Stop Bingeing and Start Eating Healthily Thread

[SnowyWellies]

Would anyone like to join me? I am a yo yo dieter, a failed WW (could not bear the small portions) failed SW (went wild on Free foods) and I eat too much of the wrong sorts of food. I binge then starve and I want to get out of that cycle. I also enjoy my evening 3 glass of wine a little too much! I feel bloated, pasty, tired and I hate how I look in the mirror. I am about to hit 40, and I refuse to spend any more time hating myself. I want to deal with my psychological food issues, and I want to finally be the woman I am meant to be.

I am 5 ft 2 and weigh 11 stone 3.

My aim- to increase fruit and veg. To cut out wheat as I bloat very badly on wheat. To take as much care over my own diet as I do over the diets of my children and my husband. To not treat my body like a rubbish bin.

As of this morning. I am tired. My skin is pale and blotchy. I am very bloated in the stomach. I am aiming to lose 24 pounds, but want to do it properly and without feeling deprived. I want to make this process luxurious, with a focus on gorgeous healthy food.

Today's plan:

Breakfast - fruit and natural yoghurt with a drizzle of honey.

Lunch - home made carrot and coriander soup.

Dinner - fresh veg risotto.

I need ideas for delicious alcohol-free drinks. Currently I love a splash of grapefruit juice and soda water.

Anyone want to join me? The focus is on good food, and to deal with the psychological issues around bingeing and self hatred. I am not a psychologist, just someone who needs- and can offer support!

Weigh in days will be Mondays and Thursdays.

Fucks Sake, just did massive post and somehow lost it. Aaarrgghhh.

The jist of it was this WireCat - you can do this, we're all rooting for you. Forget about the Hot Cross buns, it's done and it's over. Start this thing now. Have a healthy lunch, go for a walk and then have a healthy dinner. Plan ahead and shop accordingly. Feed yourself with healthy nutritious food.

Look at the success stories on the community boards of MyFitnessPal, use them for inspiration. Log on here for encouragement. We've all had our ups and downs and we all slip up but being on here has helped lots of us. I was moaning up thread about only having lost 10lbs in 12 weeks. I'm an idiot because I can now get my jeans on and done up without cutting off my circulation. If I'd have given up at the first hurdle (where I regained 3lbs of a 5lb loss following a loing weekend away) those jeans would still be like cheesewire. So, small steps. I'll get there eventually and so will you, just get started and keep going.

Wire do NOT beat yourself up, and do not think you have to 'compensate' by eating less for the rest of the day. Plan for a delicious, healthy lunch and dinner that you will enjoy eating and which will give you lots of lovely nutrients. Then plan for tomorrow.

It is exactly this bingeing thing we are all trying to overcome. It is a habit, and the cycle gets worse if you start to hate yourself. Move on from it.

I have not had a massive binge since I started this thread, and I used to do it nearly every day. It is about being aware of triggers and changing things a bit at a time. You can do it!

X-post MissWooWoo.

:)

That is definitely what happened misswoo :( back in track today though! Will be doing the shred shortly!

Wire - I just worked out the cals and that 800 cals, so technically you still have enough cals left this day to be good and lose weight! How about a soup for lunch and then for dinner chicken and roasted veg, or chicken salad? Come on you can do this! Do you have time to get some exercise in, even a half hour walk around the block? In fact, you have inspired me to get off my arse and go for a half hour walk :) I?m just going to finish my green tea and then I?m off.

We all have bad moments but the trick is not to let the rest of the day go to pot because of it!

My menu for today:

Cornflakes and ss milk
2 wholemeal pitas with ham, a handful of kettle chips
Dinner is chicken salad
Have snacked on a plum and 100g grapes.

Bambie - post your menu for the day so we can see how you're getting on :)

Deal :)

Breakfast was : weetabix

Lunch: roasted mushrooms with mozzarella

Dinner: chicken stir fry

Will add in some strawberries and natural yoghurt as my sweet tooth seems to have returned after my days off!

