Does anyone have a eat what you want day (BINGE DAY)???

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  • elekelk
    elekelk Posts: 107
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    No I think this is an opportunity to learn how to have a good relationship with food. You can't do that with denying yourself everything and than eating all you want one day, what is going to happen after your time at MFP is up? I want a good relationship with food and to factor unhealthy stuff into a ordinary day is a way to stop my old habits. Thats what works for me, I don't know about you.
  • grex1949
    grex1949 Posts: 130
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    No. For me, the idea of this reclamation project is to change the way I think about food, get in shape, and stay there. Going back to old habits has no place in that plan. That doesn't mean that I don't go over my calorie goal occasionally, or that I don't have a slice of pizza and a beer. I just don't over-do it. Besides, as others have pointed out, I eat foods I like already. I do not feel deprived in the least. And I'm not "dieting"; I'm living my life. This is it, and I'm loving it.
    Maybe it's like any other addiction. The addicted gambler doesn't go to a casino and only play the nickel slots. An alcoholic doesn't have a shot of whiskey to unwind at the end of the day. It's too dangerous; too much of a threat to recovery.
    So-called "cheat" or "binge days" would totally throw me off task, I believe.
    But, having said all that, if it works for you, and if you can incorporate the extra calories into your plan, both now and when you reach your goal and go into maintenance mode, great! It would not work for me, and I know myself pretty well by now.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
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    I don't have a set binge day. I may have a cheat meal here and there, but I can do way too much damage in a whole day.
  • susieeasterwood
    susieeasterwood Posts: 32
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    Hiya Lisa, are u in Lubbock, Tx? My binge day is Sat. Are u going to Dr. Ann Prangle? I am sorry to be so nosy but i noticed that u said that u were on a very strigent diet and was wondering about it. I am too and just wanted a buddy to talk too. Let me know. Tk u.
  • janessafantasma
    janessafantasma Posts: 312 Member
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    I don't, I considered it but I have an INCREDIBLY difficult time with self control so I just don't diet at all. If one were to look in my fridge and my cabinets I'm sure would one assume I am because I only eat organics, whole grains and I'm a vegetarian. I have discovered these amazing cookies that are organic and made of whole grains and they are delicious, so if I want a cookie, I eat a cookie. I also have food allergies so I can't eat a lot of things, especially baked goods, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask, ha :)
  • chameleon77
    chameleon77 Posts: 124
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    I used to have a really hard time with eating twice a week really poorly because I thought if I didn't, I would binge all the time and screw up everything I am working for. Now, I have a treat once a week, and it is a small treat - moderation. I am finally learning thast word! If I am really wanting something during the week and I can't seem to get my mind off of it, fruit usually works or a piece of chocolate that I put in the freezer because it takes longer to chew. It usually helps. Good Luck!
  • surfteam1689
    surfteam1689 Posts: 73 Member
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    No. Don't binge. Choose one day to eat what you want, but don't pig out or eat senselessly. Eat healthy, and as much as makes you full. Walk, stroll, make it different than your regular exercise days.
  • Cold_Steel
    Cold_Steel Posts: 897 Member
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    I keep trying to promise myself an all out cheat go get bbq pork - beer and have cake for desert kind of day but then I find myself jogging/ walking / working out until 12 at night.

    It is a disease really.

    I have been eating bad lately with sugars too much of a sweet tooth. I am working on it.
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
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    I have a cheat day but its definitely not a binge day. Its more like...I'll still eat healthy but maybe I'll let myself go over in cals, or I'll have a small portion of an unhealthy food I love, or I'll go out to eat at a restaurant (its so hard to find healthy restaurant food) and I'll pick the healthiest delicious thing that isnt a salad that I can find. Small things like that so I dont completely fall off the wagon. Because trust me, at any given point i could wolf down a box of cheezits lol
  • kkrinutah
    kkrinutah Posts: 1 Member
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    My trainer has set me up with a good diet that I use with boot-camp training 3 times a week. He told me to pick one meal a week preferably dinner to have whatever I want and believe me I have taken full advantage of that ..lol. It's hard not to feel guilty at first because you feel like it's going to erase all of the prior weeks progress but it does not and in my experience I continue to lose weight just like he said I would. Everyone is different but this definitely works for me and makes "dieting" a lot less painful.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
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    I pretty much eat however I want all the time. I usually eat something sweet & decadent everyday. I always log my food choices to keep me on track too.
  • SuperCrsa
    SuperCrsa Posts: 790 Member
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    Not really.
    I eat whatever I want every day.

