6000+ Valentines Misery Binge From Hell
chriseema
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Wondering if there is a way to combat this. I'm not hungry today and I feel like I pooped out my intestines. I clogged 2 toilets at work after this binge.
To put this in perspective, my TDEE is 1450 calories, I'm a 5'1 woman, and I ate 6450 calories yesterday...
I'm not hungry today, last night the tail end of my binge was eating a whole tub of frosting...
Yikes. If I cut 500 cal for the rest of the week per day (or more if I'm still full) will I stay my normal weight? Or does it all appear tomorrow and I have to try and ignore how I don't fit in my clothes?
To put this in perspective, my TDEE is 1450 calories, I'm a 5'1 woman, and I ate 6450 calories yesterday...
I'm not hungry today, last night the tail end of my binge was eating a whole tub of frosting...
Yikes. If I cut 500 cal for the rest of the week per day (or more if I'm still full) will I stay my normal weight? Or does it all appear tomorrow and I have to try and ignore how I don't fit in my clothes?
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The best advice I can give said with love is forget the calories and work on what caused the binge. xoxo
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Most of any weight gain from this is water from excess carbs and sodium as well as undigested food. If you cut by 500 calories a day, you will be eating less than 1,000 calories per day. I wouldn't recommend that.
If you eat a slight deficit the rest of the week, drink lots of water, and wait it out, you will be fine. If the scale does increase, it may take a little over a week to come down, maybe less.8 -
Just move on...in the grand scheme of things, it's blip.22
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what did you eat for 6450 calories? Was it one huge meal ending with the tub of frosting?3
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The best advice I can give said with love is forget he calories and work on what caused the binge. xoxo
Agreed. Cut a few extra calories if you want for the next week or two, but seriously do take a look at why it happened. Maybe the way you're approaching your diet is too restrictive? Maybe you need to add exercise to earn back more calories so you're not apt to binge when you have the chance? Everyone falls down once in a while. I can't personally be trusted with pizza from my favorite pizza place. I'll eat an entire thin crust large pizza myself. Granted, I'm 6'2" tall and my TDEE with exercise is around 2600 calories so I can, if I plan for it, afford it every once in a while. For me, it's just one of my favorite foods that gets to me, but I generally add enough exercise throughout the week that I can easily maintain my goal, and even go under it in preparation if I want and not be too terribly hungry. Holidays can easily net 4k-6k, even higher meals or days. Next time save some extra calories leading up to it, then cut a few extra for the remaining week after and you should be fine.7 -
Like others have said -It's in the past, move forward.
If you restrict so much and you have an exceptionally "hungry" day - you may be tempted from hunger. Just make healthy choices, eat when your hungry.0 -
I think you're awesome for logging everything you ate. I'm going to assume that, in and of itself,is progress for you, so I call it a win. Just go back to your normal routine tomorrow.24
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Every bite is a new opportunity to start over.7
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If it was an uncontrolled binge and happens frequently - you need to get some help to get it under control. Many hospitals have programs that are low cost/no cost.
If, it was a day full of valentine's chocolate, dinner out, etc. - just move on and eat at your normal calorie level. If you aren't hungry today - just eat light and be back on track tomorrow.8 -
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Great comments, from everybody. I would agree on who said maybe you are too restrictive with your diet that you feel you need to binge. Stress/ anxiety makes me eat countless.1
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leejoyce31 wrote: »what did you eat for 6450 calories? Was it one huge meal ending with the tub of frosting?
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If it was an uncontrolled binge and happens frequently - you need to get some help to get it under control. Many hospitals have programs that are low cost/no cost.
If, it was a day full of valentine's chocolate, dinner out, etc. - just move on and eat at your normal calorie level. If you aren't hungry today - just eat light and be back on track tomorrow.
I agree. Sometimes we just overeat. It's not always necessary to analyze why we did it. Now, I agree with what you are saying. If it's uncontrolled and frequent, then some further analysis and possible help may be needed.
I know during the holidays for Xmas for 3 days straight, I ate over 6,000 calories. I was visiting family and we had tons of delicious breakfast, lunch, dinners and snacks. It was a blast. I didn't consider it a binge. It was good fun and eating. When I returned from my visit, I did eat at a deficit for a short while because I gained a little fat after the fluid subsided.
Now, I'm back to my pre-holiday weight and looking forward to the next time I indulge in some delicious goodness and extra calories.
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I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense0
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I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.5 -
leejoyce31 wrote: »I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.
Yeah exactly. I do it once a month. My "trigger" was I got a blood test a few days before and it made me dizzy, but not hungry, and when I'm dizzy and not hungry I binge because I think it's related.
