Interesting that you binged after doing exercise. Do you think subconsciously you felt like you deserved a treat after that? Good things to notice and think about on this journey!

by MARJORIEO

It's just great you are doing so much exercise that you couldn't/didn't do before -- and it's like trying to lead an orchestra and getting all the parts to work together. Or maybe learning to juggle and keeping all the balls in the air. You will get it together because you are aware and keep on trying!!! Be patient with yourself -- you've done such a good job!

by FRANI

Lory!!! I was so excited to read that you were exercising!! I knew you had a hard time before because of your back WTG!! I am very proud of you girl!! YOu have done so well and have come so far. I am doing the happy dance for you. You post to me really hit home. It is so obvious but yet you do not think about it, you forget. You get stuck in this cycle and just keep doing the same things looking for different results. I do not have a food scale, which is probably the biggest problem for me. I am getting off of seconds permanently. I work second shift Monday but I have off Tuesday because I work Sunday. The rest of that week is first shift, yahoo! I think that will go a long way because I used to walk every morning as soon as I got up. I can start doing that again. The hospital where I work is building a gym for us off our parking garage. We have a sky bridge so we can just walk right over into the hospital and it ill be off of there. I am anxious to get started there because it is free to all employees. However we have MANY people and the gym they are building will be small and will not ave enough equipment. This means waiting to use machines, yucko.

by JENNCST

I am frustrated by self sabotage once in awhile too, why? why? why? Good job on the bike! Hang in there!

by MEYDEE

Lori, we have all done this. Give yourself credit for acknowledging it and then move on. Don't beat yourself up. You have come SO far and are such a healthier person for it. :thumbu2: Remember your HEALTH and the rest will come!!!

by STEPHT215

:wave1: I wish you would not put yourself down...I think you have done and will continue to do great......That meal thing that I mentioned on my blog is not on CK...It is on another site I have been playing around with..since I only have one more month here...Logging is real simple there...once you put a food into your breakfast for example..everytime you go to log breakfast...you just check the food you are going to eat and enter ....if you are having something that you have not had before you look that up and it is in your breakfast area for the next time...I hope I have not confussed you...Have a great day:)

by BIGGRAMMA

:hi: My friend you are doing great...give yourself a pat on the back. ...and I will give you a :kiss:

by BESS

Hi Lori, don't look at this in a negative way - think of it this way . . . you may have overate anyway and not had that exercise to counteract the extra calories. If doing this much exercise is unusual for you, maybe your body just reacted and thought it was starving. My guess is that you keep up this type of intensity on your exercising, your food will follow and you won't find yourself overeating like that again. Great job on the exercise!!

by ARUBABLUE