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.

Welcome newbies!! So pleased to have you all join us. Combating a destructive cycle of eating is exactly what I am also keen to address, Bearface. That describes it perfectly.

Happy birthday 50shades!

Hazel, your menus look great. I love salmon, so the salmon with salsa really got my tastebuds working!

Welcome Shagmund, -I also reach for the carbs when exhausted. i tried low carb for a bit last year and it really did work, but I found it so depressing trying to think what to have instead of a sandwich again and i love legume soup, and i think they were meant to be out also.

I also find that i start to panic and think 'right, I will be strict from noew!!!' and then that lasts a day or two and then i get depressed and binge and then hate myself and the long day rolls on. This time I am really trying hard to just be consistent. The only things that I really 'do' is that every second day I have an alcohol-free day and a vegetarian day. However, I am still too scared to weigh myself. Maybe next Thursday.....

I stuck to my plan last night, and had herbal teas after dinner and went to bed early and it was lovely.

Today:

Bk- berry, soy milk and flax seed smoothie with a teaspoon of coca in it
Ln- curried red lentil soup
Dn- nori rolls with lots of veg and a little bit of salmon and 2 glasses white wine max.

fingers crossed.......

Slimfit The trying to be consistent is a huge thing for me too. Just being in the routine of 3 proper meals a day is a huge thing for me. Still working on whats in those meals and on other routines of looking after myself- skin care, exercise but I'm beginning to see if I have the basic scaffolding in place the rest follows on. And I feel better, I don't feel out of control. I'm just really hoping I remember that when I wobble.
I've some time off tomorrow so going to sort out my bedroom. I'm an untidy pup and I'm going to reclaim the sanctuary!

I find it hard to be consistent too. I last 3 days and then it all goes to pot! I get bored easily!

I ate 5 digestives for breakfast this morning ...argh

I don't even like bloody digestives, and I had my lovely fruit and oats combo in the fridge

Gah

Lunch was houmous with tabbouleh and a teeny round of Arabic bread

Was MARVELLOUS

Thursday is my Friday night so children finish. School early 1.15.. Might take them to. The beach (tis mid 30s here)

Hi Em I couldn?t go all day with nothing either. I might give 5:2 a go though. I tend to eat out of boredom at work but I?ve done fairly well at not snacking this week. I find for me low carb is a great way to kickstart my weight loss. I adore pasta and potatoes so reducing my intake of these actually stops me feeling bloated and yucky. Once I feel less bloated, I tend to be more energised and focused. I agree that once you creep back into the usual habits, the weight does just pile on. Small plates work for me too. It?s definitely a psychology thing.

Alcohol free beer and a mini magnum? Much better than an alcoholic drink and a huge magnum My friend was telling me mini milks are something like 30cals so a great, low calorie, sweet treat. I must get some as quite often I crave something sweet after dinner.

I?m not a believer in ?diets? either. It?s about changing your attitude towards food and I?m not convinced SW does this ? ?oh look I can have a HUGE plate of potatoes, a HUGE lump of meat AND dessert too?. It doesn?t change the mindset. Of course, I?ve not actually tried SW (I begrudge paying) so I might be talking out of my arse here.

Hi Bearface! I?ll shift over on the newbies bench. Have you tried low-carbing? Just to get out the cycle of needing carbs? I also recommend taking multi-vitamins. Up your intake of veg and salads, reduce sugary foods and if you?re still feeling wrecked, it might be worth seeing your GP.

Bambie, wow! Congratulations on your weightloss!

Twinkle, your meal last night sounds delish! I?m craving wine soooo badly!

Slimfit, you sound like you?re doing really well. Your menu today sounds great! Have you thought about maybe swapping your wine for gin or vodka?

Labootin ? 5 digestives? Not a crime IMO (infact, I?m wondering how you stuck to just 5). Your lunch sounds fab! Where are you? I?m jealous of the words ?beach? and ?mid 30s?.

Thank you all for being so welcoming.

Yesterday I consumed an MFP total (I?m never 100% how accurate MFP is) of 1331 calories.

In addition to what I posted yesterday, I had another cup of tea, 4 cream crackers with a bit of light marg and I had 3 glasses of sparkling water instead of squash.

Today the plan is

B ? not yet eaten but I have a croissant with me (was running late for work this morning!) 125ml Orange juice
L ? mugshot (again!)
D ? chicken stirfry, probably just with loads of veg and no noodles.
S ? 2 cups of tea (only had one so far, massive improvement on normal), carrot sticks. No alcohol again tonight.

