Binge meals that you used to think was normal
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I don't like change, and I love fast food. My meals for each restaurant were:
McDonalds:
- Big Mac
- Chicken Sensation (McChicken but with honey mustard, tomatoes, lettuce and red onion)
- Honey Mustard Chicken wrap
- Medium fries
- Two mayo sauce
Burger King:
- Whopper with cheese
- Big King (XXL)
- Crispy Chicken
KFC:
- Zinger burger
- Medium fries
- Large wrap
All meals are well over 1000 callories. Add that to a day filled with snacks.
Oh my favorite snacks:
- Homemade Quedo with chips (1000 cals+)
- Paturain (garlic cheese) on toast (700 cals)
ETA: Oh yeah, and all with Diet Coke, or actually Pepsi Max. But that was purely for taste, not callories.0 -
My healthy breakfast.
- Six inch egg and cheese sub from Subway
- Three subway cookies
Over 1000 calories0 -
If it's confession time, then I will truthfully say that I didn't know when to stop eating - literally. I can remember plenty of times that I'd eat myself so full that I was struggling not to be ill and certainly couldn't actually get up from the table. My weakness was take-aways and being a student there were plenty of places that offered student discount around the university. Our local Golden Arches had a deal whereby you could have two cheeseburger meals (with mcflurry's). A group of us would get together, pool our discounts and just eat ourselves stupid.
When I look back now I can't believe I was so dumb. Life is very different now and I'm just so much more happier.
I can't believe that I really thought I could find happiness in a McFlurry!
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Oh, and fish finger butties ( Warburtons bread) .Every Saturday morning I'd eat 10 fish fingers and four/ six rounds of bread and think It was normal !
Fish finger butties. I know those only too well ha ha
Ah yes, but the big question is....HP Sauce or Ketchup ?
No sauce for me on this classic British delicacy. Just a thick layer of proper butter on the Warburtons Medium and LOTS of salt!!! Once every six months or so of course!
And oh yeah, "I've never felt more like singing the blues, when Everton win and Liverpool lose" ;-)0 -
I know the Diet Coke seems completely illogical given that I was shoving fistfuls of fast food into my gob, but it was purely due to taste! Have never liked standard Coke. Health nut, me
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A fresh still warm loaf, buttered with a family size bag of cheesy puff crisps - turned in to sandwiches until they were all gone followed by a 200gm slab of cadbury chocolate - All in one sitting whilst watching rubbish TV.
This was my I am having a bad day and I need cheering up go to when everyone else was out of the house - No wonder the weight is falling off now :ohwell:0 -
I never binged like this, my weight gain came from the bad habit of steadily eating just a bit too much, and having hypothyreosis to make it just about impossible to work it off. This means that when I "binge" I don't go seriously off the diet (good thing), but I also don't have a lot to work with, in order to change my habits and lower the daily calorie intake (bad thing.) But your descriptions with the diet coke reminded me of what I saw this week-end.
I was out with some friends and relatives, one of whom is a really BIG guy in all manners, the other two were just regularly over-weight. We went to a very fancy sushi eatery and shared a set menu for four. The guys were all starving - I stopped eating because I was embarassed by their complaints, so the big guy ate half of my share as well. Then we went to find a pizza-joint, because they were of course still hungry. There they ordered two large pizzas, the smallest of the guys ate two slices, the biggest ate one all alone - plus beers.
When they paused at my place later, for tea, the biggest guy asked if he could please have sweetener rather than sugar for his tea.
I managed to hold my tongue.0 -
I see binge eating as a very serious eating disorder now.
Binge eating IS a serious eating disorder.
Well, reading all these binge stories has about made me a little queasy, but it's provided a lot of insight. I can't imagine eating an entire large pizza, a dozen donuts, 7 tacos, and/or 2 liters of soda by myself. I would literally be sick over it, not to mention broke from the expense! But I've never really been a big eater. I was just eating too much sugar and processed crap and it was affecting my health negatively. I'm getting older, and I was headed towards an unhealthy BMI if I didn't make some changes. I learned through MFP how to balance my macros properly so that sugar and processed crap are only a very small portion of what I eat now.
It was super easy for me to make my changes, so I don't often think about the struggles others face. But realizing how some of you once binged like this (and how hard it can be to overcome food addiction) makes me really admire the effort you guys make in changing to healthier habits. Thanks for sharing. You guys rock!
