I keep binging
angelsja
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Every time I see a certain number on the scale it's like my brain goes right binge time and I have no Idea why I'm not being overly restrictive I'm fitting treats into my daily allowance although I'm not sure I should be because then it becomes a habit sometimes I'm just having my treat because I have calories left I'm not actually hungry. I've read that you shouldn't aim for more than 1% of your body weight to loss per week well I'm 178lbs so I should be able to lose 1.5 per week but that puts me at 1200 calories. Please help
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1200 cals is too little for you to sustain?
eat more. lose weight more slowly and it might be sustainable.13 -
Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas
I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale 11 -
Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.21 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged4 -
Try to change your mindset: there's no need to lose weight quickly. It's a lifestyle change, not a race towards a certain weight.13
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TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?0 -
You may not want to take advice from the newbie with no posts, but I have many, many years of experience. Limit how often you weight yourself. The scale is just a number that may or may not reflect the work you have done. If you can stay off the scale and only weigh in once a month it may help. It's a journey, not a race.11
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?
its not just my brain seems to think so its not even my goal its 11-12lbs off my goal but my brain doesn't seem to care3 -
You may not want to take advice from the newbie with no posts, but I have many, many years of experience. Limit how often you weight yourself. The scale is just a number that may or may not reflect the work you have done. If you can stay off the scale and only weigh in once a month it may help. It's a journey, not a race.
think only weighing once a month would be worse cause then i'd think oh i have all month to "fix" this eat what you want
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If the scale is your trigger, stop looking at the scale. Either step on it less often (think once a month) or don't use it at all and use other methods of measuring your success. Measure yourself with a tape measure or how much you can run or lift or whatever. Something that isn't a scale.
How long has this been going on for? Personally I get an awful need to binge at certain times depending where I am in my menstrual cycle. When it sets in, all I can do is try my best to limit the damage. I want to eat an entire jar of nutella? I have a couple of teaspoons of nutella. I want all the chips? I have half the chips. Sometimes the decision isn't between eating something and not eating something. It's eating something, or eating less of that thing. And in that case, less is always a better option.
At the end of the day you have to control your bingeing. Sometimes there isn't an easy fix, you just have to try hard to resist. I've found it does get easier.7 -
If the scale is your trigger, stop looking at the scale. Either step on it less often (think once a month) or don't use it at all and use other methods of measuring your success. Measure yourself with a tape measure or how much you can run or lift or whatever. Something that isn't a scale.
How long has this been going on for? Personally I get an awful need to binge at certain times depending where I am in my menstrual cycle. When it sets in, all I can do is try my best to limit the damage. I want to eat an entire jar of nutella? I have a couple of teaspoons of nutella. I want all the chips? I have half the chips. Sometimes the decision isn't between eating something and not eating something. It's eating something, or eating less of that thing. And in that case, less is always a better option.
At the end of the day you have to control your bingeing. Sometimes there isn't an easy fix, you just have to try hard to resist. I've found it does get easier.
from the data i have from my weigh ins 4 times since January started in April with my first binge then pretty much every month since then 0 -
I would suggest just managing your calories and don't weight at all. Since weighing is a trigger for you. Measure something else waist size, pant size whatever doesn't create this trigger with a negative outcome.3
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?
its not just my brain seems to think so its not even my goal its 11-12lbs off my goal but my brain doesn't seem to care
so what are you going to do about it, if eating more isn't an option?
by the way, being 11-12lbs from goal means you should not be eating at such a steep deficit.15 -
Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
Why is past Christmas a problem? Going slower will help you develop better eating habits and make this something that you can do the rest of your life.. instead of a 6 month stint of "healthier eating" or whatever.. then back to the same old same old that got you into this spot to begin with.
I sometimes think that I'll start working the treats and such into my calorie goals and daily food plan.. but I don't. Especially if after eating nutritious food I am not hungry. It just sets me up to fail and gives me incentive to eat *kitten* food that does nothing for me except give me a food-high, emotionally.
That's not to say I don't have candy, or a Klondike bar or something from time to time... I just make sure to log it and leave it at that. But I want a healthier body and mind a lot more than I want ice cream and candy or simply "more food".
