Good job on getting right back on the wagon! I know its tough, but The motto of, if you failed earlier in the day and spoiled your diet.. it doesn't mean you should continue doing it! I've had to learn that the hard way.

Anyhow.. this is Day #3 for me.. IN control! I get to relax a bit when my company comes thsi weekend, but I will NOT binge. I am so happy to be on the right track.

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I need to get back to this thread after the time I've been having. I just can't wait for the 1st, I'm ready to kick butt again!

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Ooh just you wait until the fight is on come April!!

Wait.. is it wise to start a challenge on April Fools Day?!

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great thread..

i can go for weeks being reasonably okay, but then the past three days i have eaten like a pig. i'm insatiable. i asked a colleague about it this afternoon and she said its an axiety reaction. i thought that was interesting, as i've always equated it with boredom or sadness. anyway, my ex is meeting me at my son's school shortly, he's driven down from sydney for our son's birthday. he is staying at my place - i do that for the kids and for convenience, but i really don't like having him around, makes me feel fatter, uglier and older than ever! so, i eat. there's heaps of snack food at home because we are having people over tomorrow - of course, that was my EXCUSE for buying it, but i knew i would be eating it. i figured i have also balked at my weightloss so far (12 kgs) and realised that i could soon reach my goal. the minute i thought that i became ravenous and started eating and haven't stopped since. i'm clearly self sabotaging but i don't know how to stop either - i'm so hungry! the psychologist said you have to distract yourself and 'remove the arousal factor', eg by exercising or cleaning etc, but i feel incapable.

i think i know now how i got fat!

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SW: 80kgs
GW: 65kgs
CW: 73.6kgs - 21 August - start - 70.8kgs - end of six week challenge
CW: 72.2kgs (15 September - start of vvv halloween challenge)

Hey Sheidi, you're not alone. I eat for the same reasons. Right now I'm personally struggling this morning with the urge to binge. I just want something sugary or sweet tasting. And I don't just want a small bite, I want to eat something compulsively!

The only thing thats stopping me from doing that, is I am consciously saying to myself, "Am I hungry?" "No I'm not." Then I proceed to ask myself, why do I want to eat right now? What could be driving the desire? I think I draw the conclusion this morning that part of me is anxious and nervous about my job interview later this afternoon. Part of me is excited. So I want to tame these and reward myself by eating something sweet and very tasty.

By stopping to make myself aware of this desire and I acknowledge that I am again trying to reward myself with food. This has stopped me so far this morning, and its almost 10am from eating something. I remind myself simply that lunch is in a few hours. That the sweet treat will not take away my anxiousness, nerves or excitement. Food is a fuel, by the means of which I survive. I do not survive to eat food. Its a survival tool, that's it!

Hope.. this helps some body else in here.

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Hi all,

I am new to the forum and am certainly a binger. Once I start, I simply can't stop. My binging stems not from depression or anxiety but from boredom for the most part. The eating goes hand in hand with being alone and often in front of the TV. I recently have been having trouble with eating because I moved in with a group of people who shop and cook cooperatively, which makes preparing meals for myself difficult. I lost some weight a couple of years ago and have managed to keep it off, but this new living situation is taxing because I don't feel I am completely in control of my own habits. I'll let you know what I discover. Thank you for reading.

SW: 160
GW:125
CW: 138

And thank you, Newleaf, for your comments and tips. You are helpful and inspiring.

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Rachelina

My suggestion to you as far as being unable to control whats available to you to eat all the time, is to eat smaller portions of what is served if you have no choice. Hope that helps!

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I haven't had such a great day...when it comes to food today. So far I've had a bagel, a slice of low-fat veggie lasanga, a cup of stuffing and a the bad bad part, a whole small container of ben & jerry's ice cream. Not having the most ceherful day,, and couldn't seem to reason to myself that the dang ice cream wasn't going to cheer me up. And it didn't.. I suppose I might need to call that my "dinner"... so healthy!

