Binge eating

kd51411

How many calories do you think you usually eat when you go off track and binge?

CassieFindley86

I have actually tracked my calories the last few times I binged...

One day it was 5,355 calories total. The other day was 4,310 calories. I felt like tracking it made me feel more accountable and I am hoping it will be a start of the process to eliminate binge eating.

In the past I have had worse binges that I am sure resulted in higher calories counts, but never tracked it.

bbontheb

I have only had "very small" binges this week and I tracked most of the time. This is not even 50% of what I would normally binge on.And I could be missing stuff as well. This is with zero exercise

The amounts this past week were: 3330, 4488, 2121 (no binging day with this total). I have only logged the past 5 days or so and missed writing about half the day on two of them.

daphneC94

ya for me its a couple thousand, not even including the rest of the day

kd51411

I am about the same! A few thousand :-( I really didnt think it was possible to eat that many calories but I guess it is!!

rawhidenadz

binge days can hit anywhere from 3,000 to 7,000 calories for me

jellojiggler26

My binging can also be thousands and thousands depending on how I'm feeling.

ClaUuuUuu

Mines... around 5,000

Escape_Artist

I log even when I go nuts and way over.

The biggest ever was 7200 over my calories, I was bulking at 2400 back then lol

Was delicious in a disgusting way! :laugh:

Broderick50

At least 5000

_HeartsOnFire_

I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.

lil_lizt

Maybe a couple of thousand I guess

Inshape13

Back in the day....I can't even begin to tell you. The highest binge for the last 6 months was around 3,000 for the whole day give or take a few.....and I average around 1900 most days anyway so this has come a really long way since fast food and dessert binges of the past which I would guess would be in the 5000+ range.

sarahg148

I'd say for me, that eating about 1000-2000 calories over maintenance would count as a binge for me...so 3500-4500 calories. I do track it to see how it affects my overall losses or gains.

annakow

When I binge, I think I have extra 1000-1500 plus in the evening..It does happen to all of us I think.

FerretBuellerr

This would be a great thred for all those poor girls (well, mostly girls) who think eating an extra piece of cake constitutes a binge. :noway: :frown:

I actually don't think I have binged since using MFP, and if I did it was while I was at a buffet or while living without internet at home to track it properly.

mortuseon

I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.

Surely you have days with intense cravings when you eat a LOT more than 'normal', no? I think that would constitute a binge.

annakow

I had no binge from the begining- 9 months, till last month, I lost 44kg in this time, thats about 100 lbs I think...I think my body get tired and fights

krisflower19

I usually binge around 6000 depends on how much money I have

stetienne

Not sure...how much is a box of Chips Ahoy?

kowajenn

Knock on wood, I haven't binged since I got serious about my weight loss. In the old days, I know I could easily knock back 6000-8000 calories on a bad day. The worst part is during a binge I ate so mindlessly I didn't even taste the food.

Colombianchick29

OH MY! waaaayyyyy too many! Whats worse, sometimes i eat a bunch of things i dont even want to try to find what im really craving! this mostly happens on weekend that i dont have errands to run or things to do...uuugghhh

_Pseudonymous_

I've managed to scarf down a whopping 5,000 before... pizza, wings, ice cream, potato chips... yep, it happens.

_HeartsOnFire_

I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.

Surely you have days with intense cravings when you eat a LOT more than 'normal', no? I think that would constitute a binge.

Nope. Because I don't deprive myself. If I want beers, I drink beers. If I want a piece of cake, I eat cake. I don't restrict myself or say that I can't have any food. For me, this alleviates any desire to binge. When you allow yourself to eat what you want and do so in moderation it's a win-win. I eat 1800 about 1800 calories a day. I may go a little over every so often, but that's fine with me.

Today I had a big slice of greek pizza because I wanted it. I also had a grande salted caramel mocha frappacino. I'm still losing weight. Not because I have some crazy awesome metabolism, but because I allow myself to eat what I want and I work hard to lose the weight.

I believe it's about moderation not deprivation.

tristaj90

I typically track on my binge days too.. I have gotten as high as 2300.. but i'm typically trying to stay between 1200-1400 calories a day.

favoritenut

I tracked everything I ate and was disgusted with myself. I had eaten very close to 8000 calories in one day...I work at a convenient store that sells donuts, flips, pizza, sandwhiches, and cheesecake....I think I had two or more of everything that day. crazy insanity that day :sad:

Mr_Knight

I can easily top 8000 calories on a binge day.

Easily.

STC1188

As a male, at my heaviest, let's just say there are more than a few times where I was confident (100% so) that this Chinese buffet lost money on me.

100% confident.

poma91

If I binge apart from my normal eating for the day then i would be 2,000 cals over (since using MFP i am normally eating around 1,600).. but if I decide my whole day to be a total binge then I am anywhere in the range of 5,000- 9,000 cals :noway:

V3ggieL0vinGinger

When I began recovering from anorexia, it sort of morphed into BED for a while...so I would eat anywhere between 2000-8000 calories in about an hour almost every night. I believe I gained 10 pounds in a little over a week, and they weren't just water weight! Glad those days are behind me

ldrosophila

Never tracked a binge but I bet close to 8000 or so