I binged last night :(

My advice is to forgive yourself.

Look at what you have or haven't been eating lately to see if theres a way you can moderate those cravings.

But no matter what, forgive yourself. You are human, we mess up from time to time. There is no need for punishment.

All you can do is start the day fresh and try not to repeat it....

It happens to everyone! Just gotta pick yourself up and do better today.

This article seemed to help my sister with her binges.

"Weight loss, the million dollar question, how do I lose weight? Well I got to ask you, how did you gain the weight in the first place?

Being overweight isn’t the real problem, it’s just a symptom of overeating. Forget dieting and exercising.

In order to lose weight and keep it off you need to get to the root of the problem. If you are overweight and are trying to just exercise or diet then you are trying to cover up your unconscious overeating with a bandage. Underneath the bandage the overeating habits will still be there. And even if you were to lose the weight, you won’t be able to keep it off unless you take a deep look at why you eat.

Binge eating is the most common overeating mechanism. Binge eating is simply eating too much food. Often people binge eat to deal with stress, fear, anger or other tough emotions. A common binge eating episode is eating a whole tub of ice-cream at the end of a stressful day. Another common binge eating episode is dieting and crashing. This was my biggest problem when it came to weight loss. I would diet extremely, eating too little, and I’d be able to keep it up for a few days. However on the 6th or 7th day I would crash, and binge eat – basically eating all the fatty sugary foods I’ve been avoiding.

Binge eating is something I personally dealt with for years. Which is why I wanted to give you 7 tips to stop binge eating, or avoid binge eating in the first place.

1. Do NOT diet.

Dieting doesn’t work. I’ve tried all the diets. I would be able to keep a diet up for a few days. But then I would have a day where I would crash, and binge eat. Rather than trying to diet to lose weight, try to slowly improve your eating habits. Instead of eating 5 junk foods a day, try eating 4 for the next 7 days. Once you have done that successfully then trying eating 3 junk foods for the next 7 days etc.

2. Eat fatty or sugary foods in controlled moderation.

Do not deprive yourself of foods you crave. Otherwise you will keep increasing your craving for that food. One day you will crash and binge on that food. Eat fatty and sugary foods you craved in controlled moderation. Control the portion size. It’s not a good idea to order a whole large pizza for yourself if you only plan on eating 2 slices. Rather it’s better to order a personal sized pizza.

3. Understand that weight loss is HARD.

Commercials for weight loss products make weight loss look so easy. It’s NOT. Loosing weight and keeping it off is one of the toughest goals one can achieve. However you can achieve it slowly over time. Trying to lose weight too quickly by eating very little or exercising for extremely long sessions will not work. It will lead you to crashing and binge eating.

4. Forgive yourself.

There will be days where you are too week to say no, and will binge eat. It’s ok, forgive yourself. Don’t let the feelings of guild creep in. Don’t try to be a perfectionist. You are NOT perfect. Rather forgive yourself, and move on. If you let feelings of guilt and disappointment creep in, you probably will feel overwhelmed, give up, and binge eat some more.

5. Tell a friend.

Tell a trusted close friend of family member about your binge eating or overeating habits. More often than not they will be very supportive. They will even ask you what they can do to help. Request that they ask you every now and then about your progress with improving your eating habits. This will help you stay accountable with your commitment to stop binge eating.

6. Read up on how to stop binge eating.

If you can’t stop binge eating, and this is a very serious problem for you then make a commitment to get it handled. Read everything you can find about the subject. You can start by reading many of the tips articles I have on my website How To Stop Eating.

7. Team up with others who are trying to stop binge eating.


Found: http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/08/26/7-helpful-tips-to-stop-binge-eating/

Who cares...I got totally drunk last night ate hotdogs nachos and did tequila shots! Guess what, today is a new day so log it and forget it! You are the keeper of the castle and just because you let one day get screwed has nothing to do with the days you did great!

Next post from you should be that you kicked the days *kitten* in your workout!

I've said it before...but it bears repeating...

Guilt is only useful if you channel it to do better next time.

Why do you sound like a dark lord of the sith?

It happens to all of us. Put it behind you and keep moving forward.

I've said it before...but it bears repeating...

Guilt is only useful if you channel it to do better next time.

Why do you sound like a dark lord of the sith?

I hear the dark lord is in really great shape.....

:laugh: :laugh:

I've said it before...but it bears repeating...

Guilt is only useful if you channel it to do better next time.

Why do you sound like a dark lord of the sith?

cuz I'm evil...plain and simple. And I lack sensitivity.

hahahahahahahahaha

I completely, totally, utterly blew it. I didn't even log it because I don't even know how much I ate. I just went into a food trance and didn't snap out of it till my belly was all stretched. I feel awful this morning - physically, mentally and emotionally. Any advice for me today? I just needed to get this off my chest.

It's just one day of binge eating, don't stress over it. How consistent are you with your diet/calorie deficit? If your on track 6-days a week. That one day you splurge, is not going to digress your gains. Your only adding unnecessary stress to yourself, and with that your body produces cortisol, which a hormone produces by your adrenal glands that increases blood sugar and helps store more fat/carbs/protein into your body. In turn adds more weight to your body, which you don't want of course. Jump back into your diet, and you'll be fine. At this point your just feeling the bloated affect, may retain some water. But other than that stay on track and you'll be back to normal.

Why did you binge? Was it due to an emotional response? Emotional eating can be very difficult to overcome. What you need to do is recognize why you felt the need to binge. You need to learn how to deal with emotional differently. Instead of eating, try going for a walk or clean or something that doesn't involve food. If you do find yourself shoving food in your mouth, try to slow it down and think about why eating that 5th cookie or 3rd piece of cake is going to make whatever is going on your life so much better. Once you learn how to handle your emotions with something other than food, you will see food in a whole new light. There are a ton of books out there about emotional eating.

To add to quotes from vichick20:

"Being overweight isn’t the real problem, it’s just a symptom of overeating. Forget dieting and exercising.

In order to lose weight and keep it off you need to get to the root of the problem. If you are overweight and are trying to just exercise or diet then you are trying to cover up your unconscious overeating with a bandage. Underneath the bandage the overeating habits will still be there. And even if you were to lose the weight, you won’t be able to keep it off unless you take a deep look at why you eat."

And also from Lawkat:

"Why did you binge? Was it due to an emotional response? Emotional eating can be very difficult to overcome. What you need to do is recognize why you felt the need to binge. You need to learn how to deal with emotional differently. Instead of eating, try going for a walk or clean or something that doesn't involve food. If you do find yourself shoving food in your mouth, try to slow it down and think about why eating that 5th cookie or 3rd piece of cake is going to make whatever is going on your life so much better. Once you learn how to handle your emotions with something other than food, you will see food in a whole new light. There are a ton of books out there about emotional eating."

One book I can recommend is The Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome - by Doreen Virtue. It is SUCH an eye opener, the author is really onto something! :noway:

It goes into WHY you binge-eat, the different types of binge-eaters (there are 5: binge-eating, emotional eaters, stress eaters, self-esteem eaters, and snowball eaters), and the emotional and psychological reasons behind binge-eating.

She even breaks it down to what kind of food you 'crave' and the emotions behind it. She's got another book as well, Constant Craving - which goes into very minute detail about that.

Been reading both these books - it can be quite intense and almost uncomfortable to read as it forces you to confront your emotions, but hey, I'm starting to drop the lbs now, and haven't binged in a while.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Constant-Craving-What-Cravings-Overcome/dp/1848505906/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1318773689&sr=8-6

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yo-Yo-Diet-Syndrome-Stabilize-Appetite/dp/1401923232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318773722&sr=8-1