Binge eating recovery daily check in thread (Part 1)

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Day 281 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 282 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 283 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 284 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 285 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 286 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 287 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Day 288 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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so with my drinking I finally had to concede that I should probably go to AA and thus now have a daily program BUT its been a year now and the food was fun at the start and Iā€™m lucky I donā€™t put weight on, until now, itā€™s all caught up with me and Iā€™m not happy about it anymore. Can you please tell me what strategies you had in place in the early days or maybe still do.

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Also what is a binge, I think nothing about eating a whole packet of chocolate biscuits or if its a share size anything I eat it all, is letā€™s say 6 biscuits a binge

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Keeping busy, having balanced meals, therapy and attending OA meetings have been the most helpful, and it gets easier as you abstain from binges. Also a binge is where you eat way past fullness, feel out of control with your eating (like you canā€™t stop) feel depressed about your binges, and a lot of times eat alone. Before I started being serious about recovery I also felt like crap after a binge, my heartbeat was too fast (thatā€™s part of how I knew I had binged.) And I felt exhausted. Now I am eating a lot better than I was and I feel great. I hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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Thatā€™s definitely me, Iā€™m not even hungry and I eat and now I work nights I eat all day and night. People would be amazed how much I eat but the main problem is its all crap and full of fat and sugar. Iā€™ve seen some OA meetings advertised so I think Iā€™ll have a listen to some other people and see how much Iā€™ve got in common, Iā€™ve got to change something thatā€™s for sure. Well done with your days and your self control. If I donā€™t want to drink itā€™s easy bc I donā€™t have to have one and start the cycle but we do still need to eat.

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I wouldnā€™t call 6 biscuits a binge, just regular overeating. For me a binge would be at least a whole packet, probably more on top. And regular overeating, you eat even after feeling satisfied, but a binge you continue to eat even after feeling uncomfortably full to bursting. And a binge often shows similar behavior to drinking - hiding packets and receipts, guilt, defensiveness, buying from different shops so people donā€™t realise how much, self-loathing, etc.

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It is true we need to eat, but we donā€™t have to eat cakes and biscuits, or crisps. Some people are different, but I donā€™t really binge regular food. So I could abstain from those. I just really, really want to be able to moderate.

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Day 289 : No binge today. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Donā€™t we allā€¦
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Holy shit, shit!!!
Way to go!!!

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Thank you! :slightly_smiling_face:

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What a great thread!
Iā€™m going to give it a go.
I donā€™t have much time to explain when my bingeing/restricting cycle beganā€¦ I love eating - I mean ā€œrealā€ food and indulging in a dessert - but it seems Iā€™ve always had (though short) periods of bingeing etc.
During the past couple of years, I started noticing that I was entering in this viscious circle.
So, today is day 2 of mine non bingeing.

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Welcome to the thread, and thank you for sharing your story. Day 2 is a good start, keep up the good work. :slightly_smiling_face:

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