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I am one week free of binge eating. Not long I know, but a huge achievement for me, as someone who was consuming excessive amounts of food every day. I have curbed the urge to binge simply by stopping the need to restrict the day after a binge (very important first step), eating from all food groups, staying within calorie…

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Haha..... my bad! 40 cals drop is not that bad though. Oh hang on, 40 cals a day? Man that is rough.

That is fantastic to hear, thank you!

Thanks for this info Nony it is really helpful. When I was severely restricting and undereating last year through my weight loss, it turned into a year long binge/restrict cycle that made me stack on 37lbs. My body and hormones were most likely out of whack and my body was simply screaming at me to eat and repair the…

Thanks hun. Just a quick question, what will the drops be like? E.g will it be 100 cals dropped for every 10 lbs lost?

Thanks guys, the only type of resistance training I do is 4 Bodypump classes a week with running in between those days. Not sure if Bodypump is classed as strength training. Awesome, thank you, good to know that MFP will update me a new calorie allowance with every 10 lbs lost. No, at my goal weight, maintenance will not…

Every body is unique and special, including yours. Please don't be so hard on yourself and put your body under a microscope, you are perfect because you are you. I know this is a hard thing to do. You seem fairly young, but you will get to an age where it just won't bother you as much anymore and you will appreciate your…

Had to smile at this. Well done OP for shedding some weight, finding something that works for you and feeling better about yourself. But weight loss in the end, all comes down to a calorie deficit, which you are clearly in.

Yep, I am finding it is working beautifully for me so far. Years of torturing myself and fighting against my body instead of working with it, no more.

Oh wow, I could have wrote what you said word for word. You have just decribed me and my mental hurdles perfectly.

Your post struck a chord with me. i've done the same thing over the years as you. Trying to find a sweet balance of eating foods I enjoy and not depriving myself, which I believe I have found. A big pat on the back to you for such a huge achievement, you should feel super proud. I hope you are enjoying your new hot body,…

Fantastic effort, well done to you. Keep challenging yourself and you will make amazing progress. Congrats on the weight loss too!

Yes Zone5, so well spoken. I think that's the biggest thing I am struggling with. Having to change long held beliefs about dieting and losing weight and eating low fat, or low carb or green smoothies or whatever latest fad etc etc. Its just crazy really. To think it can really be this simple, it's almost too good to be…

Wonderful insight yet again from you Kommodevaran. I appreciate your advice on maintenance, something I have never given thought to when losing weight and regaining it all. For once in my life I am thinking ahead and to the maintenance stage. I am sure I will be asking all sorts of questions. It sounds like you have been…

Yes Jo that is exactly what I was doing last year during my weight loss. If I didn't see the scales go down in number each day, I thought I must have to eat less- which I did. And then I took it way too far to the point of severely undereating. I will try not to panic if the scales don't reflect my hard work straight away.…

Thank you, I am glad you have enjoyed reading. And like you say, hopefully it can help people in a similar situation. I have pre logged all of todays food. All of the macros are spot on, protein went over a little. Carbs are at 160gms. I am going to take a deep breath and trust the process :)

You have described my situation to a tee Robby. Although I didn't start out on MFP when doing low carb, it took me a while to realise that it was not a long term way of eating for me. Actually I think I stumbed upon MFP after googling "cant stop binge eating". I sure am grateful I did.

I just wanted to chime in and say low carb has not worked long term for me. Sure I lost weight and quickly, but I missed foods that I love that contained carbs. I was even cutting out healthy foods like bananas for fear of them being high carb. The weight came back on as I craved those foods. I am going in a different…

Haha good to know thank you! You have been very kind and helpful to me. I would love to visit your country one day!

Haha yes Jo, G'day mate! Lovely, a fellow Aussie yay! Yes we can speak in kgs and centimetres lol. I just put my stats in pounds to be courteous to our American friends on here

Oh my. Wow. I have read your post 5 times. It's like you know whats going on inside my brain. I can't thank you enough for breaking all of this down for me to see it clearly for what it is. What you wrote resonated so strongly with me that I am on the brink of tears. Yes, that was so well spoken and true when you mentioned…

Thank you snowflake, you are so kind. Thank you everyone for all the love and support. So nice to have people cheering me on!

Fantastic and insightful advice thank you. Yes when I do "diet" I go very hard at it indeed. That is why i have never maintained my weight, I just deprive myself way too much when losing and dont think of what will happen when I reach my goal. In fact I have never really eaten normally or intuitively since hitting puberty.…

Wow Lillymoo, my daughter has the milk and peanut allergy as well as egg whites. Its comforting to know others are in the same boat, but I sure am glad your daughter has outgrown the dairy one. Fingers crossed for my daughter too. To be totally honest, I am having uneasy feelings about dinner in general, that is why I am…

Well done for kicking your Coke addiction, that is something to be very proud of. Yes I agree, I am going to have to find a way of eating that satisfies me while losing weight as well as maintaining it. It's figuring out what that type of diet looks like that is tricky for me, but I am sure I will figure it out. This is a…

Thanks lilymoo, you have helped me the last time I posted months ago, so thank you again for chiming in. Your advice is very sound, and like you I have no trouble eating large amounts of milk chocolate. I will get some dark chocolate and see if it helps. I will also pre log as then I wont be caught out so to speak. Do you…

Okay thank you so much. So just to make sure I understand you correctly, I eat 1600cals. And say, I burn 300 calories through exercise and eat half of them back, meaning ive consumed 1450 cals all together? This is quite challenging to wrap my head around, I can eat what I want as long as within calories. I am having to…

Thanks Jo, I think this may have been my downfall all along. Trying to restrict treats and carbs completely has created huge cravings.

Hi thanks for your reply. I am 187lbs, 5 ft 4 and 33 years old. I have my activity set at lightly active. I am a stay at home mother but exercise 5 to 6 times a week for an hour each time.