Day after a bad binge?

Acknowledge that you made a mistake and forgive yourself. It's OK, just focus on what you can do today in terms of healthy choices. You may wish to choose low-sodium food, lots of water, tea or fresh vegetable juices. If you don't feel like breads and pastas, feel free to skip them for today. You don't need to punish yourself by starving or over exercising though. Just take today as another opportunity to do your best

It is over and you can't change it. Tomorrow is a new day. Winners do what they have to. Losers do what they want.

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I understand the feeling. Really the only thing you can do is start tomorrow as a new day. It will go away. Plenty of exercise and eat vegetables... particularly green ones and plenty of fiber.... (helps that bloaty feeling move faster if you know what I mean...)

I try and drink a ton of water since usually my binges include a lot of salt, while also trying to eat better and net less the next day. I'll also go for a run and try to push myself harder than normal with intervals. You definitely do feel like crap physically and mentally after a binge like that. Just try and make tomorrow a new day.

I have been reading the 4 hr body and he encourages scheduled binges that he calls re-feeding. The next day he suggests lots of protein and limit all white carbs, fruit, sugar, etc. Only eat protein, green veggies, beans-- drink LOTS of water. You can also have unsweetened tea and coffee. Take vitamins and do some cardio. He also has lots of tips on minimizing the effects while you binge-- like taking supplements, drinking grapefruit juice, etc. Look into it and it might be helpful.

Best of Luck!

Day after a bad binge?

Do not repeat and you'll be golden

Do you know what triggered it? Maybe have a bit of a think about that and once you figure it out.. don't think about it any more. Drink water like everyone else said and get active. One day won't undo you or your work.. stop feeling guilty and get moving! We've all been there before and look at us.. we're all still here!

honestly? I usually binge again! takes awhile for me to break the cycle

but some tips that are actually helpful? and somehow always the last thing I try even though I KNOW works


1. drink so much water it's a joke (usually more the night of a binge) (to fight the sugar headaches and bloating)
2. avoid sugary or oat products (including fruit) (they trigger more binges for me)
3. eat NORMAL portions often all day long (when I restrict I fail and binge again)
4. Up my calories for the day (too often I try to compensate, get hungry and then binge again)
5. keep busy and do something physically nice for myself that isn't related to food or weight like get my hair done (feeling pretty about something that isn't weight/food related makes me feel stronger)
6. exercise in the morning (makes me feel in control again and helps food digest)
7. avoid the scales for 3 days (wanna keep positive here!)
8. eat natural yoghurt (helps my throat if I purged)
9. keep busy (so I don't think about what I did)
10. FORGIVE MYSELF!!!!!


Things I do that usually trigger binges again?
-feel miserable
-stay in bed
- restrict / fast
- over exercise
- buy replacement food
- think of all the foods I COULD have eaten
- cry
- place really high/unrealistic expectations on how much exercise I can accomplish that day and feel crap when I don't reach it

exercise and dieters tea!!!

I forgive myself for it now and start new the next day. Every day is a fresh start.

Wisdom, this. It's really all you can do unless you want to risk some kind of shame spiral.

As someone above said, people make mistakes. It's unavoidable. What IS avoidable is letting your mistakes be your master.