Binge eating recovery daily check in thread (Part 4)

Thank you for your support @DanielaJ and @Butterflymoonwoman :heart: I very much appreciate it :heart::folded_hands:t3: You’re kind and lovely :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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207 smoke free
83 binge free

My belly hurts and it looks like I swallowed a balloon. But I swear I didn’t :smiling_face:
I did have more UPF than usual. Maybe that caused the bloating.

I‘m grateful that my week is a little less busy than the last. But today I am overwhelmed with the chaos my former colleague left. I don’t know what she was thinking.

Well, I know my boss picked me for the job because he wants someone who can bring order to chaos and I am more than willing to do so.

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Day 67 Binge free
Day 1 free from compulsive eating behaviors

The past few days I havs struggled immensely with fatigue. Im noticing that every Tuesday, when I take my Oz shot, i get soooo tired. It takes me days to snap out of it. Thankfully today, I feel more energized. But fatigue is a trigger for me to engage in compulsive eating (basically eating to soothe). And I did have a slip there (hence the Day 1). Thankfully tho, I have not binge ate in over 2 months. I am SO grateful for that :pink_heart:

I redid my Action Plan for OA last night after speaking with my sponsor. I am also learning to be rid of perfectionism. In the past, if i couldnt do it perfectly, I wouldnt do it at all. This relates to my eating, exercising, sharing at meetings, journalling, whatever it may be. But its progress, not perfection. The small tasks thruout the day add up to the bigger picture. Baby steps!

So i have:

  • Reduced my exercising to 30min a day (not an hour or more), 2-3x a week (instead of 5).
  • I added body stretches for 1st thing in the morning
  • I added a 10min quiet time/meditation to my day (Instead of 15-20min that I try to do but never can do lol)
  • Morning prayer is however it turns out to be (it doesnt have to be perfect)
  • Read 1 or 2 daily readers (instead of the 3 or 4 i normally try to read)

Ya, just making some changes to make things more realistic for me, with where Im ar right now. When my son goes back to school, this will change of course. But for now, this is “perfect” for me :slight_smile:

Hope everyone has a lovely day! We are in this together :star:

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I love this for you and I feel that it’s crucial for us to honour the smaller steps, too :people_hugging:

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Yay, 90 days binge eating free! I’m gonna reward myself with new earrings :relieved_face:

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Day 2091 : No binge today. :smiling_face:

I got hit with severe fatigue, worse than it usually had been. I told my mom and she got me some ginseng supplements. Crossing my fingers they work. :heart:

Oh, and I am so proud of all y’all’s wins and milestones!!! :tada::tada::tada:

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Superb achievement!! Well done! :tada::hugs: Buy yourself some pretty earrings, nice idea how to celebrate! :heart:

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Looking at my counter now, I had 6 months binge free 9 days ago! I am in Czech visiting family so didn’t even notice it.

I should also celebrate :tada::hugs::heart:

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Amazing! Yes, you should definetly celebrate! :clap:

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Day 2092 : No binge today. :smiling_face:

@Jana1988 You absolutely should celebrate! Yeah! :smiling_face::tada::tada:

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Day 2093 : No binge today. :smiling_face:

Here’s a picture of my affectionate kitty Ashley. She loves my old Disney princess comforter blanket. (I gave it to her as a gift.) :heart:

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All the love to her. I bet she loves that blanket - it looks so cozy :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: A very nice and thoughtful gift :heart::hugs: Thank you for sharing!

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Day 2094 : No binge today. :smiling_face:

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Day 76 binge free
Day 10 free from compulsive eating behaviors

Hey everyone! Just wanted to check in and see how everyone was doing :slight_smile:
@DanielaJ Oh my gooness girl! Im sorry i missed ur 90 day milestone earlier!! Huge congratulations though!! Thats really impressive. Did u buy ur earrings yet? Id love to see them :slight_smile:
@Jana1988 Fantastic work Jana!!! Congratulations on a whole half a year!!! Thats amazing!! :bouquet:
@Aleyadaisey Adorable picture of ur kitten. Shes sooo cute! And of course congratulations on ur binge free timer as well. U always inspire me :slight_smile:

Things have been going okay for me eating wise. I feel great that I havent binged in over 2 months. Thats honestly a miracle lol I have had thoughts of wanting to eat food to cope with stress/emotions, but thankfully havent gave in recently.

I have gotten complacent with my OA program lately, but did speak to my sponsor about it last night. Im feeling better about things since doing my morning prayer and just leaning on my HP more for support/guidance.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday!! Hugs to u all!!

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Thank you friend! I haven’t found my 90 days milestone earrings yet. But I will show them to you, I promise!

I am so happy that you found a sponsor that supports you in your individual journey! You deserve it :purple_heart:

And I‘m super happy for you that you are binge free! Big hugs :people_hugging::clap::purple_heart:

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