What do you do after a binge/overeating?
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Thanks for saving me the typing, that's exactly what I was going to say.
Split the calories up?I had my first slip-up in months last night. Don't hate me for this, but I had the munchies, if you know what I mean (I very rarely smoke anymore- this is one reason why). I ate a little less than my maintenance calories for 2 days in one night. (Gross, I know. Stuff happens.)
I added the foods I ate to MFP- split up the calories over today and tomorrow. I'm going to eat around 500 calories today and tomorrow (most or all of it will be lean protein), add 30 minutes to my normal cardio time, and do my usual strength training. This will cancel out all the extra calories I ate in the binge, AND leave me at my safe set net of a minimum of 1200 calories, so I'll still be in weight-loss-zone.
I know, it sounds unhealthy, intense, dangerous, whatever else you want to call it, but this is the only way I can cancel out a binge without feeling guilty- and I can handle it. This is my personal preference, so I can get past this setback as quickly as possible and have no trace on my body that it ever happened.
What do you all do after a slip-up like this?
No offense, but this is absurd. PLEASE!
Just start fresh today and don't engage in any such starvation tomfoolery that's really you trying to punish yourself.
Just feel the guilt, own the guilt, then move on.
If your solution to a blunder is to follow it up with another blunder, prepare to fail in the end.
How about this: just eat right TODAY and let yesterday fade away?
Success is about stringing together several good days that become good weeks, months ect.
Ruining yourself today is no solution for yesterday's mistake. Now you have even more to make up for.
Not good!
If you must do "something" after a binge / overeating, spend some time reflecting on what triggered you to do that, and resolving not to recreate those conditions.0 -
That's what I hate about Mary Jane!!! That girl always gives me the munchies!! I had wls but one night about 2 months ago I partook and I ate sooooo much junk!! Now my bf said it speeds up your metabolism and helps you burn calories but he's a pothead so I'm not sure if this is accurate. I agree with what the others said about saying whoops and moving on. This is a journey. I don't always eat the best things for my body but its a learning process. Just eat normally and drink a crap ton on water!!! Keep on pushing!!0
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after stopping immediately get back on track0
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i plan the slips as best i can, budget calories, and increase exercise.
second, if you're looking to stop smoking, there's no need to gain weight. Allen Carr's easy way book made it pretty simple for me to stop in 2008.
not that kind of smoking, I presume...0 -
if you have the time, work out hard the next day. but dont plan starve yourself (esp for 2 days) because that sets a very unreasonable goal which will make you miserable for longer than it will to naturally work off the extra calories. also dec always is the worst month of the year for calories. in the unlikely event that you ate 3600 cals extra on a binge day, that is just one pound, which you will take off over time.0
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Thanks! im brand new to this site. I like your poat the best. Im really good at overeating and not gettign back on track to busy punishing myself by more overeating. I good hike sounds like a much better plan for my future0
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Split the calories up?I had my first slip-up in months last night. Don't hate me for this, but I had the munchies, if you know what I mean (I very rarely smoke anymore- this is one reason why). I ate a little less than my maintenance calories for 2 days in one night. (Gross, I know. Stuff happens.)
I added the foods I ate to MFP- split up the calories over today and tomorrow. I'm going to eat around 500 calories today and tomorrow (most or all of it will be lean protein), add 30 minutes to my normal cardio time, and do my usual strength training. This will cancel out all the extra calories I ate in the binge, AND leave me at my safe set net of a minimum of 1200 calories, so I'll still be in weight-loss-zone.
I know, it sounds unhealthy, intense, dangerous, whatever else you want to call it, but this is the only way I can cancel out a binge without feeling guilty- and I can handle it. This is my personal preference, so I can get past this setback as quickly as possible and have no trace on my body that it ever happened.
What do you all do after a slip-up like this?
No offense, but this is absurd. PLEASE!
Just start fresh today and don't engage in any such starvation tomfoolery that's really you trying to punish yourself.
Just feel the guilt, own the guilt, then move on.
If your solution to a blunder is to follow it up with another blunder, prepare to fail in the end.
How about this: just eat right TODAY and let yesterday fade away?
Success is about stringing together several good days that become good weeks, months ect.
Ruining yourself today is no solution for yesterday's mistake. Now you have even more to make up for.
Not good!
I agree! There is no need to punish yourself. And if you still feel like you MUST punish yourself, why not take it out on yourself with a long hard workout, and then eat the amount of food your body actually needs to be healthy.
It's not about the number of calories you eat...it's about being healthy.
Sometimes you crave more foods (for whatever reasons legal or not) This doesn't mean you have ruined your body or diet...it just means...well, you overate. Build a bridge and get over it.
Everyone has slip-ups. The important thing to remember is that you can start each day anew.0 -
Honestly, I haven't been on program lately myself and what I am doing right now is forgiving and forgetting. I use to do what you did and it only made me hungier to the point where I would go downstairs and binge more. It works better for me if I don't compensate for what I eat, if I just have a normal day the next day, it seems to be better. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and just keep moving. Don't make adjustments, just forgive and forget.0
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I had my first slip-up in months last night. Don't hate me for this, but I had the munchies, if you know what I mean (I very rarely smoke anymore- this is one reason why). I ate a little less than my maintenance calories for 2 days in one night. (Gross, I know. Stuff happens.)
