7 days no takeaways.
6 days no sugar.
4 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Feeling strong at the moment but keeping my guard up. Must be prepared to face urges and cravings as I know they will come.
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Day 1155 : No binge today. 
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@Elissa, @CATMANCAM, good to see you keep going, friends!
81 sugar
37 UPF
3 overeating/binge
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Thank you very much, @Elissa
Yes, I was initially thinking having a cake for myself. Especially after my bf said he fancies more than one from the menu - what a perfect excuse for us to order one each and swap! But then I said to myself ānope, thatās not the way to do itā!
Good luck with your journey 
30 days is amazing 
I hope to build up my strength more and then I hopefully wonāt have problems anymore to say ānoā to a cake, even at a nice restaurant 
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I overate on cheese. I enjoyed it. Iām not sure how I feel about it. Time will tell.
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I am really craving and wanting to binge crisps whilst watching the final 1.5 episodes of a show I havent been able to watch since I last ate crisps 5 days ago. I am resenting my counters right now. 
The voice is telling me I can restart once Iāve finished the series and that -5 days doesnt matter, but I donāt knowā¦
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Hey @CATMANCAM! I know how you feel. I used to binge eat while watching TV too. And I listened to the same voices. I know they try to be very persuasive. But itās just the voices. And a trigger of habit.
At some point I realised I can watch TV without eating. Now I never do that anymore.
Good job on realising the voices are talking. If you abstain, you will forge a new path. If you give in, youāll learn something for the next time.
I learned today that I can make myself better by relaxing or overeating. I hope next time Iāll choose the recliner instead of cheeseā¦
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That was close! I had a f*ck-it moment, walked to the shop, on the walk there I managed to talk myself out of going in, walked past it, turned around to walk back to itā¦twice! But ultimately managed to turn back around again and walked in a block to come back home, and now itās closed so Iām safe! 
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Thank you for your reply because I did read it before I went and it may have been what made me have some rational thoughts. I thought āI want to see 6 days on my counter tomorrow not 0 or 1ā.
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Itās odd because I have managed to watch all kinds of reality TV shows without eating, but I canāt seem to watch any fictional ones. I think I do it to self-soothe because itās more dramatic and tense. Though Iām not sure.
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The only way i manage to say no to cakes or extra tasty stuff is to tell myself that my restriction wonāt be endless, that one day iāll be ok with just a little and that on this day cake will still exist. Iāve suffered from hunger and was deprived sometimes as a child ( out of weird circumstances not necesseraly abuse or extreme moverty) so lacking is a touchy subject for me. The only way i can stop binging is reassuring myself that i wont lack. In that way i do the opposite of what many do. I have to be surrounded by food to only eat a normal amount. Not necessarily at home but at least available.
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That sounds hard. Isnāt there anything else that will give you the same satisfaction but wonāt trigger binge. What if you watch the show during a meal and eat something copious, salty but tasty and healthy. Potatoes can be healthy in some dishes.
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Bravo! 6 is always more than 5 and it took a lot of courage to no buy and eat those.
I find it helpful when i watch something to drink a big drink or to do something with my hands. Iām drawing or fidgetting.
Lately, instead of watching shows idlely, i go scroll or watch something in the gym. I look a little insane watching youtube videos while doing some biking but those were 2 or 3 proud sessions. I might do it again tomorrow. Sending you strenght!
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82 sugar
38 UPF
0 overeating/binge
I overate yesterday and I learned something interesting. I did it on purpose. Although I felt physically satisfied I wanted more of the taste. So I ate more of it mindfully and stopped when I stopped enjoying the taste.
I realised that some foods delay or dampen the satiety signals. I know that sugar and ultra processed foods do this on purpose, but yesterday I realised that other foods can do this to a lesser degree too.
Now Iām going to try to sharpen my skills in listening to those signals. Iām very curious to find out how this will work out.
As they say: Keep exploring!
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Almost, iām at 28 
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Hmmmm, this sounds interesting 
Thank you for giving me a little bit different perspective. I must think about it more, because maybe even I want to eat everything because I feel like itās the last chance to have itā¦ despite how weird that sounds 
I also pay towards shopping in the circumstances Iām currently living and so I feel like I want to eat all the stuff because I paid for it. And I hate vasting food so sometimes Iām like a bin and eat everything what would otherwise get off and what others donāt want.
I need to learn appreciate myself and my body more and give it more value than I give to vasted food and moneyā¦
I started buying my own stuff more to get rid of this need of eating food just because I paid for it. That helps little bit. But thereās still so much work to do.
I canāt wait to live alone with my partner only. I have hope that it will all be very different.
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8 days no takeaways.
7 days no sugar.
5 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Feeling so relieved that I didnāt binge crisps last night, although it was a very close call! My body is definitely used to consuming a huge amount of calories in the evening, because I am finding that Iām very hungry and keep having to have an extra meal replacement or two. Iām hoping I will adjust so I can stop doing that.
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Sometimes, iāve notices that in the evening the body can confuse tiredness with hunger. Since i have trouble sleeping, i often compensate with more food, especially in the evening.
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Totally 
Recliner instead of cheese is all I can say.
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9 days no takeaways.
8 days no sugar.
6 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
It was after the shops had already closed that I had my cravings/urges to binge today, so thankfully there was no battle.
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