Eating LARGE amounts in a short about of time?

amonkey794
amonkey794 Posts: 651 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Meal time is irrelevant. I am a night eater so I'm not worried about the eat past seven myth or anything. Though, in a short amount of time I do find myself eating obscene quantities. Is that harmful in anyway?

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  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    If it is then I'm screwed. Only relevant info I've seen is that larger meals = higher thermic effect of food, so fewer net calories.
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    If it's still under your target calories for the day, then you're fine.

    If eating a lot had a thermic effect, don't you think fat people wouldn't be fat then?
  • amonkey794
    amonkey794 Posts: 651 Member
    Okay thank you. I'm not trying to lose any weight. I'm just worried about any actual health issues (with stomach stretching and what not) that it could impose :)
  • StarIsMoving
    StarIsMoving Posts: 437
    Won't hurt a thing. Staying at the calorie goal for your day is the main mission, it doesn't matter when you eat those calories. Lots of people to intermittent fasting, which results in people eating more in their window since they won't be eating later. No harm
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Crap, I can eat more in a single meal than most people have their calorie goals set to. Doesn't make a difference.
  • poodlelaise
    poodlelaise Posts: 149 Member
    Eating huge amounts at one time causes your body to produce large amounts of insulin at one time. Over many years, this can cause stress on your pancreas. Inability to produce adequate insulin is one of the markers of diabetes. I am not saying that binge eating always causes diabetes, but it can be a factor.
  • amonkey794
    amonkey794 Posts: 651 Member
    Eating huge amounts at one time causes your body to produce large amounts of insulin at one time. Over many years, this can cause stress on your pancreas. Inability to produce adequate insulin is one of the markers of diabetes. I am not saying that binge eating always causes diabetes, but it can be a factor.

    This is what I meant. I'm not talking calories I'm talking quantity of the food.
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    If it's still under your target calories for the day, then you're fine.

    If eating a lot had a thermic effect, don't you think fat people wouldn't be fat then?
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2400767

    Can't argue with science.

    Eating at a caloric surplus will make you gain weight, obviously. Eating at a deficit, eating 1 large meal will provide a TEF advantage vs. 2+ meals.

    Personally, I IF and eat 1-2 meals/day, typically 1600ish calories per meal (although I did manage one 3200 calorie meal once, which was pretty awesome). Currently around 8% body fat, and bloodwork/physical has me in the "disgustingly healthy" category.

    To each their own though.
  • momofthreesons
    momofthreesons Posts: 162 Member
    I don't eat until lunch which can be as late as 2pm. I eat a light lunch then an afternoon snack then the majority of my daily allowance from 5:30-9. I've been doing this since April and lost 37lb. I do drink fluids all day. I haven't had any ill effects.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    You're pretty much describing Intermittent Fasting where you eat your day's worth of calories in a compressed time window.

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