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I have the problem, and I swell up and retain water for days from one day of going overboard. I'm not much help for the recipes though, because I just make any old recipe and leave out the salt. My family adds salt to their servings if they don't like it , and I am adjusting to the taste. I do put lots of spices and often…

It is really hard for me when I don't lose! I have learned on here from all these wonderful people, that it's normal to fluctuate. One night I weighed myself and I had gained 3 pounds. The next morning I weighed and I had lost 4..:tongue: This weight loss business is totally unpredictable and makes no logical sense to me!…

Me: 16 The Binge: 0

The transformation is amazing!! You look so happy and healthy now :)

You rock!!!!! :drinker:

Me: 14 The Binge: 0 :drinker: :happy:

You can do it, Angela:drinker:

Hi know1seep!! Glad you are here.:flowerforyou: I don't talk about my binge behavior on my home page.,,,,, I will definitely support you to reach your goal, but just check in here, okay? We are all doing the same thing, only for 30 days at a time instead of 50. You will get tons of motivation and support here.

Absolutely what Sandytoes said:drinker: You didn't binge!! Progress not perfection. Rather than punish yourself, be a good friend and praise yourself for your success and really feel good!! It's a lot easier to get back to healthy eating when we feel good about ourselves:heart: The overeating was punishment enough!!

Marna: 13 The Binge: 0 Just read my journal for last year at this time and the Binge had me 2 or 3 times per week!!!! Yesterday was a perfect day for me to figure out what is triggering me...I was just zoned out and craving all day. Over ate, but didn't binge. I got a lot of sleep last night and am more objective today.…

I do this too. Some days I think I shouldn't let my diary be seen, because I feel so much worse about my food failures if my friends can see them. Eating too much at the beginning of the day is a huge trap, which I haven't figured out how to escape from. I have this mindset leftover from yesterday when I messed up and ate…

Sorry no one caught this yesterday... I hope today is better. :heart: I am very different from you in the way you obsess over food when you aren't eating, but I can totally relate to the feeling of being so very tired of fighting this and wanting to just not care anymore. Today I am just one blink away from going hog wild…

Go Graelwyn!!! You should be proud :) I love that you found the intermittent fasting to work for you! It seems like it fits well with your eating patterns and limits the triggers. It amazes me that you don't get overly hungry...., that is a trigger for me. Anyway, kudos to you:drinker:

Same for me with the feeling of fullness!! What is that? It makes it hard to have a 'cheat day' because I don't know how long the 'cheat day" will end up lasting... could be weeks once I get off and running:frown: Maybe it's a survival instinct that if there is an abundance of food, you should eat as much as possible…

There is nothing better than a group of people who know what you are going through to be there when coming off a binge cycle. People who don't do it really don't get it and 'tough love" just plays into my self condemnation which keeps me in a frame of mind that actually creates more triggers for another binge. Rational…

I don't think you are being negative. You have always been so supportive that it all balances out:heart: I really don't know how to stop binge eating ...I wish I did. I know you all told me not to give up the last time I was out there for almost a month before I could get myself back to my healthy eating, so ....Don't give…

Me - 10 Binge - 0 21 days binge free :love: Feeling a bit shakey, though. The binge monster is lurking there more than it has been. Lots of stress in my life right now, so this might just be a time for me to practice handling the monster in spite of stress and feeling of loss of control in the rest of my life. If I want…

Hi all!! For the new people who are having trouble right now - you are definitely in the right place. This group has helped me so very much. I am also one who has trouble stopping once I get started, but I find if I keep logging, even if I have to make my diary private until I get through the worst of it, I do get back on…

Me: 9 The Binge: 0 I am strangely calm about food right now...maybe I have been away from junk food for long enough to have my body no longer crave it?? If I get really stressed about something, I can see myself finding some garbage food to numb out on, but without a big stress, I feel pretty free of the binge urge. Of…

Me: 5 Binge: 0 Feeling good.

I put a smiley on my calendar for every day I eat well. :smile: This support group is all about committing to being binge free a month at a time, so you can pretty much figure that everyone here is doing what you are doing. You can start the month whenever you want!

:laugh: Yeah, I was all into Bejeweled Blitz before the jigsaws got me - I am trying to stop in the middle and go to bed.. did it for the first time last night. I had to leave the computer on so I could finish it this morning, though. I wish we could do jigsaws together the way the kids play their online games together.…

Mine are: Lack of sleep Feeling like a failure Feeling overwhelmed Feeling like people are taking advantage of me. Also " getting too hungry, angry, lonely, or tired" Once I am triggered, I can sometimes handle it until the feelings calm down if I don't have anything in the house and don't go out where fast food and…

I agree with Graelwyn, I exercise more and get out and do more stuff. Having people over helps me too, since I won't overeat in front of anyone. I only serve healthy stuff which really annoys people who aren't into fitness:laugh: I can do the single serving bit if I am in a good place emotionally and have eaten really…

I can relate to you on so many levels...why do you think I am up doing jigsaws at 3 am? I'm getting ready to volunteer somewhere, too, since that makes the most sense to me considering my past experiences. At least we would have a reason to get up in the morning. I hate to hear that this site is not helping, but is…

Hi Sarah! I decided to define a binge as a certain large number of calories just because I tend to really trash myself when I binge and I really wasn't binge eating some of the time. I was overeating, but you know it is a totally different thing....so, just for me, it has helped me to be clear that sometimes I am not…

Get some rest, forgive yourself and start again. Tomorrow is a new day. My motto these days: " Don't let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired" . Take care of yourself:heart:

Sorry all 'those people' bother you so much. Maybe you are overly sensitive??

Me: 2 Binge: 0 :smile:

I'm not "just around the corner" but I still love to hear that word Onderland :) I really need to hear that it wasn't a walk in the park, and that you overcame many challenges along the way. Sometimes it just looks so easy for other people. I see the before and after pics without the details of how much the people overcame…