Disgusted with myself....bad bad day!

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  • _Witsy_
    _Witsy_ Posts: 609 Member
    Judging by what you have logged in the last 3 weeks in your diary, most of your days you are way under. You are hungry. EAT!

    Seeing the scale budge quick by avoiding certain foods and being too restrictive with your calories could very well backfire in your face.

    You are binging now but you think you'll be able to introduce these items back in down the road? Why torture yourself?

    Up your calories by 100 a week until you find you can better control your binges and are still losing weight. Also...eat more and do some exercise. There is no reason to starve yourself. That scale will come to a hault inevitably.

    That being said...don't beat yourself up like this. Some of my friends may read this and chuckle considering I'm SO GUILTY of doing this....binging and then throwing myself into a dark hole....but hell....I at least recognize it's not good for me...and it's not good for you either. :flowerforyou:
  • AJinBirmingham
    AJinBirmingham Posts: 497
    If one of your close friends had a binge, you probably wouldn't say, "I'm DISGUSTED with you!" More likely, you'd say, "It happens to a lot of us. Have a look at what you ate and where it went wrong and just jump back on the wagon. You're going to be fine." As a rule, I try not to say anything to myself that I wouldn't say to someone else.

    I have a binge problem too - and I've just joined a group of people on MFP facing similar challenges. We're all trying to go 50 Days Without a Binge!
  • sindikumva
    sindikumva Posts: 66
    A few days ago I ate a 1/2 pound of salty corn chips in one sitting. The next day I ate lots of protein and veg, hit it hard at the gym, and bumped part of my binge over. Not the end of the world... sometimes snacking just gets the better of us, eh?
  • FitBlackChick
    FitBlackChick Posts: 215 Member
    Been a lot better this week after my all-weekend binge and tonight i have FAILED!! I was left alone in the house this eve and went on a bit of a rampage!!! I have MADE myself log what i have eaten to make me feel DISGUSTED with myself!!! I struggle when i am left alone!

    Hopefully it wont dent this weeks good work!!

    FAIL!!

    I had a bad weekend too. I don't mean I ate 500 cals over. It was really really bad. I ate WAY too much candy, chocolate and brownies, and my portion size for my Sunday dinner was more than it should have been. This weekend was a BUST and I felt totally disgusted with myself too. But unlike like you I couldn't bring myself to log in everything :embarassed: I felt like crap. It is possible that you don't eat enough in general. Do you know your BMR? I just found mine out and it turns out that I was netting well below that number for these past few months. That's probably why I struggle with binge eating. And that could also be why you struggle sometimes too. But even if it's not, just remember we all have bad days. Don't let it keep you down. No one is perfect
  • LesCalvert
    LesCalvert Posts: 29 Member
    I've had 2 really bad days this week in my dairy (yes my diary is open if you want to look). I could slowly feel myself slipping into my old habits. I confess I LOVE chocolate and I have a really bad sweet tooth. I do eat fruit but it doesn't really hit the spot.

    Like you I also have logged everything I had to eat on my bad days. I first of all wanna say well done you for being honest. Tomorrow is a new day and you can only do your best. Don't beat yourself up over your binge, move on and look forward to reaching your goal. Nobody is perfect.
  • FitBlackChick
    FitBlackChick Posts: 215 Member
    Just saw your diary. Seriously don't worry about today. You just don't eat enough in general, so your body is hungry! Eat more on a regular basis. Starving yourself is a short term solution. It will not help you keep weight off in the long run
  • Yani51
    Yani51 Posts: 48 Member
    Just saw your diary. Seriously don't worry about today. You just don't eat enough in general, so your body is hungry! Eat more on a regular basis. Starving yourself is a short term solution. It will not help you keep weight off in the long run


    ^^^ Agree.
    ** I notice that in 2 of the 3 previous days you consumed well under your 1,200 calorie limit. My guess is your brain triggered the 'starvation alert' system in your body and it responded by getting you to binge in an effort to try and save your life.

    I read you like 'quick results". In that case may I suggest you read this recent significant research report which relates....
    http://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/the-brain-circuit-that-makes-it-hard-for-obese-people-to-lose-weight.html
    (Garvan Inst. is a highly respected medical research org.)

    IMO you may need to re-assess what your daily calorie limit should be for you. If you starve your body it will defend itself if you do.
  • LinCharpentier
    LinCharpentier Posts: 1,122 Member
    Here's how I do it i track my food for 7 days then add them up and divide them. And hope like heck that i'll be where my fitness pal wants me. I usually come out very close.
    But like my dietician said yesterday one bad day won't even show it's the ones you string for weeks on end that will hurt.

    So good luck and you will get this.

    See you lighter.
  • beccaalesi
    beccaalesi Posts: 5
    it gets hard sometimes i have no one to help stay one track hope it gets better
  • AJinBirmingham
    AJinBirmingham Posts: 497
    Check out my diary - it's open to the public. I've exceeded my entire daily calorie allowance in one meal.

    I thought it might make you feel better to know you're not the only one. :)
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    Been a lot better this week after my all-weekend binge and tonight i have FAILED!! I was left alone in the house this eve and went on a bit of a rampage!!! I have MADE myself log what i have eaten to make me feel DISGUSTED with myself!!! I struggle when i am left alone!

    Hopefully it wont dent this weeks good work!!

    FAIL!!

    When I was younger I used to wait until all my family was gone and then pig out on the food around the house, so I understand.

    I looked at your diary and did not see anything written down on MFP. Do you track somewhere else?
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    Check out my diary - it's open to the public. I've exceeded my entire daily calorie allowance in one meal.

    I thought it might make you feel better to know you're not the only one. :)

    I can see why you did. It looks like you had tasty treats around. I love cheesecake. It is one of my favorites.
  • AJinBirmingham
    AJinBirmingham Posts: 497
    Check out my diary - it's open to the public. I've exceeded my entire daily calorie allowance in one meal.

    I thought it might make you feel better to know you're not the only one. :)

    I can see why you did. It looks like you had tasty treats around. I love cheesecake. It is one of my favorites.

    Breakfast Brunch Buffet . . . serious danger zone. Thank goodness it only happens once a month.
  • pkteen
    pkteen Posts: 121 Member
    Trust me, you'll be fine... Been there, done that. You're keeping your caloric intake too low...Increase it a bit and watch what happens...
    You'll be fine, trust me. Feel free to add me. Having people with you during your weight loss journey makes it a lot better.
  • emyishardcore
    emyishardcore Posts: 352 Member
    Been a lot better this week after my all-weekend binge and tonight i have FAILED!! I was left alone in the house this eve and went on a bit of a rampage!!! I have MADE myself log what i have eaten to make me feel DISGUSTED with myself!!! I struggle when i am left alone!

    Hopefully it wont dent this weeks good work!!

    FAIL!!

    When I was younger I used to wait until all my family was gone and then pig out on the food around the house, so I understand.

    I looked at your diary and did not see anything written down on MFP. Do you track somewhere else?
    I think it's because its an older post.
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    Along with all the great advice already posted about TDEE / BMR and eating properly for weight loss, I chose to focus in on the fact that you said you "only" binge when you're alone....

    You need to THINK about why and THINK about ways to anticipate and deal with this issue. Kinda like smokers & their cars (almost all smokers smoke in their cars, so when quitting, it is a difficult "habit" for them to break). THINK about what you're doing and chose to do something different, more often than not, and you will be on the right path.

    And like everyone else has also said, a binge every once in a while is NOT a failure...it's life.

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