Stuck in a binge/healthy eating cycle
TremendouslyMagnificentYouth
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I've been stuck in this cycle of eating healthy and clean for a few days then crashing and having a HUGE binge, does anyone have any advice? Or is dealing with the same thing?
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Stop this clean eating bs.
It's pointless.
And it's making you binge.
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That's what happens when you restrict yourself, it's not sustainable.
I eat everything in moderation. Basically 80/20.0 -
Maybe don't be so restrictive with your eating.0
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Are you being too restrictive with your diet?0
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Do something more sustainable. I like my treats and indulgences, if I had to eat 'clean' I'd fall off the wagon and binge too.
It's perfectly possible to be in a calorie deficit, hit all your micro and macro goals, and still have calories left over for treats.0 -
IsaackGMOON wrote: »Stop this clean eating bs.
It's pointless.
And it's making you binge.
Lots of assumptions there.0 -
accidentalpancake wrote: »IsaackGMOON wrote: »Stop this clean eating bs.
It's pointless.
And it's making you binge.
Lots of assumptions there.
Well out of all the 'clean eating' threads I've seen, most of the OP's binged after 'eating clean' for a couple of days...
It being bs and pointless wasn't an assumption though
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My guess is when you're restricting, your calorie goal is simply too low overall. Shoot for a 500 calorie per day deficit from your TDEE (or fill in your info on the MFP app and set your loss to 1# per week as a goal and follow what the app recommends).0
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What does a typical "eating healthy and clean" day look like for you?0
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I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path0
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TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
Be more lenient then... if not, you'll be stuck in the cycle.0 -
I was a binge eater, I haven't binged since I started eating at a deficit and I think this is mostly because I don't restrict anything but my calorie intake.0
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My guess is when you're restricting, your calorie goal is simply too low overall. Shoot for a 500 calorie per day deficit from your TDEE (or fill in your info on the MFP app and set your loss to 1# per week as a goal and follow what the app recommends).
This is good advice. 1200-1300 calories is too low unless you are very tiny and close to your goal weight.
You should be eating now like you plan to eat for the rest of your life, just fewer calories. Otherwise, you'll reach your goal weight, go back to the way you used to eat and gain all of the weight back. Now, if you're planning to eat "clean" and "healthy" from this point forward, then that's what you should do now, but it doesn't sound like you're really on board with the plan if you're stating that you're avoiding the foods you really want to eat.
You have two options here: one is to simply remove all of the foods you actually like to eat and will end up binging on from the house. If it's not there, you can't eat it. The other is to eat the foods you like in moderation rather than making them off limits and therefore starting a binge cycle. In either case, I'd suggest eating more and losing a little slower. That alone may help to stave off the binge cycle.0 -
TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
You need to train your mind to see food as sustenance, instead of comfort food / distraction mechanism.0 -
TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
You may find the parts of this thread that mention behavior useful: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226257/food-addiction-a-different-perspective/p1
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At 18 you can eat way more than 1400 to lose.
Pick a SUSTAINABLE goal. You want to lose 28 pounds, pick one pound a week, and eat back half your exercise calories. And eat ALL your calories.
Really, that's the only way you'll stop that cycle. If you're satisfied, you'll be less likely to binge later.0 -
I feel like it's a habit more than something I do because I'm hungry because I eat A LOT since my diet is mainly organic food which tends to be on the low side of calories. My problem is getting out of that habit it turning to food as a solution to negative emotions, you know?0
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It's not the issue though. The issue is that you're depriving yourself of things you like (enough to binge on, at least), so when they are available you don't know how to deal with it. So you binge.
And I'm confused about how organic food is on the low side of calories, considering that pretty much anything can be made organic.
But anyway, if your emotions cause you to binge, go for a walk instead of reaching for the cupboard.0 -
TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I feel like it's a habit more than something I do because I'm hungry because I eat A LOT since my diet is mainly organic food which tends to be on the low side of calories. My problem is getting out of that habit it turning to food as a solution to negative emotions, you know?
