Why am I still in excellent shape after I eating junk?

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    This was my experience on vacation a few years ago. I really indulged and ate and drank everything for a week...I didn't hit the gym either. I had huge breakfasts, big lunches and dinners, wine, fruity cocktails, I would have cookies and crepes and waffles with whipped cream everyday and by the end I looked fantastic I actually took some killer progress photos. Maybe it was the carb loading filling out the muscles? Haha I have no idea.. you look great though so I wouldn't worry about it too much, maybe you didn't eat as much as you thought, maybe you were more active and had more energy with all the food, etc.
  • cassandrarodriguez89
    cassandrarodriguez89 Posts: 239 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    I generally support the concept of "eat whatever you want and lose weight/be fit/be health/enjoy life" so I wanted to like this post from the title, but it seems more of an excuse for a humble brag and to post pics than anything else.

    If your question was serious OP - you didn't consume enough total calories in that period of time to have a noticeable impact on your physique.

    I guess the other question is - why the excess? 200 cookies, was that serious? Do you have BED?

    What's BED?

    Binge Eating Disorder

    Yes. I do binge eat every single day, mostly right before bed. But usually not on cookies... unless it's Sunday.

    Is this intended to be funny?

    This was my reaction as well. Binge Eating Disorder is not a joke, it is clinically recognized eating disorder and the OP's flippant comments around the vacation indulgence indicates that she doesn't actually understand that this is a serious disease that has devastating consequences for those who suffer from it.

    It's NOT a joke. I loose self control before I go to bed. Your assuming I'm not serious. I'm 100% serious. Before I went to bed last night I ate a steak, peanut butter cookies, sweet potatoe fries and multigrain chips. That was AFTER I ate all my nessesary meals. It's been so bad that I used to try drinking tons of water to avoid the feeling. But then I have to go pee all night so it's not comfortable.
  • cassandrarodriguez89
    cassandrarodriguez89 Posts: 239 Member
    Immediately after giving birth I was up to 12 huge cupcakes a day (not normal sized cupcakes, they were giant). So yes, I have BED, I have always had it, as a kid my father would make jokes about it going in and out of me immediately, as a little kid I would go to buffets and have 8 FULL SIZED plates. But I'm not referring to normal food having effect on the body, only sugary foods.
  • cassandrarodriguez89
    cassandrarodriguez89 Posts: 239 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    Is there a purge with that binge of yours?

    I was going to ask this. No way you stay that lean with binging every day unless you purge

    No. I don't.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    Immediately after giving birth I was up to 12 huge cupcakes a day (not normal sized cupcakes, they were giant). So yes, I have BED, I have always had it, as a kid my father would make jokes about it going in and out of me immediately, as a little kid I would go to buffets and have 8 FULL SIZED plates. But I'm not referring to normal food having effect on the body, only sugary foods.

    Overeating the same amount of calories of sugary foods has the same effect weight wisr of overeating "normal" food.
  • cassandrarodriguez89
    cassandrarodriguez89 Posts: 239 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Concerning thread is concerning.

    Your looking for concern. There is no concern. Just looking for advice on if it's possible to maintain a healthy body with a diet heavy in sugars. If your concerned it's only you... I'm very happy with my diet :)
  • cassandrarodriguez89
    cassandrarodriguez89 Posts: 239 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    Immediately after giving birth I was up to 12 huge cupcakes a day (not normal sized cupcakes, they were giant). So yes, I have BED, I have always had it, as a kid my father would make jokes about it going in and out of me immediately, as a little kid I would go to buffets and have 8 FULL SIZED plates. But I'm not referring to normal food having effect on the body, only sugary foods.

    Overeating the same amount of calories of sugary foods has the same effect weight wisr of overeating "normal" food.

    Did not know this. Been going to Chinese buffet frequently. Is it possible to need many more calories than the average person?
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Concerning thread is concerning.

    Your looking for concern. There is no concern. Just looking for advice on if it's possible to maintain a healthy body with a diet heavy in sugars. If your concerned it's only you... I'm very happy with my diet :)

    You admitted you had an eating disorder. That should be concerning to you.

    Exactly. Don't forget the attention seeking original post.

    And this isn't the only thread she posted attention seeking photos today.

    That's sad.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/39961885#Comment_39961885
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,741 Member
    cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    For one thing, the human body strives for homeostasis...in the short run it can handle excess calories and will put them to good use...consistently over eating (or under eating) over time is what overrides your body's ability to balance things out. In other words, a week of over indulgence is going to be pretty meaningless.

    Secondly, when one is very active, one can get away with quite a bit because the energy expenditure is so high.

    Thirdly, the fact that it was cookies and pizza is pretty irrelevant.

    COOKIES is very relevant. Cookies are always relevant.

    You know, I was gonna tell you stop bragging :p but....this is very on point. :)
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