How do you feel AFTER a binge

DANCHAN1

I thought maybe if we posted somewhere how we feel after a binge it may help those of us who seem to have difficulty getting that under control.

For some reason when we get derailed some of us go nuts with food and then feel terrible after. I thought maybe if there was a thread on this board it may help.

So here goes;


AFTER I BINGE I FEEL..................

BLOATED
GROSS
ANGRY AT MYSELF
DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF
OUT OF CONTROL
HELPLESS

daviddern

that sums it up

bullet1

I don't necessarily feel all of those emotions, but I definitley feel gross, bloated and feel like I don't want to do it again any time soon.

tabi26

I feel HORRIBLE after! Every single time! And yet, that doesn't stop me from doing it again . Sometimes I'll binge every single day for a week or more! And when I do, do I ever eat. I'll eat until I'm full then eat some more! I'll be laying on the couch after in physical pain because somehow I've managed to stuff a ridiculous amount of food into myself. I can't even fall asleep because the my tummy hurts so bad from having so much in it . Wish I could get a handle on this. It's not so bad when my hubby isn't home, because I'm a night time binger, so I just go to bed at eight with the kids and so I don't eat because I'm sleeping. But when he's home, he wants to stay up and visit and watch a movie or something and I REALLY need to get to a place where I can do that without thinking about all the food in the house that I could be shoving into my face while we're chatting. Half the time he's talking or we're watching a movie and I have no idea what the conversation/movie is even about because I'm just sitting there thinking about food. Lol.

Lisamar74

I find that if I fall off the wagon in terms of my diet then I just go mad. And it doesn't last just the one day, it lasts a good few days sometimes longer. I feel everything you feel and I forget that other people do and feel the same so we should stop beating ourselves up so much.
I think the reason I have binged in the past is because I've tried too extreme a diet.
I only just discovered MFP a couple of days ago and it's already really helping to change the way I think.

RynoSada15

I feel HORRIBLE after! Every single time! And yet, that doesn't stop me from doing it again . Sometimes I'll binge every single day for a week or more! And when I do, do I ever eat.

That's me exactly. Easter weekend was filled with huge family dinners (4 in 3 days!) and chocolate. I was determined to get back on track on that Monday, but I ended up having a whole week filled with more binge eating and pounds of chocolate!!! I'm back on track now, but boy did it ever waylaid my weight loss

Jezebel_Barbie

I just feel bloated and uncomfortable. Since starting MFP and eating normal sized portions and eating more sensibly I find I don't feel that horrid bloated feeling any more. I've noticed that previously I was almost always like that - not a pleasant way to be! So every time I over-eat and get that bloated feeling it's a sharp reminder of "Oh yeah, THAT'S why I don't do this anymore". It's a bit of a slap back to reality for me.

douglasmobbs

I feel with my fingers, unless they are too greasy then I might use my toes.

maryduggins

Depends... if it's a 'planned' binge, like it's my weekly 'cheat', then I'm fine and I live it up(; but if I just go crazy for no reason (which has only happened to me twice and it was when I had friends visiting for Spring Break) then I'm not exactly very happy with myself. But I just brush it off and work even harder the next day(: for me, a cheat's nothing to stress over. I cheat 1-2 times EVERY week and I've been consistently losing a pound every week.

kate_sunflower

Really bloated, depressed, angry at myself, guilty, my mind starts going a million miles per hour about how I will compensate for the damage I have done, how I will hide the puffiness and disgust I will feel from work/friends/family.

And sometimes it will be just one binge and sometimes it can last for a week. I guess it also comes down to what people define as a "binge". Some people equate a binge with 3 cookies and some people equate thousands of calories over their norm to be a binge. So I think you're going to get different types of responses OP. My binges are the monstrosities that handicap me for days and would shock the normal human being as to the amount/type of food I eat.

I like this thread, because you get so frenzied and caught up at the time you can never seem to think ever about how you will feel after.

harley47920

It doesn't take much to slip. One day turns into several and it take a while to get back into the swing of things. That's why moderation is vital.

I hate the guilt that plagues me after I go on a binge. "Why do I keep doing this to myself?" goes though my head and I beat myself up about it.

=(

Horrible.

Darlingir

like crap

Naomirp7

I always feel disappointed in myself. I feel like all the hard work was for nothing and that I was weak...again. I feel like the next time I work out after a binge that I have to double time it. Or that maybe I shouldn't eat but a couple hundred calories the next day. It sucks.

AeolianHarp

I feel super bloated but then I remember how much awesomeness it was consuming mass quantities of gyoza, spicy tuna rolls, and fried milk. I'm not going to go to an all-you-can-eat place and not binge! Well, actually, I wonder if it counts as a binge if I knowingly consume mass quantities of food but could not do it if I want? Hm. Philosophical question right here.

blessedwith3boys

I can definitely relate to this post! I had a binge last night and feel so guilty and angry with myself!

emmiee921

GUILTY
HOPELESS
HELPLESS
ANGRY
SAD
SICK
TIRED

kinda in order, i always feel so tired after, just feel yuk.
yesterday i had a binge which i hadn't in a few weeks but i went for a walk before i ate 2 more tim tams
then did a bother run, so that helped and didn't gain

DANCHAN1

We all experience the same. For the record I am talking about a BINGE. Eating and drinking a HUGE amount of calories. Getting a burger and fries at 10 at night, ordering pizza, wine wine wine...you get the drift.

