Oh no that’s awful. I’m so very sorry to hear that Chrissy. My god stay save and look after yourself. Big big hug.
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So sorry for your loss.
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I am truly sorry that your best friend passed away 
I hope you will be ok 
Thinking of you and sending you my love 
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Day 1432 : No binge today. 
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@Sissychris39 so sorry for your loss 
127 days no takeaways.
123 days no ice cream.
8 days no sugar, no crisps, no binge-eating.
Another night of very little sleep. I’ve been awake since 11pm, it’s now just after 5am. I’ve caught-up here so that’s done now. Going to put a sleep meditation on and see if I can nap until sunrise.
🩵
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@CATMANCAM Hoping you get at least some sleep. When I feel totally overwhelmed and absolutely non-functioning I like to write down three things I would like to accomplish today. There is one rule to those things: They have to be realistically achievable in my current state. So this could be: get out of bed, feed cats, take a shower. And then I try to accomplish them. At the end of the day I am grateful for those I actually did, and for those I didn’t I try to find out how I could make those easier.
Whatever your day brings I am sending hugs your way
358 sugar
222 UPF
96 gluten
96 dairy
32 mindful eating
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Heartfelt condolences. I’m so sorry. I’m glad you came here and posted. If you did eat to numb then try and reign it back in by stopping and not continuing.
Staying accountable here will help you and provide you support during this time of immense grief.
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Thanks so much for the condolences, I truly appreciate you. I am pleased to announce that I did not turn to food to cope!
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Wow! Wow! Wow!
That is a really impressive feat in such a difficult time
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My condolences. 
Pain like that has to be experienced, and processed. Any escape will not help with that.
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Day 1433 : No binge today.
I am so glad you didn’t turn to food to cope, @Sissychris39. That’s good news.
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Glad you managed to resist the cravings and stayed on track and so you don’t have to deal with negative emotions which would come from that too A huge achievement!
Thinking of you, stay strong
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359 sugar
223 UPF
97 gluten
97 dairy
33 mindful eating
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Day 1434 : No binge today.
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I think I have about two weeks. Occasionally ate a little more than I wanted, but no binging, no hiding. 
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@acromouse taking care of my cats, taking my meds, and eating, are the 3 things I do manage every day. There’s so much more I was able to do and for 2 years I was keeping up with it, I can’t pinpoint where it all slipped away, but I will effort to build stuff back in, maybe I need to start smaller with things than I feel I need to. Thanks for your support 🩵
@Misokatsu congrats on 2 weeks 
129 days no takeaways.
125 days no ice cream.
10 days no sugar, no crisps, no binge-eating.
Finally back in double digits land on the lower counter. This time around I feel neutral about it, bc I know how many times I’ve self-destructed after trying to feel optimistic or a sense of achievement.
I don’t know if there’s a supply issue with strawberries at the moment, but my local shop hasn’t had any for 3 days now, and I even went to the big shopping centre yesterday morning and they didn’t have any either. So I am inadvertently 3 days no strawberries. 
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@CATMANCAM So you already have three things as a base line. That is great. You can build up from that and think if there is one thing you could add. But remember: Whatever you consider adding to your list of accomplishments, it has to be realistically achievable today. Not with the fantasy you and in your fantasy life. The fantasy me and the fantasy life is the kind of trap I fall into on a regular basis.
360 sugar
224 UPF
98 gluten
98 dairy
34 mindful eating
Yesterday afternoon I had one of those moments where a big hormonal wave hit me, and I was feeling ravenous in seconds. I just wanted to stuff myself with anything just to fill that need. It was very difficult to stay true to my mindfulness approach. Fuck-it-thoughts and whatnot. There were short moments where I felt like just dismissing all those “rules” and pigging out on something.
I managed to stay mindful as I could to the current moment, to all those shitty and overwhelming feelings. This was all very confusing and I did not feel like I was on top of my life or my eating. I ate more than I would on any other day, but I also stayed with myself and did not binge or overeat. This feels like a huge win for me. I now have had the experience of a situation where previously I would have gone the all-or-nothing / fuck-it route. But I now know that there is a different way. I still felt like shit in that moment, but not afterwards. I did not add to my misery.
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Day 1435 : No binge today.
Just thought I would say : I love watching y’all’s progress, including even the little wins! Keep up the good work, you got this!
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361 sugar
225 UPF
99 gluten
99 dairy
35 mindful eating
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