ever have a day when you eat everything in sight

brenn24179

I have not over ate in a long time but today I did. I was starved, could be emotional, my difficult 92 year old Mom in the hospital and it is depressing. I thought if it was emotional I would just knick knack on food but I felt starved. Anyone experienced emotional eating and starved? Had my weight off for 2 yrs, dont need this.

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ElizabethKalmbach

I was starving ALL DAY today. I'm not really an emotional eater, per se, but I have my suspicions about the following combination of possible culprits:

1. TOM. Hormones are stupid.
2. I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I'm not usually insulin resistant but I have been in the past. Usually I start my day with high protein to balance out the carb load. Ham and eggs with an English muffin instead of granola with just the protein that was in the milk. >_<
3. Due to a jump in my step count, I've been at a bigger deficit for the last two weeks than I have been for the last two months. (from -250 to -500 or more, according to my Garmin). The accumulated deficit might be too much, thought I'm trying to increase my calories to catch up, I'm also waiting for the data to "settle" from the weird Holiday activity levels, water retention, etc before I sort out how much to increase my TDEE.

I've eaten my way into my deficit today, but that's OK. I'll do better tomorrow and I'll try to keep an eye on the 3 suspicious elements that might have triggered today's uncomfortable levels of hangry.

I'm sorry you're under so much stress right now! I agree with HufflepuffGrl9. Do the best you can and be kind to yourself. Tomorrow is a new day.

MadisonMolly2017

I’ve gone through this recently & it freaked me out.

I think stress can lead to that “starved” feeling for me.
Also, too much sugar, salt, refined carbs ...
And not enough water or walking.

The stress of suddenly not being in control of our eating compounds things.

I’ve been inching my way back to my normal eating. I know many seem to be able to do it right away, but it took me over a week of baby step improvements, but I did it.

🌺 Good luck to you & your mom. 🌸

designerdiscounts

How did you sleep last night? Lack of sleep can definitely make you feel starved the next day. It happens. One day won’t throw you off track. Just get right back up and at it tomorrow.

AnnPT77

For different reasons (usually just by choice, frankly), I've eaten as much as 2-3 times my TDEE in one day, quite a few times. Result is a big scale gain the next morning, then - as long as I get right back to my normal routine - a slow scale decline over the next few days.

Since I calorie bank routinely, I'm usually back to previous weight within a week.

I'm in year 4+ of maintenance, still BMI 22-point-something most of the time, so a way-over-goal day is not major doom time. Be kind to yourself, and think of some other stress management strategies to use, if stress is the problem.

Many things can trigger over-goal eating, including stress and poor sleep. You're just human, don't agonize over it, just do what you can to identify the root cause(s), manage them, and get back on your healthy routine.

Sorry this is happening: Hang in there! :flowerforyou:

brenn24179

thanks to all of ya, yes the stress was bad. The strange thing is I didnt realize I was so stressed, I was just starving for food. Later I put it together, it was after seeing Mom in the hospital the day before. Now that I am aware I think I can get a hold on it.

gemiller87

Every so often I still binge out. In fact this weekend was one of those weekends. I try to be diligent and honest in my logging is a big key to keeping myself in check. In the grand scheme of things a bad day isn't a complete road detour, just a pothole that gets hit. No worries; however do take the time to process the trigger for it.

For me it's sometimes simply a social environment, but sometimes it is indeed emotional eating or stress induced. I have a habit of relentless snacking when my mind is running a mile a minute. Normally I can keep it in check as long as I acknowledge it.

cmriverside

Yeah, I do that on the regular. I've been in Maintenance for quite some time so I know it doesn't mean permanent weight gain.

I think it's pretty normal to stress eat, especially if it's something you know you've always done. Maybe next time, take a walk all the way around the hospital - outside. I just did that recently when I got some bad news while at a clinic near a hospital. It was a nice walk and I felt better and more centered afterwards.

semarsh12

Normal. When I'm stressed or upset I find myself wanting to eat all the things. I remember several years ago during the darkest time our family had faced to that point, I was sitting in a hospital cafeteria with my parents one morning and the three of us decided to share a bagel because we decided we should eat something. My parents didn't touch it and after I ate a piece I realized I was STARVING and I felt so bad because I felt like I shouldn't be so hungry even though we were all so distraught. Everyone's different. It's just learning to cope with the triggers.

LivingtheLeanDream

Stress works differently on different people, some people want all the food and others can't even think of eating - at least now you have a handle on the cause you can work on it.

brenn24179

I am getting over a terrible cold, stress with Mom, went to a church thing and did not eat the desserts, may have deprived myself, think I will eat a little dessert next time. I guess all these things triggered me. Yes now I am aware of what I was doing, I had no idea why I was so starved, still not sure and dont know if I could handle it again if these things happened but at least I AM AWARE which I think will go a long way in copeing. If I just have 1 day bad I can get a grip, my friend lost her Mom and gained 40, dont want to go there. My Mom has not been the loving Mom type so I should be able to get a grip. Thanks for the replys, it really helps

AnnPT77

brenn24179 wrote: »

I am getting over a terrible cold, stress with Mom, went to a church thing and did not eat the desserts, may have deprived myself, think I will eat a little dessert next time. I guess all these things triggered me. Yes now I am aware of what I was doing, I had no idea why I was so starved, still not sure and dont know if I could handle it again if these things happened but at least I AM AWARE which I think will go a long way in copeing. If I just have 1 day bad I can get a grip, my friend lost her Mom and gained 40, dont want to go there. My Mom has not been the loving Mom type so I should be able to get a grip. Thanks for the replys, it really helps

I think you're absolutely on the right track.

