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Rob, I think you've cut out most high-calorie foods for the past year and replaced thrm with high-volume ones. Now you're eating more but if you're still trying to do it with mostly high-volume stuff you would logically feel stuffed. Maybe you could try to make, say breakfast, delicious again instead of just functional?
 
Petal001 said:
No binging by the way but might be overeating at times so on a 4 week kickstart now I will be more mindful
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What's the kickstart plan?
 
Hey all :)

I'm new here (but I do recognize a few friendly faces) and I'm feeling totally awkward at the moment, but this won't keep me from sharing.

I binged for about 3.5 hours today. It wasn't technically a lot of food per se as I have been known to eat quiiite a bit more, but I'm feeling the effects both physically and emotionally. The vicious cycle of feeling like crap which leads to eating like crap which leads to to feeling even more like crap just really ?*&?(n' sucks!

The day isn't over and I'm thinking about cooking baked salmon and steamed veg for dinner as I had originally planned as per the wise advice I have received :) Even if I don't eat it today, at least I will have a healthy meal on hand to pop into the microwave for lunch tomorrow. Who doesn't love the smell of microwaved fish? lol
 
So did not b/p today. No temptations or urges to overeat. Had a good day eating-wise.

I hope I do well tomorrow too!!!
 
Good for you Vic and Petal, no bingeing is great!

Shannon, good to see you here. Breaking that cycle is what its all about. You may want to go back and look at some of the earlier posts in this thread. Lots of good binge discussion there.
Petal001 said:
Rob are you mentally saving your calories for the evening ?
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Yes, that is what I have been doing. Did better today my meals had a few more calories and evening snack fewer.
LaMaria said:
Rob, I think you've cut out most high-calorie foods for the past year and replaced thrm with high-volume ones. Now you're eating more but if you're still trying to do it with mostly high-volume stuff you would logically feel stuffed. Maybe you could try to make, say breakfast, delicious again instead of just functional?
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You are right of course, I did a little better today. You reminded me of a guy I knew a long time ago. He was a kind of dieting drill sargent, once of his favorite lines was "if it tastes good spit it out!" A bit too extreme for me, I do still try to find things that taste good to me. But for the past almost year and a half I have put low calorie and filling first.

No binge today and no strong urges. Eating a little more earlier worked out fine.

Lets not binge tomorrow!
 
Great work all around and welcome Shannon! Going back to real food instead of getting stuck in the binge-shame-starve-binge cycle is so valuable.
 
Hi Shannon mo time to read all but I know trying to stick to your next normal meal is good . Even if not hungry after a binge . I do that although I don’t binge so much now as just overeat .

Lama the kick start , We got a 4 week journal to complete , to write out where we are where we want to be after 4 weeks , our food journal to plan for meals and record our meals . A space for our exercise . It’s cute lol .
I haven’t started it but am today . So this time 4 weeks I will maybe feel right back in my proper zone . Aiming for a little more than maintenance. I feel good though and happy to achieve so much in last 16 months .
 
I hated the WW diaries but having something like it for 4 weeks as a reset sounds sensible. And you should be proud of how far you've come. As well as the fact that you're not regaining.
 
i binged today. I can't be bothered to be upset about it but I do need to watch myself so it doesn't continue tomorrow.
 
Hey LaMa, as you know being upset won't do any good, but what you do with the rest of the day and tomorrow are important. Hang in there, you will be fine.
 
Thank you all so much for your kind words of encouragement. I didn't wind up baking any salmon, but I did take your advice, Petal, and made myself eat a bit of left overs for dinner instead :)
I got through today without being too hard on myself about yesterday. I did not binge again, but I did overeat some. Let's just say I'm dialing back... lol

LaMa, I'm sorry to hear that you binged today, but I'm so impressed and inspired by your reaction to it. I'm having a lot of trouble controlling my reactions lately which lead to some interesting outcomes at times, but I'm actively working on things so I can get to a point where I can better accept things as they are- for better or for worse. Again, I'm legit in awe of your reaction! :)

Thank you for the awesome support!
 
binged
after so long not binging
totally bloated with a sore stomach
but took the insulin for the food
but i dont want the rest of the food
but if i dont eat it
i will crash
 
Thanks guys. I´m feeling bloody awful this morning - and I´m not even sure that wasn´t the subconscious goal. If my throat hurts I can´t go visit my friend and her family during a pandemic... Why must even visiting nice people feel like climbing Everest sometimes?! Also I´m terribly itchy. Thanks yesterday´s me.
Blue Iß´m afraid don´t know enough about diabetes to give you sensible advice here. Could you eat just a little bit to avoid the crash?
 
Hey Blue, like LaMa I don't know anything about diabetes and what that does to your dietary needs. But I do know that after a binge getting back to a normal diet is usually best. Starving yourself doesn't help. The best thing to do is just move on and stop the binge. Can you do that today?

LaMa, sorry you were feeling bad this morning, hopefully it has passed. Can you make today binge free?

Hey Shannon, a day without bingeing is great! Its really all that matters, yesterday is gone.
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Rob I used to do that so which is why I recognise it in you , good you spread it out a bit more now
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Thanks Petal, good to be called on it. You are perceptive. I did better again yesterday, but still struggling with it all a bit.

No binge here yesterday, but I did feel uncomfortably full again.

Let's not binge today.
 
Hi Blue,
I wish I could offer some helpful advice, I really hate to see people in pain and not be able to be of any assistance. I hope that you were able to get your sugar levels stabilized and avoided crashing. I also hope that you were able to ease back into a regular diet today and aren't being to hard on yourself for the binge. I know it isn't always easy, but we need to find the compassion we have for others and also extend it to ourselves. I'm still relearning that bit all the time.

I'm sorry that you had a food hangover. It's the pits! I hope that your soar throat went away and just sorted itself out. I'm experiencing quite a bit of frustration related to this pandemic myself lately and want nothing more than for it to GTFO (pardon my language).

I kind of did that to myself last night, Rob. I was and still am glad that I didn't binge, but the amount I ate at dinner was excessive to say the least. My self-control is sort of in the crapper lately and it's a genuine battle to keep on trucking, but I know that it's the only card in my favour I have to play.

Petal, I'm wondering if this isn't something I should be doing. I have noticed that I tend to see better results and avoid binges when I have a plan (and exercise which is something that has been sorely been lacking lately :/). Things go awry when I'm just winging things. Is this journal something you bought or just drafted up yourself?

Vic- I hope things are going well for you :)
 
Still had more cookies than necessary yesterday (and my guts are complaining about it this morning) but I didn't binge and I slept well.
 
Hey Shannon and LaMa, not bingeing is important and it sounds like neither of you did, good for you. I know managing your diet is too, but not bingeing helps make that possible.

No binge here today, but I continue to feel like I am eating too much. The good thing is I don't think I am.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
Shannon the book was given to us by our Slimming World consultant. As it happens I did not start it yet as I was sick yesterday. Going to start it this morning.

Rob you are only feeling full because you are eating more calories . You need that 1500 so don't stop .
Yes best thing is to eat normally after a binge . I actually make myself a decent meal after I over indulge on binge food . It does help .

Hope you are better LaMa and you to bluehat
 
Well ended up eating munchkins. All ten of them. I bought it for my brother. Just went to DD for a coffee. Did not purge, even though I wanted to.

Hopefully I do better for the rest of the day.
 
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