Everyday Systems

Sammybunny711

It is so easy to mindlessly pop something in your mouth while cooking! Lately I have been treating myself to a nice non-alcoholic drink while making dinner, I sip on that while I am cooking and it does help me cut back on the eating... I've been trying to do that with a flavored soda water. It does...

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B: overnight oats with blueberries and chocolate chips L: 6 malt PB crackers, cheezits, apple, ice cream sandwich, 3 small pieces fish, potatoes, hot sauce, Klondike bar. Small 1/8 of a leftover homemade pizza flatbread (I was shaky and jittery at lunchtime. Maybe low blood sugar?) So I felt like I ...

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pinkhippie wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 09, 2025 12:43 am
yep! I eat while cooking dinner as well! Its hard to tell if its from hunger or stress. I think sometimes its one or the other or both just depending on the day.

Omg so true!! I think it's probably both.

Sammybunny711

B: Sausage, eggs, and cheese McGriddle + hashbrown

L: 2 mini bags Cheezits + 6 malt peanut butter crackers + apple + atkins shake

PS: banana + jalapeno chips + small baggy gushers candy + banana + 2 rolos + 1 hershey kiss

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Sammybunny711

I struggle with after work as well! I often eat while cooking DINNER! I've got to stop, but it's so hard. I am having such a hard time right now.

Sammybunny711

I hope things calm down for you soon, Pink. I understand what it's like to be busy in the middle of the semester. I'm in the same boat! I, too, have been eating what I want, when I want mostly. I want desperately to get back to the 3 meals per day, PERIOD, but it is so hard right now.

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You're doing so well! Keep up the good work!

Sammybunny711

Today, we are going to a Football game with my mother in law and there will be some concession stand good.

B: 9:30am Homemade Pumpkin Monkey Bread I made with my daughter (I ate a bowl full). It was delicious. Happy to share the recipe if anyone is interested. It was messy but delicious.

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Sammybunny711

Hi Sammy! I so very much relate to everything you are going through. Similarly, I weighed myself the other day and I was up a couple pounds and it just always sets me up to start going off the rails. I think I also started to do pretty well with the three meals, I begin to feel overconfident, and t...

Sammybunny711

Haven't binged in a few days. I'm leveling off at 2 snacks per day in addition to 3 meals, trying to work down to 1 snack per day. I'll get there.

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Thanks, friends!! I appreciate the support on this little community so much!!

Sammybunny711

I am SO proud of yesterday. I know I'm still eating large portions, but our whole goal right now is to NOT BINGE and to NOT GO BACK TO DIETING. So it's okay. I've got to loosen up some if I'm going to recover. I can work on reducing portion size once I've got the habit down. October 1 Waist: 45" B: ...

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WINhappy wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 30, 2025 10:43 pm
Keep working at it, Sammy, you'll get there. We're rooting for you. Best regards, WINhappy

Thank you for the encouragement, WIN!!

Sammybunny711

You've GOT this!

Sammybunny711

B: overnight oats with blueberries and mini chocolate chips L: 1/2 a buffalo bacon chicken wrap + sour cream and onion pringles + small bag dried apple chips + 2 reese's cups + diet soda PS*: apple slices, bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips, most of the second 1/2 of the buffalo wrap, mini bag gushers...

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I spoke with my dietitian yesterday and we're going to continue with my three meals plus one optional snack plan. We're still striving for balanced plates and a dessert with every meal to avoid bingeing. In October, I'm going to track 4 things: 3 meals days, 3 meals + 1 snack days, 3 meals + 2 snack...

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Ooo okay! I'll have to look into it.

Sammybunny711

I'm so sorry to hear you're struggling, Sammy...it sucks to feel so hopeless about being able to make progress. I have been there and I understand. But it sounds like you gained some important information yesterday, and confirmation that the 3 meal structure is actually really helpful for you. Don'...

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Ahhh gotcha. I wish I could do an app like that, but I have an android phone. Bummer. I might have to start a spreadsheet.

Sammybunny711

S: 8:15am - 5 pieces dark chocolate B: 9:15am - My five year old daughter and I made an apple coffee cake that we all ate as a family with coffee. It was delicious! I love cooking with my girl. S: 12:39pm - 5 pieces dark chocolate S: 1:00pm - bag of dill pickle chips L: 2pm - a personal pepperoni pi...

