Overdone cheat day

kshama2001

DancingDarl wrote: »

Speaking from experience. Yes you can overheat 4000 cal in a day and feel hungover. Especially when what we have done confuses your body. I am trying my best to eat 1350 cal but because I have adopted a Vegan lifestyle I find it hard- because fruit and vegetables are filling and low caloric generally. It is hard to not obsess if you do in fact have an ED. I hope you raise it even to 1000 minimum which is what I aim for. If you want to try something a bit different and not stress so much try IF (intermittent Fasting or just flat out fast. I have been doing a full day fast once or twice a month and I find it helps the way I approach eating as a whole experience. But yeah I make myself go for 1350 never below 1000, but I totally understand why it is happening this way for you, maybe a counsellor would help.

There are plenty of people here who gained weight as vegans. Are you eating enough grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds?

WinoGelato

FitGirl0123 wrote: »

Once a month to enjoy the foods you love? That's why you went binge crazy because there's too many things you have been waiting to eat. It makes more sense to fit these items into your weekly diet in moderation. Maybe once a week account for a cheat meal. Not cheat day. And just make room for it in your weekly deficit. This will help. You can start incorporating some of your favorite foods in more than once a week if you just make room for it but once a week is a start and better than once a month.

OP is eating less than 900 cals/day. She already has plenty of room to accommodate a lot more food in her week.

kshama2001

LorelaiUK wrote: »

Yea think it would be better to try and integrate small amounts of these types of food when the craving arises. It's just finding that balance if I crave it every day.

I do eat 500-900 daily. With vitamin supplements. I do eat quite a bit I think, as vegetables go a long way as far as calorie counting goes.

WinoGelato wrote: »

Did you ever stop to think that maybe the reason you are having these mad, uncontrollable cravings for food is because you are starving your body of an appropriate amount of calories on a daily basis? What you are describing is a classic binge-restrict pattern and is a sign of disordered eating. How long have you been keeping your cals so low?

Bingo.

jaynee7283

I love chocolate. I could never give it up. So I have a couple small pieces at the end of the day as a reward. I don't even log them. They are just free for me, because I love chocolate. I fear what would happen if I tell myself I can only have chocolate once a month. I'd eat a pound in one sitting, I think. So I practice moderation and enjoy my 2 oz of chocolate every night. Result? I don't binge on chocolate.

OP, 500-900 calories daily is not enough. A physical body (all bodies - regardless of size) needs a minimum of 1200 calories just to survive and have all it's organs function properly. By starving yourself, you are putting undue pressure on your heart, your brain, your kidneys, your liver, your pancreas and various other vital organs you need to LIVE. Please eat more food.

If that thought scares you, then you need to consider counseling to get a better handle on your food habits because if you are legitimately unwilling to eat more calories daily, and binging on 4000 calories every now and again, it means you have an eating disorder.

LorelaiUK

Thanks for the comments everyone, can't reply directly to them all but I don't have an eating disorder. I'm on a temporarily low calorie diet just to get my initial weight down then I will increase it as maintenance. I'm not currently doing any exercise.

Ive also always had cravings and over eaten, it's not something that's only happened since my diet.

But yes I do imagine increasing my calories to MFP recommended 1,200 when I hit my goal.

It just seems a little high right now when I'm loosing 2lbs a week on my lower amount.

FitGirl0123

WinoGelato wrote: »

FitGirl0123 wrote: »

Once a month to enjoy the foods you love? That's why you went binge crazy because there's too many things you have been waiting to eat. It makes more sense to fit these items into your weekly diet in moderation. Maybe once a week account for a cheat meal. Not cheat day. And just make room for it in your weekly deficit. This will help. You can start incorporating some of your favorite foods in more than once a week if you just make room for it but once a week is a start and better than once a month.

OP is eating less than 900 cals/day. She already has plenty of room to accommodate a lot more food in her week.

And I clearly said she could incorporate it more than once a week did I not?

janejellyroll

DancingDarl wrote: »

Speaking from experience. Yes you can overheat 4000 cal in a day and feel hungover. Especially when what we have done confuses your body. I am trying my best to eat 1350 cal but because I have adopted a Vegan lifestyle I find it hard- because fruit and vegetables are filling and low caloric generally. It is hard to not obsess if you do in fact have an ED. I hope you raise it even to 1000 minimum which is what I aim for. If you want to try something a bit different and not stress so much try IF (intermittent Fasting or just flat out fast. I have been doing a full day fast once or twice a month and I find it helps the way I approach eating as a whole experience. But yeah I make myself go for 1350 never below 1000, but I totally understand why it is happening this way for you, maybe a counsellor would help.

Vegans eat more than fruits and vegetables. You can (and should) be eating other foods like grains, nuts, and beans. I've been vegan for 10 years, please let me know if you have questions about how to meet your calorie goals.

A popular misconception about veganism is that it is hard for us to eat enough or to meet our nutritional needs. It really isn't! And when you write things like this, you make veganism seem unhealthy or not practical. Let other vegans help you!

Yi5hedr3

Yeh, never do cheat days, only do a cheat MEAL.