Going over calorie count - BINGE eating

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adampierce142
adampierce142 Posts: 27 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok. so i've been logging my food into MFP for the last approximately 4 weeks
Sometimes I go way under my daily calorie of 1,850 even while doing excessive for those days too, also there have been times where i have gone slightly over my calorie intake on days when I do nothing all day but nothing major.
However, yesterday i went on a bit of a binge - i felt discouraged and disheartened that I wasn't losing belly fat so ending up eating a 1,000 calories over. The next day i felt so disgusted and mad at myself, it just reminded me of how i use to eat on a daily basis. What can i do?? Will this affect my diet? Will i gain weight? Will i still be able to lose weight?
I'm a 6ft 1" male, and i weight about 178lbs and in all fairness i don't consider myself to be 'fat' - however, the fat in my chest and stomach area is something that's affecting my confidence greatly, and so this is why im attempting to loose the fat.

Any thoughts/opinions?

Cheers!!!

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    1000 calories is hardly a "binge". Log it and move on. Perhaps you need to adjust your goals if you're feeling hungry? The less you have to lose the less aggressive it should be.
  • BaranVonCoop
    BaranVonCoop Posts: 34 Member
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    It happens and it's ok. Log the calories and try to have a better day today. Remember that it takes time for the body to respond and look different. It will happen for you. I have been discouraged before but then I remember that this is a journey...it didn't happen overnight and won't be undone overnight. (I always say it's like emptying the ocean with a teaspoon.)

    Keep at it. You can do it!!!!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    Be more consistent in hitting your goals and stop swinging the either extreme.

    Also, 1000 calories over your MFP goal probably put you right around maintenance...so not that big of a deal.

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