Food binge cope

Jmoney711

Male 19 years old 5 foot 11 inches was 150 pounds but after this week I’m scared to check. I’ve been lifting at walking around 10,000 steps a day. I went from 196 to 150 pounds just off calorie restriction and cardio over the course of 6 months During the weight loss faze I was probably eating around 1500- 1700 cals a day. And ever since I’ve incorporated weights my hunger has just shot through the roof. I’ve had two days this week where I’ve eaten 5,000 calories (binge) and then the other days where around 2500 - 3000 calories. I feel like s*** but I guess the main issue is I just don’t know what I’m doing in terms of proper nutrition. I don’t want to get fat again, and I won’t let myself get to that point. I’m seeing a nutritionist on Tuesday in hopes of proper guidance. I just needed to post this to be accountable, I need to find balance and not restrict or binge but just find a happy medium.

cmriverside

I definitely wouldn't beat myself up over 2500-3000. That's probably still a deficit for you.

The 5000? That's gonna happen if/when you try sticking to 1500-1700 and lifting.

Eating more is called for at this point. I would bet your nutitionist will recommend you eating 3000 anyway if you're going to be lifting.

No need to be so hard on yourself. ((eHug))

Jmoney711

Thank you for the reply the support really helps. I’ve just come so far, my family says I look great and that I have abs but I can’t see it. It’s almost as if I see myself from the perspective of my start weight if that makes sense. I’m looking forward to my visit with a nutritionist.

cmriverside

You're welcome. :flowerforyou:

You're at the low end of your healthy BMI so you can relax now, really. I know it takes a while for the brain and eyes to catch up to the reality. Your family is probably starting to worry a little about you if you are vebalizing being afraid to eat or any other indications that you aren't in "reality." We all get a bit weird with weight loss and sometimes it takes other people around us saying, "Hey. You may be obsessing just a tad bit." I don't know if that's true of you or not, just saying that sometimes other people see things we just can't because we're too close to it.


Your weight-lifting sounds like the best possible plan. Keep eating!

Jmoney711

Yes they were concerned with my relationship with food, I never would go out to eat with them and I always had to track exactly what was going into my mouth. I stopped cooking with oils and all that stuff. Finally I just gave out. And hopefully my body image from my perspective gets better with time.

springlering62

@jmoney711 I’m probably old enough to be your grandma, but I’ve been through the same thing, as have many here. It’s not unusual for people to suffer from body dysmorphia to one degree or another.

I’ve lost over eighty pounds, and dropped about nine sizes. It took well over a year for me to no longer see the fat woman in the mirror. I’m just now beginning to see myself as others see me, but even so, I still have many moments a day when all I see is a big belly. It’s hard for my brain to appreciate what I’ve accomplished, because it’s been focused on what I haven’t for so many years, if that makes sense.

I would say, and please don’t take this as a criticism, you should cut yourself some slack, I’m a woman, 5’7”, fairly muscular, and I’m at 140. As a young male, taller than me, you are only ten pounds heavier. Have mercy, honey! No wonder you are hungry!

Ask for advice from those here who can help you with refeeds, recomp, weights and the like.

It’s awfully easy to fall in to the trap of expecting rewards to keep coming in the form of the scale going down. Reward yourself with some shaping up, and let that weight maintain a bit or even go up while you do, til you are happy with a healthy you you can sincerely appreciate in that mirror. 😘

Jmoney711

Thank you so much for this post, I greatly appreciate it.

cmriverside

Hey, Jmoney - how'd the appointment with the nutritionist go?

Jmoney711

Hey @cmriverside I got my metabolic rate tested and I was not surprised that with the caloric restriction I put myself through my resting metabolic rate is 1270 calories. That number should be 1800 as that is the average for someone with my age height and weight. I am on a plan to slowly increase caloric intake with no less than 2500 calories daily. So hopefully overtime my body will adjust and get back to normal. Thank you for keeping tabs on my situation it means a lot.

cmriverside

I'm glad you got some direction.

pancakerunner

Hey, it happens. Hate to admit it but I “binged” today... between stress and exhaustion, I caved. What I ate wasn’t necessarily unhealthy by any means, but ate past the point to comfort. I’m disappointed in myself, sure. But I’m not angry. I let it happen. The feeling will pass. The food will be used for energy. All I can do is recognize WHY it happens and move on. One day won’t through me off in the long run.