Bad days

CrazyWelsh
CrazyWelsh Posts: 47 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
How keep on track with no binge eating after really awful days? I want eat chips, takeaway etc. But no want gain fat. Obviously no eat junk food help but is something healthy binge on?

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    You can eat chips or anything else you like, you just have to stay under your calorie goal.

    You'll find that easier to do if you fill up on veg and chicken etc but fit in a little of what you like as well.
  • CrazyWelsh
    CrazyWelsh Posts: 47 Member
    After awful day. Come home feel like binge junk food. I vegan so plenty fruit veg daily.
  • jdb3388
    jdb3388 Posts: 239 Member
    It's really easy to tell someone they can eat "whatever they want as long as they stay within their calorie goals" but that's not practical. If they eat, for lack of a better word, really delicious food, they are going to be starving to death by the time they hit their limit. I call advice like this (in any facet of life) a Microsoft tip. It's technically correct, but its not the least bit helpful. Lose the vegan BS, its not healthy. Eat white meats like Chicken, fish, and even, in moderation, pork. Say you want a potato. Instead of filling it with butter and sour cream and cheese, try slicing it and dipping it in a spicy deli mustard, its very good. Want hot wings? No problem, don't batter them, and cook them on the grill. Want a burger? Make a turkey burger, they taste great and are much better for you. Part of losing weight is becoming a critical thinker, especially in the kitchen. Substituting lower calorie food for much higher calorie food is literally a paved path to skinny.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Pre-log your whole day and if you have room for something like a candy bar, enjoy it! Even if you end up 100-200 calories over your calorie goal, sometimes you need that. But by logging EVERYTHING in advance, you make yourself accountable.

    Buy ONLY a small-sized junk food treat. Like an individual-sized bag of chips or a small candy-bar. Then you won't be tempted to eat a whole large bag of treats.
  • CrazyWelsh
    CrazyWelsh Posts: 47 Member
    jdb3388 wrote: »
    Lose the vegan BS, its not healthy. Eat white meats like Chicken, fish, and even, in moderation, pork.


    Sorry no "lose vegan bs" . I always been vegetarian and I lactose intolerance. So I not vegan for style or fashion. I grew up on a farm and see things how animals treated,really no pleased. But thank you for advice. Instead of binge eat I took dog out for extra long walk. Help lots as felt no want ruin exercise just done.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    So binge on jicama. That'll fix you.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    keep busy on days that you feel that way, if you find something else to take your mind off eating chances are you will get past the notion to binge.... when we don't give in to these cravings eventually they happen less and less.
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I was going to suggest going for a walk or bike ride, but I see you did that. Good job!
  • CrazyWelsh
    CrazyWelsh Posts: 47 Member
    Diolch. Thank you :)
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    if I want to binge on crisps I'll usually do it on Crispy Mini's, they're a lot less calorie dense and even if I make a mess and eat a whole bag I'm way better off than if I had had a bag of Lays.
  • cloggsy71
    cloggsy71 Posts: 2,208 Member
    edited March 2017
    jdb3388 wrote: »
    Lose the vegan BS, its not healthy.
    ?? What a crock! Low fat, high carb Vegan is VERY healthy!
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    "Binging" is not a healthy way to eat, regardless of whether you are vegetarian, vegan or an omnivore. Stuffing yourself to try to keep your emotions under control is not healthy, psychologically. Dont try to supress the emotion with food - just feel it! Eating wont make the situation any better, your day will still have been miserable and you will probably end up feeling even worse because you were out of control with food.

    Try to find other ways of dealing with stress- exercise is a good substitution as it get you to your weight loss goals in a very productive way - maybe even faster than with just watching your calories. It certainly will help with your body composition. Or go for a walk, and get yourself away from food altogether. Or take a long shower, find a hobby, talk to someone about the situation, go volunteer at a shelter - anything that channels your frustration and stress away from food.
  • CrazyWelsh
    CrazyWelsh Posts: 47 Member
    Have done. Longer walks with dog helps. Feel better. Just had bad day. No Wat binge yaaay. On track again.
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