Also, it was Valentine's Day, and there was a free dessert buffet at work.
However, can someone potentially answer my burning question about the weight gain offset? I just had a sandwich and banana after a small hunger spell and want to know if a slight restriction will cause me to not gain a lb. when I gain that extra roll, I can't focus on my work since I am so physically uncomfortable in my clothes1 -
leejoyce31 wrote: »I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.
Yeah exactly. I do it once a month. My "trigger" was I got a blood test a few days before and it made me dizzy, but not hungry, and when I'm dizzy and not hungry I binge because I think it's related.
Also, it was Valentine's Day, and there was a free dessert buffet at work.
However, can someone potentially answer my burning question about the weight gain offset? I just had a sandwich and banana after a small hunger spell and want to know if a slight restriction will cause me to not gain a lb. when I gain that extra roll, I can't focus on my work since I am so physically uncomfortable in my clothes
I thought I answered above. You may have gained some fat, along with the fluid. Unfortunately, we can't answer with absolute certainty whether or not this will result in a gain for you. You will have to wait it out and see. Everyone is different.
The deficit may help you mitigate the gain. Also depending on your TDEE, it may be a minimal amount of actual fat gain.2 -
I would say don't fret about it - just don't let it become habit. Holidays result in being bombarded with piles of yummy high-cal foods we don't normally indulge in..most of us got overweight because we did stuff like this regularly rather than every once in while.2
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After a big meal some people don’t eat again until they feel hungry, but I don’t think most people who do this are eating 6,000 calories. Even so, that might be a good thing to do because your body simply can’t process that many calories in a short amount of time and dumping more on top of it is pointless. On the bright side, some of that food will pass through your digestive system undigested. There’s no way to know how many calories that will account for until everything gets back to normal and you can see the damage on the bathroom scale.
Aside from that, once you start feeling hungry again, I would suggest going back to your normal eating. At worst, you’ve gained a pound or two and you’ll lose it in a week or two if you eat at a deficit.
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It doesn't answer your question, but...it looks like you started your day trying to restrict sugar (all sugar free/no sugar added/unsweetened stuff), and then later in the day you massively binged on sweets. It might help if you allow yourself small amounts of sugar/sweets throughout the day so that you are less tempted to binge later on. I suspect that if you had had a couple of pieces of chocolate earlier in the day you would not have binged on a tub of frosting. (I have a sweet tooth myself, so I know how hard it is).7
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If you eat at a slightly smaller deficit for the next week or two, you will eventually offset whatever overeating you did yesterday; after all, it was one day I woudn't do anything too drastic though, it might inspire another binge if you are feeling constantly hungry. Maybe just try to come in 100-150 calories below your MFP target for 7-10 days to see what happens. BTW, you do realize that you have multiple listings for the same food, yes? For instance, you have 4 slices almond flax bread listed 2x, as well as the soft-serve ice cream. If you really did have a total of 8 slices of that bread, you can leave it alone, If you really only had 4, please do go in & clean up the entries for the day. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much it drops. I think that bread was 430 calories alone.
Even if you did have a 4600 calorie day, and you know why, I suggest setting yourself up with a plan for next time. Next time you are having a blood draw that might make you dizzy, bring a healthy snack & a bottle of water so you can refuel immediately with something that won't damage your efforts. And drink some extras fluids before the draw as well - low blood pressure might have caused the dizziness instead of hunger.
Now for the dessert buffet at work - geeze Louise, it sounds kind of ridiculous, but for any buffet I walk the length of it to scope out what looks good & what doesn't, and only get small servings of what looks FANTASTIC to me. I don't waste calories on meh food if I can help it. If you can employ a similar strategy, you should be able to enjoy the buffet without going completely overboard. Great job tracking a tough day, and hope you get back on track quickly.0 -
If you eat at a slightly smaller deficit for the next week or two, you will eventually offset whatever overeating you did yesterday; after all, it was one day I woudn't do anything too drastic though, it might inspire another binge if you are feeling constantly hungry. Maybe just try to come in 100-150 calories below your MFP target for 7-10 days to see what happens. BTW, you do realize that you have multiple listings for the same food, yes? For instance, you have 4 slices almond flax bread listed 2x, as well as the soft-serve ice cream. If you really did have a total of 8 slices of that bread, you can leave it alone, If you really only had 4, please do go in & clean up the entries for the day. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much it drops. I think that bread was 430 calories alone.