I added the foods I ate to MFP- split up the calories over today and tomorrow. I'm going to eat around 500 calories today and tomorrow (most or all of it will be lean protein), add 30 minutes to my normal cardio time, and do my usual strength training. This will cancel out all the extra calories I ate in the binge, AND leave me at my safe set net of a minimum of 1200 calories, so I'll still be in weight-loss-zone.
I know, it sounds unhealthy, intense, dangerous, whatever else you want to call it, but this is the only way I can cancel out a binge without feeling guilty- and I can handle it. This is my personal preference, so I can get past this setback as quickly as possible and have no trace on my body that it ever happened.
What do you all do after a slip-up like this?
I wouldn't just call it a whoops day. You're trying to hold yourself accountable, nothing wrong with that. I'll be the first to say, I have the odd binge days, kids birthdays, what not, life gets inthe way sometimes, even for a die hard gym freak like me. I tend to do a 24hr fast. It's easier for me to do..I'll stop eating let's say at 2p.m today and nothing but water until 2p.m tomorrow, I find it the most effiecent way to recover, and you saved an entires day worth of calories. There's a whole book on this type of fasting. I wouldn't recommend it for a weekly thing but it's definitely saved my a** a few times. In that 24hr span, I only do mild cardio,,,nothing taxing,
This !!!0 -
Just get back on track..It happens. Your aware of it, own it..and move on, 1 bad day does not make all the days bad! Just look at your weeks worth of meals/snacks. If your depriving yourself, days like this happen more. Work your craving foods into your weekly meals. depriving yourself can lead to major munchies..
Your human, its all good. Just jump back on track:-)0 -
Sooo... you punished your body by over indulging yesterday.... and today... to make it "better" .... you're going to punish it again by starving it of fuel to burn to maintain itself....? C'mon now... Chalk it up to a mistake.. or a good time even.. and if you feel the need to "repent"..... EXERCISE!0
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I pick myself up, brush the cookie crumbs from my shirt and move on!!
I don't binge but I have days where I'm just over because I went out, had a party, someone else planned food etc. Those days are part of life. Losing weight isn't about perfection. It's about doing what's best for you MOST of the time. One bad day doesn't ruin the others. Plus...it's nice to let lose and enjoy some things once in a while!0 -
Sinkisses - remind me to duck next time you over eat for the day :sick:0
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Get back on track ASAP.... That's all you can do.... I don't agree with your splitting up calories... You'll harm your metabolism that way. Just deal with the fact that you messed up & make sure you eat extra clean to make up for it!!
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Sooo... you punished your body by over indulging yesterday.... and today... to make it "better" .... you're going to punish it again by starving it of fuel to burn to maintain itself....? C'mon now... Chalk it up to a mistake.. or a good time even.. and if you feel the need to "repent"..... EXERCISE!
This! Exercise is alot better than starving yourself! you burn around 1300 calories everyday just by being alive (check your bmr).
In order to gain weight from one binge, you would have to eat your daily calorie allowance plus 3500calories (1lbs), I doubt you've eaten 5000 calories, so you shouldn't be worrying about one binge so much. if it's really getting to you, go for a jog!0 -
I think it comes more natural to say "move on and go back to normal healthy days" if that has truly become your lifestyle. Which means your entire mindset, your grocery list, your weekly schedule, your family budget, etc. is all geared towards a healthy lifestyle. Your metabolism can rebound easily and while you might not show a loss on the scale this week, I think many people on MFP would agree that seeing that gain or that maintenance on the scale is the best way to realize "I don't want this to happen again." Next time you feel like binging, recalling the sinking feeling from not having a loss on the scale should be enough to make you put down the food--IF being healthy has become your lifestyle. (I personally have found that slightly better than normal eating and a little extra workout over the 2 days following a day I'm over on calories results in no negative effects on the scale.)
Until your lifestyle is geared around health, you have to do whatever it takes for you personally to get over a binge.0 -
Split the calories up?I had my first slip-up in months last night. Don't hate me for this, but I had the munchies, if you know what I mean (I very rarely smoke anymore- this is one reason why). I ate a little less than my maintenance calories for 2 days in one night. (Gross, I know. Stuff happens.)
I added the foods I ate to MFP- split up the calories over today and tomorrow. I'm going to eat around 500 calories today and tomorrow (most or all of it will be lean protein), add 30 minutes to my normal cardio time, and do my usual strength training. This will cancel out all the extra calories I ate in the binge, AND leave me at my safe set net of a minimum of 1200 calories, so I'll still be in weight-loss-zone.
I know, it sounds unhealthy, intense, dangerous, whatever else you want to call it, but this is the only way I can cancel out a binge without feeling guilty- and I can handle it. This is my personal preference, so I can get past this setback as quickly as possible and have no trace on my body that it ever happened.
What do you all do after a slip-up like this?
No offense, but this is absurd. PLEASE!
Just start fresh today and don't engage in any such starvation tomfoolery that's really you trying to punish yourself.
Just feel the guilt, own the guilt, then move on.
If your solution to a blunder is to follow it up with another blunder, prepare to fail in the end.
How about this: just eat right TODAY and let yesterday fade away?
Success is about stringing together several good days that become good weeks, months ect.
Ruining yourself today is no solution for yesterday's mistake. Now you have even more to make up for.
Not good!
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Projectile vomit.0
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Bad, bad girl0
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I am the definition of a type A personality, so I am ususally very hard on myself when I screw the pooch myself. But there are simply days when we are all gonna overeat. But to starve yourself is simply another way of punishing your body for your brain's decision. It will only serve to slow your metabolisiom way down and make it difficulty to recover and loose properly. So let it go and move on.0
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