Context: I haven’t binged since November. I binged for 5 years straight, manically, like a dog with rabies.
Since November, I’ve lost 16 kg, or 35 pounds. I can fast for 3 days no problems. I have saved SO much money on groceries and food delivery.
I love not eating sugar. I ate a bowl of berries and banana today as I needed energy for my assignment.
It was fucking insane. The flavours were incredible.
When I ate sugar, I hated blueberries. I didn’t really like fruit and vegetables. It was boring.
But now… I eat vegetables every day when I do eat. I don’t get binge cravings, and if I do, it’s for berries and bananas. Or broccoli and cauliflower.
Quitting sugar makes this shit so much easier. I don’t understand junkorexics. In my junkorexic phase, I was binging non stop.
Now I’m in complete control.
My old ‘binge meal’ would’ve been around 1500 calories. Doritos, chocolate, sour patch kids.
Now, I don’t have a binge meal. I have an energy meal. And it’s around 500 calories. And it’s broccoli, cauliflower, Greek yoghurt, tuna, and egg. Sounds disgusting, but this shit is amazing with the right amount of sriracha sauce. If I still need more, I’m having bananas and berries.
If you binge, but you still eat sugar, you can keep being upset ONLY if you quit sugar. Because if you are still eating sugar… of course you are binging. That shit is designed in a lab. Designed to make you feel hungrier after each chip. Designed to make you obese.
Be smart. Quit sugar. It takes 3 days to get over the cravings, and you are free. There’s withdrawals sure - headaches, low energy, bad mood, cravings…
You know what else causes these symptoms when quitting?
You ARE NOT a failure for binging. You WILL get to your goal weight. You just have to make some fucking hard changes. And this one is essential.
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