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alligatorob said:
Sorry if all that is more than y'all wanted to know about my digestion and belly problems...
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I'm always interested in the inner workings of the human body and it's not like you're talking about gross stuff. I think many people would catch health issues earlier if we discussed them more, simply because they'd have a chance to tie new sensation X in their bodies to story Z their neighbor once told them.
 
I think you are right LaMa, for years I did my best to ignore my body. I wasn't happy with it, and just assumed all problems were eating and weight related. Now I am paying more attention, and you are right talking with others is a big help. I have been telling a lot of folks that I have the hernias and a scheduled surgery, would never have done that before. In return I am hearing how many others have been through this and what their experiences have been. It is very helpful. And I agree the human body and its workings are fascinating.

No binge here today, but I did have the urge to keep eating after lunch. Not the strongest urge I have had, but it was there. In general I am thinking this new higher fat and a bit higher calorie diet is helping.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
No binge today, and the urges were not too bad. Not gone, but now powerful, its probably the best I can hope for.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
No binge today and no real strong urges, just the usual... I do get tired of fighting urges, even mild ones...

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
LaMaria said:
That's how they get you.
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I think you are right, the weak but persistent urge is as dangerous or more so that the strong ones. No new recipes that I know of yet. I always use my evening snack to bring my calories and macros up to closer to where I want them, play with the ingredients every night after counting where I am at the end of dinner. Lately since I have been low on fats at that point I have been experimenting with different dips/spreads for celery. Most recently a mix of nut butter, flax seeds and some coconut oil (all reasonably planed and measured). Last night I tried adding the unsweet cocoa to the mix, that wasn't a very good idea. Tonight I did the same without the cocoa and it was pretty good. Back when I was eating lots of fruit and yogurt I was adding cocoa to a lot of it. Now I miss the cocoa, but have not figured out anything in my current diet that works very well with it... The cocoa is quite low calorie and I think good for you, but also quite bitter.

Anyway no binge today, but after my gut stopped hurting I had urges... Suppose it is likely I always will. One thing the therapist told me was that I might always have the cravings, he was not sure that could be changed. I just might have to learn how to live with them, guess that is what I am doing.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I had baked sweet potato mash for dessert yesterday, with a scant tablespoon of coconut milk, a tiny pinch of salt, and a bit of cinnamon. Very nice if you mash it smooth enough and I think cacao might be nice in it as well. Or you could try vegan yogurts. I haven't found one I like yet but then I'm a picky eater. Are you considering adding some more fruit back in now that the two weeks are up? I could see adding back in one of your "forbidden" foods at a time, for two weeks each, and seeing what you do and don't react to?
 
Hey LaMa, after reading your post I went out and found some of the non-dairy yogurt. Tried it with the cocoa, but the unsweet variety just did not have enough flavor to work very well. I have to confess I also bought one, kind of high end jar with sugar added. No diary but some cane sugar, the first refined sugar I have knowing eaten in over a year. It worked a lot better, but I was amazed at the powerful sweet taste, the sweetest thing I have ever tasted. Interesting what a year of sugar elimination had done to my taste buds. Will not get another jar of that, but I did enjoy the one time event. The sweet potato mash idea sounds good too, may try that.

No binge here today and my urges were there, but manageable. As good as it gets I guess. I do think eating more fat has weakened them a bit. It has been a good thing, also helping with digestion, I think.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I've only been eating less sugar for 4 months and I tried some icecream yesterday which is supposed to be very tangy. I did get the tang but mostly it was overwhelmingly (and a little unpleasantly) sweet.
 
Yeah LaMa, sounds familiar. However I found nothing unpleasant with the sugar, it was too good for comfort!

No binge today, eating a lot of celery snacks helped keep the devil at bay... Even on days like today I have to be ever mindful that for me a binge is never more than 5 min away.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I was snacky yesterday afternoon. Had 4 date bites, 80 g of icecream, and 2 corn cakes with one babybel cheese and one boiled egg. I think it was the first time I managed to not feel bad about snacking. In part because they were harmless snacks but mostly because I took the time to listen to my body and it really felt like I needed something.
 
LaMa, I have to really avoid snacks like that. Lately I have mostly been eating celery snacks, except for my evening snack where I catch up on calories and macros. But you sound like you are managing it, good for you!

No binge here today, but I did have that familar feeling of wanting more at the end of my breakfast and lunch....

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
We're all different- and at different points in our journey. Well done stopping when you knew you'd had enough.
 
Yes, that is right, although we have related problems none and no one is exactly the same. The longer I am here, on the forum, the better I appreciate that.

One thing that I know is different about me is what triggers a binge. A lot of folks have fairly clearly identifiable triggers, feelings, events or foods. I really don't, I have given it a lot of thought. Its a question I am often asked, even my nutritionist and the therapist I went to keep insisting that I must have triggers and they were important to identify. The only thing I have come up with is eating, it is harder for me to stop eating once started than to not start at all. And the more I eat the harder it is to stop, until the point of real discomfort... As I often say I am never more than 5 minutes away from a binge, no "trigger" necessary. Or maybe my trigger is continuously pulled?

I did not binge today, and other than the normal, for me, feeling of wanting to keep eating nothing else here, and today those urges were not to hard to resist.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
Sure sounds to me like your trigger is simply stuck. I don't know anything about firearms so I don't know how well the comparison works but you probably do :)
 
No LaMa, the analogy isn't great, so you know as much as I do, LOL. Maybe its like the trigger on an automatic, a machine gun... On any other gun and stuck trigger means you can't shoot.

No binge here today, it was a really busy day. I made an effort to eat more calories earlier in the day and end up with a smaller evening snack. It worked, may keep trying to do that.

Let's not binge tomorrow.
 
I am liking the machine gun analogy better, and yes once my trigger is pulled and I start eating it is hard to stop.

No binge yesterday, a combination of a busy day and my gut hurting kept the urges down. To see if it helps with my guy I am going to try eating less veggie mass for a while. I fear that might make me feel less full, we will just have to see.

Let's not binge today.
 
LaMaria said:
I really hope it's going to be done soon...
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So do I, and for you it could be, I hope it is. However in my experience its never "done", it just takes different forms...
 
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