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Today I am proud of myself for picking myself up after a day of gross overeating and not letting it ruin my day today!

Rachel - 7 The Binge - 4 Days I did NOT log it all - 1 I grazed all yesterday, it was not good. Back in the saddle today though. At least I'm winning, right?

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Welcome to our group Kelli, Cathy, Rebecca, and Kim! I love seeing so many new faces! :)

Good morning all! I had a fantastic day yesterday. Ate well, under my calorie goal. Went to the gym after work and to kickboxing after that. Today, foodwise is not going fantastic, I slept past my alarm and had to drive through to get breakfast (and Tim Horton's always gets me with those dang Ice Capps!) The rest of the…

Hey Greeky, since cutting calories per my surgeon, I have been thinking about nothing but food. When can I eat? I should pick up a candy bar on my way to school. 2? 3? My brain was bargaining me for food all the time and I just ended up binging anyways. I get what you're saying, my mind was completely ignoring the pain…

Well, I worked out 3x last week. My fourth was supposed to be today but I got rained out and my plans fell through. I let my schoolwork pile up and that dug into my workout time. Kickboxing was cancelled on Friday so I missed that too (sadface). I made decent choice when I went out for my anniversary, and I am definitely…

Hello Chickpeas! I was anemic for many months, it turns out I had chronic appendicitis and had a life-threatening infection in my abdomen. I was admitted at the point of needing a transfusion and was starting to experience septic shock. If you aren't getting any less anemic with the iron supplements I think you should go…

A Guided Meditation playlist on Spotify. It calms my head at night.

Today I'm proud of myself for not binging. It's generally been my MO to sit around on Sundays and eat, but I didn't do that as bad today. My friend and I went out to lunch, I picked a middle eastern restaurant, thought that it'd be a safer choice. Went over my calorie goals, but no where like I used to! Maddog, I'm going…

Rachel - 7 The Binge - 3 -7/21/14 AM binge+after dinner binge. -7/23/14 After work binge Days I did NOT log it all - 0 3 day streak going for me. Went over my calorie goals today. The bulk of my calories came from lunch, but we had lunch out and I wouldn't consider it a binge per say. Does anyone have experience with…

Well, the weekend is just about wrapping up and I went over my calorie goals today, but not by too much. It's not too often I get to go out to lunch with a good friend! We were rained out for kayaking and hiking fell through, but I probably needed a rest day, 10 miles in 48 hours is a lot. I've already set my food aside…

I kayak and these are my current times are goals: My current 5km time is 1:04:33. My goal is 1:00:00. My fastest 1km was 11:43. My next goal is 11:00. My fastest 1 mile is 19:32. My next goal is 19:00. I paddled 5 miles in 1:57:50, averaging 23:30 per mile. :D

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As an overweight adult that dealt with a lot of negative feelings and depression as a teen, it is from a place of extreme self love that I am bettering myself! It took a long time and a lot of reflecting to value myself as much as I do now and that's my motivation! I love myself so much that I am continually bettering…

Had a fun, busy day yesterday! Kayaked 5.26 miles. Ate the bulk of my calories at dinner (makes sense to me, after kayaking.) I missed lunch yesterday because I got out of bed so late, but I only ate a small breakfast before going out. My miles kept getting slower, I should have eaten more than I did before going out.…

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I'm glad it went well! Opening up helps so much, just coming here to talk makes me feel so much better than the rest of the day, I can't imagine how rewarding it is to physically talk to someone who understands. Thanks for the support! I guess It's kind of sad to say I'm used to it, but I really am. Is that a kayak I see…

Rachel - 6 The Binge - 3 -7/21/14 AM binge+after dinner binge. -7/23/14 After work binge Days I did NOT log it all - 0 Another decent day for me. I have had less of an urge to binge again since increasing my calorie intake. 2 day streak!

Breakfast :Toasted bagel with butter Lunch: 1 piece of pizza and cheese bread. Our office moved today and that was our thank you. Dinner: A chicken shwarma sandwich and a few curly fries. Kayaked 4.5 miles today and walked the dog for 40 minutes. I was under my calorie goals today, Though I did go over my fat and sodium…

None of my doctors ever told me I needed to lose weight. I am towards the lower-end of obese at 60-70lbs overweight, but not a single doctor told me I had to lose weight until I met with my surgeon and he just kind of tossed it my way "eat well, lose weight, do this" like it was just a casual statement.

Rachel - 5! The Binge - 3 -7/21/14 AM binge+after dinner binge. -7/23/14 After work binge Days I did NOT log it all - 0 I felt so in control today. :)

Today I am proud of myself for keeping it together all day.Under calorie goal and binge-free. When I was trying to meet my surgeon-recommended 800 calories I felt myself getting real hangry and my mind was bargaining me for food half way through the day, so when I got home, I'd eat 3-4x what I had eaten during the whole…

Great job beating the binge! You have so much to be proud of! How did your appointment go today?

Thank you! It's so reassuring to have some support, when I told my family I was increasing my calories I got a lot of negativity. I love coming on to this group everyday! Congrats on your fantastic day!!

That sounds delicious!

Putting these near my computer at work, needed to read this. Thank you for sharing!

Good Morning! Today is going great! I am keeping to my plan for food and it's going awesome. My largest obstacle is definitely my upcoming surgery. Stressing me out, missing work and school. I am grateful for: 1) My health. I was so sick when I found out my appendix had ruptured. My doctors said it had probably ruptured…

Oakland University in Michigan! Studying Industrial Engineering full time, and working in my field full-time.

Today I am proud of myself for being realistic with my diet. I am having surgery in 2 weeks and my surgeon and his nutritionist recommended an 800 calorie diet to get rid of as much weight as possible and make my surgery safer. At 800 calories My mind is bargaining with the rest of me and I am setting myself up for the…