Stepped on the scales this morning ? yes I?m obsessed ? and another lb has gone. 2lbs since Monday morning. Yay! Very motivating.

Oh Bambie - well done you! That's a huge achievement!

Thanks for the welcome guys. Already had a bit of a fail today as I ate a Kit-Kat; however, I'm pleased I didn't buy 4 KitKats, so it's a start . . .

Thanks for the advice Hazel - I'll try that.

Oops!

Well, tomorrow is a fasting day.
Is that why I overrate this evening? I wonder.

More sleep and more water needed.
Need a weigh in, my scales need new batteries.
hazel please can you tell me what a mugshot is?

Argh I've over eaten again, I'm hungry :( I had sausages and salad for dinner and it wasn't enough so I've just eaten fishfingers and a bagel.

Tomorrow I have a work do so not sure what the food is going to be!

Start again Saturday hey!

Here comes the weekend!! I really struggle at weekends because I think I should have all manner of treats and it doesn't really work. I think I'm going to try as far as possible to keep weekends the same as weekdays for a while. It won't kill me and I need to make my new habits old habits before I get any freedom! That said I'm out with friends for dinner tonight. Danger for me is treating this meal out like I'll never eat out again. And therefore HAVE to choose whatever I want and also then spending tomorrow eating rubbish because I've had too many small sweet sherries the night before!!! Haven't quite worked out my plan yet except that I plan to have a good night!

Good luck today everybody!

Twinkle at work things where the food is provided I usually treat it as an excuse to abdicate responsibility and eat the worst things on offer and then wish I hadn't. Maybe you don't do this but if you do maybe plan to not eat all the food on your plate? My version of this is to plan not to lick the plate in gratitude for someone else cooking. You sound properly hungry at the moment though which makes it hard to stick to any plan.

Good morning! Massive diet fail! DH came home from work to inform me that he had reversed into someone in the car. Shit fuckitty. We really do not have the cash to muck around repairing other people's car, and he is reluctant to do it on insurance if anything around 1 k due to premiums going up.

So we compounded the damage by ordering Indian and opening a bottle of wine. was yum. :)

Today

berry smoothie
lentil soup
nori rolls meant for yesterday. :)

hazel i sometimes do try slimline and vodka/gin instead of wine. Today is an alcohol-free ay but will try again tomorrow. We have a BBQ to go to, so that might be an idea. 3 of those instead of 3 wines is definitely better cal-wise.

I struggle at weekends, too Stillstarving. i always think 'well it is the weekend, i can relax!'. I am aiming to treat the weekend also like the weeks.

Must dash.... hope everyone has a great day!

Morning all!

Good luck with fasting today Em Mug Shots are packets of dried pasta or noodles. Add water in a mug, stir, leave for 5 mins, stir and voila! Pasta in a sauce or Noodles in a sauce! My faves are spicy sweet and sour noodles and the tomato and herb pasta. Reasonably filling for lunch and usually between 110 and 210 cals. You can get them in most supermarkets I think.

Twinkle, enjoy tonight and don?t feel guilty about eating the yummy food if it?s there!

Still I struggle at weekends too, especially during summer. Nothing better than sitting out in the garden with a big jug of sangria, eating olives, cured meats and cheeeeeeeeeeeese.

Slim Argh, sorry to hear about the car! Yay for Indian and wine though! Enjoy the BBQ tonight. Have G&Ts, use the extra cals in wine for some more yummy BBQ food!

So?I ended up doing a fasting day yesterday It wasn?t planned at all, but by the time I got round to eating breakfast, it was nearly lunch so I didn?t bother with that and once I'd put my mind to it, I decided that yes, I would fast.

Yesterdays menu:
B ? 125ml orange juice
L ? Chinese style mug shot
D ? Vegetable stirfry
S ? 2 cups of tea, 1 carrot, 2 lime and sodas, 1 sparkling water, 1lt water.

Came in at around 515 according to MFP.

Today will look like this:
B ? 125ml orange juice, soft boiled egg, 1 slice best of both
L ? Leftover chilli
D ? Likely to be chicken curry or fajitas. Not overly healthy but it?s FRIDAY!
S ? 2 cups of tea, possibly some fruit.

