Just binged :/ disappointed

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  • tjbear6145
    tjbear6145 Posts: 9
    Sorry about all the post, is was my first time using it. I did have a light dinner and today is a new day and a new start. Being able to write things down helps. Hope everyone feels better today.
  • Arosebloom1
    Arosebloom1 Posts: 15 Member
    If you go off track one day do not be to hard on your self. Just pick your self up and start over the next day.
  • jackiestanich3
    jackiestanich3 Posts: 1
    I love the comment above, log it own it, and move on! I am guilty of this "binging". Suffer from depression and I am a stress eater.
  • PosterPens
    PosterPens Posts: 172 Member
    oh i binged last night too. TOM is coming and i feel its rage, its so hard to resist munchies and i couldnt! but thanks to my bodymedia, i read i still came out with a 6 calorie deficit! THANK YOU GOD! hahaha
  • ellen_kay
    ellen_kay Posts: 304 Member
    Hang in there. We've all done it, but don't beat yourself up. Get over it and move on. You can do this and stay on track.
  • quicklabs
    quicklabs Posts: 254 Member
    What a great way to think about it!
    How low are your calories? If you are feeling the need to binge, it may be a sign that you have your cals too low and your body is responding by making you binge to replenish the stores it has been missing.

    I have experience many binges in the past, and I have always found (even though I am certainly an emotional eater as well) that if it comes out of no where, then it is coz your cals are too low.
    I think of it like this, when we go on diets, it's like trying to get from Paris to the borders of China. Now, what you should do is buy an economy ticket and slowly but surely make your way to your goal on the reliable train, but most of us get in the ferrari, we career down the roads and get really far really fast, and then realise we left our purse at home and the gas has run out in Germany. And we have to walk all the way back to paris to get our purse (binging)
    In other words, better to get where you wanna be eventually, than to get a portion of the way there fast :)
  • bearkisses
    bearkisses Posts: 1,252 Member
    motivation: everyday is new. everyone is one step away from binging. today you took that step.

    you will get through this. there is a tomorrow. eat to fuel your body, don't eat to fill voids. distrat yourself. instead of opening up that box of cookies or whatever, call a friend, even if you have nothing to say other than 'what's up'

    you will get through this:flowerforyou:

    question for you to reflect on:
    how did you get through the time when you weren't binging? a few weeks, that is a long time, and you should totally feel proud of yourself.
  • Lisa38__
    Lisa38__ Posts: 72 Member
    The main thing is to get right back on the horse. Don't pull what I used to and say "well ruined my week! I'll start again Monday!" No, start again right now. Heck, if I lost control and binged at lunch, that means I'm back on my diet for dinner. Get right back up. If you make this a habit it will benefit you in the long run. You do not lose the race when you fall, you lose when you do not get back up.


    This is the best advice for anyone that binges.

    I used to do exactly the same thing and it took a long time for the penny to drop to acknowledge it and carry on straight away/the next day.
  • oX_Vanessa_Xo
    oX_Vanessa_Xo Posts: 478
    Just to let you know.., yesterday I had 4 or 5 iced melon bars... they are like popsicle. SOOOO GOOD.
    I used to eat a box of 8 in one day... this boxes is lasting me a week.

    Well I stepped on the scale this morning and was a pound less than I was yesterday morning.

    You can't deprive yourself of eating your fave foods. Having a little extra can be good for you mentally!

    Don't think that you will gain back 5 lbs in one day!
  • Rarity2013
    Rarity2013 Posts: 196 Member
    How low are your calories? If you are feeling the need to binge, it may be a sign that you have your cals too low and your body is responding by making you binge to replenish the stores it has been missing.

    This is very true. I've found in the past that a single, one-off binge, especially when I'm particularly hungry and not just being greedy, has little to no affect on my weight. Sometimes your body just wants and needs more. I've even been known to lose weight on a binge.

    Either way, these things happen. Continue with your regime as normal and you'll be absolutely fine. Perhaps even that sense of disappointment will help to motivate you now and in the future.

    My weekends are always atrocious. I'm whittling away at them slowly :)
  • nataliaaverills
    nataliaaverills Posts: 9
    Heyyy My Name is Natalia I am 23 years old and recently medically retired from the army. Currently, I am on a challenge to change the expected outcomes of doctors and change life, lose weight and be healthy. I have started a seasonal fitness challenge group on Facebook called "Fit 4 Spring". since we are currently in spring. We have over 100 members and everyone has come together and giving tons of support, sharing there goals and motivating each other. We are always looking for more support and would love to have some of you be apart of us! If you would like to join us let me know!
  • DonnaLeeCattes
    DonnaLeeCattes Posts: 492 Member
    When I started my journey to get the fat off me back in Aug of last year, I was completely honest to the whole thing and I have never binged...I know everyone says everyone does it, but that is not true....I never let myself. And yes there have been times when I have wanted too. But I didn't!
    You have to ask your self; how bad do you really want to be thin and fit?

    Because you see I wanted it so bad, there was nothing going to stop me.
    I have gone from 196 to 122.

