Bingeing
I have baked flax crackers twice since I began my diet in January of this year. Both times I "lost it" and ate until none were left.
I haven't had an Atkins bar for months, but when I first started my diet I tried them. Every time it caused a major binge. In the early weeks of dieting, pork skins caused binging, but now I can eat just one and walk away. I always come close to "losing it" with Linda's deep dish pizza, so I make sure that I have enough calories to "spend" when I make it. Surprisingly, I don't binge on sweet things such a Buttoni's coconut cake. I would love to eat the whole thing at one time but I can put some in the freezer for later. I even managed to control myself with her shortbread cookies, which I love. But as a safety precaution, I always cut the recipe in half so there won't be temptation to binge....or if I should binge, there won't be twice as much to polish off. So it looks like I will never, ever make flax crackers again. Well, maybe I could bake a half recipe.....then I COULDN'T binge on them! All of the foods listed above are low-carb foods. When I binged, it was not on high-carb JUNK FOOD. I do not allow high carb foods into my house - I do not buy them at all. Binging is practically non-existant now, thank God, as stress and anxiety over dieting has worn off. I think that bingeing is a panic reaction to dieting, but the panic - and the bingeing - diminish with time. That's why it's so important to keep trying even when you fall off the wagon....eventually it will stick. |
Thanks for sharing this pollyanna, its taken me a long time to realize that i can't just have "one bite" of something naughty as it usually leads to me eating way more than i ever should! i'm also the same with alcohol so its really no surprise that i can't control my binging when i start...it was an interesting read and nice to know that i'm not alone :) thanks for the sharing the supportive words!
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IMO its addiction!! Its like anything when you're addicted, have one and off you go!!
I hate when people say to me "go on have one, one wont hurt" when I refuse high carb foods etc. Well one will hurt!!! no one ever says that to someone giving up smoking do they! Jo xxx |
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Yeah I hate it when people do that to me too. I posted about wanting a glass of wine on facebook the other night and my friend (who is a really good friend and has heard me tell her about what Im doing and why and why cheats are not ok) she says "Oh just have a glass it will help you relax" Even though when we are together and i say i cant have something she always trys to tell me i can if i do it only once in awhile......ummmm no!!!!! She is very overweight herself and cant lose weight.....i sometimes want to shake her and tell her why she can't get it together......sigh. |
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I have a ridiculously addictive personality - and all of my vices are triggers for each other! If I drink alcohol, I'll smoke. If I smoke, I'll eat carbs. If I eat carbs, I smoke. I binge on some lc treats, too. It's really hard, if I have 1 and walk away, I' less likely to binge... but 2? 2 is the path down the rabbit hole. |
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Me too. I dont drink as I come from a family of alcoholics, I do smoke and cant give up. I have managed to give up sugar and carbs and yes, I get really cross with folk who say to me "go on, one wont hurt" cos I know it will. jo xxx |
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yep... 39 days of continuous practice eliminates a bad habit. it took me many 39 days consecutively, to get rid of my binging habit. and mine came out of boredom. |
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