3000 Calorie Binge

aleldo

This was a very timely post for me. I have been struggling with binge eating all week (and truthfully, my entire adult life). In the moment, it feels so good and then the intense feelings of regret and shame sink in. In the past, these feelings of regret and shame would lead to further self-destructive behavior. In the last year I have been trying to deal with these episodes one by one. Not letting an evening, or a week of binge eating, completely derail all my hard work. I am trying to tell myself that I am worthy of happiness and these episodes never bring me more than a few fleeting moments of joy. I am trying to learn that if I fall off the wagon, I am worth getting back up and getting back on.

Timshel_

I;ve had some pretty good binges myself (thank you extra large Sonic chocolate shakes, pie, and soda!). I don't worry if it happens every so often though. No shame in enjoying life too. The key is to moderate binges and eat healthy a majority fo the time. And when you do binge, try to compensate with a bit more exercise or a few less calories that week.

Otherwise, it will all work out in the end (another pun for me!)

devmiller09

That's it! That's the documentary! It was bugging me that I couldn't remember what it was called!

Francl27

Seriously the next time you have such a craving, buy the stuff, just buy small quantities. Or put the bags in the kitchen, go to another room with a handful of doritos and one orea, and take tiny bites to make it last.

The key IMO is to not make it go so far that you end up binging. So if you want doritos, buy a single serve packet of doritos and make it fit in your calories.

lottylulu1969

thanks everyone for your advice to this post,i have been up on the scales for the last 2 weeks,have only been on here for a month and was ready to give up! but this post has just put me back on the road, tommorrow is a new day,think im going to have a monthly weigh in day now,thanks for the motivation to carry on,here goes:)

brookekato

I always overeat and binge. I used to eat 4000 calories in a day because I binged so much over the holidays, but now it's gotten slightly better and seems to stay around 2500 when I binge (give or take a few hundred calories). I always pack on the pounds though and can never seem to get rid of them!! Does this happen to anyone else? I've gained all 15-20 I lost last year!