Weight-Loss No binge, no purge - one day at at time.

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Well done Vic and Rob! Good to see you´re still going strong.
- I haven´t binged for the past couple of days but today may be difficult. I skipped a meal due to stress both yesterday (breakfast) and the day before (lunch) and while I ate a somewhat bigger dinner to make up for it I still feel that restless feeling that says I should be eating All The Things right now.
- I´m planning a 1000 kcal this morning, which will kill m hunger for a couple of hours but then make it come back twice as hard. Maybe I should skip the hike? But hiking is great for my mental health. I can just plan and eat a larger lunch. Like... That´s always the question: what higher-calorie foods can I eat that won´t trigger a binge? Probably something meat-heavy. Maybe chicken wings or something.
- I was sensible and did the things I needed to do even though I didn´t want to both yesterday evening and this morning. Which was stressful (because I really wanted to avoid them) and now makes me want a reward to smooth out the stress and anxiety. So I either need a non-food reward or a food-related one which - again - won´t trigger a binge. Non-food rewards are hard right now because so many things aren´t allowed yet. Maybe I can do some relaxation exercises instead? Just sit, breathe, find the stress in my body and let it dissipate. And have a nice bath after lunch.
 
Non food treats for lockdown for me are reading my book, binge watching a bit of tv , emailing a friend , hot bath , nice hair wash . This weekend I have decided to do a facial as my skin is tired looking. On line shopping for something nice eg pjs or homeware .

I am making a concerted effort to eat proper meals and keep treats to 100 kcal At a time . It is hard . You got this LaMa
 
Thanks for the tips, Petal. I guess with so much time on my hands I´m inclined to see treats as everyday things. But I´m pretty sure I´ve got this no-binge thing today.
 
I am SO HUNGRY and it´s only 4 pm... If I have a small snack now I don´t think I´ll manage to stop eating. I´ve had a bath and done all the things I needed to do today (including unforeseen stuff) so I´m otherwise happy and relaxed but my body is just screaming at me to eat. Something high-protein and salty.
 
LaMaria said:
I am SO HUNGRY and it´s only 4 pm... If I have a small snack now I don´t think I´ll manage to stop eating. I´ve had a bath and done all the things I needed to do today (including unforeseen stuff) so I´m otherwise happy and relaxed but my body is just screaming at me to eat. Something high-protein and salty.
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Can you call someone to talk or go for a walk? Some pleasant distraction often helps me. Hang in there!
 
I don´t want to get into the habit of ignoring real hunger. I ended up having an early dinner and I´m fine now. Thanks for the support though!
 
LaMaria said:
I ended up having an early dinner and I´m fine now
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Good for you LaMa, you do seem to be quite knowledgeable about your triggers and what to do about them. It seems you are finding a way to live with limited binges, if that works for you great. I fear that once I binge it will be a lot easier to keep doing it, so I am hoping not to do it again. However I will keep to the one day at a time thing. I do better focusing on the short term.

No binge here today, and no strong urges. I think my exercising has helped limit the cravings.

Lets not binge tomorrow.
 
I´d like to get to a state of no binging as well. It´s definitely not healthy for me. But I do need larger meals when I move a lot or I´m very hungry or I´ll physically crash. It may not look like it but I´m a lot better at gauging how much I need and what I can have when than I was 10 or even just 5 years ago. And my binges are generally a lot smaller than they once were, which is great because for a long time they just grew and grew. I hope that when I further improve my ability to not put off things that need doing, listen to my body, drink enough water, sleep regularly, and find a balance between exercise and rest I can further decrease the frequency and size of my binges to a point where I´ll maybe have a larger treat instead of binging. It´s definitely a work in progress.
Let´s not binge today.
 
LaMaria said:
I do need larger meals when I move a lot or I´m very hungry or I´ll physically crash. It may not look like it but I´m a lot better at gauging how much I need and what I can have when than I was 10 or even just 5 years ago.
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I am sure you do, you burn a lot of calories. I don't think that is in any way a binge.
LaMaria said:
I´d like to get to a state of no binging as well. It´s definitely not healthy for me. But I do need larger meals when I move a lot or I´m very hungry or I´ll physically crash. It may not look like it but I´m a lot better at gauging how much I need and what I can have when than I was 10 or even just 5 years ago. And my binges are generally a lot smaller than they once were, which is great because for a long time they just grew and grew. I hope that when I further improve my ability to not put off things that need doing, listen to my body, drink enough water, sleep regularly, and find a balance between exercise and rest I can further decrease the frequency and size of my binges to a point where I´ll maybe have a larger treat instead of binging. It´s definitely a work in progress.
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That sounds really good, progress is what matters, you of all people know that.

Good for you LaMa on having "a large sweet-fruit&greens salad " rather than a chocolate binge, that is great!

I struggled a bit tonight. I really wanted a bigger before bed snack, it took will power to keep it down. In the end I did ok, but it reminded me how easy it would be to binge, even now a year on. The urge will never die, but I think I can beat it one day at a time. I'll let LaMa say it for me:
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Let´s not binge today.
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Well done everyone . You are all doing well.
I have been snacking a bit more in the afternoon than I should . Need to cut it out.
 
I wanted to snack today as well, but the urge wasn´t as extreme as it has been. When I got home from my walk to the lawyer´s office I was tired, wet, and cold and I wanted to bury my face in a bag of chips. So I did. And then I stopped. After ~30 g of chips, which is completely fine. So I did not binge today and am very happy about that fact.
 
That’s good LaMa . I went and did some gardening so as not to snack after dinner . Will have a yoghurt later though
 
Nothing wrong with yogurt if you enjoy the taste. Thankfully I´m no longer in the habit of eating after dinner. Habit can make things so much easier (or harder, depending on the habit).
 
Good for you LaMa and Petal! Snacking has always been a problem for me, I could never limit it. On this diet I have been trying a kind of planned snacking, including a yogurt most nights. It has helped me, but sometimes it is still hard to stop. And I find myself looking for or at snacks at times I shouldn't be. Guess that is a battle we all have to fight.

No binge here yesterday. Let's not binge today.
 
alligatorob said:
And I find myself looking for or at snacks at times I shouldn't be. Guess that is a battle we all have to fight.
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I´ve had friends who´d just forget to eat when they were busy or be unable to eat when they were stressed. Like Petal´s son they struggled to keep a healthy weight, and they´d get sick a lot if they didn´t. So I guess some people don´t know that battle but I can´t say I´d like to change places with them no matter how annoying my cravings sometimes are!
 
I ate a whole box of chocolates today. Could have been avoided. Will try and do better tomorrow (drink more water, eat more fruit, get up and go for a walk instead of sitting down too long). Will update my to-do list to help reduce stress.
 
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