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I think i have a special pocket in my stomach for carbs, and it's like mary poppins' carpet bag!
I can eat a whole pizza in one sitting. I can remember that until i was about 21 i'd have 3 slices, 4 if i was starving, then all of a sudden it was a whole pizza in one go!
or a massive bowl of pasta - i used to eat a 'serves four' pack of fresh tortellini in one go, and there would still be room to pick at whatever else might be in the pantry.
and toast. there is no end to the quantities of toast i could fit in. 2 slices with butter while i was waiting for the two slices with vegemite, which i would eat while waiting for the 2 slices i'd have with peanut butter...0 -
My regular Mcdonalds was:-
1 Large big mac meal
2 cheese burgers (occasionally would upgrade to double cheese burgers if I was really hungry)
1 Large diet coke
1 Apple pie
I had a similar meal last weekend, although I had ran a half marathon, lol, it tasted amazing
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I use to drink a milkshake called American Dream from Shaketastic (UK).
It had 6 reeces peanut butter cups, oreos, fluff (marshmallow) all blended with icecream with whipped cream on top sprinkled with oreo crumbs and lucky charms.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE! we use to have like one a week. (we being me and my boyfriend (but I also had them with some of my friends aswell, we were all addicted!)) Me and my boyfriend gave them up in February and we had one again in june or july, can't remember which but I threw it up and neither of us could handle it anymore aha0 -
I remember being proud of myself for only getting a small fry with my big mac...lol I'm sure I have done at least once, one of what everyone else has posted.0
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I would comfort eat, skip a real dinner & instead have a whole tube of Pringles (Sour cream & onion) Large pack M&M peanuts & large pack Maltesers. Sometimes I'd have some left for the next day, depending on how low I felt! Can't believe I'd eat it all, sometimes get the urge now & then, but can no longer eat any of it as cannot eat chocolate or Pringles any more, body no longer agrees with them or vice versa lol! Guess that's a good thing though, helps me stay off them!0
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For a year or so my biggest weakness was one of those hole in the wall Mexican food places that's open 24 hours. Like a few others in this thread, I would literally eat until I was fighting the urge to vomit. Most people would probably be fine with just half an order of super nachos but for me it went something more like this:
Super Nachos (sometimes 2 orders)
2 Bean & Cheese burritos (these things were huge, not taco bell mini burritos)
4 churros
Sadly this place was about a 2 minute drive from me and was never closed, don't even want to add up the expense or the calories, but I can say I managed to pack on about 100 lbs in that year alone. I guarantee I don't even eat that many calories in a day now. I always remember that nauseous and miserable, helpless feeling now if I ever get the urge and it passes very quickly.0 -
I've never been able to eat a whole large pizza - but I've definitely sucked down whole pints of ice cream wanting more afterward. I'm pretty sure that I've come close to finishing a quarter of a gallon after sitting down with the carton and a spoon many times before. Now I hardly ever eat ice cream except on special occasions (not gonna lie I still miss it though!)
Also, I totally used to chow down as much sushi as I wanted - sometimes eating 3 special maki rolls with miso soup and avocado or seaweed salad. I thought I was being healthy! I had NO clue that each one of those special rolls usually has over 400 calories!!! I'm going out for sushi today - but I'm going to stick with the sashimi option instead 0 -
I know the Diet Coke seems completely illogical given that I was shoving fistfuls of fast food into my gob, but it was purely due to taste! Have never liked standard Coke. Health nut, me
Same! I do not like standard Coke at all, only the diet.0 -
There have been several Sunday's in the past whereby I would have a full English breakfast, a very liquid lunch down the pub, followed by a roast beef dinner, tub of Ben & Jerrys, packet of Bourbon Biscuits with a coffee, maybe a couple of bags of pork scratchings thrown in for good measure.
I don't think what I've eaten in the last two days, maybe three, would equal the old Sunday session ha ha
Sounds familiar! Booze always made it worse for me in more ways than one. First there's all the calories in alcohol itself, but on top of that I always ate a lot more when I was drunk!! That's not even counting the hangover food haha. Nothing like a few shots of tequila followed by lots of spicy greasy Mexican food! I've since given up drinking completely..sometimes I miss it but I know its better for me in the long run0 -
10 big beers, which is 5l. / 170 oz.0
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I used to go to Asda after the gym and spend like £15 on munch/snacks.
