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Me: 2 The Binge: 0 Overeating: 1 Seems like December 2nd was a tough day for quite a few of us! I overate yesterday morning. I was feeling sad and anxious, and ate a bunch of sweets as a result. I thought I was going to blow it, but I managed to stop before it got too bad and the rest of the day went fine.

Me: 1 The Binge: 0 Let's have a great month, everyone!

December already! Here's my final score for November: Me: 29 The Binge: 1 Overeating (binges averted): 2 I am feeling good and fairly strong these days. I do worry a bit about the holidays though. I have been known to binge/gain quite a bit of weight in December. It's a combination of the stress of the holidays, winter…

Me: 28 The Binge: 1

Me: 27 The Binge: 1

Well I am glad to read that, Dennis! I am still doing good. It helps to keep posting here.

Me: 25 The Binge: 1 Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! (We've already had Thanksgiving here last month.) I hope you all get to enjoy yourselves, while eating mindfully, of course! :)

Hehe, thank you Pudding! You know sometimes I look at my score and I can't believe it myself! It wasn't that long ago that I'd lose the battle against the binge much more often. Me: 24 The Binge: 1

Today I am proud of myself for being more detached from certain foods. At the same time I stopped counting calories, I began working toward letting go of the notion of food being "bad" or "good". And perhaps because of that, certain not so healthy foods seem to have lost a bit of their appeal. Yesterday I went to a gourmet…

Thank you for the update! Your story is very encouraging. It's awesome that you can have trigger foods at home and not binge on them. But it's like you said, they're just food. No reason they should have some sort of crazy power over you.

Self-talk is always helpful, so I do that. The other thing that works for me is to get out of the house, especially going for a long walk. First, it gets me away from the food and the fresh air and body movement help, too. It gives me time to think and calm down.

Me: 23 The Binge: 1

Thanks guys :) I'm really glad that I didn't binge once since I started doing this. My weight is stable, too. I make sure to eat mindfully and my daily diet is really similar to what it is when I track calories; I'm not going all out trying to incorporate binge triggers. One step at a time.

You definitely won that point! I've had 2 days like that this month. I ate a lot in a short span of time, but regained control and didn't go over my calories for the day. That's a victory in my book! Me: 21 The Binge: 1 Overeating: 2

Me: 19 The Binge: 1

It's day 7 and things are going well. I am enjoying the extra freedom; little things that make my days easier. For instance, before, I wouldn't taste things as I was cooking. Now I do. It's just a tiny bite, and I guess it wouldn't have mattered all that much, but when tracking I just found it easier not to taste, and keep…

Me: 18 The Binge: 1 Overeating: 2

Me: 17 The Binge: 1

Thank you for the encouragement. So far, so good! I have also thought about alternating days of tracking and not tracking. It might be a good idea in the long run.

I have read Shrink Yourself by Roger Gould and the book is pretty good. I know nothing about the online program, unfortunately!

I meant that if I get super stressed with "not knowing" and the feeling just doesn't pass, leads to binging, etc., I would go back to logging my calories. So far, I do experience some anxiety, but no more than before. Not tracking calories means that I have to ask myself the question "Am I hungry?" more often. When I have…

Me: 16 The Binge: 1

Congrats, Dennis! That's fantastic!

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November 14 Me: 13 The Binge: 1

Me: 13 The Binge: 0

Crepes - It happens, but one slip-up does not undo all the good days! November 11 Me: 11 The Binge: 0 Overeating: 1 Yesterday, before lunch, I ate more of these sugary nuts than I intended to. At first I thought I'd have just a few, but soon enough a few became too many. I more or less panicked at that point and continued…

Congratulations for this amazing and inspiring binge-free streak! I especially like what you said here. It reminds me that life doesn't have to be "perfect" for me to stop binging.

Me: 10 The Binge: 0