mini binge, and I feel so disgusting

[Shrinking_Violet]

I've always been a compulsive eater. I've always binged. I've never once purged, just binged.

16 days of cheat free induction. 17 pounds gone. Wouldn't you think that would be incentive enough to keep me from binging.

I got up this morning, did walk away the pounds, and had some bacon and an egg. At lunchtime I was on the road, travelling, I at some celery I had packed, and then stopped for gas, where I bought pistachio nuts, which I knew were not for induction, but I had the craving, and the gas station had NO induction friendly snacks. When I got back to the office, my coworker was eating sugar free jello, and gave me one of those.

I got to my mom's house at 5 at the binge started. I ate her meatloaf (ketchup on top, bread crumbs within) and then ate some southern fried squash (breaded in corn meal). I don't know why, but the next thing that went into my mouth was a snack size bag of doritos, folowed by sugar free chocolates.


I seriously feel so sick now. The combination of carbs and sugar alcohol from the chocolates is disgusting me.

WHY DO I DO THIS????? Does anyone else here battle the binges?

Tomorrow is a new day, and a clean induction. I can do this.

[GoodGrl0327]

I Did My Binging Yesterday I Had 3 Lc Icecream Sandwiches And My Tummy Still Hurts...! I Won't Be Doing That Again ....start Fresh Tomorrow...17lbs Gone? You Go Girl

[BreakfastSurreal]

girl that is NOT that bad..seriously...the amount of breadcrumbs IN a meatloaf is most likely NOT enough to get you out of ketosis, and also the ketchup, at most it will probably stall you, but you are NOT a failure, you are normal like the rest of us, and we all fall down now and then, and your fall wasn't all that bad, so pick yourself up, dust your shoulders off, and KEEP TRYING! you are doing GREAT!

[Alienore]

Dr Atkins said in DANDR that if we fall off the Atkins wagon we just get right back on it and not to blame ourselves and get into the vicious mindgames that a binge of any size can lead to. Okay, you splurged. You know what not to do now so pick yourself right back up and get on with it.

Oh - and don't keep telling yourself off over and over again. It's over.


Deborah

[FightingTheFight]

hen I got back to the office, my coworker was eating sugar free jello, and gave me one of those.

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I got to my mom's house at 5 at the binge started. I ate her meatloaf (ketchup on top, bread crumbs within) and then ate some southern fried squash (breaded in corn meal)

What I want to know is what happened in the Gap? What made you decide to do it? I think if you reflect and find the key that unlocked the binge door, it will help you keep it locked forever!

Get back on the horse....You can do this....heck if I can anyone can

[Moochiecat]

It sounds like you didn't plan for your day at all....and as the saying goes, 'failure to plan is planning to fail'. You ate a tiny breakfast, and only had celery with you....that's not enough to sustain anyone let alone keep their blood sugars stable so that's why you were compelled to eat the nuts, jello and the dinner that you ate.

Take some time the night before to think about where your day will be taking you and plan your foods accordingly. Some tuna or salmon salad with that celery would have been really good, as well as a few boiled eggs, or deli meats and cheese, a stop at a grocery store on your way to your destination could have fixed you right up....a little planning can go a long way!

[love2beeamom]

Just pick up and go on. Make today a cheat free day, and don't beat yourself up over yeserday. Like Moochie said.. a little planning goes a long way.. Next time maybe plan a little more legal food to eat, and it could prevent the binge.. I have been on this WOE for almost 2 years, and some days are stil a struggle to keep from eating something I know I shouldn't.

[Elizellen]

As has already been said - probably the reason you succumbed was because you didnt have induction-legal food available.
So until you get to the stage when you automatically refuse the carby foods try to always have more legal snacks with you then you think you could possibly need.
Better to throw away the odd uneaten ham rollup or boiled egg than to 'have' to eat off the plan and risk a carbfest!!

[island reina]

That's the hardest thing about eating something that's not induction friendly; once you start it's so hard to stop. When that happens to me, I get in the mindset that "oh well I've already ruined my diet for the day," that's when i keep eating the other things. I don't think it's worth beating yourself up about though...everyone learns from their mistakes

[loser4life]

OH MY, I did too the other day, It was my fiances birthday and we went out... Well, on top of all the beer and wine, I had potato skins! YIKES! But the were good, and my motto is no regrets, move on-immediately!