Sammybunny711

Hope you soon recover fully from COVID. So sorry you had the shock re your weight. I agree sticking to the 3 meals is the sensible way forward for you. I have had a difficult journey with food my whole life and it has taken a lot of work to get to where I am now. You will get there! I read a lot of...

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Disney on Ice sounds like so much fun! I’ve never tried Chick-fil-A before, but it’s fascinating to see how many food options there are in the US. Mr. Ellis watches American sports channels, and I actually enjoy watching the ads in between. :P Like, fast food, fast food, Ozempic, fast food.. more m...

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B: 8:20am - overnight oats and blueberries + sugar free chocolate chips. (I ate about 75% of these) S: 10:10am - spicy chicken biscuit + chicken mini + 1 nugget (Chick-fil-a with my family) Event: My husband, daughter, mother-in-law and I all went to see Disney on Ice. It was so much fun! If I had k...

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Are you keeping a spreadsheet? Is that how you know the percentages?

Sammybunny711

Ugh, buffet-style dinners can be so tricky. Don’t be too hard on yourself—it’s tough to practice moderation at a buffet. Hopefully the dessert made it worth it! :wink: We don’t have buffet dinners that often, but when I do, I usually either fail or just call it an S-day. I’m cheering you on to find...

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Food is SUCH a temptation. All the darn time.

Sammybunny711

I hope you will get your sense of smell and taste back soon, Sammy! That's what I hated about covid too. It makes you feel so miserable. I am sorry to hear the doctors checkup was such a bad experience. I am glad you will stop counting the calories, it's so not sustainable. It made me obsessive too...

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Aaaand after 2 days of tracking calories over 1800...I'm reminded why I can't do this longterm. When I last calorie counted seriously for 3 months straight and was VERY consistent, I then went nuts and gained thirty pounds. I think I panicked when I saw that number on the scale. I am reminded why my...

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Also, I am EXHAUSTED from the covid, so I haven't checked on everyone else's posts lately. I will try to catch up soon. Hoping y'all are all doing well.

Sammybunny711

Thank you guys for all the encouragement. Today is my first day back at work, but I've had to wear a mask all day and it has been really hard to breathe. I have to wear a mask at home, too, so I'm just dying for air all the time. In other news, at my doctor checkup yesterday, they weighed me. And my...

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I'm sorry things are so hard right now, Ellis. As someone who has yo yo dieted and suffered from eating disorders for 24 years, DON'T DO IT. Don't diet. If I had just left well enough alone when I was thirteen, or even in my twenties, I fervently believe I wouldn't be in a 220 lb body right now. Tru...

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Thanks y'all. I feel really rotten. Today I have no appetite so far. I'm just going to play it all by ear while I'm sick. I've lost most of my sense of smell and taste. Did that stop me from overeating today? Nope. Ugh. At least I've stuck with breakfast and lunch so far. No snacking. B: 8:15am McDo...

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Fun fun fun. I have covid. Lovely. I ate a snack today, so I definitely didn't do 3 Meals, but i didn't binge. So yay.

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Saturday and Sunday, I didn't do 3 meals, but I didn't binge, so that's something. I'm trying to get back on track today.

Sammybunny711

Thanks, y'all. The dinner was so lovely. It was Mahi mahi fish with a blackberry glaze over cheese polenta and asparagus. My husband and I shared risotto beforehand and bread with olives, olive oil, ans balsamic vinegar. So delicious. I also had a tiramisu martini.

Sammybunny711

Ooo enjoy the vegan catering!! And I hope the wedding is lovely too.

Sammybunny711

Another three meal day. Tonight, my husband and I got a babysitter and we went on a really fancy date at a fine dining restaurant in our town. It was thoroughly lovely.

I made it five days in a row doing 3 Meals. Huzzah!

Sammybunny711

It's impossible to be perfect every day. I think you still had a successful day!

Sammybunny711

Your current weight is my absolute DREAM weight. I only have 93 pounds to go *cue hysterical laughter* Go you!!

Sammybunny711

B: 9:50am (Home) - protein shake + 6 peanut butter malted crackers L: 1:15pm (Home) - single small bag cheez-its + loaded baked potato + red plum + green monster smoothie + 5 mini pickles + most of a large piece of chocolate cake (leftover from my daughter's birthday) A: 5:30pm (Home) Jamaica Me Hap...

Sammybunny711

Thanks for all the encouragement, y'all! I really appreciate it. B: 9:10am (Work) Overnight oats with blueberries and chocolate chips L: 1:15pm (Work) Quarter pounder with cheese burger + large fries + small mocha frappé D: 1/2 green beans with onions and bacon + apple sauce + a cup of chili and oni...