Weighed myself this morning (obsessed, I tell thee, obsessed!) and another lb gone I?ve lost 3lbs since Monday

Have a great weekend everyone!

Aargh! All the wheels are off the wagon! Started with me rushing and not having breakfast though I did have a proper lunch. I've some time off today so I've collected the kids from school and I've just eaten 6 digestive biscuits- in sets of 2 stuck together with butter and have also had a big snowball bun from the bakery. And of course out for dinner tonight. Why have I done this????

My wheels are off too! I had sausages and chips for lunch.

Right. Stop the cycle now. Have a nice cup of tea and regroup. Then go out tonight and make the best choices you can make, while still enjoying yourself.

and do not beat yourself up!!!!! [waggles finger].

Who knows... I might even take my own advice!!!!!

Have a lovely dinner out. :)

Hey fellow revolutionaries.
Weighed myself today: 9st 12. So that's a 4Lb loss in just over a week.
1st 10 Lb to go

Failed at fasting today but ate healthy bf and small lunch. Going to keep portions small. Also at toddler group I abstained from a biscuit and had no sugar in my tea.
Tip of the day: Eat slowly and consciously.

hazel I have added "mugshots" to my shopping list. They sound good for a low cal meal.

Thanks guys for the support "onwards and downwards" as one of you put it.em

Oh, I mean 9st 13.

Snowball bun sounds good.

It was a very good snowball. Unfortunately it was the size of a baby's head.

Nevertheless I have heeded your words Slimfit and have had a cup of tea and I'm going to try to look up tonight's restaurant menu online before I go out. I think I drank too much coffee on an empty stomach this morning and was a bit jittery. I have a feeling the eating bonanza- I mean why oh why did I feel the need to BUTTER the digestives? - was connected to the jitteriness. (Made up a word)

at "why oh why did I feel the need to butter the digestives?"

Morning fellow revolutionaries!

So it's the weekend, which seems to mean more treats and temptation (on the food front anyway) for us.
So let's resolve to enjoy our food but not overheat.
Personal aim: I'll be avoiding the bread when out for lunch today but I will be enjoying a small glass of wine.

Today's tip: stop eating before you feel full.

Good morning fellow revolutionaries!

Well done on the loss Em!

Right. The weekend, but no excuse to go wild. But, yes, let us enjoy our food, not binge, not waste our time eating rubbish. :)

Me today:

berry smoothie
lentil soup
out at a BBQ - I am driving, so I HAVE to be alcohol-free! I will savour my food, and only eat food that is worth it- i.e. no bread, no pasta salads, no crisps and junk. Just lots of lean meats, fresh salads.

have a great, healthy, no-binge weekend everyone!

Well done on the loss Em!

I stupidly weighed myself this morning (as usual), 2lbs on. So only a 1lb loss since Monday. I knew I was being silly weighing myself every day as I feel a bit disheartened now. Moral of the story: Once a week weigh ins only!

MFP reckons I had 1535 calories yesterday and I'm ashamed to say 300 odd calories was consumed as alcohol. Oh well.

I have a new goal for next week: now that my eating habits are getting on track, it's time to re-introduce exercise. The sun is out today, the air is warm and I am determined that when summer (eventually) arrives, I am going to be able to wear shorts and a vest top without worrying about my cellulite & podgy arms. Oh and muffin top? I want you gone!!

Have a great weekend everyone! slim enjoy that BBQ!

slim at the BBQ!

You are all doing really well ladies don't be disheartened. I had a whole week off pretty much a while back the damage wasn't too catastrophic and the weight I gained was easily lost again once I got back into it and then some more. Just always remember to draw a line :)

It's not about punishing ourselves it's about aiming to feel better in our skin. If you feel like a treat just enjoy it, nothing worse than fretting over it like I do and then killing yourself trying to recover.

We are all going onwards and downwards as a main trend and that's fabulous!

I am having Chinese tonight, I will enjoy it and NOT feel guilty much :)

Have lovely weekends!

Buttering the digestives is a classic that really made me giggle and also want to try it

Well dinner was had and drink was taken last night. It was lovely, had a fish starter and main and no dessert and about a bottle of wine... Could have been worse! Trying to avoid the munchies today is a little trickier. Homemade soup for lunch will be a good start.
Hazel I weigh constantly. I agree it isn't a good habit because I get very downhearted. Exercise will be our friend. I can't and won't go on holiday with this poor body looking like this. I'm considering the shred. Does anyone else fancy it?