What to do the day after a binge?

I just start as a fresh new day. But I would like to hear about this more.

I cut down on calories the next day after a binge. I keep a regular breakfast so that it gets my metabolism going in the morning, but then I make sure to stay low in calories. Zig zagging calories is a good way to make your body burn up the excess food, and keep it on track.

I just start a fresh day too, but I am extra careful about what I eat. - Meaning I eat the correct amount of calories but any small treats are a no no!

If I ate next to nothing the next day my body might get confused, and therefore all the fat that I ate the previous day might be stored as extra fat because my body might go into starvation mode!

I dont know if thats correct what I just said, thats just my theory

I have done the same thing the last couple of days. Sometimes I go exercise and start the day like any other day you are counting the calories. Start over. If you catch it right away, you won't gain the weight back. Just jump right on track today!!! Actually sometimes it can help with weight loss if you over indulge a few days, your body gets confused and kicks in the metabolism again. Of course that's if you have been cutting back for a while. Good luck!!!

For me, i take a balance day. Meaning the day after i just eat my three meals as normal i still eat fruit in between, but no unhealthy snacks that day. So a new, fresh day, with just a little bit of extra care not to go over my goal that day as well.

One of the big things to remember is that no one is looking over our shoulders going "Bad Girl." Those are old tapes that we picked up from elsewhere...and just like old worn out tapes...it needs to find a dumpster. Today is a new day. You had "fun" and now it's back to work...just like the weekends and work. Do you feel guilty because you went out during the weeekend and have to go to work on Monday? No. You go to work on Monday and get your job done. Simple. This is the same thing...okay...you binged yesterday. Time to go back to work today and "do your job" the way you know to do it. I guess in a nut shell I'm saying don't kick yourself and hop back on your plan. If you skimp on calories today you'll confuse your body into starting to store fat again...spread 'em out...to maintain your metabolism...and do some fun walking, or other type of exercise you enjoy. Reward yourself for jumping back on board by having fun doing it the right way. *hugs*

I just start over knew but get some sort of workout in. If I binge on sweets I make sure not to eat them the next few days and drink extra water.

It kind of depends on the binge... If it was a one-time thing (or happens very rarely) and was just a day of eating too much of the wrong things, then just start the next day fresh. But if it happens very often, or if it was a really heavy binge (ie you ate a whole quart of ice cream or a whole cake or something), you may want to look at what is behind the binges. Most of the time, there are emotional reasons behind a binge, especially a pattern of binging. If you find yourself caught in a cycle of binging and then making up for it, there may be something else going on besides an unhealthy relationship with food, and it wouldn't hurt to bring it up with your doc and maybe get a referral to someone who can help you deal with whatever it is.

But, like most people said, if it was just a day off your diet, and only happens rarely, then don't sweat it, just move forward

Someone else on these boards had a great quote which I think is applicable to these situations "When I was obese, one day of healthy eating didn't make me thin, so if I'm eating healthily for the rest of the time, one bad day isn't going to make me fat".

Think it sums up my feelings on it perfectly - don't worry about it, put it behind you, and carry on making the right decisions going forward.