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Can I spread out my binge?

memeify
memeify Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I recently binged around 3000 calories over mantainance (horrible, I know xD). I want to get back on track, so is it alright if I put sections of my binge in other days, so I'll be "restricting" myself? For example- I'll place 350 calories worth of my binge on every single day until I have an additional 4000 cal defict, therefore "spreading out" the extra calories. Is this effective and safe? Thanks! (I'll still get all the nutrients I need)

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  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    As long as it's not taking you under 1200kcal/day, I think it's a reasonable way to deal with it. I've done it before.

    If you're prone to restrict/binge cycles, however, I wouldn't recommend it. Log the binge then move on.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    You can. I have. I'm really working on letting stuff like that go, though, because it seldom seems worth the burn-out. You're already restricting yourself if you're trying to lose. To restrict yourself even further is exhausting. Don't think I'd do 350 cals a day, though. Maybe 100 at most.
  • kaimbf123
    kaimbf123 Posts: 182 Member
    This is something I used to "attempt" to do- a lot, but it never worked because it always lead to me feeling so hungry and I'd just binge again. For me, it's much easier to just log it and move on like @daniip_la mentioned. But if you aren't eating too few calories and you feel like you can maintain that for a few days- I think that's ok, too. It's probably not something you'd want to make a habit out of, though.
  • VeganFaceHole
    VeganFaceHole Posts: 39 Member
    edited December 2016
    ^^ Same. This lack of accountability for your actions is what led to a 5, 10, 15 then 20 pound weight gain.
    Just log it all in one day, realize that you unnecessarily gorged yourself, and move on.
    Just believe you wont do it again.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    edited December 2016
    that is exactly what i do....i try to average 1300 calories a day...recently i had a day of 2200. i moved 300 of those to the next week...on the following mon, tues and wed. so yes, in reality i only ate 1000 those days, but it averaged out the binge from the week before and i was able to maintain back to my "normal" weight. If i was to log it one day and move on and forget it, i tend to do that too often. easy to forget and move on and get fat! that is how i got fat initially...this way I have to take accountability for it the next week and learn from my binges
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    Several people keep a running weekly total. Some eat at a lower calorie level during the week so that they can eat more on the weekend.
  • lemonychild
    lemonychild Posts: 654 Member
    Can u just label what ure doing a bit differently? How about u call it saving cals and eating those cals later? Or just letting it go? You're not a machine you're not going to always and forever eat an exact cal count
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    janicelo1971 wrote: »
    that is exactly what i do....i try to average 1300 calories a day...recently i had a day of 2200. i moved 300 of those to the next week...on the following mon, tues and wed. so yes, in reality i only ate 1000 those days, but it averaged out the binge from the week before and i was able to maintain back to my "normal" weight. If i was to log it one day and move on and forget it, i tend to do that too often. easy to forget and move on and get fat! that is how i got fat initially...this way I have to take accountability for it the next week and learn from my binges

    2200 for an entire day is not a binge. Unless you were binging on spinach or something equally low calorie. While this may work for you, OP is talking about a considerable larger amount (3000 calories OVER maintenance). My concern, and this may or may not happen, that's for OP to decide, is that taking a punitive stance on dealing with over consuming can lead to guilt and shame along with increased hunger which can create a perfect storm for another binge.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    Go for it, Maybe less than 350 calories though. 100-200 most id do.
  • hotasfire36
    hotasfire36 Posts: 235 Member
    No just get back on track and keep logging. You will end of hungry.
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    edited December 2016
    I see your point, however eating an additional 900 calories in one day is a binge for ME(which was over maintenance as well)! it depends on what one usually eats i suppose. We all got fat from eating in excess...guilt or not, we need to NOT binge and if we do take precautions to not do it again or even out the calories...we all need to find a way that is healthy for us to do that and my way may not be the way for others ...i do agree with that. for me i consider my calories in like a bank account...i can take in so much and the excess i need to work off/use for fuel or just plain not eat at much for a few days to have it average out. in all honestly, when i binge I'm not hungry much the next day, so it tends to work out anyway....and no, my binge was not on spinach...but 900 calories adds up if u do it often enough! LOL
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    janicelo1971 wrote: »
    that is exactly what i do....i try to average 1300 calories a day...recently i had a day of 2200. i moved 300 of those to the next week...on the following mon, tues and wed. so yes, in reality i only ate 1000 those days, but it averaged out the binge from the week before and i was able to maintain back to my "normal" weight. If i was to log it one day and move on and forget it, i tend to do that too often. easy to forget and move on and get fat! that is how i got fat initially...this way I have to take accountability for it the next week and learn from my binges

    2200 for an entire day is not a binge. Unless you were binging on spinach or something equally low calorie. While this may work for you, OP is talking about a considerable larger amount (3000 calories OVER maintenance). My concern, and this may or may not happen, that's for OP to decide, is that taking a punitive stance on dealing with over consuming can lead to guilt and shame along with increased hunger which can create a perfect storm for another binge.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    I would just log it and let it go. I got into a binge/restrict cycle over the summer, and the only way I got out was to stop the restricting part.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    janicelo1971 wrote: »
    I see your point, however eating an additional 900 calories in one day is a binge for ME(which was over maintenance as well)! it depends on what one usually eats i suppose. We all got fat from eating in excess...guilt or not, we need to NOT binge and if we do take precautions to not do it again or even out the calories...we all need to find a way that is healthy for us to do that and my way may not be the way for others ...i do agree with that. for me i consider my calories in like a bank account...i can take in so much and the excess i need to work off/use for fuel or just plain not eat at much for a few days to have it average out. in all honestly, when i binge I'm not hungry much the next day, so it tends to work out anyway....and no, my binge was not on spinach...but 900 calories adds up if u do it often enough! LOL
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    janicelo1971 wrote: »
    that is exactly what i do....i try to average 1300 calories a day...recently i had a day of 2200. i moved 300 of those to the next week...on the following mon, tues and wed. so yes, in reality i only ate 1000 those days, but it averaged out the binge from the week before and i was able to maintain back to my "normal" weight. If i was to log it one day and move on and forget it, i tend to do that too often. easy to forget and move on and get fat! that is how i got fat initially...this way I have to take accountability for it the next week and learn from my binges

    2200 for an entire day is not a binge. Unless you were binging on spinach or something equally low calorie. While this may work for you, OP is talking about a considerable larger amount (3000 calories OVER maintenance). My concern, and this may or may not happen, that's for OP to decide, is that taking a punitive stance on dealing with over consuming can lead to guilt and shame along with increased hunger which can create a perfect storm for another binge.

    I know I mentioned your calorie intake, but binging, true binging, has a huge emotional influence. That needs to be worked on, and punitive measures tend to backfire. I don't know if OP has BED, that wasn't mentioned. My experience is in alignment with this one:
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    I would just log it and let it go. I got into a binge/restrict cycle over the summer, and the only way I got out was to stop the restricting part.

    That cycle can be so destructive physically and emotionally.
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