Just Binged

Why don't you just log it all so you get a really accurate picture of the "damages". That might help you look at it more objectively and take some of the awful emotions that you are feeling away. I've had a few binges and it set me back about a week but I'm back on the wagon now with more resolve. I don't think you need to sweat it. Just try to not do it again tomorrow. You'll be fine.

Just FR'd ya:) I've dealt with this my whole life and am STILL trying to conquer it. I think I am learning, though, not to obsess over not bingeing, but instead put as much focus and energy as I can into cooking healthful foods and exercising. I may still want to down a gallon of ice cream even after having a nutritious dinner, but since this is supposed to be a lifestyle change, I'm trying not to worry so much over slip ups and just try to build a foundation of MOSTLY good days.

Try giving yourself a little room for snacks and deserts, even when dieting. That way, there is a lower chance of going on an eating spree.

After I binge, I usually log for two reasons:

1) Sometimes it's not as bad as I thought.

2) If I overate by 500 calories, I'll cut 100 out of my diet for the next 5 days to make up for it. That's just one less snack a day, or an extra walk to make up for it.

It's usually not as bad calorie-wise as I think. Just makes you feel crummy physically and emotionally.

Too much restriction --> binging --> disappointment --> guilt --> tries to restrict further...

Think about how you can break that cycle.

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Exactly this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eat what you WANT within your calorie allowance!!!!

And don't label foods as good v's bad etc - FOOD is FOOD at the end of the day!!!!

Your be fine.... !!

I binged on tons of bread & PB once.... Never again... But I know why I binged... I cut bread out for months & months... Then when I started...............I didn't want to stop!!!

Moderation is key : )

I am the same way..im a binger.... too, which is why i plateau , i eat good and then i maintain....and then i binge a good day and that sets me back major....

Hi there,
The only way I could break the binge cycle was when I joined this website and decided to not restrict any food. I don't even reward myself with a cheat meal, because I can have anything I want anyway. It is a huge mind game
Don't beat yourself up too bad. One dessert does not mean it's the end. Dust yourself off and move on.

Too much restriction --> binging --> disappointment --> guilt --> tries to restrict further...

Think about how you can break that cycle.

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Yes, this is good advice. It's called the Abstinence Violation Effect. Take care and try to take the emotions out of the equation as much as you possibly can and just start where you left off :flowerforyou:

You ate a lot. However, the real question is: did you just binge or did you just fuel up?
I don't know what you ate, but it sounds like a calorie ba-bomb. Time to get out there and put those calories to good use. Calories = energy in the most basic of scientific calculations. Run, walk, bike, swim, jazzercise, chase butterflies, whatever your favorite exercise is, now is the time to do it!
Even if you can't burn the, all today, you are better off than you were.
Seriously, stop reading this and go feel the burn!

As a one-time binge the direct damage probably isn't too much...the indirect though can be significant IF it's treated as a license to binge. I agree with another poster that said it might be the result of being too restrictive with yourself. I know that would be the case with me. IF I were to cut out ALL those things that aren't good for me, I'd starve to death as I only ate foods that weren't good for me.

To make it work over the long haul I decided the only way it would work for me was to make a complete lifestyle change. That meant taking my (post heart-attack) meds on time as prescribed, modifying my diet over time to incorporate in healthier foods and while not eliminating all the ones I liked, reducing them both in quantity and number.

I'm in about my third month of this transition to a healthier being. The first month was making sure I got the meds part working for me. With that in place, I began working in the exercise...starting with cardio, now working in strength training as well. I've been a month now brisk walking. I began with a 30 minute walk that turned into 15 minutes of brisk walking, followed by a 30 minute erect crawl trying to get back home. Deciding I'd overdone it, I broke it down into 2 15-minute brisk walks...1 morning, 1 night. Worked perfect....now I'm up to 30 minutes, morning and 20 to 30 minutes at night also, along with some dumbbell work.

You can view my food diary...anything that looks like a fruit or vegetable is something I've added to my food plan, so far, nothing's been eliminated from it but quantities are reduced waay down. Not enough for me to feel hungry as that would defeat the purpose and would likely end up with me ignoring it all. The main difference in the food part is that I've gone from 3,500 to 4,000 calories a day....something that's in the range of a professional athlete, to in most cases will under my MFP goal (without exercise) of 1,860 calories. Most days....I don't come near that number yet with exercise it's actually more that I could go.

Along the lines I mentioned near the top...I'm planning on taking 1-day a month...no particular day, just a day to throw caution to the wind and "binge" if you want to call it that....I don't....I'll call it MY-day. The other 29 belong to my cardiologist and my grandkids...limiting it to 1-day isn't going to harm me physically or emotionally and will hopefully help to keep me motivated as I get back to running headlong at life.