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I am definitly a binge eater. I wake up thinking about food, spend my day thinking about my next meal, go to bed thinking about food, and sometimes even wake myself up dreaming about food. I obsess over a certain food until I eat it, and when I do get it I eat tons of it until I make myself physically ill. If it is a sweet snack, I then have to balance it out with a salty snack, no matter how full I already am. Then this cycle continues... If I can't figure out what type of food I am in the mood for I will continue to eat everything in my sight until my craving is satisfied.
I just joined here and am hoping to find motivation in this site, and start to get control of my out of control binging.

thanks newleaf. i just have periods in my life where i have NO control, its amazing - like being a zombie or something. you know, aware but not aware..

gingilingi, i do the same re the sweet and savoury thing! last night i downed almost a whole packet of chocolate biscuits then half a huge packet of chips (would have been a whole packet if i had it) and then i ate some chocolate even though i was stuffed. i had even planned on purging it all, but i fell asleep on the couch. at least i didn't go that far - but i've been there before and well, you know.

i can't believe i'm doing this!!!

i made a healthy lunch for work today, salad, olives, carrot, cheese (bit too much) couple of oranges and crackers in case i get really hungry later. i'm so scared i'm going to freak out again and pig it tonight. luckily most of the sweets are gone. i told my son today that i'd be going to the gym tonight. sigh.

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SW: 80kgs
GW: 65kgs
CW: 73.6kgs - 21 August - start - 70.8kgs - end of six week challenge
CW: 72.2kgs (15 September - start of vvv halloween challenge)

Gingilingi,

Thanks for that honesty. I do the exact same thing! I am going to try something this week and see if it works. When I feel the need to binge, I am going to try to sit down first and think about what I am really craving so that I don't have to do that savory/sweet juggling act. I also think I am going to try drinking an obscene amount of water when I feel like binging so that I don't feel like I can put anything else in my stomach. I also loaded the fridge with carrots and red peppers and pickles. Hehe. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Newleaf, not to worry about the ice cream. You'll get back on the horse this week. It's good that you notice that it didn't make you feel better. I try to remember how I feel afterwards everytime I feel like pigging out.

Thanks ladies!

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Ok I Am A Binger I Lost It Today And Drank Chocolate Milk Not Just A Cup A 32 Oz Cup Because I Couldnt Seem To Stop I Know Things Are Bothering Me But I Know Also I Ahve To Get Control Of This!! I Also Had A Krispy Kreme Donut But I Did Stop Myself At One! I Do So Good For A While Then Lose Control It Feels Like! Tom Is Visiting But I Know I Can Fight This One Step At A Time! I Would Love To Be A Part Of This And Maybe Figure Out What Is Really Going On And What I Really Can Do To Get Control Of It! Again Thanks For Your Time!!!

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Just the topic to write about tonight. I did pretty good today, only having 11 points out of 26. I cooked a good dinner, teriaki pot roast, mixed veggies, rice, pineapple. Then husband had to yell at my son as I was dishing my plate after I weighed out (stepfather) and son went in room and it upset me, so I got rid of my dinner I so carefully weighed out, broke the plate, (my patience is crap these days) and I guess I will be lighter on the weigh in tomorrow. Binge? Yup, I can feel it comming on, those cheddar sun chips that I have been hiding from myself in the closet are calling my name, and I feel like eating the whole damn bag. I will probably feel worse afterwards though. I havent had a binge since I started WW 5 weeks ago. MEN!

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This is my next goal-Yeah, ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!

beach, you know its just that feeling of losing control - you feel no control over the 'men' thing, so you'll take control by bingeing. what we have to try to do is find control in a way that isn't so detrimental! i think learning to be brave and confront the issues we feel no control over is the key..its also the hardest of all.

we need to take control of ourselves and stop this self abuse somehow...

go throw out those chips!!

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SW: 80kgs
GW: 65kgs
CW: 73.6kgs - 21 August - start - 70.8kgs - end of six week challenge
CW: 72.2kgs (15 September - start of vvv halloween challenge)