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There is a really excellent cookbook out there called "Fresh Mexican." The recipes are much more authentic than what you would find in an Americanized restaurant, and it's sooooo good. Also, corn tortillas (not the crispy fried ones, of course) are much lower in calories than flour and are whole grain!

First of all, I think you look great already! But i totally understand what it's like to be relatively slim already and just want to lose a couple extra pounds and look a little trimmer. I don't think there I any reason why you couldn't take off a little bit of fat and put on some muscle and still be perfectly healthy. I…

Welcome to the group! I'm always looking for new friends with similar struggles to support each other. Feel free to add me:)

I really like the sound of this! Downloading the app now:)

I feel your pain, girl. I'm about the same size as you- 5'3'' and 115 pounds. I have a 26 inch waist and 22 1/2 inch legs. When I lose weight my torso just gets bonier and scrawnier while my legs stay the same size. It's very strange looking. I have pictures of myself from when I weighed under 100 pounds and my legs were…

Berries are a good idea. There's also unsweetened applesauce, no sugar added fruit cups or dried fruit.

Me: 11 The binge: 2 I had a serious birthday binge the other night. I'm talking bacon cheeseburger, hush puppies, and a mountain of frozen yogurt. But man oh man it was good:)

Me: 8 Binge: 1 :D

Starvation mode isn't complete bs. It's a very real thing that happens to people that are starving. There are some big misconceptions about what it is and how it works on this site though. Such as the idea that under eating for a single day- or even a single meal- is going to put you into "starvation mode." That is bs. It…

Me: 6 Binge: 1 :-)

Nonfat greek yogurt mixed with salsa is a good, very low calorie dip option... you could eat a whole cup of it for 100 calories. And it's yummy and full of protein and calcium!

Ranch dressing, Doritos, sour cream and onion anything, and savory chex mix. Even being near them makes me nauseous. Also oatmeal creme pies and twinkies gross me out.

Me: 3 Binge: 1

Me: 1 Binge: 1 Oops:/

Me: 1 Binge: 0 :-)

My birthday is the 11th! I've been on a super strict, doctor supervised diet so its most definitely going to be a cheat day for me, but I'm still going to try to make it just a cheat and not a binge... But anyway I'm in! Me: 0 Binge: 0

We have almost the exact same measurements! I'm 5"3' and weigh about 115 right now, but was at 120 when I started. I'm trying to get down to 100 to 105. Any of y'all can add me if you'd like:)

There are a ton of really good groups here on mfp for compulsive and emotional eaters. I'm a member of 'emotional eating' and 'binge eating support group' and they both are really helpful and full of supportive people!

Hey:) I've been looking for some more friends recently! I'm sending you a friend request:)

I'm 18! I'll add you:)

I like group classes. That way all you have to do is get yourself to the class. Once you're there you have to work out.

I second the journaling thing! There is also a really helpful binge- eating support group here on MFP- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/743-binge-eating-support-group. Also, get rid of any foods that are triggering or that will do a lot of damage if you binge on them. For me thats bread products and sweet things. If…

1500 calories a day seems like a completely reasonable amount to me. You could even eat a couple hundred less and still be perfectly healthy and safe, though I don't think that's necessary by any means. I never eat back my exercise calories. And if you aren't hungry, I don't see any need to force yourself to eat more than…

I'm almost exactly the same as you. 5'3'' and have gotten up to about 118 pounds recently. Right now I'm just working on getting back to 110 ish, which is normal for me, but I would like to eventually get down to 100 or 105. Feel free to add me:)

Hey! I'm looking for some more friends also! I sent you a request:)

I'm not officially an intermittent faster, but I usually eat between about noon or one oclock and 8 or nine pm. You should join the group! It's hard to talk about fasting on the main boards without a ton of people jumping down your throat about breakfast and metabolism and starvation mode:tongue:

Thanks so much! I've already found this group to be very helpful. I love how honest and supportive everyone is with each other!

Feel free to add me as well! I'm also new:)

My binges are always worse when I'm alone, but I can overeat around others as long as I'm not the only one doing it. Say I go to a restaraunt with friends and they all eat a whole burger and fries and desert; I have no problem doing the same. Or if I'm hanging out with a group of girls and we are all eating a ton of…

Feel free to add me! I'm also new to the group and trying to adress my binge eating for good!