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Petal001 said:
Lama is 3000 calories a day maintenance? I would be huge if I ate that every day .
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On most day (with work or exercise) 2500 would be maintenance for me, but on a day with a lot of walking (17 miles that particular day) 3000 is more realistic. It all depends. Could'n't eat that much every day and not gain weight but if I don't eat back some of my exercise calories I do get in danger of binging.
Not so this week, at least until Saturday afternoon, because I'll have a chaperone with me day and night :)
 
That makes perfect sense LaMa . I think one of the reasons I’m not as inclined to binge now is I am eating filling nutritious food that I like . It’s all about keeping satisfied .
 
alligatorob said:
What is your story, do or did you ever binge?
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Cheers, Rob! Depends on the definition of "binge" - I don't think I do these days - I do like sweetness and carbs (simple, complex - I like them all!), and in recent memory have had a quiet guzzle of three (3) Reisen's chocolate caramels, or (on a different day) 315 calories' worth of crackers, butter and raspberry jam. But I don't call that actual bingeing - I call it just plain eating a bit greedily and unwisely.
To me, bingeing would be downing the whole pack of caramels, one after another. I did do that sort of thing, in my teens and twenties, which certainly helped me to maintain fatness through those years, but I didn't get actually obese that way - obesity came later, thanks to a more sedentary life, plus maintaining earlier-established hearty eating patterns - second helpings? yes, please! - plus living in a food desert without great access to fruit and veg.
 
Amy I don’t class that as a binge . I like those reisens caramels .
I’m tempted to eat tonight . I will admit if I had xmas chocolates or biscuits bought I would be in them nose deep .
There is nothing too binge worthy here .
I have eaten well today
B:Fruit yoghurt and granola
S: Fruit
L: homemade soup , toasted wholemeal roll ( small) with ham tomato onion and low cal cheese
D: steak with lots of steamed veg, scoop of potato
S: choc bar 120 cal .

So I don’t need food I guess about 1300 cals .

I have not eaten my cheese allowance or milk today ( never do with milk) so I could have a 29g cube of cheddar and an apple . I might have before bed .

Other alternative is open a packet of Rich tea biscuits that must be there 8 weeks and mindlessly munch . Hmmmmmm I am going to resist that and also I came to write not bite .
 
Today I mostly fasted so I did not get the urge to b/p. Nor had cravings. But it’s about 8 so I’m not sure how I’ll do tonight. I hope I can fall asleep. And if I do wake up in the middle of the night I hope I will just stay in bed and not raid the fridge.
 
Hey Vic, that is great, no b/p always is. Petal and LaMa (I think) good for you too.

No trips to the Heart Attack Grill for me, not today anyway. I did not binge. I did struggle a bit eating whilst traveling, but it came out fine. That is no small accomplishment for most of the last 40 years of business travel I'd have been on a moving binge. Not doing it is something very new to me, and still doesn't feel natural, probably never will.

Lets not binge tomorrow.
 
Well done Vic and Rob and Amy thank you for the support. I had 5 grapes yest eve and the 20g of cheese . Pleased enough . It was not a binge but I think I might have been veering towards a binge .
Happy no binging everyone
 
So where to start.
Pretty shitty week had a job interview bought new shirts shoes etc only for me not being able to get there due to the time.
This lead to a bit of a freak out tbh and you guessed it I binged.
Don't really know what to say tbh these last two days were a haze. i didnt count or watch what i was eating.
I don't have moments like this at all but i feel pretty bad about it. So fuck knows what I've done to my weight this week.
Like i said levelling out today trying to stop myself from going "fuck it" and eat whatever again.

Copy and pasted this from my diary, if this is too negative ill take this down :)
 
Hi, Stu. This thread is not just a good news thread, it's also about honesty & fighting the demons that we all have in different ways & learning to overcome them. Any weight "gain" will be temporary if you get straight back on track. Kudos to you for your honesty You can do this :)
 
Stu, Cate is right, you should feel free to post whatever you feel here. I think being open and talking about your challenges can help you understand and control your binges. And for me understanding more about others and their bingeing issues helps, so thanks for your honesty.

Now move on and try not to binge today, or tomorrow depending on when you are reading this!

I did not binge today, but I was really tempted by a bunch of great looking pasties on on the table within reach most of the morning. Makes me feel good to say I didn't have any, but it wasn't easy. A couple of times I got up and moved them down the table out of my reach, but they kept coming back.
 
Stu agreed with all the above comments . When I feel myself weakening I sometimes come here and I have a saying “ write don’t bite “ . It does help me . We all struggle so please keep posting and being honest . I have admitted on here or my diary about many binges . Hope everyone doing good today
 
Good day for me, no binge. Any day without bingeing is better than with! I ate a big helping of spaghetti squash for dinner, bigger than usual so I still feel pretty full. Even though I know spaghetti squash is low in calories and no binge I can't help but feel a bit guilty, for what I know intellectually is no good reason. I think its tied to feeling full, most of my life feeling full meant I had binged.

Hope others did well today.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
No binge again. Rob, I think you may be getting to a feeling of fullness much earlier now than 6 months ago simply because you´re no longer binging regularly and stretching your stomach/ignoring satiety cues. If so maintenance should leave you pleasantly full after normal meals :)
 
Well done Rob . And Lama reading your diary sounds like your doing great and having a fab time .
I’m not sure if I binged or not if that even makes sense .i don’t think I should call it a binge but it was triggered a little by some upset but it also coincided with lunch and I was hungry.
I had a brown bread sandwich with plain chicken and a teaspoon of coleslaw spread out . I also bought a packet of crisps and I have to say they were divine . Had it all washed down with a Diet Coke . I see it in one way as a binge because the crisps are a no no . The sandwich would have been ok alone . I was upset over something , feel letdown a bit and anxious and worried . On the other hand I didn’t shovel the food down and I didn’t buy or crave more .
Also having gum and teeth sensitivity which is hormonal related as I got a clean bill of health at dentist . So I’m a little fragile today but on the whole holding ok bar the crisps . Sorry I have waffled on a bit .
 
Hey Petal, a chicken sandwich, a teaspoon of coleslaw, and a bag of crisps ain't no binge, not unless it was a family sized bag (I assume crisps are some kind of potato or corn chips, we don't use that word). There is a big difference between eating a little more than ideal and bingeing, you have described your binges of the past, did you hide the crisps? Did you lose control? I don't think so.

I can understand your feeling guilty though, I can feel guilty any time I am full, more from a past association between a real binge and feeling full than anything rational. Like LaMa said to me your no longer bingeing has stopped stretching your stomach so you feel full or over full more quickly. You are doing great, think about that girl!
 
I so agree with Rob here! Eating a little bit more than maybe a perfect person would is normal and I would even say healthy. Being obsessed with eating perfectly is not a good thing. Comfort eating half a kilo of chocolate in secret, then feeling terrible both physically and mentally, is totally different from allowing yourself a small treat to cheer you up on a rotten day.
 
No it was a single person bag and not In secret . Thanks Rob and Lama I feel you are both right not a binge just ate a little more than normal .
 
Today I did great. Fasted till dinner at my sis. Did not overeat. So no b/p. Had cravings. But not too powerful. Did have one glass of wine. Serving of food. No regrets today.
 
Good for y'all!

I did not binge today, and it felt good. No strong urges today either, no more than normal.

I know my posts probably get pretty repetitive and boring, but they are important to me. Not bingeing is very important to me, and I am always fighting it back, some days are harder than others, but the desire is always there. Never seems to go away, unless I am asleep anyway.

Lets not binge tomorrow.
 
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