One day (or frankly, even a couple) of over-goal eating won't have much impact (if any), by itself.

Letting that create a sense of failure, then giving up; or letting that become a pattern for other reasons: That's where weight regain comes from **.

You've got this. Wishing you reduced stress in your life, and applauding how you're working to contain the effects: Go, you! :flowerforyou:

** Well, for lots of people, regain comes from eating just a little bit over TDEE most days, making that a pattern, and gaining a tiny bit every day/week/month for a long time.

brenn24179

thanks Annp, I weigh everyday, I made the mistake of not weighing one year and gained 25 lbs. Live and learn. I use to weigh once every 3 or 4 weeks, my scales got off 10 lbs, I gained 10 on top of that and then got mad and gained another 5. I had rather weigh even if bad, at least I know where I stand. Yes, stress is a killer. ANd you are right if it is one day, I can get a grip and do this.

staticsplit

The day before my period. Every time, and yet somehow I'm still always surprised. In my defense, my period stopped for 10 months (hormone imbalance) so I forgot.

AnnPT77

brenn24179 wrote: »

thanks Annp, I weigh everyday, I made the mistake of not weighing one year and gained 25 lbs. Live and learn. I use to weigh once every 3 or 4 weeks, my scales got off 10 lbs, I gained 10 on top of that and then got mad and gained another 5. I had rather weigh even if bad, at least I know where I stand. Yes, stress is a killer. ANd you are right if it is one day, I can get a grip and do this.

If it's two days, you can get a grip. If it's 3-4 weeks, you can still get a grip. You can always get a grip. Sometimes more re-work is required, if non-grip was an extended time period.

Getting a grip quickly has major benefits. You're doing it.

cupcakesandproteinshakes

I just had 4 days of an extended weekend away where I ate at least 700 to 1000 cals a day over maintenance each day. I was 135 before. Got on scale this morning. 134.4. My body is still a mystery sometimes. I did a lot of walking and I guess that may have offset some of the damage. Or maybe I was retaining water before I went away? Who knows. All I’m saying is it’s hard to do a lot of damage over a few days. It’s weeks and months of eating over maintenance that make one gain.

estherpotter1

Somedays Im more hungry than usual.Thats when its happened

staticsplit

cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »

I just had 4 days of an extended weekend away where I ate at least 700 to 1000 cals a day over maintenance each day. I was 135 before. Got on scale this morning. 134.4. My body is still a mystery sometimes. I did a lot of walking and I guess that may have offset some of the damage. Or maybe I was retaining water before I went away? Who knows. All I’m saying is it’s hard to do a lot of damage over a few days. It’s weeks and months of eating over maintenance that make one gain.

This happened to me when I went to France in summer. Ate so much and was 2 pounds down when I got back, which confused me. My guess is that I was walking a lot and though I was eating big meals, I tended to only have 1 huge meal, a decent sized meal, and then like an afternoon croissant. I'm up a bit from my last trip to California, but I think it's mainly water retention from the long flight.

Agreed. The odd splurge or enjoying your holiday isn't going to result in much gain if you get back into consistent healthy habits and keep an eye on things. I find that quite liberating now as I don't end up feeling down and deprived.

It's perfectly healthy not to be perfectly healthy all the time. ;-)

rainbow198

I absolutely have hungrier then normal days and vice versa (hormonal, exercise etc.), but I don't gain since I look at my calories on a weekly basis.

Some days I eat more then others and other days I eat less and it doesn't affect my weekly caloric goal.

For those hungry days I have a section in my recipe binder that contains a list of lower calorie dense meal options that I enjoy. They work great on those hungry days since they keep me full.

When I'm stressed I find physical activities helps me a great deal. Also I've been at maintenance so long that my brain knows that stress eating is no longer an option like in the past since I don't keep snacky foods in my home.

Good luck to you OP.

Katmary71

First, I'm so sorry about what you're dealing with, stress definitely can make us want to eat.

One time finally figured out (one was obvious) that I'm starving and thinking about what to eat next while eating is if I don't eat enough the day before after hard workouts. Another is days I wake up with low blood sugar, even if I eat when i get up i struggle all day. I honestly thought i was developing binge disorder! The third time was when I started raising calories in maintenance, those couple months were worse than the entire time I cut calories.

ahoy_m8

rainbow198 wrote: »

When I'm stressed I find physical activities helps me a great deal. Also I've been at maintenance so long that my brain knows that stress eating is no longer an option like in the past since I don't keep snacky foods in my home.
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I wish my brain would learn that!!

Sixxmotley

most days, hence MFP

brenn24179

Also had a church dinner thing and they had desserts and I had none. Now I know to have a little, yes a little so I dont feel deprived, I think this may be why I overate also.

fitnessguy266

This occurs on a weekly basis for me, specifically on Sundays....however i plan for this leading into the week as to build a "calorie bank" for the day when i consume alcohol. It's an expectation, and it has not affected weight loss efforts thus far