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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004The Thing About Binges
Binges don't work. You start off stressed-out and needing comfort about {issue}. You consume vast amounts of foods that are not part of your plan. You end up still stressed-out and needing comfort about {issue}, feeling vaguely ill, stressed-out and guilty about having binged, and maybe even having lost some ground in your overall work toward health. Eating a chocolate cake is not going to make your boss a nicer person. That bag of Doritos is not going to find you a romantic partner. The box of donuts isn't going to clean your house for you. Eating empty calories is not going to solve your problems; at best, you'll be exactly where you started out, with all the problems intact, and at worst, you'll have a new problem to add to the pile. You *do* have the power to stop binging. I believe it even if you don't. T. >Binges don't work. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >You *do* have the power to stop binging. I believe it even if you >don't. This one is going to be printed and put on the refrigerator door! Thanks! Carol  Signature227/220.5/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie :: Binges don't work. :: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] :: :: T. Amen!! ~Carol Ann www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge This is very well said. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"! > :: Binges don't work. > :: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > ~Carol Ann > www.lowcarblosers.com ~ Home of the Monthly Weightloss Challenge I used to say the same thing to myself when I was quitting smoking. A cigarette was not going to resolve my stress, make me feel better about myself or improve my health. For all the same reasons I thought I really *needed* to smoke, it only made everything worse. An addiction is an addiction, be it nicotine, heroin or sugar. For every 'fix' we get, we need another one all the more. There is no end to the vicious cycle other than saying NO. Eileen > Binges don't work. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > T. kev poking his nose in blurts: > I used to say the same thing to myself when I was quitting smoking. A > cigarette was not going to resolve my stress, make me feel better [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 'fix' we get, we need another one all the more. There is no end to > the vicious cycle other than saying NO. I agree, but sometimes there are those who "seek a fix" just to "get by". This invariablt happens when they are at a stage where they are "under-resourced and the "backbone" to "just say no" isn't available to them. I have seen folk who posess tremendous self-control in dealing with their work, home, kids etc fall off the wagon when confronted with a *totally* unexpected domestic crisis. A stressful time can cause a lapse with the self promise that, "I'll pack it in once this hassle is over". Often the reality is such that it doesn't happen and the person is "hooked" again. >> Binges don't work. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >> T. >A stressful time can cause a lapse with the self promise that, "I'll >pack it in once this hassle is over". Often the reality is such that it >doesn't happen and the person is "hooked" again. Carol smiles and nods slowly Signature227/220/150 Atkins since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 This is what backsliding does: http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie :: I used to say the same thing to myself when I was quitting smoking. A :: cigarette was not going to resolve my stress, make me feel better about :: myself or improve my health. For all the same reasons I thought I really :: *needed* to smoke, it only made everything worse. An addiction is an :: addiction, be it nicotine, heroin or sugar. For every 'fix' we get, we need :: another one all the more. There is no end to the vicious cycle other than :: saying NO. :: :: Eileen I'm certainly with you on this, Eileen. I questioned my not smoking a few times the first year. Then again, after I hit the 1 year milestone, suddenly a voice kept trying to tempt me into smoking again. "Just one cigarette." "It's been a year, you know you can quit." That kind of thing. I'm just glad that I haven't picked up a cigarette since January 2001. My weight and food addiction is something I will have to face shortly. I am hoping for the same committment to success as I have had with the nicotine.... Admittedly, it was allot easier to quit smoking than to lose the weight AND KEEP IT OFF!! ~Carol Ann Smoking is the hardest thing I ever had to do and I had one hell of a time with it.. Also the reason I put on 40 lbs. I am going to adhere to same principals I used with stopping smoking to stopping overeating. (or better yet, 'eating right') I know my stop smoking mantra was, "I'm one cigarette away from two packs a day". So if I as much as cheat one little bit with some high carb junk food, I know it would be easy to get back in same rut again. Eileen > :: I used to say the same thing to myself when I was quitting smoking. A > :: cigarette was not going to resolve my stress, make me feel better about [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > ~Carol Ann I know my stop smoking mantra was, "I'm one cigarette > away from two packs a day". So if I as much as cheat one little bit with > some high carb junk food, I know it would be easy to get back in same rut > again. > > Eileen Me too!!!!! I'm still one cigarette away. . . And one twinkie away . . . . Congratulations on your not smoking and on your weight loss! -- AmyB LC since 12/01/03 238/211/165 > Binges don't work. > > You *do* have the power to stop binging. I believe it even if you > don't. Every binge I ever had happened when I was on a low-fat diet...and once I got on a LC diet, I've been too full after breakfast, lunch, and dinner to even worry about eating *anything* between meals. SC > Binges don't work. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > T. This is a great way to think, it is a inspiration. I did learn from my last weekends binge. I learned I do not take setbacks well. I had the car accident, right when I planned on going back to work. I also plan on going to school in September to follow my heart in Graphic Design. I applied today, and will most likely be accepted. I almost did not even go this morning to the school, I was being mean to myself. Setbacks happen, I am no longer going to binge when they happen. Setbacks are part of life. I used to think so negative about myself, when a setback came my way. Like why me, why does it always happen to me when I am trying to do good with my life. Now its what can I learn from it, I am looking at the positives. Not using food any longer to cover my unhappiness or setbacks. Binging just adds more fire to the fuel. I end up being more critical of myself. Boy, life sure has changed since starting low-carbing. Its only getting better and better. :) |
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