Calorie binge day

All the time. However, my overeating days are usually not planned. :embarassed:

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If I overdo it it'll be on a Sunday, at home with the wife and children having a good time!. I suppose it depends on what you mean by binging, 3000+ calories can't be a good thing for weight loss..

I have splurge days but still log in my diary.

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When I do have a splurge day I try to log most in the diary however I do find it hard to add that handful of chips I may have eaten or a spoonful of ice cream. Just keep yourself in check. If you don't give in once in a while it can mean failure at some point.

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I wouldn't have a binge day--I don't think what that implies, eating beyond hunger, is healthy or appealing. But one of my issues is eating for emotional reasons or to self-comfort, so it might just be that it plays into that.

I do fit higher-calorie foods I like, including splurgy restaurant meals, into my plan on a regular basis and sometimes I do this by having one day a week where I eat more calories than on other days. Usually these days I can manage that by using the calories from a big workout, but early on I was more likely to perhaps build up some calories on other days and then have a splurge meal. But for me it's generally a meal, not a day--in fact I'll typically eat a bit lower calorie for the rest of the day and I do log it (even if it's just a rough estimate).

The exception would be a planned vacation day where I knew there'd be lots of food or a holiday, maybe. I'd happily schedule that into a week and maybe just consider it a diet break and not worry about having a maintenance week.

For me there's a difference between planning for a specific day that I know will involve going over my usual calories (for example, a night out for Chicago-style pizza) and simply planning to have a day of eating anything, as I think the latter would probably encourage me to just eat for the sake of eating.

Figuring out how to fit the foods you love into your daily/weekly/overall goals is one of the most rewarding challenges of this journey, in my opinion.

If you learn how to do this, a couple years from now, you'll be sitting around eating something delicious (that you've fit into your overall plan) and everyone around you will accuse you of "being able to eat anything you want and never gain weight." And you'll chuckle to yourself as you indulge in that chocolate shake, or whatever it is.

Why not just splurge on one meal only? I do that now and then, that way the whole day isn't wrecked.

It's not wrecked if you know where you stand, people need to keep track of that. The only way to wreck it is by eating at TDEE daily. Results are still results even if they're very small.

Uh, it would be very easy to undo and entire week of work in one day of calorie binging. No bueno!

Assuming a person has a TDEE of 2000 calories. Average deficit is about 500 calories. They would need to eat 5500 calories to offset the entire week. Eat back the 500 calories for the week 500*7 = 3500 calories, on top of their daily TDEE, 5500. Doable, so no it's not "VERY EASY" to undo it. Even if they're small, their weight is realitivie to how much they eat. The smaller they are the less they eat.

Last week I was able to see my brothers for the first time in a year. I spent 7 days with them and gained 6 pounds (more if you include the water weight that I quickly shed). We ate and drink more than we should have, but I was by no means stuffing myself. I can assure you eating 3k calories over maintenance is not difficult if you aren't careful. I managed to do it for a full week

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If you're going to do it, log it. It won't be pleasant to see, but you'll have a record to look back on to pinpoint why this gain/loss happened.

I try to fit what I want in a day. It is easy for me to overeat and gain weight (then again, I gain weight by being female with a working uterus :laugh: ) when I'm not weighing my food/eating what I want (the cheat meal).

Why not just splurge on one meal only? I do that now and then, that way the whole day isn't wrecked.

It's not wrecked if you know where you stand, people need to keep track of that. The only way to wreck it is by eating at TDEE daily. Results are still results even if they're very small.

Uh, it would be very easy to undo and entire week of work in one day of calorie binging. No bueno!

Assuming a person has a TDEE of 2000 calories. Average deficit is about 500 calories. They would need to eat 5500 calories to offset the entire week. Eat back the 500 calories for the week 500*7 = 3500 calories, on top of their daily TDEE, 5500. Doable, so no it's not "VERY EASY" to undo it. Even if they're small, their weight is realitivie to how much they eat. The smaller they are the less they eat.

Last week I was able to see my brothers for the first time in a year. I spent 7 days with them and gained 6 pounds (more if you include the water weight that I quickly shed). We ate and drink more than we should have, but I was by no means stuffing myself. I can assure you eating 3k calories over maintenance is not difficult if you aren't careful. I managed to do it for a full week

How are you determining how much was water weight? Also, what is your TDEE?


Also you're leaner than average. I am sure you didn't get that way just by a calorie deficit without exercise. I am sure activity plays a roll which also effects your TDEE... I am sure you have a bigger appetite than a person at the same weight who doesn't workout.

My TDEE is 2550. I track my weight daily, and based on my calorie intake for that week, the numbers on the scale make sense within a pound. I'm lean now because I spent the last seven months lifting weights and eating right, but I had the same appetite when I started as I do now. Hence the initial weight gain.

Yes, I do have a big appetite, but if you look, I think you will find that many of us are here because they also have big appetites. You may not, and that's great news for you. I just know that I personally can't afford an entire cheat day every week, so I caution against it. It may work fine for you, and even to OP, but it's probably not necessary for many of us here.

I have splurge days but still log in my diary.

^This. I plan mine for Saturdays.