5000 calorie thread update

I'd suggest that next time you have a cheat day, eat whatever you want but make sure you're eating just until you're satiated and not until you are stuffed. Or as others have said, just work some of that stuff into your regular eating so that you don't feel like you need to stuff yourself.

This was what my question was referring to. The praise of having a poor relationship with food that is technically a slight case of Orthorexia nervosa....

I'm confused-- how is this a case of orthorexia?

Because she ate food. That can't be healthy. Food isn't healthy!

OP, I'm glad you went ahead and had your day, but sad it turned bad for you in the end. I would also hazard a guess that you it didn't settle well because you just have not been used to it.

Or it is because you didn't included any bacon.

It's possible that it was from the relatively high amount of sodium from that day (7000+ mg). Vomiting is one possible symptom from electrolyte imbalance caused by high sodium levels.

I'm a fan of the splurge day if you want one, not cool on the eating till you puke thing... that's just gross. Although there is a place at the end of my street that makes butter tarts that are so rich and calorie dense they make you feel sick to your stomach so maybe the shock to your system should be a clue to tone it down next time? lol

There is nothing wrong with a splurge day. Something wrong and odd, with a day where you eat so high over your cals by so much you actually gain a pound of mass by plan, and not accident. That's not a cheat day, that's a sign of an eating disorder.

O rly? Taking an isolated day and then calling it a sign of an eating disorder? Guess you don't have big eating days during the holidays or special events

^ This. Oh, in as well.

I blame the sushi. Probably just got something bad.

I suggest you have a look at the OP diary frequent days over 1000 calories above her goal followed by 500 calories below. She may not have an ED but it screams as problems and a bad relationship with food. The calorie amounts yoyo (and not just for that one day) also the type and amounts of certain foods. Some people in this thread may want to deny that the OP eating habits are problematic anyone who uses a little common sense and reads that can't fail to see food is a problem for her. Others may wish to bury their heads in the sand and support these unhealthy practices I hope though that the OP may consult a professional and try and deal with this obvious problem.

At what standard deviation does it become an eating disorder?

Is it percentage based or magnitude based?

So if you eat EXACTLY 1423.9125 calories every single day for 2 decades, you pretty much have nothing to worry about regarding food obsession, right?

There is nothing wrong with a splurge day. Something wrong and odd, with a day where you eat so high over your cals by so much you actually gain a pound of mass by plan, and not accident. That's not a cheat day, that's a sign of an eating disorder.

Solid diagnosis from the man who gains 5-10 pounds due to his period.

Rock on, bro.

He also quotes zyzz...

Wow.
I feel sick if I eat 2,000 cals in one day. :sick:

Wow, My calorie goal is over 2000 calories.

My math professor just announced a pizza party on Thursday to celebrate finals week. My jaw literally dropped.

I really feel for you. Mine would have too. Hope you are feeling better.

My math professor just announced a pizza party on Thursday to celebrate finals week. My jaw literally dropped.

I really feel for you. Mine would have too. Hope you are feeling better.

You say this like it's a bad thing.

I had a feeling it was gonna be too much for a petite female like you. Sorry it made you sick

Yeah so why did you even do that?

She wanted to have a splurge day. Whats wrong with it?

Nothing at all wrong with a 'splurge day' IMO.

Though I think it isn't wise to choose to push oneself to over-indulge to an excessive extent ~ which this seems to have turned out to be (and I'm not surprised. I actually predicted in the 1st thread that I didn't think she would be able to eat that much).

Why not have a splurge day where you just feel free to have whatever you want, without trying to force-feed 5000 calories? That's the part that wasn't a good idea IMO.

It sorta reminds me of drinking games & such where some push to excessively over-indulge booze.

...To me, a splurge day is relaxing and eating what you enjoy. This doesn't sound like it was at all a relaxed and enjoyable experience for you, more of a chore. So why bother?...

I agree.

It's not as if she's doing this every week. At least not to my knowledge she isn't. Who are we hold judgement?

AND further more, if I were to plan a 5,000 calorie splurge day I would want to cram it full of everything crap food I used to eat all the time.

I do find that it seems a bit silly to ask a question like she did after eating all that crap and then getting sick from it. Just so much stuff that isn't good for you crammed into one day. Not surprising that you got sick from it.

Sidenote: I do every so often get sick from mushrooms. A lot of the time they were a pizza topping. Very weird, but I usually woke up in the middle of the night and all that would be in my vomit would be the mushrooms. But I'm too stupid to stop eating mushrooms because I love them.