…
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Reasons NOT to binge!
I think we should start a list of reasons why we shouldn't binge. Maybe Reading them when we feel a binge coming will help remind us why it's not worth it. Gain weight Bloated stomach I have difficulty sleeping after a binge day Guilt Angry at myself Expensive Wasteful
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How do you define "binge?"
What constitutes a "binge" for you? I think it varies a lot, so I would be curious to see what you have to say. For me, a binge: - Involves a major loss of control - Involves Intense feelings of guilt - Involves very large quantities of foods - Usually range from 3,500-12,000 calories give or take - Are usually not…
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Sorry Venting
Ok, my wife's grandmother lives next door to us, she has a dog, we have a dog and for years we have shared an invisible fence. 3 or 4 years ago we put up a wooden fence for the kids but since we do not have direct access to our back yard from the house we use the invisible fence to just let the dogs out and they are…
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Stress relief
What do you guys find works for you in times of stress? I have found that in this stressful time in grad school my eating has been bad... and its difficult to not turn to eating for comfort and stress relief. I haven't yet found something that I feel Ive replaced it with, so when I am really stressed it triggers me.
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Easter
Am I the only one plotting a binge? What are your plans?
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I binged! Here is my confession.
Hi everyone! I have been doing well the past four days! I was so proud and even wore a crop top to celebrate my success. Well, tonight I let it all get to my head and let a binge take over. I'm going to list out what I ate so if it's a trigger for anyone please don't continue reading. I just need to spill it out to the…
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Panic attack, than small binge
Help. I feel like I have fallen so off track. I was eating, planning, tracking and losing some weight. Now for the last week every time I step on the scale it's a pound more. Just had a fight with my significant other which led me to a panic attack and then a small bout of impulsive eating that now I feel like crap about…
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Reasons for binging
What are some of your binge triggers? Mine include (but are not limited to): -Being tired -Procrastinating -Being stressed -I haven't exercised that day -I have an upcoming meal out/meal plans or have just had a meal out -Being thirsty (not sure why I can't just drink some water instead of consuming thousands of calories…
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Family vacation
My family is 14 days away from our vacation to Disney. I am starting to get nervous about the amount of stress and availability of foods I will have access to. I have been really trying to do good with my eating and when we booked the trip we bought the dining plan and that was before I was diagnosed with BED. So there is…
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Rough few weeks
The last few weeks have me so off track I feel like I can never get back on. I've been so incredibly stressed with school and Im FINALLY on spring break for the next week and I want to get it back. I went 60 days without binging and at the time it didn't even feel difficult.... I was just doing it. I was just saying no.…
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Great idea or recipe for disaster?
I'm considering taking a break from logging. I feel like if I exceed my calorie goal, which I've continually increased to maintenance, I just end up bingeing because I feel like I've blown it. I wonder if not seeing the numbers would help me. I would continue weighing my food on a scale and writing it in my food journal as…
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It's Friday
How is everyone's Friday starting off? Mine is a whirlwind of crazy. I had my cook call off, so I have to fill in for her, I have to make a homemade meat sauce for 1500 kids, and make a catered boxed lunch for 75 people. On top of the normal things I have to do on a Friday, like place the food orders from my vendors for 10…
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ED is a liar
It's true. Our eating disorder lies to us. For example, ED tells me that if I don't eat perfectly every day, I have failed. That's a lie. The truth is that even skinny people, people of "normal weight", even health nuts don't ever always eat perfectly. Hey! Sometimes Triple Chocolate Meltdown happens. And once in a while,…
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Binge today...
Ugh, been doing really well for a week and a half and totally fell apart today. So sad.
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Happy Thursday
Hello one and all. How is everyone doing today?
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Ewww
If you ever need a sure fire way to stop a binge clean out a front loading washing machine tray that ha not been removed in about a year. Needless to say I don't have to worry about a binge as I will never be eating again. Lol
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Tired
I am tired. Physically and emotionally. I wake up tired. Then I zombie my way through work, work out, second job, after school/work chores and activities. Finally I collapse into bed and pass out for 8 hours before I get up and do it all over again. I have no energy. I am tired of fighting the weight battle. I've gone most…
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Binge Eating Disorder in Men
I have been looking and have really not found many materials from a man's perspective and dealing with this disorder. So I did something kind of scary and I wrote a little about my journey in a blog post. Since I feel that if more men see that they are not alone in this that maybe it will help them to get treatment. I just…
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Embarrassing binging moments.
What are some of yours? They can be funny, shameful...anything! This post is not meant to offend or downplay the issue, but I thought it might be nice to have a laugh. Some of mine: - The time I ate a birthday cake my sister made and decorated for her friend's birthday...and then lied and said I accidentally dropped it in…
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"Overcoming Binge Eating" by Dr.Christopher G. Fairburn
I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK HIGHLY ENOUGH!!! I recently self-diagnosed while my doctor was away on vacation (he later confirmed my diagnosis of atypical bulimia (I never purge) and B.E.D.), but while he was still away, I ordered this book from Amazon, and just devoured it (pun intended). What an incredible insight...my…