Even if you did have a 4600 calorie day, and you know why, I suggest setting yourself up with a plan for next time. Next time you are having a blood draw that might make you dizzy, bring a healthy snack & a bottle of water so you can refuel immediately with something that won't damage your efforts. And drink some extras fluids before the draw as well - low blood pressure might have caused the dizziness instead of hunger.
Now for the dessert buffet at work - geeze Louise, it sounds kind of ridiculous, but for any buffet I walk the length of it to scope out what looks good & what doesn't, and only get small servings of what looks FANTASTIC to me. I don't waste calories on meh food if I can help it. If you can employ a similar strategy, you should be able to enjoy the buffet without going completely overboard. Great job tracking a tough day, and hope you get back on track quickly.
I am NEVER hungry because I have anemia, this is why I binge. I literally do not have hunger cues... sometimes I cry cause I want to be a "normal person" who even has the hunger desire to binge, but I don't... I do it cause I'm dizzy. Also ... yes I know there's two breads on purpose. I did everything on purpose there...0 -
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Because calories overeaten are built up over time which leads to weight gain, bud. I understand that concept and am trying to figure out the science of how long it takes to gain after ANOTHER binge in the same 8 day span.
I am mad cause I tried to take everyone's advice and eat lunch but all it did was give me extreme cramps and now I'm hunched over at work in the bathroom crying. Please stop telling me to eat, I'm NOT HUNGRY.
God, I just want to know the science behind how many days it takes to gain weight.
People have poor reading comprehension.
Please everyone stop with the dumb "keep eating" comments. I'm not hungry right now.0 -
It doesn't answer your question, but...it looks like you started your day trying to restrict sugar (all sugar free/no sugar added/unsweetened stuff), and then later in the day you massively binged on sweets. It might help if you allow yourself small amounts of sugar/sweets throughout the day so that you are less tempted to binge later on. I suspect that if you had had a couple of pieces of chocolate earlier in the day you would not have binged on a tub of frosting. (I have a sweet tooth myself, so I know how hard it is).It doesn't answer your question, but...it looks like you started your day trying to restrict sugar (all sugar free/no sugar added/unsweetened stuff), and then later in the day you massively binged on sweets. It might help if you allow yourself small amounts of sugar/sweets throughout the day so that you are less tempted to binge later on. I suspect that if you had had a couple of pieces of chocolate earlier in the day you would not have binged on a tub of frosting. (I have a sweet tooth myself, so I know how hard it is).
I've started my day with sweets and ate them all day. It depends on the person I guess.0 -
Because calories overeaten are built up over time which leads to weight gain, bud. I understand that concept and am trying to figure out the science of how long it takes to gain after ANOTHER binge in the same 8 day span.
I am mad cause I tried to take everyone's advice and eat lunch but all it did was give me extreme cramps and now I'm hunched over at work in the bathroom crying. Please stop telling me to eat, I'm NOT HUNGRY.
God, I just want to know the science behind how many days it takes to gain weight.
People have poor reading comprehension.
Please everyone stop with the dumb "keep eating" comments. I'm not hungry right now.
My dear fellow MFP user.
Your post cries desperately for answers that are beyond what you actually ate or didn't eat.
The answer you seek is not in how long after eating 1800 or 4000 calories the calories may or may not become fat, and what percentage of them becomes waste, water weight, lean mass, or fat.
The answer you need to address is WHY YOU ARE FEELING THIS CRUMMY RIGHT NOW!
I know you think it has to do with how much you ate; but, I am sorry to say that I don't think so
People eat a lot more, or a bit less from time to time. And they gain weight and lose weight. And the event is usually NOT debilitating enough to have them feeling miserable and crying in a bathroom.
You do need to sort some of this out and a counsellor might be able to help you do so. Do you have an employee and family assistance program at work? That or your family doctor's office might be able to get you started.
As to your weight gain or loss whether you gained 0, 0.25, 0.5, or 1lb yesterday... what do you think the effect of this will be a year later? The correct answer is NONE and that you should continue with your normal MFP program neither restricting more nor modifying anything. This assumes a person who can tell whether their tummy is physically full of undigested food at which point it might not be a great idea to add some more. If you don't have that ability, I don't know how to advise you other than to urge you to contact your doctor.
PS: I too think it is awesome you recorded what you ate. So many people don't and lose some of the most valuable data they can gather.17 -
^ I'm in no way a professional, but if you're not hungry then don't push yourself - keep hydrated and when you can stomach it start light - maybe similar to how you would look after yourself in the way you would after a stomach bug.
