Best food/remedies for upset stomach after splurge day?

caviggia

Since I have been set on dropping my last few pounds, I have been eating cleaner, healthier food and keeping my indulgences (wine, chips) in moderation. Now when I have a "free day" my stomach will sometimes be upset the next morning/early afternoon. Not terribly upset, but a little off like my stomach is saying "what the hell did you do to me" lol.

What are the best foods to help your system find balance the next day and help ease your tummy? Anyone else experience this?

MrsGlamour

Bananas- Has pectin, helps firm your bowl movements
White food- Rice, potatoes, toast- they absorb fluids in your stomach
Ginger
Applesauce, or cook down some apples and add some cinnamon
Plain Yogurt with active cultures

caviggia

Thanks for the help. I completely forgot about yogurt...

wiseeliz

BRAT - bananas, rice, apples, toast.

(Or BART, with the same, if you prefer.)

Oriole15

If the free day makes you feel like crap, why do you even have it?

caviggia

If the free day makes you feel like crap, why do you even have it?

Ha ha it helps me control my weekly cravings and keep things in moderation. My tummy doesn't feel horrible but it can feel uneasy the next morning but only on so many occasions... Usually nights involving apple Martini's.

But on my free day it's amazing lol always amazing to just let loose but always have a bit of a watchful eye so I do not eat waaaaay too much.

I love my free days, which are also on my super Saturday workout days (2 hours worth). I LOVE food and part of me will always have a love of wine, vodka, pasta, chips, Etc BUT its something I need to keep in check and for my own diet, even when maintaining, this is what had always worked for me.

DatMurse

If the free day makes you feel like crap, why do you even have it?

Ha ha it helps me control my weekly cravings and keep things in moderation. My tummy doesn't feel horrible but it can feel uneasy the next morning but only on so many occasions... Usually nights involving apple Martini's.

But on my free day it's amazing lol always amazing to just let loose but always have a bit of a watchful eye so I do not eat waaaaay too much.

I love my free days, which are also on my super Saturday workout days (2 hours worth). I LOVE food and part of me will always have a love of wine, vodka, pasta, chips, Etc BUT its something I need to keep in check and for my own diet, even when maintaining, this is what had always worked for me.

i dont know what to tell you. i feel like that. atm, when I was officially done with the semester I probably went 500-1000 over tdee and I have been bloated since wed. i know it will go away, it just sucks.

lmeslie

Ginger tea is the best! It helps me almost instantly. You can either buy the tea bags (Traditional Medicinals is the brand and they sell it at Target, Whole Foods, etc) or you can boil ginger root.

caviggia

If the free day makes you feel like crap, why do you even have it?

Ha ha it helps me control my weekly cravings and keep things in moderation. My tummy doesn't feel horrible but it can feel uneasy the next morning but only on so many occasions... Usually nights involving apple Martini's.

But on my free day it's amazing lol always amazing to just let loose but always have a bit of a watchful eye so I do not eat waaaaay too much.

I love my free days, which are also on my super Saturday workout days (2 hours worth). I LOVE food and part of me will always have a love of wine, vodka, pasta, chips, Etc BUT its something I need to keep in check and for my own diet, even when maintaining, this is what had always worked for me.

i dont know what to tell you. i feel like that. atm, when I was officially done with the semester I probably went 500-1000 over tdee and I have been bloated since wed. i know it will go away, it just sucks.

Ha ha ya I did that a lot at the end of my Grad program lol

katy_trail

mint tea, greens, vegetarian lentil soup with lots of veggies, citrus.
any of those help me feel better when i'm sick too.

caviggia

I think I'm going to have to stock up on some tea (green/mint) it just has so many benefits

hrmom26

for me its anything mint , mint is known to settle the system

katg73

If the free day makes you feel like crap, why do you even have it?

If you read her post, she basically says that it's not a horrible feeling, but that her stomach is having an adjustment period. So the question of "WHY do it then" seems rather unnecessary especially when the question she IS asking is what can help it when it does happen. You have to know that most people here can't just go cold turkey when it comes to the things they used to it more freely.

LET'S BE REAL -- any sane, healthy, and fit person DOES have days like this. Besides, it's actually good for the metabolism once in a while!

DonnaRe2012

Peppermint tea will help ease your stomach.....

1two3four

Both have been said but I'm all for ginger tea or ginger ale and yogurt.