Yesterday was day 1 for me to pull my self out. I had been on a 3-4 week type binge and well was so DOWN...Lord only knows what the scale says...i will not look not now I can not handle #'s at this point.
As you said it is just getting started once you have a day under your belt then anthor it gets easier. I suggest posting your food intake here and being honest about it, prayer and keep on talking and reading it keeps us involved.

You can do this. Know that you are loved and specail by our Father in heaven. And he wants all good for you. Just today try to be kind to yourself and get outdoors and see life.

kakie: maybe by making this post you have taken that first step to breaking the binge.

i totally relate to the all or nothing. when i am in the downward sprial, i won't do anything that is good for me. i won't even take my vitamins! seriously i won't even do that. and then as soon as it breaks i am like another person.

and i agree with Only - being kind to yourself is crucial. the things we say to ourselves are every bit as damaging as the actual binge. every negative or self-depricating thought you stop and replace with one that is more respectful and healthy is a step closer to taking better care of yourself. at least i find this is working for me.

i hope today is a little bit better for you Kakie

Hi I'm new today and also looking for inspiration and encouragement to help me out of this current binge. It's almost like I'm punishing myself and when I get this way I can't stop. It's been building up and today was the climax (I hope). Certainly it can't get any worse. I ate chocolate for England to the point of feeling very sick and low. After reading everyone's comments here it gives me hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I just don't know if there is a permanent resolution. Why do we do this to ourselves? Good luck in coming through this one.

Why do we do this to ourselves? Because we were taught to be hard on ourselves at a young age whether it was through parents or bullies, etc and we believed it and have carried it on to our adulthood. Very hard to break away from it, its one thing to mould a 3 year old but you can't exactly teach an old dog new tricks... and there you go, what happens in your childhood can set you for life, in my case it was damaging.. my parents didn't abuse me but were harder on me and everyone else treated me like garbage and I honestly I don't know any better.. so thats my take on it, we don't know any better.

Kakie, I am glad you posted this. I am in the same spiral. And my God, when I start, it is so hard to stop. To make it worse, any control I might have evaporates when I drink, and I drink every day. (Multiple addictions, anyone??)

I lost 110 over three years, a few years back. I have gained 60 lbs of that back, as I've been on about a year long binge. But when I am in the zone, I am in the zone, and I can do so well. I know I have it in me.

The first step is lost on me, though. I've tried to get back on Atkins, which is such a panacea for me -- I feel so much better on it -- but I can't make it more than a few days.

I am so bloated and sleepy and tired all the time, and have constant cravings. I know if I didn't put that crap into my body, my cravings would drop significantly.

Maybe I should try fasting for a day.

Today is day 1 for me also. I went 4 weeks w/o binging and then for the last 2.5 weeks I've been binging on and off and just feel disgusted with myself. I am going to go back to counting calories and portion controlling and exercising more. Good luck to you!