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

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Hey gang,
So, the good news is that it would seem that I make good bread and the bad news is that I enjoy eating good bread lol
I haven't binged over the last couple of weeks, but I have been eating more than I should. There were days I didn't even log it all into fitness pal properly, but just added what I ate in the notes section.
I decided yesterday that yet another diet reboot is necessary. I ate 4 handfuls of BBQ peanuts (must have been over 1000 calories just in that lol) after 4 squares of chocolate, a bag of popcorn, and a can of ginger ale... in a sitting. Kinda binge-y actually now that I'm putting it in black and white here. I did eat dinner afterwards which consisted of a heck of a lot of salad and a pita pizza.
My weight hasn't been affected too much (169 yesterday to 171 today, but there was quite a bit of salt in my diet), but I want it to go down after all... I would like to see 166 again sometime soon. In fact, I want to smash through it and reach my goals!
In order to get to where I want to get to, I logged food for the next week and hope that having a guide will help keep me on track.
 
Sorry to see you struggle, Pink. But coming on here and writing it all down is a step toward change. Were you hungry when you ate that stuff? Bored? Frustrated? Sad? Was it just kind of there and your daily diet had felt bleak? I'm a big believer in understanding why we do things and using that knowledge to improve.

I don't think I binged yesterday but as I mentioned in my diary I ate 100g of chocolate in the morning and snother 100g in the afternoon. Well, 95g each time, really, but that's as close as makes no difference. Hope my stomach feels better today and the aim is no snacks between or instead of meals.
 
LaMaria said:
Mine can start at any time but usually in the afternoon when I'm already kind of tired and maybe slightly hungry.
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Yeah that's a real trigger .
Sorry about your overeating too Pink .
I think if we can avoid snacks or keep them restricted to 100 cals a couple of times a day it would be better . From what I can read we all eat good proper meals .
 
Glad your chocolate cravings passed as well. Today shouldn't be too hard for me as I'm working late and I rarely binge in the morning.
 
I am back and whilst I did eat too much on the trip I did not binge. I take that as a win, not bingeing will help me bring my food back to on track, or I think it will anyway. I am happy to see no binges reported whilst I was gone, but some folks like me at too much. I think we can do better on the eating, but not bingeing is big.

Will catch up more when I get recovered and rested, only got home late last night and feel exhausted still this morning. Losing weight helped, but I am getting old for these marathon fishing expeditions...

Let's not binge today.
 
No binge today, but I went 10 calories over my 1650 limit. Not terrible, but it is kind of hard to get back on track. Its the most calories I have counted in a day, but I suspect I was even higher on some of the vacation days. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
10 calories over the limit is well within the margin of error. Not bad at all for your first day back on track! I csme home too hungry yesterday and ended up eating two extra icecream bars. Annoying but not the end of the world.
 
Thanks LaMa, you are right about the 10 calories, of course, still it is the first time I have recorded an overage... I don't think a couple of ice cream bars are a binge, did it feel like one?

No binge here today and no strong urges, it was a good day.

Let's not binge tomorrow!
 
The icecream bars weren't a binge but the 200 g of chips, 150 g of chocolate, and 200 g of gummies I ate today were. :nopity:
My digestive issues are frustrating me - badly - and it seems that if my body whines I want to give it something to whine about.
I seem to remember having had an episode like this around this time of year before though, so maybe it's an allergy acting up? Hard to see how an airborne allergy could mess up my stomach (unless it's a generous waft of peanuts in an enclosed space) but I'm not eating, drinking, or wearing anything seasonal so I don't really know what else it could be.
 
Sorry about the chips/chocolate/gummy thing LaMa. I understand the "if my body whines I want to give it something to whine about" thing. For me I think it was about bingeing to try and recreate the occasional good feelings I could get from eating. It rarely worked.

No binge here yesterday, but I did have a larger than usual evening snack that felt a big binge like. I know it wasn't but old feelings come back easily.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
Better something that feels like a binge but isn't than something that just feels like a large portion which is a binge in terms of calories.
Actually: I'm not sure that's true in the long run.
 
Thanks LaMa, I do think you are right, eating a large portion is much less problematic than a binge. For me I believe that is true. Even long term.

No binge today, but it wasn't easy. I am feeling a bit down, and with my recent weight gain, even though it is small and within my reasonable range, I had a strong feeling that all this just wasn't worth it and I should go ahead and binge. Kind of feeling sorry for myself that I can't eat what and all I want. I know that is wrong headed, but it was where my head was and to some extent still is. Guess I should be happy I did not give into it, but right now I don't feel real happy.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I know the feeling, Rob. After all the hard work you have put in, it really does feel that you should be allowed more leeway. It does suck. You'll get your head around it & find the sweet spot. :grouphug:
 
Cate said:
After all the hard work you have put in, it really does feel that you should be allowed more leeway. It does suck.
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Well put it really does suck. However its something we all have to just accept and live with, if we don't want to regain the weight.

I sometimes find myself thinking that I am alone now and no one will know if I eat something. Almost like being a kid I guess, I have to remind myself that it doesn't matter who sees or knows, all that matters is what I eat...
 
I´ve heard it said that putting up a mirror so you feel watched (by yourself) when you´re eating/grazing helps with control. I´d probably smash it in frustration though :p The thing about the "unfairness" of not having more leeway with our diets is that people over 30 who are "naturally" skinny usually don´t make use of that leeway they seem to have. People who are naturally skinny are that way because they don´t really enjoy food, because they have trouble eating when stressed, because they can´t sit still, or any number of other reasons. You may see them eating a lot but they don´t then go home to scoff a pint of icecream and a bag of chips like I might.

I´m glad you´re coming to the forum to work through your frustration instead of swallowing it down with a handful of snacks. I know it works for me - so well that I avoid the forum completely when I really want to binge.
 
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