I know this is a common problem. I remember going to WW years ago and someone said it is not the 4 or 5 cookies you have that throws you off it is the "well I have already blown it" mentality. How you can blow anything with 4 cookies is beyond me. Yet it seems like that is the prevelant attitude.

So we all agree we feel out of control and crappy, I think we are all intelligent people so how do we stop this. It has to be more than willpower, there has to be something we can do to stop a "binge" in it's tracks!

DANCHAN1

I have done THE EXACT SAME THING. Eat until my stomach actually hurts. I mean seriously who does that. WHo inflicts pain on themselves for food.

I have a succesful job, great marriage, good kids and friends yet this is the area of my life that is out of control. When I am working out and eating responsibly I feel on top of the world.

There HAS to be something we can do that will eliminate or at the very least reduce our binges.

With such a massive community on this board you would think that collectively we could come up with some suggestions to help us out.

angieleighbyrd

I have more of an issue with under eating now than I do with over eating.

I was a huge over eater before I started this though. I would eat 3 big macs in one sitting with a shake fries and anything else that was left over that my kids and husband didn't eat.

I always regretted it.

Felt like crap physically. But took me a long time to learn my lesson.

ltlemermaid

when I overeat I feel like I'm ready to explode, stomach hurts and all I want to do is lay around/sleep. I hate the way I feel after so I always try to remember how it feels to prevent it

NicolePatriot

I feel absolutely disgusting! I feel like I've got a hangover but it's not from alcohol, it's from too much crap food. Never again!

roodledoodle

I feel sick and bloated and really dissapointed in myself for lapsing.

kassied09

Love this idea!

I usually feel...

To be honest, the slightest bit pleased that I got to "not care" for a little while about what I eat/how much/how bad it is for me and just EAT

but then reality sets in a few moments later and I am just guilty, and disappointed, and frustrated. And FULL.

MyLifeMyDreamMyFuture

gross.

ChiGalore

I literally feel sick after a binge. I am so full that it makes me want to vomit every time I move. If I can remember this feeling before I binge, it may help me out to not start. I do it once a month, around my monthly cycle. Then I am good the rest of the month. Its between a 2 - 4 day binge. I can really eat up junk food on those days.

tinabell153

I usually feel bloated and asking "Why did I eat all of that?!" I try not to binge very often. I have a cheat day, which is usually Friday or Saturday. I don't count calories and I eat whatever I want on my cheat day. Sometimes I feel gross, but other times I feel like I needed it to break away from my schedule. This helps me not binge as bad. I stay healthy all week because I have a cheat day to look forward to and reward myself with.

I also eat a tiny bit of chocolate each night to keep my cravings at bay.

DANCHAN1

I am loving all of your storeies, input and comments. Let's keep it going. I am going to put a link to this post and the next time cause I know unfortunately there will be a next time that I WANT to binge I can look at this thread and read it over and over again. Maybe that will help!

MaidenofLaurus

After a binge I feel slow and guilty. I feel like I could've resisted and binging is not helping my goals..

mdj1501

I thought maybe if we posted somewhere how we feel after a binge it may help those of us who seem to have difficulty getting that under control.

For some reason when we get derailed some of us go nuts with food and then feel terrible after. I thought maybe if there was a thread on this board it may help.

So here goes;


AFTER I BINGE I FEEL..................

BLOATED
GROSS
ANGRY AT MYSELF
DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF
OUT OF CONTROL
HELPLESS

well said... and it sucks.

stephs0214

Every time I binge, I feel HORRIBLE. I feel bloated and overweight. I get so mad at myself and even feel the after effects the next day. I literally feel sore around my mid-section. I guess it has to do with expanding my belly to a size that it's not used to. I tend to binge every time I go out of town for fun, but it defeats the purpose of all the hard work I have done in the past two years to lose 20lbs because when I eat like that, I don't want to do anything or get dressed all cute.

I can't believe after all these years, I still have issues. I guess it has to do with the extreme eating (or not eating) back in college. I would not eat for days and then I'd give myself one or two days to eat whatever I want back then. It worked for awhile, but I eventually screwed up my metabolism. I'm almost to my ultimate goal weight, but still working on the emotional and mental aspect of this whole new lifestyle change.

natasha4822

Wow there are others... All I do is think about food, and then it starts I nibble on some cookies, then a kitkat and by the time I know it I am waking up feeling like crap!!! I have to explain to my daughter why mommy ate all her kisses. Willpower where are you??

Nasty
Mad at myself for overeating
Depressed
Sick
Tired
Stress