What do YOU do after a bad binge of overeating?

Skinny_Beans

If I have a bad overeating day, I may fast the next day, or I may eat normally, or maybe exercise to try and make up for the calories. I think all of these options are fine, but what is your response?

Mdin1029

I don't fast because I feel it will lead to another binge.

Instead I try to make the next day include the following:

1. Lemon water first thing in the morning
2. Lots of water all day long
3. 30 minute jog
4. 1 hour walk at some other point in the day
5. Lots of veggies and other clean meals

horseplaypen

I eat normally and exercise normally. I have a regular exercise schedule so overeating wouldn't affect that, and I would never make it through the day on less than my usual amount of calories!

Sapporo

Drinking tonnes of water makes me feel better. I exercise that evening or the next morning because that helps me get back on track.

JLD81

I am always conscious of what I eat. I thought I would respond to this in light of my pizza lunch today. I believe the best thi ng to do is think overtime I eat. I chose to eat extra thin crust pizza today, knowing that sometimes we deserve a splurge and knowing that today is my typical highest calorie burn day of the week. I don't make myself suffer for eating and don't restrict later. I think it is better, of the two, to work out more. Fasting days screw up your metabolism. Metabolism is ur friend when it comes to fitness. I have a history of ed's. When in doubt, buy a hrm and know exactly what ur burn is. Just my thoughts.

elects

I cut back the next day and do a little more exercise if I can find the time. I tend to look at my weekly net as some days are easier than others and I do not have the will power to make it up in one day if I went over by too much.

SoDamnHungry

I eat like normal the next day. And if I have the urges to keep eating like the day before, I'll try to distract myself with exercise or something fun.

I find that "punishing" yourself after a bad day by trying to eat a lot less just makes you feel even worse. It doesn't allow me to accept that I binged horribly and moved on. It instead follows me to the next day to make me even more miserable. As if I didn't know I was being terrible on the day I was overeating.

warsenic

Binge eating is different than over-eating.
I mean, unless you ate the usually 5k-15k calories then it's probably just something you can make up in the short-term.

I don't let it get to me.