If 11.11 (I'm assuming this is in stone?) is a number on the scale that causes you to binge, it's clearly an emotional or psychological trigger for you. Perhaps weighing less often is what you need to do in order to avoid that.6 -
TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?
its not just my brain seems to think so its not even my goal its 11-12lbs off my goal but my brain doesn't seem to care
so what are you going to do about it, if eating more isn't an option?
by the way, being 11-12lbs from goal means you should not be eating at such a steep deficit.
no more than 1% of your body weight per week is what ive consistently read on here which for me would be 1.7lbs im set at 1lb per week
and im not at 11-12lbs from gaol now that is my trigger number im 18lbs away from my first goal 0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?
its not just my brain seems to think so its not even my goal its 11-12lbs off my goal but my brain doesn't seem to care
so what are you going to do about it, if eating more isn't an option?
by the way, being 11-12lbs from goal means you should not be eating at such a steep deficit.
no more than 1% of your body weight per week is what ive consistently read on here which for me would be 1.7lbs im set at 1lb per week and im not at 11-12lbs from gaol now that is my trigger number im 18lbs away from my first goal
you obviously have an answer to everything, so again i'll just say good luck.21 -
i also struggle with the should i eat if not hungry thing like today ive logged all my food and come in at 1067 should i eat more even if im not hungry1
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TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
so you think what you're doing now is more sustainable? ok. good luck.
Well I was eating anywhere between 1200-2000 calories or more but it didn't stop me binging when I saw that "magic" number on the scale thing is I never binged before mfp I overate sure but never binged
why is it 'magic' for you?
its not just my brain seems to think so its not even my goal its 11-12lbs off my goal but my brain doesn't seem to care
so what are you going to do about it, if eating more isn't an option?
by the way, being 11-12lbs from goal means you should not be eating at such a steep deficit.
no more than 1% of your body weight per week is what ive consistently read on here which for me would be 1.7lbs im set at 1lb per week and im not at 11-12lbs from gaol now that is my trigger number im 18lbs away from my first goal
you obviously have an answer to everything, so again i'll just say good luck.
im not not eating enough as i explained earlier im ok with the calories im on and dont feel deprived as when i exercise i eat some of those back too2 -
If the scale is your trigger, stop looking at the scale. Either step on it less often (think once a month) or don't use it at all and use other methods of measuring your success. Measure yourself with a tape measure or how much you can run or lift or whatever. Something that isn't a scale.
How long has this been going on for? Personally I get an awful need to binge at certain times depending where I am in my menstrual cycle. When it sets in, all I can do is try my best to limit the damage. I want to eat an entire jar of nutella? I have a couple of teaspoons of nutella. I want all the chips? I have half the chips. Sometimes the decision isn't between eating something and not eating something. It's eating something, or eating less of that thing. And in that case, less is always a better option.
At the end of the day you have to control your bingeing. Sometimes there isn't an easy fix, you just have to try hard to resist. I've found it does get easier.
from the data i have from my weigh ins 4 times since January started in April with my first binge then pretty much every month since then
Sooooo you're saying about once a month? Around the same time in the month?6 -
Take it from experience: eating 2000 calories when you are trying to eat 1200 calories does not have the same effect as eating 2000 calories when you're trying to eat 2000 calories. Have you considered a diet break? One where you really aim for maintenance, not end at maintenance because you lost control.9
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You are at 1067 for the day and it is 2PM? Why can't you have a nice small meal of 400 calories just before you get in bed?6
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If the scale is your trigger, stop looking at the scale. Either step on it less often (think once a month) or don't use it at all and use other methods of measuring your success. Measure yourself with a tape measure or how much you can run or lift or whatever. Something that isn't a scale.
How long has this been going on for? Personally I get an awful need to binge at certain times depending where I am in my menstrual cycle. When it sets in, all I can do is try my best to limit the damage. I want to eat an entire jar of nutella? I have a couple of teaspoons of nutella. I want all the chips? I have half the chips. Sometimes the decision isn't between eating something and not eating something. It's eating something, or eating less of that thing. And in that case, less is always a better option.
