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Thanks Petal and LaMa, however the "big meal" I was wanting was really a big binge, maybe a cheeseburger, onion rings, a slab of ribs, and pie, several pieces... But I didn't so it was all ok in the end.

Today was better, I succeeded in eating more at meals and less for my snack, a good thing I think, and no binge or strong urges.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I find that those kinds of foods (except fries, which are the food of the gods) only appeal to me in enormous quantities. If I can't have it in binge form I don't want it at all. I wish I could change that.
 
LaMaria said:
I find that those kinds of foods (except fries, which are the food of the gods) only appeal to me in enormous quantities.
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I understand that, I guess I am similar. So the best thing for me is just not to eat them, not for now anyway... Thanks Petal, and I also can and have binged on sweets and ice cream (except vanilla).

No binge here today and no real strong urges, a good day.
 
I´m battling the urge today. I want sweets, lots of. But I went here, not to the grocery store, so that´s something. It means that while I want to binge I also want to reach my goals and since the two are not compatible I have to choose. So... what am I going to do? Not binge, clearly. Not after coming here and activating my brain. I´m tired and blah, so I do want something to reward myself. I guess that´s it, really, I feel like I´ve been doing well on my chores and work´s hard by Thursday so I deserve something. And I do, but binging is no reward. It´s escapism. And while there´s plenty to escape right now you have to think where you´re escaping to. A sugar-induced stupor may not be the best destination. So let´s instead head over to my diary and make a food plan...
 
I'm proud of you LaMa! It can be so hard to abstain from eating anything and everything... but you analyzed your thoughts/feelings surrounding the cravings and came here instead. I hope I can be that strong the next time I get the urge to binge. You did somehow inspire me not to feel so bad about bingeing, so maybe your suggestion to be more aware about the why I eat what I eat when I'm bingeing will also be effective... here's hoping, eh!? :)

I overate last week. I didn't binge per se, but because I have been making allowances for myself during shark week, I don't pay any attention to the calories I'm consuming. Well, I hadn't been. I actually tried to log as much as possible this last time and it pained me to see that I was regularly eating almost 1000 more calories than I aim for the other 3 weeks out of the month. I also recently started a new course of medication which could lead to a larger appetite and water retention. This has me worried because I'm still trying to fight my way through the 160s. When shark week started I was 166.5 lbs. I ended shark week yesterday at 172.5 lbs and weighed in this morning at 172.7... I figure it's water retention from the salty foods I ate yesterday, but some intrusive thoughts have occurred revolving around my food choices and activity level. I'm trying my best to cut myself some slack, to go easier on myself given the load I'm operating under these days, but I'm afraid of giving myself too much slack. Let's just say that I struggle with moderation lol
 
Hey PP, good to see you here, and good that you didn't binge last week. I know that if I stop tracking calories the same thing will happen to me, somehow I have to figure some way to track my food for the rest of my days, or gain weight. I am sure most of your apparent gain is water, and you will be back in the 160s soon, just stay on track and it will happen.

No binge here today, and no strong urges. I am also making progress in eating larger regular meals and less evening snack, happy about the progress.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
Glad everyone is being at least mindful of their feelings . What I love about not binging is going to bed and not having to eat a load of antacids so I can sleep. I like be not having the sugar high and lows . That's what I Am trying to focus on now . Pp sounds like you may need to drink more water if you going to have water retention maybe .
 
Thanks Pink! I'm a definite work in progress but as long as I am working on it that's ok. Shark week and its lead-up suck for me as well. Next month I need to have a better game plan. A ton of fresh fruit, pre-screened take-out options, very simple meals that are still delicious... Anything but mountains of chips, icecream, and chocolate! Let us know how much of that apparent gain was water, ok? That way we can remind you next month.
alligatorob said:
No binge here today, and no strong urges. I am also making progress in eating larger regular meals and less evening snack, happy about the progress.
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Excellent! I hope that'll make it feel less binge-y.
Petal001 said:
everyone is being at least mindful of their feelings . What I love about not binging is going to bed and not having to eat a load of antacids so I can sleep.
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I've never tried antacids but I agree that the binge aftereffects are quite horrible for my quality of sleep.
 
Petal, what I love about not bingeing is feeling a lot better about myself, and losing and keeping weight off of course. The only ill effects I had from bingeing was the guilt and shame of it all, and the weight... I have an iron stomach and digestive system, in some ways my digestion felt better when I was on a high fat & sugar diet. I have still not quite gotten used to the high veggie diet, but that's a minor thing compared to the benefits.
LaMaria said:
I'm a definite work in progress but as long as I am working on it that's ok.
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Absolutely!

No binge today, and LaMa you are probably right my dietary adjustments are probably helping control the urges. However I know from experience I can't let the guard down.

Let's not binge tomorrow!
 
My stomach is definitely not iron. Bad food I really do suffer. It's actually not worth it you know. No binge thoughts yesterday.
 
I want to binge. I want to binge but I don´t want to gain weight or feel awful. Promised myself I could go out and buy binge foods - provided I still want to - if I´d only come on here and write about it first. So... here goes. First off: I ate breakfast too late. I should have at least a snack before exercising now that we´re starting at 8 am instead of 7:30. Second: I didn´t really enjoy my breakfast and mostly ate it to not let it spoil. It was ok but not what I really wanted. Third: the store had a good offer on lentil chips and I bought two bags, one of which I just ate. It´s not a big bag so it´s ok calorie-wise but it is crunchy fried junky stuff which makes me want more high-calorie/low-nutrient food. Possible fourth: it´s the weekend and I still have a weird kind of FOMO about my 2-day (instead of 3-day) weekends which makes me want to veg out and eat unlimited amounts of chocolate/chips/icecream to really "make use of" my down time. Which is nonsense, of course. My work hours let me laze around quite a bit during weekdays if I want to and I can definitely eat as much as my stomach can take any day of the week. Not to mention if I eat properly I have more energy so I end up making better use of my free time. I think... that´s the problem fixed for now. Going to do a bit of cleaning but will come back if the urge returns.
 
LaMaria said:
I want to binge. I want to binge but I don´t want to gain weight or feel awful.
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I understand, being honest at some level I always want to binge, if there were bingeing without consequences that would probably be my life. But there is not, and you know that. Good to see you here writing instead!

You are a strong lady, you can do this!!
 
:grouphug: You guys are so wonderful :grouphug: Thanks so much for being endlessly supportive! I´m having a pretty good (late) lunch, after having cleaned the farthest corners of my apartment. Found out that if I soak tvp in a crap ton of hot water, then rinse it thoroughly before adding the flavors I want to use it actually doesn´t taste of cardboard. Which checks the box for trying something different today and means I have some high-protein pasta (wholegrain pasta, shrooms, spicy tvp, grilled pepper, spinach, tomato). Very cheap source of protein and it lasts for years if you keep it dry. Feeling a lot happier with myself. Not out of the danger zone yet though.
 
LaMaria said:
Not out of the danger zone yet though
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Hang in there, you can make it through the day. I am never "out of the danger zone" and never expect to be.

You can do this, in fact you are doing it!
 
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