6000+ Valentines Misery Binge From Hell
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chriseema
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Wondering if there is a way to combat this. I'm not hungry today and I feel like I pooped out my intestines. I clogged 2 toilets at work after this binge.
To put this in perspective, my TDEE is 1450 calories, I'm a 5'1 woman, and I ate 6450 calories yesterday...
I'm not hungry today, last night the tail end of my binge was eating a whole tub of frosting...
Yikes. If I cut 500 cal for the rest of the week per day (or more if I'm still full) will I stay my normal weight? Or does it all appear tomorrow and I have to try and ignore how I don't fit in my clothes?
To put this in perspective, my TDEE is 1450 calories, I'm a 5'1 woman, and I ate 6450 calories yesterday...
I'm not hungry today, last night the tail end of my binge was eating a whole tub of frosting...
Yikes. If I cut 500 cal for the rest of the week per day (or more if I'm still full) will I stay my normal weight? Or does it all appear tomorrow and I have to try and ignore how I don't fit in my clothes?
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The best advice I can give said with love is forget the calories and work on what caused the binge. xoxo
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Most of any weight gain from this is water from excess carbs and sodium as well as undigested food. If you cut by 500 calories a day, you will be eating less than 1,000 calories per day. I wouldn't recommend that.
If you eat a slight deficit the rest of the week, drink lots of water, and wait it out, you will be fine. If the scale does increase, it may take a little over a week to come down, maybe less.8 -
Just move on...in the grand scheme of things, it's blip.22
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what did you eat for 6450 calories? Was it one huge meal ending with the tub of frosting?3
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The best advice I can give said with love is forget he calories and work on what caused the binge. xoxo
Agreed. Cut a few extra calories if you want for the next week or two, but seriously do take a look at why it happened. Maybe the way you're approaching your diet is too restrictive? Maybe you need to add exercise to earn back more calories so you're not apt to binge when you have the chance? Everyone falls down once in a while. I can't personally be trusted with pizza from my favorite pizza place. I'll eat an entire thin crust large pizza myself. Granted, I'm 6'2" tall and my TDEE with exercise is around 2600 calories so I can, if I plan for it, afford it every once in a while. For me, it's just one of my favorite foods that gets to me, but I generally add enough exercise throughout the week that I can easily maintain my goal, and even go under it in preparation if I want and not be too terribly hungry. Holidays can easily net 4k-6k, even higher meals or days. Next time save some extra calories leading up to it, then cut a few extra for the remaining week after and you should be fine.7 -
Like others have said -It's in the past, move forward.
If you restrict so much and you have an exceptionally "hungry" day - you may be tempted from hunger. Just make healthy choices, eat when your hungry.0 -
I think you're awesome for logging everything you ate. I'm going to assume that, in and of itself,is progress for you, so I call it a win. Just go back to your normal routine tomorrow.24
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Every bite is a new opportunity to start over.7
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If it was an uncontrolled binge and happens frequently - you need to get some help to get it under control. Many hospitals have programs that are low cost/no cost.
If, it was a day full of valentine's chocolate, dinner out, etc. - just move on and eat at your normal calorie level. If you aren't hungry today - just eat light and be back on track tomorrow.8 -
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Great comments, from everybody. I would agree on who said maybe you are too restrictive with your diet that you feel you need to binge. Stress/ anxiety makes me eat countless.1
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leejoyce31 wrote: »what did you eat for 6450 calories? Was it one huge meal ending with the tub of frosting?
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If it was an uncontrolled binge and happens frequently - you need to get some help to get it under control. Many hospitals have programs that are low cost/no cost.
If, it was a day full of valentine's chocolate, dinner out, etc. - just move on and eat at your normal calorie level. If you aren't hungry today - just eat light and be back on track tomorrow.
I agree. Sometimes we just overeat. It's not always necessary to analyze why we did it. Now, I agree with what you are saying. If it's uncontrolled and frequent, then some further analysis and possible help may be needed.
I know during the holidays for Xmas for 3 days straight, I ate over 6,000 calories. I was visiting family and we had tons of delicious breakfast, lunch, dinners and snacks. It was a blast. I didn't consider it a binge. It was good fun and eating. When I returned from my visit, I did eat at a deficit for a short while because I gained a little fat after the fluid subsided.
Now, I'm back to my pre-holiday weight and looking forward to the next time I indulge in some delicious goodness and extra calories.5 -
I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense0
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I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.5 -
leejoyce31 wrote: »I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.
Yeah exactly. I do it once a month. My "trigger" was I got a blood test a few days before and it made me dizzy, but not hungry, and when I'm dizzy and not hungry I binge because I think it's related.
Also, it was Valentine's Day, and there was a free dessert buffet at work.
However, can someone potentially answer my burning question about the weight gain offset? I just had a sandwich and banana after a small hunger spell and want to know if a slight restriction will cause me to not gain a lb. when I gain that extra roll, I can't focus on my work since I am so physically uncomfortable in my clothes1 -
leejoyce31 wrote: »I actually wrote the wrong number for simplicity, correct number is above BUT I added the extra calories I had from a previous binge last week if that makes sense
So roughly 4600 on Valentines day and 1850 extra calories from the prior week is how you got to 6450?
I guess it's all about perspective. When I eat hormonally every 4-6 weeks, I may hit close to 4600. It doesn't bother me. It's only one day and I get right back on track. If this is not something that is done frequently enough to cause any harm to your weight or you mental health, then you should be okay.
If you think this is really an issue and it's impacting your life negatively, maybe you should at least consider speaking to a professional.
Yeah exactly. I do it once a month. My "trigger" was I got a blood test a few days before and it made me dizzy, but not hungry, and when I'm dizzy and not hungry I binge because I think it's related.
Also, it was Valentine's Day, and there was a free dessert buffet at work.
However, can someone potentially answer my burning question about the weight gain offset? I just had a sandwich and banana after a small hunger spell and want to know if a slight restriction will cause me to not gain a lb. when I gain that extra roll, I can't focus on my work since I am so physically uncomfortable in my clothes
I thought I answered above. You may have gained some fat, along with the fluid. Unfortunately, we can't answer with absolute certainty whether or not this will result in a gain for you. You will have to wait it out and see. Everyone is different.
The deficit may help you mitigate the gain. Also depending on your TDEE, it may be a minimal amount of actual fat gain.2 -
I would say don't fret about it - just don't let it become habit. Holidays result in being bombarded with piles of yummy high-cal foods we don't normally indulge in..most of us got overweight because we did stuff like this regularly rather than every once in while.2
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