Bulimia Help

I do, quite often. Its usually not premeditated. Ill attempt to munch on a mug full and then feel uncomfy, get anxious and eat more and then binge and purge. its so frustrating!

Maybe you shouldn look at it as day one and because you failed day one you now back to day one tomorrow. Perhaps look at it like recovery, good days and bad days, day two might be better than day one. A day of non b/p doesnt mean that your not on the road to recovery. Just that yu had a lapse, tather than a complete relapse. How about just taking a day off bulimia every now and then to start with, go part time!

Just that from my own experience defining a start to recovery builds me up to a fail, then i feel worse when i b/p after gong so long, and fall into a well of b/ping that takes ages to get out of and 'back on track'

But some people find it easier going cold tukey, others find filtering out bulimia a better method..

check out my profile for a link to my youtube vidoes, they might be useful or something to relate to? also the support is always welcome.....this recovery thing is hard and i myself am nowhere near there either

huge loves and hugs xxxxx

Thanks so much! That makes a lot of sense, to me it's always all or nothing, so when I notice myself falling towards a failure I tend to just give up completely :(
But this is no good if I want to recover!
Also, I watched your vids, amazing! You are a true inspiration, and I really liked watching and relating to your experiences with b/p. It's interesting actually seeing someone's attitude towards it as they physically discuss it, I recognize so much of my own attitude in yours!
How does it feel to express yourself on video blogs? I was thinking of starting a blog myself, just because I've noticed I feel a lot healthier and better able to recover when I express myself every day. Sometimes I forget that all these crazy thoughts and rationalizations are not only spiraling around in my head, but in the heads of other bulimia victims too- reading/talking about them really helps.
Thanks for the advice, and I'm now a subscriber to your vidblog- keep posting, we're all listening!
Hugsss!
xxxxx

Like aardy, my bingeing on cereal is not premeditated. I like to eat it as a snack, but one bowl seems to lead to more and it spirals out of control. It's worse for cereal because I consider it relatively healthy and that leads me to think it's ok if I just eat a little more. Needless to say, a little more becomes too much if I am not very careful. Now that I recognize it as a possible trigger food, I stop and give myself some time to make sure that I will be able to handle myself before I eat it. Good luck!!

"Remember how far you have come. You may not be where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be."

i used to binge on that Special K cereal, jst like Ch2392 id eat it as snack thinkin that it was healthy, i stopped buyin those cereals. now i have a low fat yogurt or a fruit. it was gettin bad.

I binge on cereal alot too, I can't buy normal cereal anymore, I stick to just oatmeal now, now that I'm home surrounded by cereal, I binged tonight, on cereal its just so easy and fast to make, thats why its probably a huge trigger for so many of us.

i notice so many girls mention special k as a binge food. the other day i tried some, and it is just so completely sugary and crunchy- a total danger food for me too...i didn't even know about that particular one, but cereal in any form, esp. granola, has always been the biggest trigger for me-it is the absolute one thing i have to watch like a hawk- not to go overboard with it. i crave it a lot but try to cultivate mindfulness and moderation when even looking at it! it seems to be a common threat for us all here & have noticed it over and over in all of the months i have been present here...LETS BE AWARE of this together! Lets find a way to demystify it and take it back to being just cereal, instead of some horrifying monster...
i will let you all know when i know what that means...ha

btw, i wish we could all stop counting days all the time- and just let every new sunrise be day number 1. counting sets you up for such perfectionism and possible disappointments if u slip up, and i find it is really hard to do. i realize for some this technique is motivational, yet i urge everyone to be gentle with themselves if they are slipping up. its ok....we r not perfect thank GOD!!!

oatmeal works for me, i dont really like it but it makes me feel full, i always buy the one that has a lot of fiber because i need it. i also eat a banana in the morning, it has a lot sugar so i try not to eat any at night, if i do i give half to the husband, he eats anything n for somereason he has lost 5 lbs. lucky bastard!! :)
specail k is awful, theres no difference between special k n frosted flakes, maybe few numbers but thats all.
i want to stop drinkin coffee, thats my addiction n i know it has a lot of sugar too so im tryin to have one cup of coffee every day. i hate it because i love starbucks sooo much :(

I do the same. Cereal of any kind is a HUGE trigger for me! Especially the higher calorie sweeter kind, because you can keep pouring servings till the box is empty and I always crave more... untill the box is finished (almost a kilo/2lbs) of food, and my stomach HURTS! So much I can hardly stand and have "no choice" but too purge. So I never buy it, but my bf loves it, and I cannot deprive him of what he wants just cause of my issues. So I tell myself, "it's HIS cereal, ONLY his" And sometimes it helps, cause if he sees a whole box of his cereal gone in a day, he might begin to wonder, and he'll know I purged... I also have a hard time with the reality that I'm basically throwing his money(however big or small the amount) down the drain.
But then cereal is high fiber, and healthy, (like oats/oatmeal and such) So it's hard to find a balance.

Friend or foe?

I ♥ ♥ ♥ CEREAL AND CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT!!!

Ive come to the conclusion thats is because most cereal is fortified with vitamins and calcium in milk so when we eat it, (even if we purge and somehow retains some) our bodies know subconsiously that it gets what it needs.....

So, when we are low on vitamins, our bodies make us crave cereal until the point we give into a big b/p and temporarily gives our bodies all the vitamins we need. Thats my theory anyway. I think thats why soooo many of us crave cereal all the time.

Ive always loved cereal but I dont recall loving it this much before I got an e/d. I just liked it a 'normal' amount! lol

♥ ♥ The intellect is fooled by the heart ♥ ♥

i hate cereal. i don't think there is a single good thing about it. it is not just bad. it is evil.

Just to comment on the Special K Cereal and Cereal in General, YES YES YES. Defenetely binge on cereal alllll the time. And especially Special K Cereal.

Anything Carbs in general

I just joined this group today and was AMAZED that I was not the only one who binges on cereal. I have eaten almost a whole box of cereal at a time, then feel disgusted with myself and purge. I do ok with Special K cereal, never really have the urge to overeat, but my son's super sugery stuff (Lucky Charms esp) are my BIGGEST problem.

I can't tell you what a blessing this site is, because I have been going crazy not having anyone I could openly discuss these issues with. My family just says things like, "you're not fat, just eat something", or "it won't hurt to have at least a bite (insert some high calorie food here).

i ate 1kg of crunchy nut cornflakes once without even leaving the sofa. i wish my boyfriend would just eat porridge like me. why special k though people. it tastes of cardboard?
it's no wonder though, with the sugary addictive loveliness of cereal. (just realise this post is almost the opposite of my last one about evil, horrible, nasty cereal)