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So far this month; Stayed within net calorie goal 1/4 3/4 8/4 9/4 10/4 13/4 15/4 16/4 17/4 19/4 23/4 24/4 Within 200 calories of goal 2/4 4/4 18/4 22/4 Over eaten (by 1000 calories or less) 5/4 11/4 12/4 14/4 20/4 Binge 6/4 7/4 21/4 So, although I've gone over quite a lot this month, most of those days have been days where…

Well done everyone! :smile:

It's still 21st. I normally don't report scores until the morning after so that I can be sure I'm reporting accurately. Unfortunately I've already binged tonight :ohwell: so can now report; Me : 18 Binge : 3 What I feel is important now is not to beat myself up about it and start afresh tomorrow - no binges and no…

Today : April 21st I've been back over my food diary for this month and re categorised as follows; Days within calorie goal : 10 Days almost within calorie goal (within 200 calories) : 3 Over eating days (but NOT binge) : 5 Binge : 2 (originally I counted 3 binges this month, but pon closer inspection, one of them was over…

This is my plan too! I've been doing it since 8th April (after a massive binge on 6th & 7th) and so far, so good. I wrote about it in this thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/948178-i-think-i-ve-finally-discovered-the-secret-to-maintenance when I decided to give this a go. Have a look if you get a chance, as I…

Me : 16 Binge : 3 18 days since last pripper binge!

Couldn't agree more,

Ill start...... Mouthwash at every sink - when you hear your trigger foods calling you, promise yourself that you can have some AFTER you've rinsed your mouth with mouth wash. Once it tastes like you've been to the dentists, chances are things won't seem quite. So appealing. Sugar free gum - same theory as above for when…

April 19th Scores so far; Me : 15 Binge : 3 I ate quite a lot of trigger food last night, but had planned to allow myself some treats. I wanted to binge, I very nearly did, then I realised that I was full & stopped. I probably over indulged (I was over my calorie goal by just under 200, so I don't earn my "reward" of the…

Update: I've been keeping this new plan up since posting on 4th April & it's totally worked! It's been easier to stick to & I've now lost the 3-4 lbs I gained after over indulging & I'm back to just under my goal weight, yay!

Amazing! Well done! What would you say you've learned about our habits? Please share, perhaps we can all learn from them too :wink:

Don't be sad! You're doing really well this month, you're definitely winning. Remember you're only human, forgive yourself & start a new day afresh. I bet you're binging less since finding this thread? I certainly am. Keep p the good work :smile:

April 17th Just put myself to bed (so I think it's safe to log today as I shouldn't eat any more) &, although I indulged a lot today, it stayed within my calorie allowance & didn't binge, yay! That makes it; Me : 14 Binge : 3

Me : 13 Binge : 3 10 days since last binge! Won again yesterday in spite of being exhausted (a real trigger for me). Also, trying a new mini reward system this week - there's a new album I really want on iTunes so I'm allowing myself to download one song from it each day I don't binge.

Been fighting the urge to binge all day. I'm really tired and feeling under the weather, it's a real danger zone for me. I've got 250 calories left today to stay within my goal, but it could so easily go from one per bed time snack to a 4000 calorie binge. Must stay strong........

Today - 16th April Scores so far Me : 12 Binge : 3

April 15th Me : 11 Binge : 3 Broken down by weeks; Week 1 :3 binge days Week 2 : no binge days, 3 days over calories but average daily calories over the week were fine Week 3 : starts today!

Any one else care to share their maintenance secrets?

I had a lovely day thanks. Yes, you're right, I win today, thank you :smile:

Not sure how to count today - I've gone over my calories, I've eaten quite a lot of a food I'd normally binge on, but I made a decision to eat said foods and I didn't feel out of control. My usual binges are totally out of control, where I'm looking for more food before I've even swallowed what's in my mouth. Also, part of…

I totally know here you're coming from. Some things that sometimes work for me; Mouth wash - not much tastes good after that Strenuous exercise Visualising the food stuck to the outside of your body. It may sound a bit odd, but imagining a thick layer of cake etc across your stomach turning to fat is quite off putting. Not…

I read some where that breastfeeding burns 3 calories per minute (having searched the Internet for the answer to this exact question). Now that my little one is also 1 and eating solids with occasional nursing, I just time roughly how long he feeds for & add in 2 calories per minute, to be on the safe side.

Well, so far this week, so good! I went over my calories on 2 days due to social events, but we're talking a couple of hundred calories, no where near a binge. As long as I stay on track with sensible eating (ie no dieting but no binging) today, my averages over the week will be at my maintenance calories - yay! I just…

April 14th Scores so far : Me 10 Binge 3 No binges at all (yet) this week!

Thank you :smile:

Me : 9 Binge : 3 Hoping today (13th) will be another win for me. On 2/9 days here I won, I did go over my calories, but didn't "binge" (chain eat to suppress emotion / tiredness), so I'm counting all 9 as wins for me.

I too over ate yesterday, but it definitely wasn't a binge. There's definitely a difference between having a meal & wine tgt takes you over your target calories like I did yesterday & a chain eating binge. Me : 7 Binge : 3 Over eating : 1

Me : 7 Binge : 3 Binge free so far this week, here's to day 11!

Last week; Me : 4 Binge : 3 This week; Me : 2 Binge : 0 (yay) Over all; Me : 6 Binge : 3 I would love it if the binge stays at 3 this month, or, as a smaller goal, to stay at 0 this week.

Last week: Monday - Thursday, I won, then Friday - Sunday, the binge won. Yesterday I won again (back on track, yay) & for the first time in ages it wasn't such a struggle. So far in all; Me : 5 Binge : 3 Here's to day 9!