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Originally Posted by Etana
I know I am suggesting contrary to other suggestions here, and in the long run, it is good to know the "whys" ... However, ESE has really helped me STOP, in the short term, in the moment, when I was on a "can't stop" pattern.
I suggest you do 1 day only of ESE. It is not meant as a "starve yourself." It is meant as a break. Eat. Stop. Eat.
I suggest you start right now. Say, for example it is before lunch, and you would normally have today: lunch/snack/dinner/snack, and tomorrow you would have breakfast, snack.
I suggest you do not eat again until tomorrow's breakfast or mid-morning snack, whatever you just ate, and then eat the rest of tomorrow's planned meals. Make sure you get your protein in tomorrow. Drink a lot.
I think you will done with the binge, and able to then enjoy your vacation treats with the respect food deserves. You just need an immediate jolt, not days of starvation punishment. Like when the parent stops the child's tantrum by distracting with a different game. ESE will be your game for right now.
It is very powerful of you that you came here for help, and came back the next day for more help.
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Thanks. I will something like this i think. The problem with fasting all day today is it may piss me off as though I am punishing myself. Im not sure I want to view this break as punishment. Its something I need and deserve after months of hard work. I think perhaps i should fast until 8pm, and then eat a nice dinner at 8pm and then go to bed. This may be a better compromise and it may help me avoid binge eating from now until then.......
Starting tomorrow I will eat clean and count weight watchers points. It will be a break but allow me to watch my portions, but not worry about counting cals and carb grams. I will treat the entire vacation on ww points and allow myself up to 30pts a day, so at least it will keep me under a decent calorie level.......