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What a great inspiration! I am on Day 18 of my first Whole 30 and am loving it so far! It has had its ups and downs in the beginning, but, already the health benefits have been amazing. I am sleeping better, I no longer struggle with IBS symptoms, pain in my knee from an old injury is gone.... Definitely a life changing…

I just finished Day 9 of my first Whole30. So far so good! There has been good days and challenging days, but, the best part of getting through the challenges is adding them to my list of accomplishments! Feel free to add me as a friend. I would love to build a support system here on MFP. I have been loving not having to…

January 17 Laura: 13 Binge: 4 I am so happy to post this. 4 consecutive days in a row of no binges!!! It was so close yesterday. My husband ran out at lunchtime and as soon as he left suddenly I wanted to run to the kitchen. I remembered the app I downloaded and turned to it to "surf the urge". I have to say, I am pretty…

Well.....I made it!!! 4 days in a row binge free! Whooo hoooo! Next up - getting through Friday. I got some great advice about weekends and I am working to shift my thinking and stop thinking of them as anything different than Monday thru Thursday. It is just another day. Just another day to try my very best. Jan 16 Laura:…

Hi KDDUNN! I think maybe it is really hard for people who don't deal with BE to understand what it is like. Every time there is a party at my parents my mom insists I take home the sweet goodies. Her reasoning is that my kids will eat it. When I refuse and tell her I can't have that kind of stuff in the house she just…

January 15, 2014 Laura: 11 Binge: 4 Today will be a big deal if I can hold onto it. If I make it through today it will be the longest number of days I have gone binge free. Nervous and excited all at once. Saying a little prayer! I downloaded the app a couple folks were talking about earlier (Before I eat...) I am excited…

Ah...so, this is where everyone hides in the group! I was wondering why the other thread I was on was so quiet! I spent my entire lunch time reading all the posts and find so much strength in everyone here. I love this concept of me vs the binge! Hopefully this will help keep things in perspective for me. Laura: 10 Binge:…

Hi everyone! Checking in. Have had a couple decent (binge free) days now. Typically I have 2-3 good ones then slip. I am really hoping to break that cycle. Have my day planned out food wise today and plan to go to the gym after work today. I have found that the last couple of days I have wanted to go to the gym mostly to…

I love this ^^ I think I am going to write that down and post it on my fridge. Maybe read it frequently enough and I can work on changing my thinking. You are so right...it is just another day and another opportunity to do my best. Thanks so much! Hi Kimberly! Keep up your streak! I was so proud of myself last night. I…

Ugh. Fridays. Why can't I overcome them? Tailspin started Friday and lasted all weekend. Back to it today, but feeling extremely down about the weekend. Hopefully I can get back to logging and working out this weekend. How did everyone else do?

Hi Gandy - first (((hugs))) no one in my life knows that I am a Binge Eater either. It is a deep dark secret I keep. I feel if I were to tell anyone they would quickly discount it primarily because no one knows how I am when no one is around. All of my binges are in secret. Having my family completely blow this off I think…

Hi all! Happy New Year! I haven't been with the group that long. Just recently admitting that I definitely am a binge eater. What a challenge to admit that. I had a row of several good days - no binges, logged everything, even went to the gym. Then, the floor fell out from under me Monday and continued on thru Tuesday. I…

Thanks so much for sharing everyone. It has been so good to go through and read all the posts. I am just now realizing after years of constantly beating myself up that I have BED. I am too shy and embarrassed to even talk to a doctor or therapist about it right now. I have been visiting many threads on the site trying to…

Hi Allison - I have been out and about on the site as well trying to find an active group for this. Most of the groups I find tend to have months of great activity and then it all falls apart. I am just now coming to the realization that all the "self sabotaging" I have been dealing with for years is actually binge eating.…

I put all kinds of stuff in oatmeal!! I typically add a little splenda to my bowl along with the following: - craisins, walnuts and a little skim milk - banana, walnuts, vanilla and cinnamon - peanut butter and vanilla - peaches and a small amount of half and half - applesauce and cinnamon - raisins - brown sugar and…

Thanks everyone. There are so many groups out there and a lot of them just aren't active or there just isn't a lot of accountability. I apparently need a lot of that! :happy:

Wow...when I started to look around on here as to why my stupid scale hasn't moved even an ounce for weeks I never in a million years would have expected to find this! I just spent a good chunk of time reading all 18 PAGES of this! Amazing. Think I may give this a try and see if it gets things moving in the right…

I am with you on this! I find the best way to get the social aspect of MFP is basically find good, inspiring people and friend them. Then, I can keep up with the people I know will help motivate and support me and be a kind ear to listen to and be helpful. Hopefully I can be the same back. Still relatively new, so, my…

Amazing job!! Thank you so much for posting these! Before and Afters like this remind me that it IS possible to lose the 50 extra pounds I have been carrying around! You are such a huge inspiration!!!

Yep, I think you should go in and have your levels of everything checked. I have been anemic for years and take a multi vitamin and an iron supplement and it is a huge difference from when I wasn't. I also take vitamin D especially during the fall and winter. Between those and making sure I get 7-8 hours of sleep every…

Somehow I got through yesterday and got them all completed! Whooo Hooo!!

Done! Had to do them in increments and take a few breaks, but, I got em done! Could not believe I did!

Hi all! My name is Laura, I will be 35 next month and am from Cincinnati, Ohio. I have three amazing kids and have been married to my husband for 16.5 years. I work full time in finance. This is my second time down this route. The first time through I lost over 50 pounds. Then, I got my little surprise of my youngest son,…

Hi all. My name is Laura. I will be 35 next month. I consider myself an "oldie" when it comes to family life. I have been married for 16.5 years, have three kids (14, 8 and 6), three dogs, a cat, two betta fish and work full time. Needless to say we are busy all the time. This has made gaining weight really easy! The…

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Hello. I came here, read the posts and then left. I had to come back though and reply. A very dear friend of mine started his own journey about a year ago. He had dealt with years of stuffing his feelings and finally had an "ah ha" moment and went to an OA meeting. From that moment on he made drastic changes to his eating…

Hi everyone! So good to see this message board! I am a 35(almost) working mom of three (14, 8 and 6) and can completely relate with so many of you! I have been struggling a TON with figuring out a time to work out. I get up at 5:30am to get myself and everyone out the door by 6:45am. Work until 4:15pm, typically we spend…

Hi there! You can definitely add me as well! I am a working mom as well with 3 kids - boy 14, girl 8 and boy 6. My husband works a ton even after he leaves the office and only chips in on household stuff every once in a while. So, I hear ya on juggling a lot! Would love to meet other mom's dealing with similar issues!

Hi Aross83! Today is my D3C1! (Day 3 of Cycle 1) I stumbled upon this plan and it sounded so good and healthy I had to give it a try! So far I am finding it pretty easy to manage during the day when I am at work. Evenings have been challenging as I seem to turn into a total grump and want to bury my face in a plate of…