i wish i had good, knowledgable advice. i don't know if the way i deal with it is healthy or not...(guess that's a question i'll ask my counselor next time i see her *grin*)

i always feel guilty about bingeing, but i have found for myself that fighting it makes it worse and i end up eating more...it is like a viscious cycle. i know in the back of my mind that there is an end in sight.

however, since i joined DS, i have found coming on here during bad moments makes those moments a little easier...

Also take a nice, warm bath... always works for me! Just do something you enjoy in a surrounding where there's no food so your mind is less likely to be on it.

Write yourself a letter. Right after you have a bad binge. Then force yourself(this part was hard for me since I can justify the binge no matter what) to read it when you think you are going to lose it. Try to focus more on the after affects and not the "in the moment" feeling.
This helped me a lot.

Hi..I have taken to chaning the word "control" to "manage" and it helps me...I have come to realize that "control" is an illusion and I can "manage" anyhing with the love and support and cooperation of my fellows..

Peace,
Nicol

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and ideas, it really has helped. The good news is today is a new day, and the mood from yesterday is gone.

I am moving on today and focusing on what i can do, not what i can't. That in itself has shifted my mood.

I love the idea of writing myself a letter next time i do binge, its sounds such a sensible thing to do.

I feel prepared for the next time a mood like that hits, thanks again

Treat yourself with kindness every single day.

Kindness shouldn't depend on how "well we're doing." On a diet, on a number, on our newest scheme to make our bodies obey us.

It shouldn't be alive just because we didn't binge today. And it shouldn't fall into retreat if we relapse.

Nourishing the spirit is an essential part of life outside of Food Addiction.

So, be kind to yourself, and be proud every single day that you are.

Yeah well guess what, rejection makes me want to binge.... and truthfully I am tired of people not taking me seriously but I guess I just have to deal with it and get over it, right??? You have all the answers, you know so you tell me!

Missy, er, one person who wasn't you asked for possible ways on dealing with feelings and preventing binges.

And I wasn't trying to infer that by simply sucking it up and slapping a smile on everything would be okay. It was simply one suggestion, of many, that perhaps negative self-talk would only feed into more binges.

I'm sorry that was not directed at you, I am just doing crappy as usual...all I am saying is that maybe I should suck up my problems since no one takes them seriously anyway.

No Missy, you can't ignore the problems, that won't make them go away. I have lost and gained so many times. And I know that I need to deal with the underlying problems or I will just gain it back this time also.