Does anyone out there binge like I do?

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  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    Krispie Kremes are addictive! Yes, I suffer from binge eating myself -- anything sweet will do.

    I am realizing though that overeating occasionally might not be a bad thing. Have you checked out the thread on Cheat / Free Days? I found it to be very insightful!
  • 1234lbsgone
    1234lbsgone Posts: 296 Member
    Ive been so good but I decided that a drunk burger king run was a fabulous idea... clearly was not

    lol! that's why I cut out drinking.. nothing good comes from it!

    Exactly! Drinking causes open mouth disorder for me. Not only do I eat stupid things, but I tend to say stupid things. I let myself have one night per month, usually a girls night out, where I can drink and let the disorder take over. It seems more fun that way because I look forward to it, then I have a month to recover. :laugh:

    As for binging, I think we all have our days. I know when Tom comes around, I'm going to crave food like a hungry pregnant woman. My trick is, I don't beat myself up about it. It happens, tomorrow is another day. If it's interferring with your life though, I would suggest talking to a counselor. I came to realize that I sometimes lean towards fast food when I feel lonely. A counselor helped me get to that conclusion. And she helped me find a solution which in turn helped me control my cravings.

    Good luck!
  • nikkigiesige
    nikkigiesige Posts: 33
    I allow myself to binge one day a week...but i prepare myself for it. Tonight is Dominos pizza night and I love all the good stuff on it! Sooo I had a 100 calorie breakfast (1 c cereal)...150 calorie lunch (2 side salads from Mcdonalds w. piece of chicken from a snack wrap w/ vinaigrette dressing)

    ...and if i want 5 pieces of pizza tonight...I will eat it and not feel too horribly bad because i planned it. So now if i want to binge eat i make sure i prep myself for it lol
  • anniebnannie
    anniebnannie Posts: 85 Member
    I just did on Wednesday... Fried potatos and bacon for breakfast, 2 slices of sausage pizza for lunch and a cheesesteak wit wiz for dinner, along with some pretzels and lemon cake... It was so worth it and I am not going to say it won't happen again because I know it will...You have to give yourself a day like this every once in a while or you will go off track and regret it... Just remember, even the skinnest people in the world binge too

    good point!!
  • kaydee210
    kaydee210 Posts: 41 Member
    I sometimes binge but try to keep it under control. I might have as much ice cream as I can fit on a tablespoon (you'd be amazed at how much a tablespoon can hold) or I will have 1 or 2 cookies. That isn't always so easy but I tell myself the 12th cookie is going to taste exactly the same as the first. Works for me most of the time.
  • MissMe2morrow
    MissMe2morrow Posts: 96
    I do. I find my days like that spiral quickly. If I am over by 100 I go right to well I am over already so why not then the 100 usually turns to 500 over. I am not proud but it is life. It is usually a turning point too for me like either I give up for awhile or get super serious again.

    I'm the same way! I've been on a binge for the last week (cookies are my ultimate weakness) and once I go over for the day I just completely give up. And then I feel terrible about myself. My ticker says I've lost 8 lbs so far-- that was true a couple weeks ago but I've been too ashamed to log in my updated weight because I've gained back about 5 lbs.

    I wish I had words of encouragement. Just know that you are not alone.
  • gillleeman
    gillleeman Posts: 397 Member
    I think the fact that you are here is an amazing step. We all have steps back and we can't concentrate on the past but focus on our goals.

    I don't believe that some folks have ridiculous amounts of willpower and some don't. I think that hunger is a powerful force that you body uses to fight off what it thinks is some sort of metabolic need. If you can trick your body into not thinking it is starving and never feeling hungry, you will make mostly A+ choices for your diet.
    The key to this is to eat more meals during the day with protein at each while staying under your total calorie goals. Don't wait to eat breakfast, ever.

    avoiding hunger!
    I do have horrific binges 1000 + probably 4 times a month. I do find that since I've started eating 5 -6 smaller meals a day and adding protein, fats and carbs to each meal I'm bingeing less.
  • katschi
    katschi Posts: 689 Member
    I'm a binge eater as well. I just had one last night.
    I've had several since starting MFP but what's changed are the types of foods I allow myself to binge on.
    I keep NO junk in the house and my rule is that I can't go out to buy junk to binge on.
    Is this the perfect solution? Nope.
    But it's at least a little wee bit healthier than how I binged in the past ... i.e. LOTS of junk/sweets/fast food.
    I no longer allow myself to feel bad, wrong or like a failure when I do this. It doesn't help the process at all and can prolong the bingeing behaviour in me.
    I do the very best I can every day and if I fall I just dust myself off and get right back to business asap.

