Day 1505 : No binge today. 
Always rooting for you, @Jana1988! You got this! 
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@Jana1988 That is the right spirit: Never give up on yourself.
431 sugar
295 UPF
169 gluten/dairy
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Day 4: no binge
Despite being very active yesterday, which makes me more vulnerable to binging, I went through my day and evening with eating sensibly. Hoping for the same today 
It feels good
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Day 1506 : No binge today.
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DƔt 5: no binge
Trigger warning - food naming
I And my partner Sean were visiting his dad, yesterday and we decided to have pizza. We had one each, and it was a bigger one than the normal big size is. And I didnāt binge on it 
I knew when I felt fool and stopped eating it. Just saved the rest for another day (or someone else can have it, Iām not even that bothered).
I couldnāt sleep at night and Iām not sure if to blame the food (but we had it rather late afternoon, so I wouldnāt think it would affect me and my digestion), or maybe the two cups of tea with milk and honey before bed 
I was widely awake until at least midnight and woke up again at 3.45am. I hope I wonāt fall asleep on my bike when cycling to work in an hour or so 
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@Jana1988 I feel you, and just read the whole thread as inspiration. Though now my problem is no longer food, I know how hard it is. If I may leave just some things I learning here after working with pre and post bariatric persons (not the case, you just learn a lot about triggers and foods in that line of work)
Donāt stress about off days (you seem to be doing great on that)
Keep you mouth busy during downtime (tv, computer, etc); cucumbers and carrots donāt feel like snacks, but they are crunchy, cheap, and keep your mouth moving. With a bit of salty spices it tricks your brain.
If itās not part of your usual meal routine, gluten; fattie cheeses and red meat around 4 hours before you sleep will keep you up. For when this happens, you can buy over the counter digestive enzimes at your local drugstore, safe and useful to help your body.
A daily dose of oral vitamin B12 and red meat at lunch at least 3 times a week will lessen cravings
Kombucha is amazing for sugar cravings and filling the stomach so you eat less, if needed.
Loved to read youāve been able to stay alcohol free for 5 years. Hope to post a similar success story for others to read, when I can.
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@Jana1988 I also cannot eat big meals close to bed time. I eat my last meal 3 hours before bedtime and it is the smallest one in my day.
432 sugar
296 UPF
170 gluten/dairy
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Day 1507 : No binge today.
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433 sugar
297 UPF
171 gluten/dairy
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3 days after last binge. I bought 4 bags of novelty trail mixes from Target (because I āhad to try each oneā. That quickly got out of control, Iāve never been able to eat 1 serving of trail mix except if itās individually packed. Those went into the trash. The next day? I stopped at this Korean bakery to get a red bean bun and I ended up buying three things for myself, two that I ate in secret the next day 
Had a come to Jesus talk with my partner about snacks that we canāt keep in the house because I will overeat them. So I brought some to work and heās hiding the rest that he wants to eat. Iām trying to just avoid snacks as much as possible, and develop a sense of hunger before eating my main meals.
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Sounds like progress to me. Transgression, confronted the consequences, constructive action taken and you changed the house rules. 
best of luck I think those changes will be v helpful! Me too I donāt have snacks in the house. If I do buy snacks, I do it consciously and I know Iāll eat them in a go and I sign up for that.
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Yep. Looks like we have the same approach. Once in a while I will buy some popcorn and I do not expect myself be reasonable about eating it.
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Day 1508 : No binge today.
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434 sugar
298 UPF
172 gluten/dairy
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Day 1509 : No binge today.
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I am back to square 1 and starting over after small binge yesterday. I ate my dinner a whole chocolate and 2 chocolate bars at one go 
Then I had two cups of tea full of honey. I thought I wonāt be able to sleep after all the sugar, but I slept like a baby, either because of sugar crush, or because I was so tired from previous sleepless nights
I had a great excuse for my binge yesterday. The excuse is now no longer true, so I am back on track today I know I can do this this time 
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If Iām ever buying sweets to moderate, I already know that the moderation isnāt going to happen. I sometimes ignore the knowledge and pretend that I will moderate, but itās always a lie and deep down I ALWAYS know it. I know myself too well and I also always feel the same fear - that Iām not buying enough and that I may still want more after I ate what I was buying.
I used to have the same fear about alcohol ā¦
As the girls say, the best is not to have it at home at all. My boyfriend wonāt buy it, if I say that Iām trying not to snack before bed, because he also doesnāt want to do that anymore. So he is going to be happy if I stop this crap, because heāll be able to stop it too. With me snacking, heās too tempted and always gives in. Bless him 
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I felt exactly the same with sugary stuff when I was in active addiction. I thought I should be able to moderate like others do. Then I read somewhere that this is how addicts feel about their substances when they are in active addiction. Something clicked in my brain and I realized it was me. I was addicted to sugar. Sugar was my substance, my alcohol. I realized I would never be free of that suffering until I stopped doing sugar.
435 sugar
299 UPF
173 gluten/dairy
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Same for me Aga, I know people said be graceful with yourself in early recovery and have the sugar your body craves but for me it is the same as alcohol. There is never enough to satisfy me. I have to avoid at all costs and then I can avoid the cravings and gluttony that go with it.
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@acromouse @Lastry
And as well as alcohol it causes a lots of health issues And now I donāt mean āonlyā the addiction. I think that Iām addicted to it. Why otherwise canāt I just go without it even when I want? And it can be that in the morning I put down promises and am breaking then already in the eveningā¦ Like with booze. Exactly the same.
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