Write out a list of things to do other than eating when you're bored, lonely, anxious, stressed, sad, mad, etc. try to include quick things and longer activities. Put it where you won't forget it and use it.
It does sound like you should raise your daily calories too.
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TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I've been stuck in this cycle of eating healthy and clean for a few days then crashing and having a HUGE binge, does anyone have any advice? Or is dealing with the same thing?
Your diet doesn't have to be 100% "clean" or "healthy foods" to be a healthy diet. Balance is the key to happiness and health. Balance your macros, balance your micros, balance the 'good' and 'bad', balance exercise and rest.0 -
I've similar problem, but what's kind of funny I don't binge due to craving foods I don't eat anymore (junk, sweets, bars, chips, pastries) I don't mind not eating them anymore... I binge with food I eat every day which is quite healthy I would say but the amount of it is just scary... till I feel sick... I've been challenging myself several times with marking days in my calendar as breaking that habit. I've reden You need 21-28 days to break it and it really helps me. I do this every time I'm back to 'that' day and after 28 days it's way easier to stay on track. Unfortunately as human being we have these days and to me mindless eating goes back. Now my stomach is quite small and it's easy to make me feel sick so when that day comes I eat popcorn/nuts/granola and drink whole 1l of unsweetened almond milk. I know it might sound ridiculous for some but it keeps me stay not as much over my calories with feeling sick. I know it's bad but still fighting with it over and over again.TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
What I do also to distract myself is my designing, sewing hobby, online shopping, writting on MFP
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TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
You may simply be not eating enough. What's your height and weight? Are you set to lose 0.5 pounds per week? With only 28 pounds to lose, creating a deficit of more than a few hundred calories per day may be too aggressive.
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Yup! I tried eating clean and doing paleo and noticed I was having more binges than just eating everything in moderation. So I went back to eating everything in moderation but I still stay away from bread.0
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TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
I was never able to conquer binges until I figured out a way to eat foods that I love each day. This doesn't mean you have to eat hundreds of calories of ice cream or pizza daily. But for me, I have to be excited about something that I am planning to eat. The foods I crave are mainly salty, so I will plan to have a few olives before dinner, some peanut sauce on cucumber noodles for lunch, a portion of tortilla chips and salsa for a snack . . . whatever it is, giving myself leeway to have foods I love makes it easier for me to hit my daily goal.0 -
Idk I'm doing the clean eating thing for about a month and haven't had any problems really. That being said, 2-3 days a week I have a "eat whatever I want" type of day, so long as the food isn't over saturated with sugar, sodium, or fat, and I stay within my calorie range. I cycle too, so on my "eat whatever" days I get 1800 calories of yum
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LunaInverse wrote: »Idk I'm doing the clean eating thing for about a month and haven't had any problems really. That being said, 2-3 days a week I have a "eat whatever I want" type of day, so long as the food isn't over saturated with sugar, sodium, or fat, and I stay within my calorie range. I cycle too, so on my "eat whatever" days I get 1800 calories of yum
that seems sort of pointless
What benefits are there to 'clean eating'?0 -
TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I've been stuck in this cycle of eating healthy and clean for a few days then crashing and having a HUGE binge, does anyone have any advice? Or is dealing with the same thing?
What in the heck is clean eating?
My advise is to just eat what you normally do but in smaller portions.
I suspect you are binging because you are depriving yourself of foods you love.0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »TremendouslyMagnificentYouth wrote: »I'm really restricting myself, I've replaced most of the food I "crave" with healthier options. The only food I've cut out is bread. I never skip meals, and I smack throughout the day. I manage to stay with a calorie range of 1200-1400, but when boredom/stress/etc sets in, I'll eat anything in my path
You may simply be not eating enough. What's your height and weight? Are you set to lose 0.5 pounds per week? With only 28 pounds to lose, creating a deficit of more than a few hundred calories per day may be too aggressive.
This as well.0 -
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