Hole crap guys....

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  • 42hockeymom
    42hockeymom Posts: 521 Member
    OK, everyone addressed the food issue.

    I want to address the BIGGER issue.

    YOU'RE NOT DISGUSTING. So, please, stop that thinking right now. That can lead to a pretty vicious little cycle.

    Ok, you ate. You recognized. Now go do something about it. And, no calling yourself disgusting is not an option. Go walk, swim, run, skip, play with a dog. But move for a while. You'll feel better.
  • danigirl1011
    danigirl1011 Posts: 314 Member
    Another thought....i have been an emotional eater my entire life. And it led to pretty much all of my weight gain. I have seen a lot of people lately saying binging and feelings etc, which i can totally relate to. But, sometimes i think the body is seriously craving something and it's not emotional at all. Google 're-feeding days' and read the article on bodybuilding.com. If you have been eating healthy for a few days or weeks, this could explain your urge too?
  • vabrewer33
    vabrewer33 Posts: 185
    ya, I believe that was a binge. Now read this:

    http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/02/01/5-steps-after-failing/

    Um, how have I not known about this blog until now?! Thanks-this was funny but got the idea through my thick skull!!
  • meganmarie21
    meganmarie21 Posts: 11
    but you logged it - you didn't hide it from yourself, or from us, that's strength right there. knowing is half the battle, and the other half is not killing yourself over doing it. back in saddle and ride, girl!!
  • meganmarie21
    meganmarie21 Posts: 11
    Totally agree! Great encouragement!
    :happy:
  • judirwest
    judirwest Posts: 3 Member
    Bingeing is my downfall. I usually love to hit the gym and work up a good sweat but I know I'm in trouble when I just don't feel like it. Those are the days that are the hardest on my diet too. I had one of those days this week (they tend to come about every two weeks for me) and I was shocked at the total calories I ate that day. Individually, what I ate wouldn't have been so bad on a normal day. But together it was quite the calorie count. So I try not to let those days define be, and just move on in my journey.
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    Like other posters mentioned, you're not disgusting because you ate 1,000 calories in one sitting! That really is not that awful, believe me, It is like half a meal at a restaurant, not including appetizers. If you really feel bad about it, do some exercising or go for a walk to make up for some of the extra calories or work out a little more tomorrow.

    Sometimes you need to give yourself a day off from strict dieting in order to stick to the program longer. I know I take a break every few weeks. As long as it is not something you do every day, you'll be fine!
  • Setof2Keys
    Setof2Keys Posts: 681 Member
    i find myself doing this when I don't eat much through the day and I try to cook a good meal, i will eat everything in site...i did it last night and making it a point not to do again.
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    to me that's an insane binge! Just learn from it and move on. Big eye opener right there!
  • KevDaniel
    KevDaniel Posts: 449 Member
    Its OK.. 1000 isn't great for one meal for sure.. but it could have been so much worse... Your body will use that fuel in a day or so.. It won't get stored as fat that quickly :) Here's some food for thought.. Jack in the Box has started serving a Bacon Milkshake.. one large shake has 1200 calories .. :O
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    It's easy to do a 1000 calorie meal. That's one chipotle/qdoba burrito, one hamburger from a lot of places, three pieces of pizza? And I don't even know how much starbucks, what one drink and a food item? So many possibilities for that 1000 calories that you'd never guess. Don't worry about it. :)
  • Aviendha_RJ
    Aviendha_RJ Posts: 600 Member
    Oh yeah?

    Last week I ate an entire LARGE Pizza Pizza. Pepperoni & Cheese. And TWO cans of regular cola.

    Didn't log that... didn't even WANT to know.
  • AKosky585
    AKosky585 Posts: 607 Member
    You know what, I totally had a day like that today....2000 calories by noon!!! (steak n shake for lunch...eek! ) My total for the day was 3000, which is more than double what I normally have. Yes, I feel guilty, and yes, I am kicking myself in the butt, however tomorrow is a new day and it shouldn't affect me.

    1000 calories isnt that bad. You will be fine :) Just get back on track tomorrow. We all have bad days now and then and slip.
  • Kalynx
    Kalynx Posts: 707 Member
    I'm so grateful for these posts where people share about mistakes. I almost did it tonight after work, but considered how bad I would feel after, the regret, and kept reminding myself of the chain I read last night about "worst binges ever" and all the guilt associated with it and I talked myself off the ledge.

    Ok, it wasnt a ledge, but I drove straight home and didnt hit McDonalds and order that double quarter pounder with cheese burger I was fantasizing about for the past hour. It wasnt so much the calories but the hit on my sodium level I couldnt risk!! I'm still having a burger for dinner but baking the patty in the oven so I can control what goes in my mouth.

