Spent the last two days overeating...

willsreb
willsreb Posts: 48 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
....and now I feel sick, tired and sluggish. Such a massive reminder of why the food I put in my body is so important! I’m ready to put this binge behind me and start fresh tomorrow. Lots of water and nutritious food!

Although I feel mentally and physically ready to put this binge behind me, does anybody have advice for how to get back on track sooner when this happens? Or perhaps to prevent it entirely? I’ve made great progress so far, incorporating regular exercise and healthy habits in my life and have lost over 8kg to get to 127lbs. I’m really not sure what my ‘trigger’ was at all. I don’t over restrict - I make allowances for small treats every day.

Thanks

A :)

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  • dinglenut
    dinglenut Posts: 4 Member
    I hear you, we had our fantasy football draft on saturday which resulted in brisket, pizza and a ridiculous amount of bourbon. Back on the horse though, days happen and they aren't any indication of the off the wagon mentality. The fact you realize it puts you ahead of most. Just keep going.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    willsreb wrote: »
    ....and now I feel sick, tired and sluggish. Such a massive reminder of why the food I put in my body is so important! I’m ready to put this binge behind me and start fresh tomorrow. Lots of water and nutritious food!

    Although I feel mentally and physically ready to put this binge behind me, does anybody have advice for how to get back on track sooner when this happens? Or perhaps to prevent it entirely? I’ve made great progress so far, incorporating regular exercise and healthy habits in my life and have lost over 8kg to get to 127lbs. I’m really not sure what my ‘trigger’ was at all. I don’t over restrict - I make allowances for small treats every day.

    Thanks

    A :)

    That is what you need to figure out.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Be very aware of not letting it continue.
    We need to allow ourselves to make mistakes and to not let them become habit. We can so easily tell our selves that since we had a bad day or two, we might as well give up, but don’t. Move on with your program. In the scheme of things, it is easier to bounce back from a day or two, than a month or two, or years. You are worth the effort!
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    edited August 2018
    I feel sort of like I have been having trouble with this in maintenance and sort of not. What makes me feel like I have is that I have days like that and sometimes even 2 that are back to back. The "sort of not" is because I make some adjustments and erase them by averaging my goal over the course of a few days and have actually been drifting lower.

    There isn't always a trigger.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Well I guess I try to plan my over eating. To plan for events. Best of luck!
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    I have found that when I start binging there is usually a trigger. If you can quickly identify it and deal with it, you may be able to stop the binge. If not, you should still track everything that passes over your lips and log it ... be brutally honest in your logging as it's critical that you see it. Tape a note on your bathroom mirror ... START OVER TODAY. Then, the next day, get back on track. Drink extra water, exercise a bit more, make better food choices.

    One thing I did the last time was to recognize that I was having a major craving for a particular item. Since I have no sweets, desserts, etc in my house, I start grazing which then leads to major binging. So, if I'm craving chocolate, I walk to a gas station a few block from my house and buy one or two individual Ghirardelli chocolate squares. Or, I pop in 2-3 sticks of gum and go for a walk .... sometimes a small treat and a bit of exercise helps redirect my focus and get me away from the binge.
  • jarelary4
    jarelary4 Posts: 141 Member
    edited August 2018
    I had an off day this last Friday. I got pizza for my hubby and kiddo. I had my own dinner but the pizza called to me late at night and I gave in. Normally I would throw in the towel and eat everything I could get my hands on after that but I had promised myself that this time would be different. The next morning I charted that I was skipping breakfast and lunch and just having dinner. I stuck with it, even though I went over carbs a bunch. But I didn't give up. I got back on track the next day. I've realized one slip isn't the end of the world, it's one slip. Get back on track and pre-log your food so you aren't as tempted to get off track again. Good luck!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Nobody is 100 percent on their game all the time. No one. Sure, there probably are ways you can limit days when you overeat. I think the most important thing is to not beat yourself up and keep going after.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I agree there isn't always a trigger, unless you count being human and there being food, a trigger. I think the idea that you should "bounce back", compensate, make a ritual out of it, may set you up for more overeating later, and over time, feeling a more and more out of control.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,151 Member
    Whenever I have a bingey day/couple of days, I start back with eating a day or two at maintenance just to get back into better habits, I also try and pre-log the following days for a deficit. Doesn't always work for me but it works more often than it doesn't and it's the long term adherence that counts.
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