Sammybunny711

Be very gentle with yourself. It is hard to get back on track sometimes and that is perfectly okay. Food IS a comfort. And that is okay.

Sammybunny711

B: 8:10am (Work) Overnight Oats + blueberries + sugar free chocolate chips L: 12:43pm (Work) pb &j on sourdough bread + 3 mini pickles + peanut butter filled mini pretzels + apple + 5 chocolate pieces + spicy dill pickle chips D: 6:40pm (Home) Green monster smothie (baby spinach, chia seeds, pb2 pow...

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I keep a pocket A6 size journal in my purse and write down everything I eat, the time, and where I ate it. Then at the end of the day, I write a recap and how I felt about the day. It is a treasured companion now.

Sammybunny711

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat, Ellis. That is so sad. Pet friends are such warm companions. Hang in there. Grief takes many forms and time to heal.

Sammybunny711

B: (at work) 8:10am -- overnight oats: 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, 1 TBS chia seeds, 1 TBS ground flax, 3 TBS sugar free breakfast syrup + 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk + 1/2 heaping cup frozen blueberries, several TBS sugar free chocolate chips L: (Home) 12:30pm - 1 piece cold pepperoni pizza minus ...

Sammybunny711

Hi Sammy! I have been gone from here for awhile, but always end up coming to the realization that 3 meals is likely best. I SO RELATE to everything you write about. I haven’t been able to finish reading your updates since summer, but I wanted to say knowing that someone else struggles so f*%ing bad...

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Ellis wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:10 am
Afternoons are definitely hard. You are doing the best you can! You got this!

When I developed binge eating disorder, I always binged in the afternoon when my daughter was asleep for nap. That cemented the habit. Now afternoons are a kind of witching hour and are SO hard to get through.

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Soprano wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 13, 2025 6:54 am
Well done on your 3 meal day, that's fantastic keep it up. Every one you do is going to make it easier and help develop the habit, just be patient.

Celebrate your wins in a non food way

Jx

Thank you for the encouragement, Soprano! I really appreciate it. This has been a VERY hard journey.

Sammybunny711

3 Meals is still a challenge. Some days, I'm still bingeing in the afternoons. Afternoons are SO DAMN HARD for me. I have to actively fight each day not to binge in the afternoon. Yesterday was a three meal day and I'm so proud I made it. I'm trying to apply 12 Step philosophy to this. "Just for tod...

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You're doing great!!!

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Looks like lots of good days in there! You're doing great!

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Looks like you're doing great, Amy! Way to go!!

Sammybunny711

I call that a win too! Small baby steps, it's important! :D Do you also feel like you can't trust your hunger and fullness cues anymore after dieting for such a long time? I am working on hunger and fullness cues for sure. I have a fear of hunger after my dieting and orthorexia. So it's hard for me...

Sammybunny711

I messed up thursday evening (of course after I just posted how well it's going :x) by forgetting an insulin dose, it completely derailed my blood glucose. It was very high the whole night, so I felt awful in the morning. It was a fun day though, because went shopping with my parents and enjoyed a ...

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Congrats on the weight loss! That's great! I hope the roast and wine were delicious.

Sammybunny711

B: 9:00am - overnight oats with blueberries, chia seeds, flax, soy milk, sugar free syrup, and sugar free chocolate chips L: 1:10pm - 2 butter butter bars + Pb&j + mini sweet chili rice cakes + mini pickles + apples + PB crackers + apple chips (tried to eat lots of low calorie dense foods because I ...

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B: Overnight oats: (1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup soy milk, 1 TBS flax, 1 TBS chia seeds, 3 TBS sugar free breakfast syrup, strawberries, blueberries, chocolate chips). This is my favorite overnight oats recipe. It is so satisfying, filling, and delicious. L: Green smoothie (baby spinach + soy milk + frozen...

Sammybunny711

Hi I wonder if the binge was driven by the late lunch. That was a long wait and you said you were hungry at lunch. If it happens again perhaps plan a small snack to put you on. I used to have a handful of nuts or some fruit in those circumstances. Give your self grace don't sweat it. You will not g...

Sammybunny711

You know, I used to struggle so hard between about 3:30 and 5:30 pm, when I would start making dinner. It often led to me to snacking anyway, on unhealthy crap, or eating way too much at dinner or overeating in the evenings... So at a certain point, I decided to include a healthy, planned snack as ...