    Anyone can do it, if they really want it!
  • Gracie1214
    Gracie1214 Posts: 120 Member
    Take responsibility and move forward. Delete this account and log it on your real one,



    op took your advice !
  • MayaSPapaya
    MayaSPapaya Posts: 735 Member
    I agree with everyone else, just get right back on the wagon. We've all done it at some point.
    I just wanted to add though, you said you don't like how now you feel bad about when you binge, versus when you used to eat a ton of crap and not bat an eye. The way you feel about food now is a VERY GOOD thing. You realize that you need to eat in a healthy way, and feel bad when you don't. This is so much better than every time you would eat a ton and not worry about it.
    I'll give an example. I have an aunt who me and my sister go and sleep over her house a couple times a year. They always have a ton of junk in their house ,and I used to always get excited to go there and eat all of the tasty, fattening snacks.
    Last weekend, we went to my aunts and I was actually DREADING eating the unhealthy food. I was not looking foward to it at all, and I just wanting to have a good healthy eating day. But I let myself enjoy some smores and pie and just got back to my healthy way the next day.
    You will be fine :)
  • terriedozier
    terriedozier Posts: 16
    I was going to reply to this but there is so much good advice on here and I can't say anything better. Just say true to yourself. Like others said, own up to it and start over. I have binged many, many times and I always said I do better "tomorrow" . I just decided that there is no tomorrow. It starts today. One step at a time. Moment by moment. My question is..Did you know that you were binging while you were doing it? It seems like you are trying to fill a void. I'm still working on not eating until I'm stuffed to feel full or complete. I just want to say good luck and don't be so hard on yourself. Depending on what you have your calories set at, It may not be so bad. I have read somewhere, ( I think on here) that the amount of calories you eat is really based off a whole week. Maybe eat a little less or do more exercise for a week and get back on track...Don't beat yourself up though. It'll work out. The first step is recognizing the problem. Good Luck and feel free to add me...I say the more friends the better :flowerforyou:
  • terriedozier
    terriedozier Posts: 16
    Quittings never crossed my mind I'm guess I'm just bummed that I'm dealing with the same weakness popping up. To my friends and family I'm mr willpower who supposedly has fitness figured out. I'm afraid if they knew that I lose control with this emotional eating **** they'd lose motivation

    I don't starve myself which is why this is so surprising to me my deficit at this point is -300. Just venting cuz I was caught off guard. Sorry for bothering you guys but I really appreciate the responses. Always crazy support on this site. Keep doing what you're doing folks you're all awesome


    Please don't apologize for bothering anyone. That's what this site is for. :smile:
  • Microfiber
    Microfiber Posts: 956 Member
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  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    Calories are at 2100. I wasn't even hungry and I knew I would feel like **** but it was like blackout fata** mode. When I was younger I never felt guilt from eating. Why is food such a big issue now. This body image ****. I miss the days when I didn't care. I was happier when I was fat it's crazy

    If you were happy fat, then why did you decide to start losing weight? I think most of us (maybe not you, I don't know you) might idolize the times when we ate whatever we wanted, but we forget about the times we looked in the mirror and cried, or saw pictures of ourselves at a party and felt sick, or ate a bunch of terrible food and had no energy.

    And in the long run, many people who claim to be "fat and happy" are not happy after their 3rd heart attack.

    I used to say I was happier when I was fat all the time too. I used to pine for the days where I could eat what I wanted without having to plan out a days worth of calories or have to go to bed hungry if I was irresponsible, or could go out with friends to wherever and not panic about what was available. I guess a lot of recent stress and the nostalgia for when eating was easier kinda lead me back into all my old habits, I practically ate nothing but fast food for a couple weeks straight!! At first I felt so good, finally had that freedom back , could lay around, relax and knock back some McDonalds if I wanted :laugh: ... then I started feeling sick, emotionally and physically. I would normally chalk up that extended binge as a big huge fail on my part but in a way this time I take it as a lesson. It re-taught me that no, having the freedom to eat whatever I wanted was not worth the emotional toll I'd have to pay or even the physical toll of feeling lethargic and sick. It reminded me that I was NOT happy when I was fat but allowed to eat freely. Hell it reminded me that I'll take even the days with the hardest workouts and blandest meals ever that fit to my cal targets over even the laziest of days filled with whatever good foods. Anyway my point is try to use your binges as a lesson if you can, whether you're learning that you need a higher cal target or that maybe you need to try to fit in more treats into your macros or maybe even as a reminder that whatever goals you are working towards ARE worth it :) Nothing is ever a failure if you can turn it around to your advantage!
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    Did the same thing Friday - at great all day, exercised and for some unknown reason, I binged. I say unknown as it is like a demon takes over. If I just don't start I am ok. But... it happened. I went right back on track on Sat. and today. I ate about 3000 calories also and know this is a problem. However, I know to get right back on track, feel like crap and in 3-4 days, I will be back to pre-binge weight and feeling. I used to do this more often and have gotten much better at stopping my self. Get back on track.

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