Cookies/chocolate/cake/crisps/donuts all for myself..
It was no problem for me to go through that in one night, I could eat 5 snickers one after each over and still want more..
I used to think because I had just burned of calories in the gym I would be ok eating enough crap to feed a small children's party..
To be honest I could easy binge like that again but I remember the feeling of self disgust afterwards is so not worth it.0 -
Oh, and fish finger butties ( Warburtons bread) .Every Saturday morning I'd eat 10 fish fingers and four/ six rounds of bread and think It was normal !
Fish finger butties. I know those only too well ha ha
Ah yes, but the big question is....HP Sauce or Ketchup ?
No sauce for me on this classic British delicacy. Just a thick layer of proper butter on the Warburtons Medium and LOTS of salt!!! Once every six months or so of course!
And oh yeah, "I've never felt more like singing the blues, when Everton win and Liverpool lose" ;-)
Love it
I also dabbled with Heinz Salad Cream on my fish butties, and the butter HAD to Anchor of course !
COYB !0 -
General tso's chicken with each piece dipped ever so gently in refried rice so it would cling to the chicken just perfectly. Then i would go back up to the buffet and clean out the cream cheese wontons glaring at anyone that would come near me "thinking" they were going to get any. LOL Those were the days!!! :noway:0
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I used to get a thing of double stuffed oreos and sit on my couch eating most of the package...milk in hand...omg that sounds so good right now!
Yup I did the absolute same!!!! As well as double stuff Fudgeos!0 -
a large cheeseteak sub with mayo, side order of fries (sometimes smothered with cheese and ranch) a large coke...FOR LUNCH!!! what was i thinking???0
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this thread makes me hungry! lol
I used to have whole 12 in pizza, garlic mushrooms and share a portion of fries
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a Volcano from a local restaurant. A Volcano is texas toast, covered with a mound of ground beef, covered in a mound of french fries, covered with cheese sauce, their homemade spicy chili and onions and then a stop for ice cream on the way home.0
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My weakness is garlic bread--I could eat an order of garlic bread from little caesars by myself (their pizza sucks, so I just ate bread)
My usually Fast food meal, would be #1--(usually its the most popular) with a large sweet tea, or COke.
But I love soda--i could drink 3-5 pops a day. I didn't binge usually, its just a lifetime of bad eating that has me tipping the scales. (and lack of exercise!)0 -
I was in the same boat as far as McDonald's. One normal meal for me was:
20 chicken nuggets
1 Big mac
1 Double Cheeseburger (or a second Big Mac)
2 Medium Fries
I love hot wings. I eat them in moderation now, but I used to finish off 50 wings with celery and blue cheese, 8 moz sticks, and a steak and cheese in one sitting.
I would go get Chinese food and my order would consist of TWO orders of General Tso's chicken, fried rice, two eggrolls, vegetable lo mein, and wonton soup. I would eat that in two sittings in the same day.
I was just talking about this very thing with my wife this week. I feel both strange and relieved that I can talk about that time in my life and not want to crawl under the bed.0 -
a large pizza hut stuffed crust chicken supreme, with salad bowl, 4 pieces of garlic bread with cheese and 8 chicken wings, and a supersize sharer cookie desert, washed down with 2 milkshakes and unlimited lemonade! and used to pride myself on being able to eat an 12" choc fudge cake in one sitting, like in the film matilda!0
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Home-made nachos: Just a whole bag of tortilla chips, chopped tomatoes, mounds of cheese and sour cream - often as an evening snack. 1000 cals just for the chips!
Soft tortilla with cheese and sweet chilli sauce folded and heated until the cheese melted, sometimes 2 or 3 - normally a before bed snack.
A whole 12" pizza plus fries and soft drink maybe garlic bread while watching TV on a Friday. I'd also have an alcoholic drink with it.
KFC, McD's when I couldn't be bothered to cook.
It's funny that I though I used to eat really healthily - but thinking back due to this thread I ate A LOT of crap around those healthy meals. :noway:
No wonder I put on the weight. :sad:0 -
Omg It was so nice to read everyones experiences!! I know binging all too well!!
Cheesecake and pasta as supper
3 doughnuts in the morning (that was me controlling myself)
3/4 of the Fudgeo or Oreo package (asnd once again I was controlling myself cause I would have eaten the whole thing)
At restaurants, I would ALWAYS take pasta
And I could go on forever!!0
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