How do I stop binge eating on the weekends?

kit_katty · October 2011

Sometimes I really have a craving for sweet and chocolate, So I bought three boxes of granola type bars. Each has a different amount of chocolate and calories. So if I can't afford the calories, I choose the one with the least chocolate, 110 cal. If I really really need the chocolate I choose the one that's covered in chocolate that has 150 calories. And then there's one that's got a base of chocolate that's 130 cal. That way I make sure I only have one but I get my fix... lol. Also half the time I eat these because I get so hungry at night I need something to actually eat.

engineman312 · October 2011

you are not a unique snowflake. we've all dealt with temptation, or why else would we be on a fitness website?

what works for you during the week should work for you on the weekend. you have to have that same discipline and dedication that you have monday through friday, and apply it to saturday and sunday. get out of the house!! go for a really long walk, and then you can allow yourself a treat!

today i went for a 30 mile bike ride. i had two beers, and tons of "crappy" food. my crappy food was power bars, low cal cheeto-like chips, and some chocolate chip cookies, not to mention food from the street festival on my block. made plenty of healthy choices too though. and i'm still going to be under my calorie goals for today, because of the 30 mile bike ride.

Athena413 · October 2011

I agree with these 2 - it is plain and simple and we have all dealt with our share of temptations. You just have to make the decisions to say no. You can do it if you really want to, but it all starts with you.

Bluestar083 · October 2011

And I don't understand how someone can get 100 pounds overweight.

dreeminbigg · October 2011

Never once said I thought I was a unique snowflake.

Huskeryogi · October 2011

And throw the grapes in the freezer for a few hours before you eat them. Frozen grapes are AMAZING!

bethdris · October 2011

I was LAZY and UNMOTIVATED! There ya have it!!!

siabevis · October 2011

I always keep a ton of fruit handy.

Huskeryogi · October 2011

I eat quite a bit more on Saturdays than any other day of the week ( Saturday's are also my long run days). And I've easily eaten 1500 calories in a sitting. But for me it's by plan. My best advice is to get out of the house on weekends. Make plans with friends to go to the movies. Unbuttered popcorn and a diet soda feel like a splurge but you will feel stuffed on 500 calories (I also sneak in frozen grapes - yes I'm obsessed with them right now).

I also prepare real meals on the weekends. They usually aren't as healthy as my weekday fare, but they are things that sound really good and the prep keeps me from mindlessly eating in front of the TV.

1953Judith · October 2011

I'm going to go in a slightly different direction. Why don't you compromise with yourself for awhile. Plan a special 300-500 calorie snack for late on Saturday? Make it special (healthy if possible), but make yourself take the time to prepare it, include food items you missed during the week, lay the snack out nicely on a plate and eat it really slowly, enjoy every bite. Maybe get a good beer, mix a cocktail. Invite your mom and sister to join you if they are around. I've never tried this, but I think I might just try it for my next Saturday night at home with my husband.

tigersword · October 2011

There's really only one way top stop binging. Just stop. You need to make the decision, either you want to binge eat, or you don't.

Qarol · October 2011

Only you can make yourself stop.

lamlam2468 · October 2011

I hear you, but what the above person says is what I am trying to live by. That gives me motivation. Also, are you tracking your foods? I find that when I do that and put it out there for all to see it really keeps me accountable.

catwrangler · October 2011

I have been a binge eater most of my life. Yes, we can decide to stop, it's all up to us
and we have to put our mind to it, yadda yadda yadda........

But there are different strategies that we can try all the way from seeing a shrink to keeping grapes in the freezer to snack on. There are wonderful suggestions in this thread! Recently my tack has been to eat very lightly at breakfast and then increase as it gets near 6 pm. Then I have the bulk of my calories to eat at my peak binge time. Today I exercised enough to eat back 500 calories. I even took a 2 hour nap when I started to feel peckish around 4 pm. Yesterday I had no problem because it was a very busy day and I had plenty to keep my mind off food.

Try everything here and thank goodness you have started to take care of yourself at a young age instead of waiting until you are 50 like some of us :ohwell:

I think we ARE all unique little snowflakes and we have to find what works for us :bigsmile:

Bluestar083 · October 2011

Well there you go then. We are all different. I am not lazy or unmotivated-and never have been. I have been going to the gym 5-7 times a week since I was 18-I love it. I have eaten healthy my entire life. I put on a couple of kg when I'm on holiday and immeditately go on a diet to lose the weight. And yes while on this diet I sometimes eat too much on the weekends.
So just because eating unhealthy on the weekend is not a problem for YOU it is for some of us.

engineman312 · October 2011

i don't think the person that wrote that meant to be snarky. the person just tried to say "treat the weekend like you do the week."

please, focus on supporting the OP, not trying to tear down anyone who provides their point of view.

eatrunstretch · October 2011

I have a picture of myself, specifically of a problem area for a massive reminder of why I'm doing this, posted on my fridge door. So if I find myself in front of the fridge, I take a look at it and do a 180 back out of there! Also, drinking a big glass of water always helps me stay away from those dangerous moments.

Good luck, you CAN overcome this

eatrunstretch · October 2011

Too little too late, the OP has deactivated his/her account.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

engineman312 · October 2011

sucks. the person was obviously starting on the right track, and just needed a little more encouragement and ideas on how to stay steady.

sitstaygimmeeakiss · October 2011

If I did that, I'd eat all three boxes.. at once. Just can't have stuff like that around me.

We're all made different - we humans are amazing creatures, aren't we?

sitstaygimmeeakiss · October 2011

Just read that the OP deactivated her account. I totally agree - it DOES suck.

Not going to single anyone out - but SHAME!

PEOPLE: we here on MFP are here to SUPPORT, not tear down one another w/snarky remarks. I'm so sorry I've been off my computer for a good long while - if I saw some of these posts earlier I would have emailed the OP right away.

So glad I've gotten the support I needed so far. Hope she can find some support to help her on her journey.

edith_t · October 2011

Keep busy. Go to the cinema, go for a walk, go to a library and read a book, go shopping (or browsing), set yourself tasks like making a photo album/writing an old friend a letter/learning a different language. They won't wear you out in the way that work does, and they won't be stressful, but they'll keep your mind off food, and you won't be sat around bored thinking of the food in the kitchen. Boredom causes bingeing!!

they deactivated. well that's a shame.

How do I stop binge eating on the weekends?

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