What to do the day after a binge?

Nothing much to do - start fresh today!

get rid of the treats that allow you to binge… (good intentions are hard to resist) its tough but you can have them when you reach that place you want to be. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels…. say it over and over. And don't beat yourself up we all do this behavior once in a while.

cchapps wrote: »

get rid of the treats that allow you to binge… (good intentions are hard to resist) its tough but you can have them when you reach that place you want to be. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels…. say it over and over. And don't beat yourself up we all do this behavior once in a while.

I don't know i think most things taste better than thin feels.

Maybe learning moderation will be more beneficial. Demonizing food is more likely to lead to binges for some people.

As others have said, get back on track. Nothing special to eat today, just try to do it right.

And as a side note... "lemon oreos"???? Oh, dear. Now I'm in trouble.

I kind of wish there was a food rehab and that someone would force me to go there and stay a few months. A place like the biggest loser but in town where a nutritionist manned the kitchen like a security guard and between that and a team of personal trainers you had no choice but to meet your goals. That would be awesome. Oh to be rich and hire a team!

Please share how those lemon Oreos tasted. I've been dying to know, if you've head the PB ones, those, too. I think we should all benefit from your binge, lol.

You should consider seeing a therapist who specializes in eating disorders. They can help you work through your issues with food. People do get better!

Don't waffle! Make decision and if you are going to eat something, eat it. Give yourself permission, even if you shouldn't. Never eat a single bite thinking, "I shouldn't do this, but I'm doing it anyway." Just think, "I choose to eat this and I'm eating it and enjoying it."

You have to retrain your brain to know that Yes is yes and No is no. Stop the whirlwind of "God, I shouldn't be doing this!" and eating. You aren't lying to yourself, either. You did choose to eat it! It's not out of your control. What you're doing is finally acknowledging that you've chosen to eat it.

Slow down and enjoy what you're eating while you're doing the Yes, I choose to eat this thing. Enjoy it just as you would if you'd given yourself permission.

It's a huge step, this acknowledgement that you're choosing to eat your food. If you just work on that, without focusing on "I shouldn't be eating this!", you've come a long way.

What you should do today is forgive yourself immediately. The guilt and shame only serve to help repeat the process. They take you into "I shouldn't have done it" and lead to "I shouldn't do it again" and right back into eating when you think you shouldn't. It has to stop. No more guilt and shame.

Just concentrate on acknowledging your decisions to eat today, whether you're consuming too many calories or not. It's a very simple first task. Spend your time saying, "I choose to eat this," and even "I choose not to eat that." The stuff you choose not to eat can (in fact, should!) be things you don't want to eat. "I choose to have tuna fish for lunch. I choose not to have a salad."

Retrain your brain. That's where it starts. That's what you should do today. It's a big enough step.

kristimason3 wrote: »

I kind of wish there was a food rehab and that someone would force me to go there and stay a few months. A place like the biggest loser but in town where a nutritionist manned the kitchen like a security guard and between that and a team of personal trainers you had no choice but to meet your goals. That would be awesome. Oh to be rich and hire a team!

Lol that would be nice but completely unnecessary - all you need is MFP - a little knowledge and the willingness to take control of your actions. The best bit is it's free!

There is a patient I have that always makes me smile huge!

Even though he is paralyzed the 1st thing he always says with a amazing smile is "It's a new day, yesterday is gone and we can start brand new".

Can't change yesterday. Start fresh today

Kalikel wrote: »

You should consider seeing a therapist who specializes in eating disorders. They can help you work through your issues with food. People do get better!

Don't waffle! Make decision and if you are going to eat something, eat it. Give yourself permission, even if you shouldn't. Never eat a single bite thinking, "I shouldn't do this, but I'm doing it anyway." Just think, "I choose to eat this and I'm eating it and enjoying it."

You have to retrain your brain to know that Yes is yes and No is no. Stop the whirlwind of "God, I shouldn't be doing this!" and eating. You aren't lying to yourself, either. You did choose to eat it! It's not out of your control. What you're doing is finally acknowledging that you've chosen to eat it.

Slow down and enjoy what you're eating while you're doing the Yes, I choose to eat this thing. Enjoy it just as you would if you'd given yourself permission.

It's a huge step, this acknowledgement that you're choosing to eat your food. If you just work on that, without focusing on "I shouldn't be eating this!", you've come a long way.

What you should do today is forgive yourself immediately. The guilt and shame only serve to help repeat the process. They take you into "I shouldn't have done it" and lead to "I shouldn't do it again" and right back into eating when you think you shouldn't. It has to stop. No more guilt and shame.

Just concentrate on acknowledging your decisions to eat today, whether you're consuming too many calories or not. It's a very simple first task. Spend your time saying, "I choose to eat this," and even "I choose not to eat that." The stuff you choose not to eat can (in fact, should!) be things you don't want to eat. "I choose to have tuna fish for lunch. I choose not to have a salad."

Retrain your brain. That's where it starts. That's what you should do today. It's a big enough step.

This is pretty good advice! Not feeling guilty about food was a very important step for me to overcome bingeing. I might still have a whole half-litre package of Ben&Jerry's every now and then (much less frequently than I did, though), for example, but when I do, I consciously choose to eat it and ENJOY it. For me, this also lead to actually being able to stop before the package is empty if I don't want any more—instead of finishing it without even enjoying it and feeling terrible about it like I did previously.

In the long run, locking away food won't solve binge eating. You have to change your mindset or you'll go through life like a constant obstacle course of temptations and triggers.