    Thanks for sharing everyone and keep up the good work, forget the bad!!
  • TurnLeftNow
    TurnLeftNow Posts: 171
    I am going to agree with the others. 1,000 calories in one sitting really isn't that much of a binge and it's REALLY easy to do. You get three slices of cake, pizza, or a cupcakes or something high in calories and BAM you're already at 1,000 calories. I went to a friend's house for a Valentines Day party last week and I had three cupcakes. I knew that they were high in calories but when I realized they were roughly 330 calories each, before the frosting... yeah... So I went well over 1,000 calories and it was only three cupcakes!

    1,000 calories is about the same amount of calories in the typical restaurant meal, in fact it's less.

    I think you are being too hard on yourself. Relax and just breathe.
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    OK, everyone addressed the food issue.

    I want to address the BIGGER issue.

    YOU'RE NOT DISGUSTING. So, please, stop that thinking right now. That can lead to a pretty vicious little cycle.

    Ok, you ate. You recognized. Now go do something about it. And, no calling yourself disgusting is not an option. Go walk, swim, run, skip, play with a dog. But move for a while. You'll feel better.

    Thank you. Having an excess of calories won't cause you to fail, beating yourself up over it will! It happened, try and recognize the triggers and move on.
  • vestarocks
    vestarocks Posts: 420 Member
    As a former 18 year old girl who thought she was fat when she most certainly wasn't, I am going to say that it upsets me to hear you say that you are disgusting. Take my advice and spend some time getting to know yourself and love yourself. Forgive yourself - you had a binge (no matter what the calories, if you feel you binged, then you binged). Ship happens. Life happens. Learn from it and move on.

    Here are strangers telling you you are not disgusting. Time for you to love yourself enough to tell yourself that.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    1) You aren't disgusting. Like they said.

    2) If you consider it a binge, think about what triggered it, and if you can forestall it in the future. There are a few specific events that trigger emotional eating for me, and I either plan something NON-eating with friends for that day or I plan to have something around where I can eat eat eat without going too far off course for the day.

    p.s. The last binge I had I ate 2000 calories in half an hour. I still lost weight that week. It's your overall habits and not one day's habits.
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,161 Member
    Just had a mega portion of chocolate worth 800 calories after dinner. Feeling guilty but will go to the gym tomorrow.
  • Heidihomelinda
    Heidihomelinda Posts: 24 Member
    I did that last weekend when my sister came to visit - burger, fries, onion rings! I felt bad and I STILL logged it in as a reminder how fast it all adds up....shake it off and you will be fine :)
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Unless you have a b/p history I wouldn't worry.
  • ShawnaWeg
    ShawnaWeg Posts: 3 Member
    Your only human... you will be fine just get back on track !!!
  • msracefan
    msracefan Posts: 55 Member
    It's a bump in the road...probably won't be the last either! Don't beat yourself up, nobody is perfect! Tomorrow is a brand new day!
  • Marilyn_Rose
    Marilyn_Rose Posts: 4
    Thank you, to all you guys that gave words of encouragement. It really does help. And sorry I spelled "holy" wrong in the title. ... :)
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    If you are a healthy weight for your height as you say in your profile then I really do not think you need to worry at all about eating 1,000 calories.

    I will be honest and say I found the tumbler link you have posted quite disturbing. It made me wonder if you are suffering from an ed and trying to recover. If so there are many people on here recovering from ed's who are using the site to stay at a healthy weight so I am sure you will find support.

    I wish you success in staying at a healthy weight.:flowerforyou:
  • upwiththesun
    upwiththesun Posts: 51
    I can eat 1,000 calories worth of Oreos in a sitting - immediately after a 800 calorie dinner - and still manage to lose weight.

    Relax. Breathe. Do better tomorrow.
    LOL, so can I. That's why I run. "Will run for food"

    ON another note, 1000 isn't bad. As long as your active :) It's okay, really :)
  • mohanj
    mohanj Posts: 381 Member
    Sh happens sometimes. A few weeks ago that happened to me and it took a week to recover from it in terms of weight loss and more so emotionally. Felt so guilty that worked out like crazy to recover from that. I am so glad I am back on the track. Probably I won't do it again until my goal weight is reached. Take a deep breath, calm down and think tomorrow is a beautiful day and you will do better. Good luck.
  • Marilyn_Rose
    Marilyn_Rose Posts: 4
    Thank you! :)
    ...except to nice lady that called me disturbing. That was slightly less than helpful...
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I did that last weekend when my sister came to visit - burger, fries, onion rings! I felt bad and I STILL logged it in as a reminder how fast it all adds up....shake it off and you will be fine :)
    Can we define "binge"? This is frankly insulting. Eating a hamburger is completely unrelated to binging.
  • hexrei
    hexrei Posts: 163
    Maybe for a tiny person 1000 is a lot. My calorie allottement for a day requires almost 1000 per meal if I'm eating three a day. I bike 5 days a week and run 3 times a week and each of those means another ~400 calories which I try to eat back. and I don't even bother to log lifting, I just eat even more on lifting days. It's nice being tall
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