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Binge eating

kd51411
kd51411 Posts: 33
edited February 6 in Food and Nutrition
How many calories do you think you usually eat when you go off track and binge?
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  • CassieFindley86
    CassieFindley86 Posts: 18 Member
    I have actually tracked my calories the last few times I binged...

    One day it was 5,355 calories total. The other day was 4,310 calories. I felt like tracking it made me feel more accountable and I am hoping it will be a start of the process to eliminate binge eating.

    In the past I have had worse binges that I am sure resulted in higher calories counts, but never tracked it.
  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    I have only had "very small" binges this week and I tracked most of the time. This is not even 50% of what I would normally binge on.And I could be missing stuff as well. This is with zero exercise :(

    The amounts this past week were: 3330, 4488, 2121 (no binging day with this total). I have only logged the past 5 days or so and missed writing about half the day on two of them.
  • daphneC94
    daphneC94 Posts: 21
    ya for me its a couple thousand, not even including the rest of the day
  • kd51411
    kd51411 Posts: 33
    I am about the same! A few thousand :-( I really didnt think it was possible to eat that many calories but I guess it is!!
  • rawhidenadz
    rawhidenadz Posts: 254 Member
    binge days can hit anywhere from 3,000 to 7,000 calories for me
  • jellojiggler26
    jellojiggler26 Posts: 9
    My binging can also be thousands and thousands depending on how I'm feeling.
  • ClaUuuUuu
    ClaUuuUuu Posts: 13 Member
    Mines... around 5,000
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    I log even when I go nuts and way over.

    The biggest ever was 7200 over my calories, I was bulking at 2400 back then lol

    Was delicious in a disgusting way! :laugh:
  • Broderick50
    Broderick50 Posts: 842 Member
    At least 5000
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.
  • lil_lizt
    lil_lizt Posts: 275 Member
    Maybe a couple of thousand I guess
  • Inshape13
    Inshape13 Posts: 680 Member
    Back in the day....I can't even begin to tell you. The highest binge for the last 6 months was around 3,000 for the whole day give or take a few.....and I average around 1900 most days anyway so this has come a really long way since fast food and dessert binges of the past which I would guess would be in the 5000+ range.
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I'd say for me, that eating about 1000-2000 calories over maintenance would count as a binge for me...so 3500-4500 calories. I do track it to see how it affects my overall losses or gains.
  • annakow
    annakow Posts: 385 Member
    When I binge, I think I have extra 1000-1500 plus in the evening..It does happen to all of us I think. :(
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    This would be a great thred for all those poor girls (well, mostly girls) who think eating an extra piece of cake constitutes a binge. :noway: :frown:

    I actually don't think I have binged since using MFP, and if I did it was while I was at a buffet or while living without internet at home to track it properly.
  • mortuseon
    mortuseon Posts: 579 Member
    I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.

    Surely you have days with intense cravings when you eat a LOT more than 'normal', no? I think that would constitute a binge.
  • annakow
    annakow Posts: 385 Member
    I had no binge from the begining- 9 months, till last month, I lost 44kg in this time, thats about 100 lbs I think...I think my body get tired and fights :)
  • krisflower19
    krisflower19 Posts: 17 Member
    I usually binge around 6000 depends on how much money I have
  • stetienne
    stetienne Posts: 560 Member
    Not sure...how much is a box of Chips Ahoy?
  • kowajenn
    kowajenn Posts: 274 Member
    Knock on wood, I haven't binged since I got serious about my weight loss. In the old days, I know I could easily knock back 6000-8000 calories on a bad day. The worst part is during a binge I ate so mindlessly I didn't even taste the food.
  • Colombianchick29
    Colombianchick29 Posts: 298 Member
    OH MY! waaaayyyyy too many! Whats worse, sometimes i eat a bunch of things i dont even want to try to find what im really craving! this mostly happens on weekend that i dont have errands to run or things to do...uuugghhh
  • _Pseudonymous_
    _Pseudonymous_ Posts: 1,671 Member
    I've managed to scarf down a whopping 5,000 before... pizza, wings, ice cream, potato chips... yep, it happens.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I eat what I want when I want. So there's no binging.

    Surely you have days with intense cravings when you eat a LOT more than 'normal', no? I think that would constitute a binge.

    Nope. Because I don't deprive myself. If I want beers, I drink beers. If I want a piece of cake, I eat cake. I don't restrict myself or say that I can't have any food. For me, this alleviates any desire to binge. When you allow yourself to eat what you want and do so in moderation it's a win-win. I eat 1800 about 1800 calories a day. I may go a little over every so often, but that's fine with me.

    Today I had a big slice of greek pizza because I wanted it. I also had a grande salted caramel mocha frappacino. I'm still losing weight. Not because I have some crazy awesome metabolism, but because I allow myself to eat what I want and I work hard to lose the weight.

    I believe it's about moderation not deprivation.
  • tristaj90
    tristaj90 Posts: 330 Member
    I typically track on my binge days too.. I have gotten as high as 2300.. but i'm typically trying to stay between 1200-1400 calories a day.
  • favoritenut
    favoritenut Posts: 217 Member
    I tracked everything I ate and was disgusted with myself. I had eaten very close to 8000 calories in one day...I work at a convenient store that sells donuts, flips, pizza, sandwhiches, and cheesecake....I think I had two or more of everything that day. crazy insanity that day :sad:
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I can easily top 8000 calories on a binge day.

    Easily.
  • STC1188
    STC1188 Posts: 101 Member
    As a male, at my heaviest, let's just say there are more than a few times where I was confident (100% so) that this Chinese buffet lost money on me.

    100% confident.
  • poma91
    poma91 Posts: 181 Member
    If I binge apart from my normal eating for the day then i would be 2,000 cals over (since using MFP i am normally eating around 1,600).. but if I decide my whole day to be a total binge then I am anywhere in the range of 5,000- 9,000 cals :noway:
  • V3ggieL0vinGinger
    V3ggieL0vinGinger Posts: 235
    When I began recovering from anorexia, it sort of morphed into BED for a while...so I would eat anywhere between 2000-8000 calories in about an hour almost every night. I believe I gained 10 pounds in a little over a week, and they weren't just water weight! Glad those days are behind me :)
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Never tracked a binge but I bet close to 8000 or so
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