But I agree with others, it's great you logged everything and held yourself accountable. You're certainly not on your own with the occasional binge. It's not always easy overriding those cravings or ignoring a free treat table at work.
It will settle and you'll feel better in a day or so. I wrote in a notebook when I've binged and make sure I include how I feel emotionally and physically. Then the next time I feel like giving in i can read it back and it helps me rethink. The only thing is I don't always remember to bring the book everywhere with me, which is a mini goal of mine as I often get tempted at work in the late afternoon....
Really hope you feel better soon xx2 -
If you eat at a slightly smaller deficit for the next week or two, you will eventually offset whatever overeating you did yesterday; after all, it was one day I woudn't do anything too drastic though, it might inspire another binge if you are feeling constantly hungry. Maybe just try to come in 100-150 calories below your MFP target for 7-10 days to see what happens. BTW, you do realize that you have multiple listings for the same food, yes? For instance, you have 4 slices almond flax bread listed 2x, as well as the soft-serve ice cream. If you really did have a total of 8 slices of that bread, you can leave it alone, If you really only had 4, please do go in & clean up the entries for the day. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much it drops. I think that bread was 430 calories alone.
Even if you did have a 4600 calorie day, and you know why, I suggest setting yourself up with a plan for next time. Next time you are having a blood draw that might make you dizzy, bring a healthy snack & a bottle of water so you can refuel immediately with something that won't damage your efforts. And drink some extras fluids before the draw as well - low blood pressure might have caused the dizziness instead of hunger.
Now for the dessert buffet at work - geeze Louise, it sounds kind of ridiculous, but for any buffet I walk the length of it to scope out what looks good & what doesn't, and only get small servings of what looks FANTASTIC to me. I don't waste calories on meh food if I can help it. If you can employ a similar strategy, you should be able to enjoy the buffet without going completely overboard. Great job tracking a tough day, and hope you get back on track quickly.
I am NEVER hungry because I have anemia, this is why I binge. I literally do not have hunger cues... sometimes I cry cause I want to be a "normal person" who even has the hunger desire to binge, but I don't... I do it cause I'm dizzy. Also ... yes I know there's two breads on purpose. I did everything on purpose there...If you eat at a slightly smaller deficit for the next week or two, you will eventually offset whatever overeating you did yesterday; after all, it was one day I woudn't do anything too drastic though, it might inspire another binge if you are feeling constantly hungry. Maybe just try to come in 100-150 calories below your MFP target for 7-10 days to see what happens. BTW, you do realize that you have multiple listings for the same food, yes? For instance, you have 4 slices almond flax bread listed 2x, as well as the soft-serve ice cream. If you really did have a total of 8 slices of that bread, you can leave it alone, If you really only had 4, please do go in & clean up the entries for the day. You might be pleasantly surprised at how much it drops. I think that bread was 430 calories alone.
Even if you did have a 4600 calorie day, and you know why, I suggest setting yourself up with a plan for next time. Next time you are having a blood draw that might make you dizzy, bring a healthy snack & a bottle of water so you can refuel immediately with something that won't damage your efforts. And drink some extras fluids before the draw as well - low blood pressure might have caused the dizziness instead of hunger.
Now for the dessert buffet at work - geeze Louise, it sounds kind of ridiculous, but for any buffet I walk the length of it to scope out what looks good & what doesn't, and only get small servings of what looks FANTASTIC to me. I don't waste calories on meh food if I can help it. If you can employ a similar strategy, you should be able to enjoy the buffet without going completely overboard. Great job tracking a tough day, and hope you get back on track quickly.
I am NEVER hungry because I have anemia, this is why I binge. I literally do not have hunger cues... sometimes I cry cause I want to be a "normal person" who even has the hunger desire to binge, but I don't... I do it cause I'm dizzy. Also ... yes I know there's two breads on purpose. I did everything on purpose there...
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God, I just want to know the science behind how many days it takes to gain weight.
People have poor reading comprehension.
Please everyone stop with the dumb "keep eating" comments. I'm not hungry right now.
The time taken for a person to see their scale weight go up after overeating can vary depending on the person, and on the food they ate. The most likely case is that you will see a big jump on the scale straight away (especially if there is any of the food still in your system). You mentioned earlier that you are worried about your clothes fitting. To me, this is less to do with scale weight. After eating too much, I have felt full and bloated (sounds like you're feeling this way now!) which has more effect on whether my clothes fit than whatever number is on the scale.
And also: people do not have poor reading comprehension. They are reading very clearly what you are saying, and trying to help you by pointing out something that you seem to be refusing to see: you have a much bigger problem at hand than whether you will put on weight.12
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