Sammybunny711

Hi Ellis! I always plan a healthy snack, usually fruit and nuts, sometimes a Nakd bar (if I am out or at work in the afternoon). It's my one big mod :mrgreen: I have a streak of green going this week, and I do not want to blow it today. Pre-plan: B: o. oats L: leftover tofu curry, basmati rice S: N...

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B: Overnight oats: (1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup soy milk, 1 TBS flax, 1 TBS chia seeds, 3 TBS sugar free breakfast syrup, strawberries, blueberries, chocolate chips). This is my favorite overnight oats recipe. It is so satisfying, filling, and delicious.

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Sammybunny711

B: 8:00am - overnight oats with (rolled oats, flax, chia, soy milk, sugar free breakfast syrup, blueberries, chocolate chips, sliced almonds) L: 4ish (maybe 5) small garlic rolls, angle hair with meat sauce and 2 meat balls, salad with mozarella and garbanzo beans and veggies and house italian dress...

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It's great that you have a robust plan and support. It sounds like a really sensible idea given your eating disorder and will pay huge benefits in the future keep at it. Jx Thanks so much, friend! I'm hanging in there. Listening to hunger and realizing I'm usually only hungry at meals is definitely...

Sammybunny711

That smoothy sounds so good! Sounds like you are doing pretty well! Do you have like a limit of what you can eat per meal or do you just eat until full? The smoothie IS good. I'm really enjoying it. I am looking forward to it every day. Tonight I'm having it with dinner (normally I try to have it w...

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B: 8:00am - overnight oats with (rolled oats, flax, chia, soy milk, sugar free breakfast syrup, blueberries, chocolate chips, sliced almonds) L: 4ish (maybe 5) small garlic rolls, angle hair with meat sauce and 2 meat balls, salad with mozarella and garbanzo beans and veggies and house italian dress...

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Amy3010 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 04, 2025 5:11 am
Well done on sticking to your three meals, Sammy! The smoothies sound great!

The smoothie is HUGE. It's crazy filling.

Sammybunny711

Dealing with the diabetes sounds so challenging, Ellis. I completely get how mentally taxing that is. I have been enjoying my 3 meals a day (with the option of adding in something sweet with meals) and it's nice. There's no ambiguity and no Ses to manage.

Sammybunny711

Oooo a job in Paris sounds both daunting and exciting!

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Hope you're doing well, Soprano!!

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Welcome!

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I hope you're doing well, Auto!! I have been so behind on everyone's posts.

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I hope you're feeling better, Pink!!

Sammybunny711

Today's food: B: 8pm -- 4 blueberry muffins, atkins shake, 3 pieces fish with hot sauce (VERY odd breakfast, but this darn thing kept me full well up to 2pm) L: 2pm -- 2 chicken tenders, some sour cream and onion pringles, a crunch bar, a very large apple D: 6pm -- half bowl shepherd's pie + green m...

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Hey Sammy, Im so sorry to hear that things are rough right now. I really relate to praying your name doesn't get called so you don't have to walk up to the front in front of everyone. I hate door prizes! My work does a random name generator now so even if you don't put your name in, you could get c...

Sammybunny711

I am still listening to Rational Recovery and reading Never Binge Again and working on my personal eating rules. So things are... In limbo right now.

Sammybunny711

Sammy so great to read such a positive post. If you notice your changing eating habits having a positive impact on mood do stop and acknowledge those feelings. So sure you will sort this :D Jx Thank you, friend! I am giving myself lots of grace. When I view my eating difficulties as simply bad habi...

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I am listening to three books that I am confident are going to change my stars when it comes to binge eating and overeating. I'm listening to Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey (and LOVING it). 12 stepping is NOT my thing and RR really hits at the people who didn't do well in 12 Step fellowships and ...

Sammybunny711

You are dealing with a lot at the moment and quite rightly trying first to establish the good habits. My concern is the food as in the above post is making it hard for you to cope with your new habit whilst other things are stressing you. Is there a less processed carb you can think of to have at b...

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I'm definitely in the high carb, low fat camp. I have high cholesterol and when I go low carb, I feel extremely nauseous all the time. My body loves plant based living, but I won't go full vegan again due to my eating disorders. Not good for me tk cut out food groups. And I do still consume fat, but...