    :smile:
  • llbennett74
    llbennett74 Posts: 132 Member
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    Not anymore. Now I have a cheat meal instead. I have a hard enough time losing weight and found that cheat days were not helping.
  • lauriehouse
    lauriehouse Posts: 17 Member
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    Weekends I don't really track what I eat on MFP, I don't binge, I still watch what I eat, but I'm not as concerned with recording it.
    I eat within reason and try not to go over my calorie limit.
  • harribeau2014
    harribeau2014 Posts: 11
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    I pretty much eat however I want all the time. I usually eat something sweet & decadent everyday. (quote changed!)



    I spent the last couple of months doing this....having put back on what I have lost am starting again today! I CANNOT eat whatever I want unless I
    A: have the discipline to stop (No)
    B: am happy to get heavier (No)

    i think if you are someone who either does not have a large appetite for weight gaining foodstuffs and/or does a lot of physically demanding stuff you probably can though
  • jonkay85
    jonkay85 Posts: 9
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    When I'm maintaining I just go with whatever my body is telling me to do. If I want a hamburger and fries, I'll eat it. If I want a brownie, I'll eat it.

    In the long run, it's better to do that than deprive myself for days or weeks and then having a two-day binge. At least if I spread it out, my craving and yearning is done and over with, and I didn't spend 48 hours just eating junk. For the short term it sucks, because you feel so guilty and horrible, but for the long term, it ends up saving you a lot of damage.

    This is just my opinion and what works for me.
  • Allup2Me78
    Allup2Me78 Posts: 589 Member
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    I agree 100% because I think that one day allowed cheating can mess up a whole week worth of hard work. I am a witness!
    I don't... If I look at calories in/calories out, it is EASILY possible to eat so much on one day of the week that it completely cancels out the calorie deficit I worked so hard for six days to maintain. To me personally, binging is not worth it. I'm not saying I never eat desserts or that I never go over my calorie "allowance", I just don't think regularly eating an inhuman amount of high-calorie food in one day is worth it.
  • Allup2Me78
    Allup2Me78 Posts: 589 Member
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    Same here as we have discussed.
    Not anymore. Now I have a cheat meal instead. I have a hard enough time losing weight and found that cheat days were not helping.
  • Flipfloppingtohappiness
    Flipfloppingtohappiness Posts: 8
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    Yes....every Sunday. I have a Sunday dinner where my parents come over and I cook a nice meal with desert included. I try to stay within my portions, but I don't worry about counting the calories. This for me is a sanity day and a day I can sit back and relax a little.
  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
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    I pretty much eat however I want all the time. I usually eat something sweet & decadent everyday. (quote changed!)



    I spent the last couple of months doing this....having put back on what I have lost am starting again today! I CANNOT eat whatever I want unless I
    A: have the discipline to stop (No)
    B: am happy to get heavier (No)

    i think if you are someone who either does not have a large appetite for weight gaining foodstuffs and/or does a lot of physically demanding stuff you probably can though

    If you put weight back on, you were eating too many calories. There are no "weight gaining foodstuffs", there are only people who eat within their calorie allotment and people who don't. If you cannot control portions of sweets or junk food, then it's definitely better to avoid them, but please don't act like anyone who can just happens to have less of an appetite or like junk food less. Many people have worked hard to find a balance and repair their relationships with food so that they can eat what they want in moderation. It is unfair to dismiss achievements and work just because it isn't something that works for you.

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