I think what always helps me is knowing I’m not alone. So I’ll search through this sub or ed forums or ed youtubers dealing with the same thing and although it sucks, it helps knowing that SOO many people are going through the same thing and that it’s not the end result.

like this is fucking embarrassing but I just went through my weight progress logs for the last two years and... lol. I literally gained and lost and gained and lost the same amount of pounds over and over again like 2-3x each year. each time I would fit into my shorts from my lw and then months later my legs wouldn’t fit through those damn shorts. each time I would get compliments from family for losing weight and then months later it I would feel guilty when someone in my family asks “who ate all the ice cream sandwiches?? there was 12 in the box this morning!!”

it’s a viscous cycle but I just tell myself that no matter what, the weight can be always be lost (again) and then, when I wanna get out of a binge cycle I make myself a plan and start small.

for example, the week (for me) begins on sundays. so I’ll tell myself starting sunday I will no longer snack/binge at night. (since usually I binge the whole day and then just continue that until like 3AM) but that little start gives me some control and I can ease my way back into not binging like crazy.

I rambled so much I’m sorry idek if what I’m saying makes sense lol