He goes away again tomorrow, so I am already thinking about how to avoid falling off the wagon. Its an addiction, I too feel high after I binge. So many times I can't resist, I'm like a heroin addict. I lie about it, hide it, whatever it takes to get my fix. Luckily I have a very supportive husband, who I do always eventually confess to.
Hi everyone! I have just spotted this thread. I have had issues with binge-eating since childhood, and I echo so much of what you have all said. I could have written these posts myself! I hope I can join you all here to share our journeys to recovery?
I have had help from a binge-eating support group, and have read quite a bit too, but knowing what to do isn't enough. I tend to be weakest when my husband works away from home 2 nights a week, so I have focussed all my energy into not binge-eating those 2 nights. I have been binge free for 12 days and counting
All I can say, from my experience, is that eating well is a big help. I am on SW, so I have big meals and use all my syns, have second helpings etc if I want. Deprivation is a big trigger for me. There are some foods I have learnt to avoid altogether that trigger me too, like white bread and pastry (although the support group thought this was a bad idea). The first few days are the hardest when I stop bingeing, my whole body screams at me for junk food for days. Reaching 1 week binge free is always a milestone for me. If I keep it up til Friday, that will be week 2. Thats all I focus on each day. Counting the days helps me a lot.
Anyway, I don't want to bore you all with a very long first post, I'm sure I will get a chance to say all the things going through my head!
Thanks for all you have shared here everyone
Hi everyone! I have just spotted this thread. I have had issues with binge-eating since childhood, and I echo so much of what you have all said. I could have written these posts myself! I hope I can join you all here to share our journeys to recovery?
I have had help from a binge-eating support group, and have read quite a bit too, but knowing what to do isn't enough. I tend to be weakest when my husband works away from home 2 nights a week, so I have focussed all my energy into not binge-eating those 2 nights. I have been binge free for 12 days and counting
All I can say, from my experience, is that eating well is a big help. I am on SW, so I have big meals and use all my syns, have second helpings etc if I want. Deprivation is a big trigger for me. There are some foods I have learnt to avoid altogether that trigger me too, like white bread and pastry (although the support group thought this was a bad idea). The first few days are the hardest when I stop bingeing, my whole body screams at me for junk food for days. Reaching 1 week binge free is always a milestone for me. If I keep it up til Friday, that will be week 2. Thats all I focus on each day. Counting the days helps me a lot.
Anyway, I don't want to bore you all with a very long first post, I'm sure I will get a chance to say all the things going through my head!
Thanks for all you have shared here everyone
Hi everyone! I have just spotted this thread. I have had issues with binge-eating since childhood, and I echo so much of what you have all said. I could have written these posts myself! I hope I can join you all here to share our journeys to recovery?
I have had help from a binge-eating support group, and have read quite a bit too, but knowing what to do isn't enough. I tend to be weakest when my husband works away from home 2 nights a week, so I have focussed all my energy into not binge-eating those 2 nights. I have been binge free for 12 days and counting
All I can say, from my experience, is that eating well is a big help. I am on SW, so I have big meals and use all my syns, have second helpings etc if I want. Deprivation is a big trigger for me. There are some foods I have learnt to avoid altogether that trigger me too, like white bread and pastry (although the support group thought this was a bad idea). The first few days are the hardest when I stop bingeing, my whole body screams at me for junk food for days. Reaching 1 week binge free is always a milestone for me. If I keep it up til Friday, that will be week 2. Thats all I focus on each day. Counting the days helps me a lot.
Anyway, I don't want to bore you all with a very long first post, I'm sure I will get a chance to say all the things going through my head!
Thanks for all you have shared here everyone
Hi everyone! I have just spotted this thread. I have had issues with binge-eating since childhood, and I echo so much of what you have all said. I could have written these posts myself! I hope I can join you all here to share our journeys to recovery?
I have had help from a binge-eating support group, and have read quite a bit too, but knowing what to do isn't enough. I tend to be weakest when my husband works away from home 2 nights a week, so I have focussed all my energy into not binge-eating those 2 nights. I have been binge free for 12 days and counting
All I can say, from my experience, is that eating well is a big help. I am on SW, so I have big meals and use all my syns, have second helpings etc if I want. Deprivation is a big trigger for me. There are some foods I have learnt to avoid altogether that trigger me too, like white bread and pastry (although the support group thought this was a bad idea). The first few days are the hardest when I stop bingeing, my whole body screams at me for junk food for days. Reaching 1 week binge free is always a milestone for me. If I keep it up til Friday, that will be week 2. Thats all I focus on each day. Counting the days helps me a lot.
Anyway, I don't want to bore you all with a very long first post, I'm sure I will get a chance to say all the things going through my head!
Thanks for all you have shared here everyone
Phew, I've got through today. I always struggle to get bk on plan after a binge.Finding today hard its 2 days to payday and there's not much healthy foods in but seems to plenty of rubbish.
B- porridge & blueberries
L- cheese sand which
T- sw chips & beans
Hex a- milk & cheese
Hex b- porridge & bread
Snacks- 4 bananas,
Syns- bag of crisps- 5
Exercise- circuit class, felt like a fool again, defiantly the unfittest there but it's something I really want to be good at so I'm going to keep trying.
I like lotties idea of counting the days without a binge. Day one for me
Here's to day 2 tomorrow arty0036:
Phew, I've got through today. I always struggle to get bk on plan after a binge.Finding today hard its 2 days to payday and there's not much healthy foods in but seems to plenty of rubbish.
B- porridge & blueberries
L- cheese sand which
T- sw chips & beans
Hex a- milk & cheese
Hex b- porridge & bread
Snacks- 4 bananas,
Syns- bag of crisps- 5
Exercise- circuit class, felt like a fool again, defiantly the unfittest there but it's something I really want to be good at so I'm going to keep trying.
I like lotties idea of counting the days without a binge. Day one for me
