Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 All RIGHT!!,,knock it off (LMAO) you guys are all making me hungry!!!,,,hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 This is my 1st post, but felt like I needed to do it after reading Dani's post.. I totally understand about binges like that. Mine are like yours, and they drag out for days. It's true for me as well- the more I binge, the MORE food I want. I've been on BFL for almost a year now. I initially lost 25lbs, and looked darn good as a size 8. Thanks to the bingeing, I've gained it all back and then some. It's embarrassing! Everyday is struggle NOT to binge. > > > OMG!! YES! You have ruined EVERYTHING. You are going to be > right > > > back where you started.... > > > > > > OK< I am SO kidding You cannot undo 8 weeks of hard work in > one > > > day no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do. Yes, > you > > > may be a little heavier the next day, but give it a few days and > > your > > > blip won't even be registering. One day out of 8 weeks.... you > > have > > > done great! I should send you the list of foods I ate one day > > when > > > I was depressed about a BF%. Stace's reaction to it was, " S%$^ > > > that's a lot of food!! " > > > > > > Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Hi there! Welcome!! Sticking with BFL for a year is GREAT! Way to go! It sounds like you're well on your way to getting back to where you want to be. I've learned a great deal (and continue to do so) from all the super- duper people on this board. I'm sure you will too. You'll get through this! Marci > > > > OMG!! YES! You have ruined EVERYTHING. You are going to be > > right > > > > back where you started.... > > > > > > > > OK< I am SO kidding You cannot undo 8 weeks of hard work in > > one > > > > day no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do. Yes, > > you > > > > may be a little heavier the next day, but give it a few days > and > > > your > > > > blip won't even be registering. One day out of 8 weeks.... you > > > have > > > > done great! I should send you the list of foods I ate one day > > > when > > > > I was depressed about a BF%. Stace's reaction to it was, " S% $^ > > > > that's a lot of food!! " > > > > > > > > Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 I think many women (and men) struggle with binge eating. I've had this problem for years. I started dieting when I was 13, and the deprivation is what triggered it. For the next 11 years, I went through periods of basically starving myself, and then not being able to take it anymore and thus bingeing for days or weeks. I kept losing and gaining the same 10-20 pounds. Finally, four years ago (when I was 24), BFL allowed me to break the viscious cycle, but this past winter I was under so much stress (I had just broke up with my fiance, I was living abroad, etc.)that I caved and binged for pretty much four months straight. Of course, that's not an excuse, just some kind of an explanation. I think binge eating is an addiction, as difficult to break as an addiction to any other substance. Sometimes I think it's more difficult to " quit, " because you can't stop eating cold turkey. Buingeing becomes a destructive cycle, because the more you eat, the more you want to eat, and the more you eat, the worse you feel. I always feel so depressed and guilty after a binge (like a " moral hangover " ), that all I want to do is eat some more to soothe the pain. I rationalize that I've already blown it, so I might as well go all out. That black and white thinking has been my downfall. I still struggle every day with making the right choices, making sure I stay on schedule, and making sure I get enough calories (because I have a tendancy to start restricting in order to lose way faster, which is a fallacy, as I logically know). This is the reason why I really can't do free days; I tend to lose control, binge and go on week-long bingeing sprees. Even free meals scare me, but I know that I have to learn to manage ALL food. As long as certain foods trigger binges, it means that I still have a major problem. It's a life-long process. Dani > > > > OMG!! YES! You have ruined EVERYTHING. You are going to be > > right > > > > back where you started.... > > > > > > > > OK< I am SO kidding You cannot undo 8 weeks of hard work in > > one > > > > day no matter how hard you try and no matter what you do. Yes, > > you > > > > may be a little heavier the next day, but give it a few days > and > > > your > > > > blip won't even be registering. One day out of 8 weeks.... you > > > have > > > > done great! I should send you the list of foods I ate one day > > > when > > > > I was depressed about a BF%. Stace's reaction to it was, " S% $^ > > > > that's a lot of food!! " > > > > > > > > Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Dear Matisse When you read " A Substance Called Food " you will discover that a binge is a temper tantrum. By that I mean that when things aren't going the way you want them to in your life, the feeling is " Ain't it awful and THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT!!! " At that moment you feel utterly powerless. Stuffing yourself with food takes away the pain. I suggest that after you binge you think about what you were feeling powerless over in the hours or days before the calorie-fest. Tap about that situation or relationship. Food is not the primary problem. A life out of balance is what it is all about. Just tapping and saying something like, " Even though I just binged and want to stop... " won't be of much use. It is too general. Perhaps something like: Even though I overeat when I am emotionally overwhelmed, I am opening myself to forgive myself and understand that it is a cry for help from my unconscious mind. Even though I am still bingeing, I am learning from each one. Even though I can't stop the urge to overeat, it gives me the opportunity to learn more about my pain and what needs to be healed in my life. Carol Look's work with compulsive eating is now online as an e-book that uses Pat Carrington's Choices to help you find the perfect setup phrase and tap. You can find it at my website. Good luck. Namaste Gloria Arenson http://www.conquerovereating.com/GloriaA.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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