    FIVE??? pfffft ... amateur! LOL
    I've eaten a DOZEN in one sitting ... half on the way home!
    and that's just ONE part of the binge days I've had in the past. That wouldn't include the fast food I'd buy as well.

    You're ok, you're not alone and things CAN and WILL get better.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    I'm usually pretty good but at least twice a month I just have a craving for some chocolate and that usually means I go and buy a Snickers and eat the whole thing! I dont know if its worth every bite but it sure is good! lol
  • bfrice1
    bfrice1 Posts: 62
    I sort of 'half-binged' the other day. Something in me just SNAPPED. I was on the way home from work and during a stop for toilet paper at Walgreens, I picked up a $.99 size Doritos, hostess cupcakes, a Milkyway Dark and smoked almonds. I sat in my car and ate half the bag of Doritos, and one cupcake. Then finished the rest of it the next day at work - I thought I would just scream if I ate one more salad for lunch.

    I should have recorded it but I was just too demoralized. Reading this makes me feel much, MUCH better.
  • Hk9229
    Hk9229 Posts: 10
    I don't have time to take a break at work so when I get home at night, I look in my pantry and want a little bit of everything, but of course it always turns out to be A LOT of everything. But theres always bad days that are usually followed by good days. Just keep going girl!
  • reepobob
    reepobob Posts: 1,172 Member
    I think the fact that you are here is an amazing step. We all have steps back and we can't concentrate on the past but focus on our goals.

    I don't believe that some folks have ridiculous amounts of willpower and some don't. I think that hunger is a powerful force that you body uses to fight off what it thinks is some sort of metabolic need. If you can trick your body into not thinking it is starving and never feeling hungry, you will make mostly A+ choices for your diet.

    The key to this is to eat more meals during the day with protein at each while staying under your total calorie goals. Don't wait to eat breakfast, ever.

    Good luck avoiding hunger!

    Ditto!!! I will add that I drink a lot of green tea...it seems to keep the hunger away between meals...if you are eating something every couple hours, you tend to not get to the point where EVERYTHING looks good. Good luck to you!
  • Janet39
    Janet39 Posts: 280 Member
    I wouldn't say I binged but I more sort of ate continuously.

    Toast for Breakfast - dip
    3 biscuits - dip
    try and be good fruit - dip
    3 more guilty biscuits - dip
    high carb Lunch - dip.......etc

    I have found eating a high protein breakfast works for me, I dont worry if I am over on protein or fat for that matter. I do try to keep under the carbs and calories though. I have been on every sort of restrictive eating plan known to man or woman for that matter and have been over weight for the 3/4 of my life. Most of these have been high carb, and just do not work for me in the long term.

    Using my fitness pal, I try to stay under the calories advised, I will allow myself to go over only if I am willing to do the exercise to correct it the same day.

    I also eat what I like not what I should be eating. I reacted against salad and vegetables as boring when I saw them as diet food. Now that I see them as a low cal way to fill the plate, next to something I really love which is fattening (Kiev and Potato waffels for instance), I am more able to see them in their correct place on the plate without feeling deprived

    Yesterday I had to take myself for a half hour walk, so that I could have my evening meal. But I feel good about myself, As although I did not exercise control earlier in the day. I did later and was able to correct my minor slip up. (anything that I can repair is a minor slip up)

    I am currently eating 2 quorn sausages, 1 dry fryed egg, a hand full of tomatoes and a large microwaved mushroom with HP Sauce. This comes in at around 277 cal, but has 27g of protein.

    For any un exercise solveable overeating, I do as much exercise as I can to limit the damage and then draw a line underneath it and start again the next day.

    You will see a lot of cleaning on my exercise log, as I can do this without leaving the house,lol. I also get a cleaner house which cheers me up.
  • cmmull67
    cmmull67 Posts: 170 Member
    Holy smokes! Yesterday I binged like crazy. Couldn't get full on anything, no matter what I ate. Ended up eating 1/2 box of GS cookies, too many wheat thins, and a candy bar, as well as my normal high fiber/high protein daily diet. Felt good though. After losing 33 pounds in 3 months, I didn't even feel bad about it. Back to the routine today, though.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    i don't these days, because it makes me feel ill. I have done in the past, though.
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    I binged yesterday too. Went to a chinese buffet and had 2 full plates plus dessert (almond cookie). Not exactly sure of the calories but that one meal was likely 1,000-1,500 calories. I logged it and will move on. Today is a new day.
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