At the end of the day you have to control your bingeing. Sometimes there isn't an easy fix, you just have to try hard to resist. I've found it does get easier.
from the data i have from my weigh ins 4 times since January started in April with my first binge then pretty much every month since then
Sooooo you're saying about once a month? Around the same time in the month?
i know what your going to say but its not hormones i binged this time because it was the food festival last time because we went to a all you can eat Thia buffet cant remember the reasons for the other 2 times too far back0 -
I think you should take a step back and realize that your weight isn't a definition of your worth as a human being and that everyone who loves you and supports you will feel the same way whether you're skinnier or heavier at Christmas dinner. I think you need to take the emotion out of this because it's making you panic and self-sabotage.
Then, once you've realized that losing weight is more about you taking control of your health and your life and accomplishing a goal, THEN come up with a rational plan that fits your taste buds and lifestyle and needs. Something where you're not going to walk around feeling annoyed or deprived or like you're "being good" or anything else that's an emotional/judgmental/self-critical approach to weight loss. The calorie count per day is probably going to be a lot higher than 1200--whatever you need to be at a 1 lb a week loss.
Then give that a shot and weigh in once or twice a week. Be aware that if you've gained weight, that might just be a fluctuation, but also be honest with yourself about what you've actually been eating. And if you gained weight because you overate, that's fine. Normal. What people do. Just commit to focusing more.
I guess what I'm trying to say is--don't panic, be mad at yourself, overdo it...none of these behaviors will help you lose weight. (I know, I tried myself! ;-P)13 -
If the scale is your trigger, stop looking at the scale. Either step on it less often (think once a month) or don't use it at all and use other methods of measuring your success. Measure yourself with a tape measure or how much you can run or lift or whatever. Something that isn't a scale.
How long has this been going on for? Personally I get an awful need to binge at certain times depending where I am in my menstrual cycle. When it sets in, all I can do is try my best to limit the damage. I want to eat an entire jar of nutella? I have a couple of teaspoons of nutella. I want all the chips? I have half the chips. Sometimes the decision isn't between eating something and not eating something. It's eating something, or eating less of that thing. And in that case, less is always a better option.
At the end of the day you have to control your bingeing. Sometimes there isn't an easy fix, you just have to try hard to resist. I've found it does get easier.
from the data i have from my weigh ins 4 times since January started in April with my first binge then pretty much every month since then
Sooooo you're saying about once a month? Around the same time in the month?
i know what your going to say but its not hormones i binged this time because it was the food festival last time because we went to a all you can eat Thia buffet cant remember the reasons for the other 2 times too far back
Wait, are you saying that you massively overate for one meal, once a month? tbh that sounds like pretty good going to me. There was a thread going a while back called something like "black hole stomach days" or something. It was full of people who were successfully losing weight while also having the very occasional day where they binged like crazy. These seem to be events that are reasonably planned. If you plan ahead and know that you're going to eat big on these days, why not just plan your weekly calories around the fact that you'll be going over on one day?
Remember that it take 3500kcal to gain a pound of fat. Unless you're going over by that much in that day (of your maintenance amount), you're not even gaining a pound from your binge day. Even if you do gain 1lb, if you're generally eating at a 1lb per week deficit, then it's just going to come off the next week. Then you'll still be down over the month.
Not going to lie, it sounds like you're overeating because it's an event, not because of the scale number. But don't beat yourself up, we're not perfect and we have days where we don't meet our goals. Don't stress it, accept that it's happened and take the next day as you always planned to7 -
Running_and_Coffee wrote: »I think you should take a step back and realize that your weight isn't a definition of your worth as a human being and that everyone who loves you and supports you will feel the same way whether you're skinnier or heavier at Christmas dinner. I think you need to take the emotion out of this because it's making you panic and self-sabotage.
Then, once you've realized that losing weight is more about you taking control of your health and your life and accomplishing a goal, THEN come up with a rational plan that fits your taste buds and lifestyle and needs. Something where you're not going to walk around feeling annoyed or deprived or like you're "being good" or anything else that's an emotional/judgmental/self-critical approach to weight loss. The calorie count per day is probably going to be a lot higher than 1200--whatever you need to be at a 1 lb a week loss.