Your menus all look great!

I have been a bit haphazard....

B - melba toasts and cottage cheese
copious coffee
L - tin of asparagus soup
D - will be chicken and veg soup.

Have been getting water in though, which is good. I have set my alarm for every hour so I do not forget.

Despite the finish of work-related stress, I am still having troubles eating. I have also developed cold sores and ulcers on my gums so an defintiely run down. Might need some vitamins for a bit until I recover. Question- WIBU if i picked up the Dcs from nursery at 3, plonked them in front of CBeebies and read a book and had a glass of wine rather than taking them to the park? I am so fucking knackered.

2 and a half weeks until I finish work! Hurrah!

Wire that is great advice from twinkle re the buns only being 800 cals. Still plenty of wriggle room there so you have not gone and thrown away all efforts. :)

smellie YWNBU go for it

Just the one glass mind hahaha

Yes, the one glass only. until DH comes home

sounds like a plan

just logging today ...

natural yoghurt and raspberries
green lentil and spinach soup with toast and butter
dinner is going to be stir fry duck in plum hoi sin sauce with rice followed by a stick of kit-kat and possibly an apple

Ah Wire we've probably all done the hot x bun thing or we wouldn't be here. Sometimes I think it's more like punishment eating than comfort eating. Very unkind to ourselves. You've had brilliant advice up thread which I'm taking note of too. The only thing I would add is that sometimes feeling that need is a sign that you need to do something kind for yourself - the suggestion is always a bath! Doesn't have to be that but give yourself something before the day ends

Morning.

Just a quick one 140.8lbs this morning so maintaining - to be fair this week not been amazing so pleased not to have gained. Got a couple of weeks of holidays, weekend aways etc so if can continue as I am I will be pleased

Morning. Yesterday went ok, stayed within calories planned my meals. I did have wine which is one of my main unhealthy things to cut out - at least during the week. Weak time when I'm tired in the evening so need to work on that. Didn't get shred done yesterday either but literally no time rather than not bothering so I'm fine with that. I'll do it today - I needed a day off anyway it hurts!
Today it's yoghurt and fruit for breakfast, Tuscan bean soup for lunch and after that I don't know yet. I'm going to stick to this.

official weigh in this morning coming in at the same as last week so at least that's a no gain which I can't really complain about.

Out for the day so will try and have something healthy for lunch (and no wine!), breakfast is natural yoghurt and strawberries, dinner is homemade chicken curry maybe.

Have a good day

nearly didn't have a glass of wine did stop at just the one though - result! and no desert either, double result!

me again just wanted to correct something I said up thread (me me me!) I haven't been on this healthy malarky for 12 weeks, it's only been 7 so I guess 10.5lbs is quite good.

That's all.

Arghhhhh just stupidly stood and ate 3 Bourbon biscuits - didn't need them - just boredom and greed. It's this I need to stop

Weighed in at 11 stone so a 3lbs loss from last week and 12lbs overall. 10lbs to go which I find absolutely overwhelming. If I think about it too much I want to weep! Need to pick up the exercise otherwise ill go no lower

Stuck to the plan did the shred so happy enough Need to drink more water

IamMummy you're doing great! 12 lbs off is fantastic so you're more than halfway to your final target. Can you set yourself a mini goal? Take it as aiming for 5 off first? Then review again. You've come so far and you're nearly there. Don't quit! If you're really fed up write a list of all the things that you feel better about with the weight off and a list of the reasons you don't like being heavier. It might help you see what you're doing. But really, well done! You're nearly there.

MissWooWoo yes indeed 10.5 lbs is good. Flipping brilliant in fact! Have you much more to lose? - sorry you may have said and I've missed it. I'd like to lose about 2 stone but I'm only on week one.

Thank you StillStarving- I needed that wee pep talk. Mini goals are a great idea and 5lbs is much better. I'm going to book myself a facial as a treat when I get there