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MoreBean13

I binge weekly. Helps to keep you from going crazy while dieting lol. Just don't over do it and stay within your calorie goals, or maybe fast the next day and you will be fine.

Adding compensatory behaviours to a binge? That's pretty much leading into bulimia. :indifferent:

I am an intermittent faster. And, I bet I'm not anywhere near the bulimia crap you are talking about. I also don't bing for a whole week. Actually I don't really binge at all. But there isn't anything wrong with fasting.

I am too; I know there's nothing wrong with fasting. Fasting to make up for binge eating is a completely thing. Intermittent fasting is also not generally recommended for people with disordered eating (and no, I'm not making an ED diagnosis there, but uncontrollable binge eating is a disordered pattern of eating.)

ETA: and, like you say, you dont really binge. I really think the op is talking about a completely different thing.

Wow, IF is not even close to bulimia...

I can't tell if that comment is directed towards me or the other poster, but I am well aware that IF ≠ bulimia (like I mentioned, I practise IF; I'm not bulimic). Fasting to "make up for" a binge, however, is compensatory behaviour, and not remotely what IF is about. IF is really not recommended for people with eating disorders (again, not diagnosing the OP here).

That's true. ALL of the literature on IF specifically says it's not appropriate for people with disordered eating tendencies.

coffeeMAME

If it isn't too cold wherever you are, get out and walk somewhere.

For me, I have to make sure I have a destination; if you're only walking to get rid of the urge, it isn't going to help--you'll just be thinking about what you want to eat.

I usually walk to Starbucks lol. Its about 2 miles from my house. I get a tall nonfat skinny mocha, like 80 calories. Walk 2 miles home. Now I've walked four miles and had something sweet. It usually gets rid of the urge. Takes a good hour though haha.

tjsoccermom

Log it to see how much it would be...then either exercise enough to burn those calories or rationalize with yourself that it's not worth it. Write down a list of reasons why you're losing weight so you can visualize why it's not worth it. Drink water to help feel full. Find something low cal to eat, like some veggies or oatmeal, etc. so that at least you only go over a little. Distract yourself with something, a book, hobby, take a walk if that's possible, write a letter or call a friend, etc. Those are some quick thoughts.

I really believe exercising off calories from binge eating is a form of purging.

Perhaps I wasn't thinking binge as in I'm going to eat 1000 calories in 15 minutes, I was thinking more like I just can't resist this bag of chips and I might sit and eat half the bag. If you really want those chips and find it reasonable to workout enough to earn those calories, I don't see anything wrong with it. Not to mention, it makes you realize the "value" of food if you will and perhaps change some of your habits when you find that working out that hard for that item isn't worth it. The same way I have my daughter look at the value of things...it takes her x amount of time to earn x amount of money, so is that pair of boots worth that amount of time? Certainly not suggesting someone "purge" or get started on an eating disorder.

I know that I have worked out extra in order to eat a piece of cake or something that I've wanted, I don't consider that purging.

MoreBean13

Log it to see how much it would be...then either exercise enough to burn those calories or rationalize with yourself that it's not worth it. Write down a list of reasons why you're losing weight so you can visualize why it's not worth it. Drink water to help feel full. Find something low cal to eat, like some veggies or oatmeal, etc. so that at least you only go over a little. Distract yourself with something, a book, hobby, take a walk if that's possible, write a letter or call a friend, etc. Those are some quick thoughts.

I really believe exercising off calories from binge eating is a form of purging.

Perhaps I wasn't thinking binge as in I'm going to eat 1000 calories in 15 minutes, I was thinking more like I just can't resist this bag of chips and I might sit and eat half the bag. If you really want those chips and find it reasonable to workout enough to earn those calories, I don't see anything wrong with it. Not to mention, it makes you realize the "value" of food if you will and perhaps change some of your habits when you find that working out that hard for that item isn't worth it. The same way I have my daughter look at the value of things...it takes her x amount of time to earn x amount of money, so is that pair of boots worth that amount of time? Certainly not suggesting someone "purge" or get started on an eating disorder.

I know that I have worked out extra in order to eat a piece of cake or something that I've wanted, I don't consider that purging.

I have done it myself, too. I think it's perfectly OK to work off snacks for people who have a healthy relationship with food, for all the reasons you talked about. But the psyche is very different for people with disordered eating tendencies. I just think whenever someone mentions that they experience a loss of impulse control with food, it may be a bad cycle for that person.