Sammybunny711

Unfortunately we can't help you other than suporting you from here. Did you contact your therapist and/or dietician? Yes, my therapist and dietitian are aware. I'm doing everything I can today to white-knuckle it through the remainder of the day. I had a normal lunch and so far, no snacking this af...

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Today, I had binged before 9:00am even rolled around. I'm now bingeing openly at work. I'm buying food in secret with a card my husband does not monitor. Things are really dark and bleak right now. I just want to fall into a hole and never crawl back out.

Sammybunny711

I started listening to the audiobook Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey. It's an alternative to 12 Stepping for addiction recovery. I'm hoping it can help me. I feel like I'm at the end of my rope.

Sammybunny711

Had another binge today. I tried to talk myself through the urges. I tried. But I am feeling so stressed out, I tell myself, "even a little bit of comfort is something, especially when comfort is in short supply right now". -_- I have GOT to get to where I can just dismiss the order to binge. It's s...

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Ellis wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:07 pm
Sending some digital support to you! It's really hard to not binge when you are under a lot of stress. I can totally relate to everything you say. It feels impossible to find that balance between weightloss and not feeling deprived.

Thank you for the support.

Sammybunny711

But you weigh less than a week ago? My weight is fluctuating by about 3 pounds around the 215 area. Either way, I can look at what I'm eating and know I'm "being an idiot" as the No S book would say. I just feel so hopeless about it all. I also am dealing with so much major life stress right now th...

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W: 214.8 (mortifying) B: Bojangles biscuit + 4 bo rounds + 2 Publix chocolate chip cookies + 5 pieces of giant hershey dark chocolate L: D: I am ashamed of myself. My weight is continuing to climb and I have no where to go except morbid obesity. I am so embarrassed about my size. I was at a work sum...

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pinkhippie wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 11:27 pm
Does your semester start next week also?

All pre-semester meetings are this week and next week and then classes start on 8/25. Busy busy!! I still have lots of things on my to do list to finish.

Sammybunny711

Hi Sammybunny! It looks like you are doing so well! Good for you! I love how gentle your approach is with the simple goals and very minimal restrictions.I need to get back on that as well. I really think that is the way to go. I know a binge feels disappointing but you are doing such a good job! Be...

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B: 2 cookies, chocolate, ninja creami (chocolate banana nice cream with some chocolate chips and a fiber one brownie thrown in) - zero sugar chocolate sauce. I ate maybe a 1/3 of the nina creami container (I was craving this and since I don't have desserts or snacks outside of meals anymore, I made ...

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Looks like you're doing great, Simm!!!

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Do you work in Higher Ed, Pink? I do. I'm an admin assistant for a local college. We're gearing up for the semester as well. I have an all-day summit tomorrow I have to attend and the only thing I'm looking forward to it breakfast and lunch, haha! I hear you on stress-eating. I have been sticking to...

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B: 2 small biscuits with butter and honey + almost two apples

L: personal pepperoni pizza + chocolate + cheezits (not healthy at all, but I was craving it)

D: chips and salsa (a lot), a piece of garlic bread, and a third of a bowl of shrimp Cajun pasta

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B: a French toast bagel with cream cheese + cup of coffee with half n half and toffee stevia L: boneless Buffalo wings + ranch dip + fries + piece of garlic buttered toast (Had to do Zaxby's on the way home from my work retreat) A: wine cooler D: eggs + sausage patties + buttery grits + two biscuits...

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Hi there, out of principle, I refuse to use Facebook or Instagram and I am not on either. But! I would love to have a place to easily share photos of my food so that I can have more accountability and also find community. I love our little message board here, but I also would love the ability to see...

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Retreat is actually going well and the food they bought for it has been fairly normal. And because people are around, not-snacking is no problem (I tend to binge and eat when it's secret). So sticking to plan is going really well. Dinner last night turned out really nice! I'll go update that entry i...

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I also just picked up the Diet Survivor's thingy! I look forward to reading it.

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Yeah, right now I'm trying to just stick to plan.

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I'm leaving for a work retreat today. I hope I'll be able to stick to 3 meal plan. B: 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk, 1 tbs ground flax, 1 tbs chia seeds, 3 tbs sugar free maple syrup, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tbs cocoa powder + sliced almonds, chocolate chips L: Filet-o-fish sandwi...

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Hey, I think we all know that feeling. Please don't panic or you will have a rebound. There can be all sorts of reasons for scales to go up. You know you need to think long term. Stick with the 3 meals but maybe look at the size of portions on just one meal for a week. Choose the one where you know...

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