Diario de mms0823, 11 ago. 10

what are you *craving*? pizza? go to a pizza shop with a trusted friend who doesn't try to sabotage you and get ONE slice. It won't kill ya! or if you are craving chocolate, go to the gas station and buy one candy bar! Orr if you are craving ice cream, go out and get a single cone. Bingeing SUCKSSSS and you know it does. You know it is never worth "it" (what is "it" anyways? the act of eating? the taste? the extreme disgustingly fullness a binge brings?) it is sucky in every way. Eating rules, bingeing sucks. To avoid bingeing you must indulge your cravings as they arise. There is always a reasonable option to satisfy your craving, I promise! One that leaves you feeling satisfied AND proud that you didn't deny yourself long enough to lead to a blow out binge. I indulge my cravings everyday. Some days more than others but there is no one thing that you can eat that will kill all the progress you have made! Just factor those calories into your day and plan from there!! :D Please don't give in I have done it before so many times and I promise you will not feel good about yourself! 

You’d be surprised who is watching what you eat. Your healthy diet will influence your children, your husband, your friends, even strangers. Remember vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie....Just kidding of course  

i soooo understand where you are but you are right you will set yourself back and once you cave to the cravings it is so hard to get back on trac i know i am just now getting back to feeling good but i wonder if the cravings are a responce to our dieting and our bodys way of saying its needing more fuel? you might try finding something that will kill the craving without the assault on the carbs? what are you hungry for? sweets or starches? 

Thanks Rumptacular, Coach and Restlesshope for your support! Unfortunately I didn't get to read this until the next morning. I didn't go too crazy to where I hurt the next day, but I did indulge. I ate some walnuts with a peach and then 1 reeses cup, 3 malt balls, 1 mini kitkat and then when I was getting gas ... I went into the gas station and got a large maple donut. I ate most of it and threw out a little bit that didn't have frosting on it. So ... I've done sooo good for 3 weeks and then the last 3 days haven't been going so well. It was so weird because I could feel it coming on. I'm doing a couple challenges where I'm not supposed to eat after 7. For 2 weeks ... I was super good about it and then there started to be a bite here and a bite there and I just knew I was getting ready to go on a binging spree. I need to be able to real it in today and chop it up to 3 free days and now I'm back on the horse. The thing is ... I still don't feel like I have all of the control back. You know how you can actually feel the control? It's the weirdes thing. I tried to ask myself what I was craving and I couldn't put my finger on it. It was like when I was consciously thinking about letting myself indulge ... I just couldn't rationalize and decide on something. But when I didn't think about it, it was easy just to put whatever was around in my mouth. On top of all that ... I had a slice of pizza earlier yesterday for lunch ... but that didn't stop my cravings ... It's like ... that feeling won't go away until I'm stuffed. I feel like I have to convince myself that the feeling will just go away because there is something in my head that tells me that it won't go away until I satisfy it. I don't think I've ever not satisfied it, so I've probably trained myself to think that I have to over-indulge to get rid of it ... Now I need to re-train my brain to think that it will go away after just one slice or piece. The thing about sugar or processed food is that it's addictive right? So are you actually doing yourself a disservice by indulging? Restlesshope ... that's what I wonder too. I wonder if I am depriving my body too much and then finally my body is just like ... FEED ME. If you look at my food diary ... I'm eating between 800-1000 calories and most professionals say that people should not eat anything less than 1200 calories a day. Am I restricting myself too much? But I'm mainly craving sweets ... Again ... thank you all for your support. I didn't do great, but at least I can say that I didn't make myself feel sick or wake up sore in the morning. Does anyone else experience that or is it just me? I hope I can get back on track today and take off this weight that I'm sure I gained from the past 3 days ... 

OMG are you logging everything you eat? Then, yes, you need to eat a little more! Not a lot more, just a little more. Your diet looks pretty well balanced overall. I did NOT see the 'indulgences' on your log, I guess that was on Tuesday? Log that stuff, too, and it well help you stay honest with yourself and see how those things fit into the big picture. Sugar and junk are addictive, but I let myself have small indulgences here and there. I don't tell myself that I can't have any single thing, and that helps me not want it so badly. You know how you want what you can't have? Talk yourself past that - you can have it, but you have enough sense to know that you're better off not having too much. Just the idea that I can have five m&m's makes me happier than thinking I can't have any. I think you are doing great, and you are so close. Next time you feel a binge coming on, drink a huge glass of water and take some deep breaths. Walk around the block. Try on your 'skinny jeans'. Call a friend. Have some celery sticks. Go to a bookstore (and aviod the frappucino and biscotti they sell there!). Read a book. Find a cause you care about and volunteer your time. Step outside of your preoccupation and busy your mind with other things. Personally, I'm eating a lot of berries lately and I'm craving sugary junk way less than usual. Not sure if it's a direct correlation, but I like to think it is. I love berries, especially blueberries :-) 

Hi Kely ... Maybe I will bump up my calorie intake a little more. No, I did not post the indulgences! Starting today, I will make an effort to track everything I eat. On FS, I will post M-F ... even if I do bad. I'm sure you're right and that it will help. Thank you for the suggestions on what to do with myself! I will definitely do that when it comes again because it will in about 3 weeks. It's a scary roller coaster ride that I have to go on. Last night I bought a donut maker ... Initially I know that sounds bad ... but these donuts aren't fried and they are mini and I feel like I would be able to indulge without taking on the really bad calories of donuts ... I'll let you know how that works out.