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You say you have the tools, so obviously the obstacle is that you're not using your tools. Do you have a daily system whereby you look at your tools and exercise them? Do you have a list of reasons why you're not going to binge? Do you have a list of alternative actions to bingeing? Do you have a plan of action for when…

Yep, I had a 3 month dry spell on motivation. I wish I had the right answer for how to regain it. Mine came back after I spent a week in bed sick, maybe just out of relief. I do think that a few things always help me: 1. Clean the kitchen. I don't want to cook if the kitchen isn't clean. 2. Buy good groceries. After I've…

Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions. I may see what my employer offers by way of counseling, which they don't call it that but it's what they mean. I feel like it must be something chemical/hormonal, considering the wild swings I experience. Unfortunately, so many docs are dismissive if you're overweight. Mine…

That's what makes me crazy: after my 30 day challenge, I didn't go off the rails. I didn't binge after it was over. I just slowly slid back into bad habits, and then had this incredible struggle to return to good habits. I never over-restrict, because I am, in fact, not an all or nothing type. Would you accuse someone of…

Yep. That right there.

Of course it's not long term sustainable. That's not the mystery. The mystery is why sometimes eating the things I know are good for me is so hard sometimes. September was just an anomaly, the sort of "challenge" I like to give myself sometimes. Nothing I expect to keep up for the rest of my life. What I do expect to keep…

It's not even remotely accurate, but I do wish I could personalize it. Perhaps on those bad days, seeing "If every day were like today, you'd be the size of a walrus in 5 weeks," would help me get back on track. ;)

I track everything, because honestly, I'm a binger. If I give myself permission not to track my non-fast day foods, I have no clue just how much I'm eating. When I track it, I can see that I'm destroying any deficit I gain on fast days, and that helps me rein it in. As for the 8:16, I dunno. I'm not sure how that fits in…

I get one every single day. I walk or bike to work, and my twice daily trip involves a serious hill. Serious. They hold a professional bicycle race on this hill every year, that's how serious. OMG. Twice a day, I am huffing and puffing my way up that hill. After 8 years, I still hold out hope that someday I will be able to…

I'm chugging into week 6 on 5:2, and like it just as much as the last time I tried it. I shifted my fast days this week to accommodate some social things, and that was a bit harder. I don't have a Halloween problem, but I am starting to worry about Thanksgiving, where I'll be spending a whole week around my mother. (She is…

I only get on the scale during my period out of sick curiosity--just how much bloating is going on? Usually on the order of 7 to 9 lbs, all of which goes away again after. I just have to keep reminding myself that there are only about 2 weeks out of the month when I'm getting a weight that isn't impacted by menstrual fury.

HAA! I have no clue. *crawls back to cave of blissful ignorance*

Um, if you can see mine, I figured it out. Click on my ticker. It will take you to your ticker. Click on Get Code, and it will take you to the code page, where there is also a link to change your default setting to include your ticker. If you can't see my ticker when I post this, then I have no clue.

Good work! And I've always had a soft spot for the gormless.

I got massively sidetracked after my dad died and regained every last pound that I'd lost in the previous 18 months. All 38 of them. I got back on track by doing a 30-day challenge to myself. I swore to skip added sugar and reduce my carbs for 30 days. I stuck to it, got a big jump start (lost 19 lbs.) Now, that may not be…

Thank you for this. Seeing the bare numbers stacked up is enormously helpful. It's so easy to feel like I've crashed and burned when I binge, but this helps me to understand that even the occasional binge won't destroy my progress if I'm on track the majority of days.

I'm a woman who wears a men's 42 regular suit jacket. And it fits well, so I think I have rather broad shoulders. I don't let it bother me.

I'm dealing with that this week. I am not usually a happy eater. I usually eat when I'm down, but I do like to celebrate. When something good happens, it seems like a great excuse to go out and splurge! Last week, I got some amazing good news. News I have been waiting for over a decade. The kind of news you break out…

Look, let's talk about this in terms of habits, rather than addictions. Nearly everyone can agree that some things become habits, and if they're undesirable habits, you'll benefit from breaking them. My habit was coffee with 8 teaspoons of sugar in it every day. Bad habit. Not in moderation. I also consumed added sugar in…

Um, are you my sister? No, she's not right. You probably share some genetic traits that you can't do anything about. (After all, my *kitten* and my thighs have always been on the large side, and I can't diet my way away from these 'bama knees of mine.) In terms of the decisions you make, you can absolutely prove your mom…

Truth. When I let it go this summer and regained a bunch of weight, I bought a pair of emergency fat pants. Shouldn't have done that, because it allowed me to go on ignoring the actual problem for many weeks. I'm back in my favorite pair of work pants, and looking to make them too loose. Good luck, Thumby, on getting some…

WOW! A tornado? The universe really wanted you to stop going to some of those places. :wink: I tell you, there have been some times when I wished a tornado would intervene between me and my food. Congrats on giving up those old habits. I wish I could drink black coffee, but I just can't. So I had to give it up altogether.

I've been a secretary for 14 years. For the last 5 years, I've used this handy little piece of software to remind me to get up every 20 mins. http://download.cnet.com/Scirocco-Take-a-Break/3000-2129_4-10333152.html I get up, walk around, do stretches, and like an earlier poster, I am often that weirdo doing various…

You are not a horrible person. Somebody who would encourage a person to eat by saying, "You can always throw it up later," THAT's a horrible person. HAHAHA! Look at me, I made a funny joke about bulimia. Jerk. Don't apologize to him when what he threatened to do was done. Even if he didn't do it, he doesn't deserve an…

Well, when you go have your reunion with the caretaker, that'll be your NSV. And I get the snake anxiety. The dog park where I love to go has copperheads, so we have to tread carefully. If I actually saw one, I might be put off visiting for a while, too.

Face and belly first. Thighs ... never. I swear, when I was a 100-lb teenager I had thunder thighs. ;)

Glad you're going to up your non-fast days to your TDEE. You will feel much better. I am the opposite on fast days--I basically don't eat veggies. I save them for non-fast days. When I'm fasting, all I eat is protein. For breakfast, I have an egg and a piece of bacon, for under 120 cals. I can go all day on that. Not…

Been through this very thing. My dad died in June and I ate my grief for two solid months. So here I am, back at the beginning. It's a matter of simply getting into better habits, and you can do that.

I am nowhere near getting down to the "vanity pounds," but I have been doing 5:2 intermittent fasting, and I like it. In some ways it's easier for me to do extreme calorie restriction for two days, and then eat sensibly at TDEE for 5 days. It's less tedious to me. I'm fasting right now! I'm eager for my very small dinner,…

I have a lot more will power than I thought I did. I challenged myself to go 30 days with no added sugar. Obviously, I'm still consuming naturally occurring sugars in fruits and veg, but I have not consumed sugary drinks, cookies, candy or anything with added sugar for 26 days. I've never gone this long without added…