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I will say the same as the poster above me... I wish I knew! For me, it's definitely not as simple as eating a certain way (i.e.: more protein, smaller more frequent meals, etc.). There's no magic recipe. It is true however that overly restricting my food intake and "forbidding" certain foods will likely trigger binges…
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I'm in a bit of a hurry (been really busy for the past week) but I am happy to say I have remained binge free since my original post here on July 24. So that's 10 days binge-free!! That's quite a feat for me ; that hadn't happened in quite a while. I also walked a lot (got a fitbit recently to motivate me) and even managed…
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Yeah, gaining after losing a lot is really hard. I lost quite a bit of weight in 2012 (actually got close to my goal) and gaining it all back plus a lot more made me feel like a failure, and like everyone at work was judging me. But you can't let it get to you... That's something I really have to work on. I am extremely…
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It was the same for me... I've struggled for binge eating for a long time, about 9 years like I've said before, but during the first year no one could really tell because I would always compensate by eating very little after my binge episodes. I did gain some weight, but in hindsight it wasn't much (although it didn't feel…
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Oh I hear you on the bloating! I do bloat after a binge and if I binge for a few days straight, I can gain 6 pounds of water weight on top of my actual weight gain which is discouraging and sometimes painful. My feet and calves, and sometimes my boobs, get so bloated that my skin hurts from being stretched out so much.
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I'm glad that it went so well, that's great. I've thought about going to OA meetings before, but never actually did it. I guess it makes me too anxious. Although I am not a religious person, I've always like the serenity prayer. For those who don't know it goes : God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot…
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Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I managed to stay binge free yesterday. :smile: Often times when I go on long streaks of binge eating, it's because at some point I (consciously and unconsciously) let myself go blind, if you will. I refuse to look at what is going on, at the craziness of what I'm doing, at…
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Same here. I like to eat at night while relaxing and watching TV and what not. So I just plan my day accordingly. Before dinner time I try to have about 800 calories left, 400 for dinner and 400 for night time snacks. It never had an impact on my weight loss. I think everyone runs on a different schedule. Some people like…
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Most days I don't have too much trouble sticking to my calorie goals, but I do have days when I just feel hungry all the time. On those days I try to distract myself, go for a walk. etc. If I feel my hunger is genuine and not psychological I will have a reasonable snack. Otherwise I remind myself that I care more about…
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I'm 5’ 4 1/2”, age 30. My goal right now is 115-118. I have a small frame but I'm very curvy (E cup). A couple years ago I maintained a weight of 110 for two years, but I don't think I can go back to that weight now that I'm older. My goal might seem kind of low, but as I said I have a most definitely *small* frame...…
