Erm... Does a fillet-steak-and-grilled-veggies wrap count as a big dinner? It tasted nice and I'm full but I'm not sure a sausage roll, two hot chocolates, and a wrap make up for walking 4+ hours in the cold. I used to eat all the time while on vacation but this time I'm either forgetting or getting full freakishly quickly. May have to do with either the cold or the Strepsils.
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alligatorob
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Petal, Vic, and LaMa good all around! LaMa, I think a steak and veggie wrap could be a big dinner, but not a binge. But you have to be the judge of that, not me.
No binge here, and no binge nightmares last night. I am always tempted, but today was no worse than most.
Let's not binge tomorrow!
No binge here, and no binge nightmares last night. I am always tempted, but today was no worse than most.
Let's not binge tomorrow!
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alligatorob
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No binge here today, but for some reason I feel kind of stuffed or bloated tonight. I know it doesn't make sense on a 1,065 calorie day, but I feel like I've binged. Like I ate a box of Twinkies or something and just forgot about it. Not the first time this has happened to me, probably just need to ignore it.
Good all around, Petal, Stu, and LaMa. Vic, I think you did well today too.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
Good all around, Petal, Stu, and LaMa. Vic, I think you did well today too.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
alligatorob
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No binge today, but I was tempted.
One of the hardest times for me is at the end of a meal, particularly a larger one. It's kind of like momentum, I just want to keep going. I have been able to stop, but sometimes it takes a lot of willpower. Filling my plate with what I plan to eat and then putting things away before eating so seconds are harder to get out can help me stop, but does nothing for the desire.
Good for you LaMa, I don't think your large lunch was a binge. Not bingeing may not be enough to lose weight, but I think it helps.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
One of the hardest times for me is at the end of a meal, particularly a larger one. It's kind of like momentum, I just want to keep going. I have been able to stop, but sometimes it takes a lot of willpower. Filling my plate with what I plan to eat and then putting things away before eating so seconds are harder to get out can help me stop, but does nothing for the desire.
Good for you LaMa, I don't think your large lunch was a binge. Not bingeing may not be enough to lose weight, but I think it helps.
Let's not binge tomorrow.
Well done not binging. I don't yet know if not binging will lead to further weightloss or not and it's going to be hard to figure out because I still struggle with eating enough healthy calories. Like: if I'm eating proper meals I'm probably undereating and if I eat unhealthy stuff I'm tempted to binge. Still looking for that balance where I have my normal food with small or occasional larger treats. For the moment I'll intuitively feel how much food I need, other than by how far my stomach has stretched. Apparently that's a thing and I want it.
Petal001
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I had chips last night but it was not a binge . I was conscious of it and only had a little. But my mind tells me they are bad food so I kind of feel like it was a binge . Need to keep working on my mindset and keeping to plan.
The rest of you are doing great . We do all seem conscious of what we eat and our feelings around it.
The rest of you are doing great . We do all seem conscious of what we eat and our feelings around it.
Well I'm not going to claim I'm there now but I did get enough of my snacks about halfway through. So I got up, packed the best stuff into my suitcase for tomorrow and threw the rest away. I can't believe it: I actually stopped! Ended up having somewhere between 2500 and 3000 kcal for the day (I don't know how to estimate pasties so I'm going with 800 for that), which I'm totally fine with after a week of not getting my calories in
alligatorob
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No binge yesterday, but I struggled in the evening. Had a later than normal dinner and I was really hungry. As a result I put more on my plate than I should have, much to the dogs approval I stopped short of eating it all and gave it to them. It wasn't easy to stop short, but it was probably the right thing to do. I did finish the broccoli and cabbage.
Let's not binge today..., or tomorrow.
Doesn't sound like a binge to me. One thing I have learned from this no binge thread is that we all struggle with what a binge actually is. I guess, for me anyway, that's in part because I have managed to stop the big binges of the past. Now its more a matter of eating a bit more than planned or something not planned, but not a huge binge of the past.
Well put, not bingeing is only a part of a healthy diet, as to if not bingeing alone is sufficient to control weight it's probably an individual question. For me I have no idea, but I believe once I reach goal not bingeing might be enough. Hope I get the chance to find out one day.
Let's not binge today..., or tomorrow.
alligatorob
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Good for you Vic and LaMa, no bingeing!
No binge for me today, I was too busy most of the day to even think about it. However as I sit here now I am contemplating eating something, I can probably resist, I have only once or twice eaten after posting my calories on this diet. I think I can resist tonight.
Sometimes I miss bingeing, there was an element of excitement in some of my binges, haven't found a replacement for that.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
No binge for me today, I was too busy most of the day to even think about it. However as I sit here now I am contemplating eating something, I can probably resist, I have only once or twice eaten after posting my calories on this diet. I think I can resist tonight.
Sometimes I miss bingeing, there was an element of excitement in some of my binges, haven't found a replacement for that.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
I know that feeling. I had some pretty serious mood swings in my teens and when my hormones evened out later my world felt bland for quite a while. I even missed the utter despair of the bad times. At least I´d felt alive then. But with time "normal" started to feel pretty good, as if my sensors recovered from the unceasing onslaught of impressions they´d suffered for so long and became capable of recording "smaller" impressions again. I think the same is true for binging. I don´t think I´m there yet but I believe it´s possible to get (back?) to a place where I can truly enjoy small amounts of my one-time binge foods, eaten slowly. And where the intensity of those old binge feelings will look alien, maybe even a little frightening, in hindsight.
Petal001
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We all really seem to struggle with the same kind of issues and thoughts . Today I did not binge but I do feel guilty In a way because I had cheese on toast . Definitely had the calories available for it if I was counting calories but I see bread as a trigger food for me . But I haven’t been in great form and I needed something filling and comforting without being totally unhealthy.
Lama is 3000 calories a day maintenance? I would be huge if I ate that every day .
Lama is 3000 calories a day maintenance? I would be huge if I ate that every day .
I think your body knew what you needed, Petal, as far as the grilled cheese on toast goes - needed in terms of warmth and comfort as well as protein and a mild helping of carbs.
And you didn't jump into binge mode from it, so that trigger might even be losing its power - not to say push it, or test it, but meaning there's no call for guilt at all, of any kind - you felt like it, it fitted into your eating plan, you ate it and then got a good night's sleep - good for you!
Actually, good for all you non-bingers, non-purgers! I admire you all very much!
And you didn't jump into binge mode from it, so that trigger might even be losing its power - not to say push it, or test it, but meaning there's no call for guilt at all, of any kind - you felt like it, it fitted into your eating plan, you ate it and then got a good night's sleep - good for you!
Actually, good for all you non-bingers, non-purgers! I admire you all very much!
alligatorob
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No binge here today, it felt good.
Lets not binge tomorrow.
I'd like to think so, but am not sure. Right now I am sticking to a pretty rigid diet, its working for me and with respect to eating not much has worked for me in life.
I think you are right, that is one thing that I've learned here. There is some comfort in knowing we are not alone. Of course there are differences, and that's much of what we talk about, but the similarity is more obvious. Guess we are all fighting the same demons.
Thanks Amy, your cheerleading is much appreciated! What is your story, do or did you ever binge?
Lets not binge tomorrow.