Then give that a shot and weigh in once or twice a week. Be aware that if you've gained weight, that might just be a fluctuation, but also be honest with yourself about what you've actually been eating. And if you gained weight because you overate, that's fine. Normal. What people do. Just commit to focusing more.
I guess what I'm trying to say is--don't panic, be mad at yourself, overdo it...none of these behaviors will help you lose weight. (I know, I tried myself! ;-P)
calorie goal puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb per week i dont feel annoyed or deprived just want to not binge when i hit 11 stone 11 this time last year i was 11.4 i think having my fitbit is hindering my progress so ive come up with 2 options A disconnect my fitbit then when i workout/walk etc look at what fitbit says i burned and log half into mfp. Or B set myself at maintenance and just use exercise to create my deficit 1 -
Puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb a week but I'll never get there doing it that slow that takes me right past Christmas I don't have a problem with the calories it's the binging when I see 11.11 or there abouts on the scale
You're not going to reach your goal now if you keep up with the pattern you have, so why not try to find a more sustainable approach?
Aren't you 5'8"? So am I, and the only time I ate 1200 calories was way back when I started with MFP and didn't know better. Once I learned better, I don't think I ever aimed for more than a 1lb/wk deficit. The last 25 pounds was at .5/wk. It took me one year to lose that. But so what? The point it that I lost it and am now in maintenance. That year allowed me to develop good, sustainable habits.
From what you said about binging the last two times, I'm wondering what you actually mean by "binging." It seems like the last two times have been related to food-focused events - a buffet and a food festival - not just a random time during the month or when you hit a certain weight when you're eating more. Maybe if you lower your weekly loss goal and try to have a well-rounded diet within that, you won't feel the need to go overboard at those types of things. (I say well-rounded only because I don't see how you can have a well-rounded diet if you logged your food at around 1,000 calories and don't want to eat more.) Or, you can simply save 100 calories a day for a week to use at such an event, then go ahead and deliberately eat more than you would on an ordinary day.9 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »You are at 1067 for the day and it is 2PM? Why can't you have a nice small meal of 400 calories just before you get in bed?
because my evening meal will fill me up and i wont be hungry this is what im saying should i eat to fill my calories up even when not hungry?
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Running_and_Coffee wrote: »I think you should take a step back and realize that your weight isn't a definition of your worth as a human being and that everyone who loves you and supports you will feel the same way whether you're skinnier or heavier at Christmas dinner. I think you need to take the emotion out of this because it's making you panic and self-sabotage.
Then, once you've realized that losing weight is more about you taking control of your health and your life and accomplishing a goal, THEN come up with a rational plan that fits your taste buds and lifestyle and needs. Something where you're not going to walk around feeling annoyed or deprived or like you're "being good" or anything else that's an emotional/judgmental/self-critical approach to weight loss. The calorie count per day is probably going to be a lot higher than 1200--whatever you need to be at a 1 lb a week loss.
Then give that a shot and weigh in once or twice a week. Be aware that if you've gained weight, that might just be a fluctuation, but also be honest with yourself about what you've actually been eating. And if you gained weight because you overate, that's fine. Normal. What people do. Just commit to focusing more.
I guess what I'm trying to say is--don't panic, be mad at yourself, overdo it...none of these behaviors will help you lose weight. (I know, I tried myself! ;-P)
calorie goal puts me at 1450 to lose 1lb per week i dont feel annoyed or deprived just want to not binge when i hit 11 stone 11 this time last year i was 11.4 i think having my fitbit is hindering my progress so ive come up with 2 options A disconnect my fitbit then when i workout/walk etc look at what fitbit says i burned and log half into mfp. Or B set myself at maintenance and just use exercise to create my deficit
OK, so eat 1450 a day and do the work you need to do to figure out why you're binging when you weigh in and don't like the result. Whatever it is--if it's not annoyance or deprivation, it's SOMETHING--it's accomplishing the exact opposite of what you want.1
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