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No, yes, yes, a pass day. I ate well and logged but nothing I could call exercise.

I never have particularly liked the quote, but today is the first day of the rest of your life. I like your "One day at a time, sweet Jesus better". Same idea though.

Yep, that is really all that matters much, and all we can control. Do well today and you are succeeding, no matter what you did yesterday. Understanding history and what got us here is always helpful, but secondary to today.

My goal today is to eat well and find some exercise.

Sorry about the binge discovery, but today is what matters, can you be binge free today? September, 2020: Rob - 6 The Binge - 0 Days binge free - 481

Yes, yes, and yes. Though the exercise was limited to working in the yard and doing a good boat wash.

My daily goals, to eat right and get some work done around the house. Sounds modest, but if I can do that I'll be happy.

No binge yesterday! I know this sounds easy to people who do not understand, but it it is not. A year and a half without a binge and I still struggle with it almost every day. I think I always will. September, 2020: Rob - 5 The Binge - 0 Days binge free - 480

I was 360 lbs at peak, about 10 years ago. Dieting had always been an on again off again thing for me, until May 2019. I was at 320 lbs then and started what I am hoping will be my final weight loss diet. So some numbers: Peak weight - 360 lbs Weight at start of current diet - 320 lbs Current weight - 158 lbs, at goal,…

This is a great thread!! So many I want to respond to, but I don't have the time, its overwhelming. I am down since I last posted here, now actually a bit below my original goal weight. Down 200+ pounds, waist 62 to 32. And I feel a lot of the negatives mentioned here, they are real. But I sure am glad I have done it,…

Hey Crys todd, how goes it? I am new to this group and just saw your post. Except for the having kids part (I am a man) I can relate to almost everything you said. I know how you feel. I don't even want to add up the pounds I have lost and then regained, it would be a depressing exercise. Anyway check in, I hope you are on…

Yes, yes, yes. It was a good day.

Congratulations on the great weight loss!! And your exercising sounds real good. I like what speyerj said about a few pounds a month loss being good at this point, it would be. I am also in that place and feel like my maintenance may always be trying to lose that last pound. When I started well over 100 lbs back I set a…

Yesterday was a good day, no binge and no strong urges to battle. However I always have that nagging feeling that I should eat more, particularly when I finish a meal. It never feels like enough at the time, a few minutes later I may feel full, but stopping can be hard. I suspect that will always be true, I am just trying…

Today I want to eat right, and get some work done in the yard. I am building a canoe/kayak rack, hope to get it done today. In the end if I eat right the canoe rack doesn't matter so much.

Yes, yes, and yes. However my exercise was more limited than most day. Still I made it.

September, 2020: Rob - 3 The Binge - 0 Days binge free - 478

Yes, yes, and yes. A good day.

Thanks Connie, and thank y'all for having me. My goal today is to eat well and stay on track, already been to the gym for my exercise.

September 2020: Rob - 2 The Binge - 0 Days binge free - 477 Had to figure that one out, I am amazed, I had over 60 years bingeing regularly, before this streak. Feels good.

Yes, yes, and yes, it was a good day! Very creative! I like that idea. Suzy is right, it is hard to get started with exercise, being creative and starting slowly is what I believe works best. Once you get used to it things come easier.

Good questions, my answer to number 1 is yeah, pretty much. I have gotten better at finding variety and have less repetition, but so far my only success has been with a regimented restrictive diet. I carefully count and control calories. Nothing else has worked for me. Number 2 is a tough one, I fill my days, but I still…

I found myself down another pound this morning, not something I expected. I am trying for maintenance so it is mixed news. I just upped my calories to a 1600 a day target a couple of days ago, and am hoping for no gain no loss. Another pound won't hurt me. My goal to day is to get to the gym, exercise, and more importantly…

September 2020: Rob - 1 The Binge - 0 I am upping my calories as I go into maintenance. For about a year and a half I averaged 1200, lower some months. Now I am up to 1600 and sometimes eating that much makes me feel like I have binged, stuffed. Despite not bingeing in a year and a half I still feel the urge to. It can be…

Yes, yes, and yes, September is off to a good start. I know I will not be able to make the winner's circle this month, will be on vacation out of cell and internet range for a few days. But I don't really do this for the winner's circle, so I will do my best to stay on track anyway. Thanks for another month Rick!

This thread looks like something I need, I'm in. I am new to this group, first day!

I am Rob, a 67 year old man living in Northern Utah. I have been a binge eater all of my life, and only recently been able to control it. I have lost a lot of weight, ~200 lbs in all, and have been binge free for about a year and a half. However I know the urge has not left me, and I know I am never more than 5 minutes…

Years ago I was an OA person and it did me a lot of good. In the end my problem was the spirituality thing, I had none and much of their program is based on it. If that works for you I would recommend giving it a try, they are good people with good ideas. I still remember and use some of what I learned.

Yes, yes, and yes! Made it, only one pass day this month. Feels good.

Yes, yes, and yes, a good day.