Does anyone feel like this after a binge?!
Maldivesbeachbodplease
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Hi all,
So i had zero sleep the night before last (ill other half) therefore i was craving sugar so badly yesterday (normally follow a low sugar plan) and i just felt constantly hungry so i eat LOADS....and i mean loads. i didn't even bother trying to track it. Good thing is i am back on track today...all food planned out and ready to go.
Bad news is i feel TERRIBLE. I feel achey...my tummy aches, my chest aches, i have zero energy and i just generally feel terrible.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Sure sign that it is true - you are what you eat and when i eat good stuff i feel goooood!
So i had zero sleep the night before last (ill other half) therefore i was craving sugar so badly yesterday (normally follow a low sugar plan) and i just felt constantly hungry so i eat LOADS....and i mean loads. i didn't even bother trying to track it. Good thing is i am back on track today...all food planned out and ready to go.
Bad news is i feel TERRIBLE. I feel achey...my tummy aches, my chest aches, i have zero energy and i just generally feel terrible.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Sure sign that it is true - you are what you eat and when i eat good stuff i feel goooood!
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Defiitely.0
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If I eat a lot of unhealthy foods, I don't sleep as well, which usually puts me in such a miserable mood the next day or so.. I know that it does this to me, but that doesn't always stop me. But I agree you are what you eat. When I'm eating my calorie goal and filling it with whole foods, and not a lot of processed junk I feel great!0
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I lost my mind and ate a burger and fries at 5 guys last night. I had 2000 calories available to me going in but I felt horrible all night. I ached and my body actually hurt. So the answer would be yes. Come to think of it I woke up with a headache also. Ugh!0
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If I binge I feel horrible for days. I mean really, really horrible, mentally and physically. That and how good I feel even after one day of eating right and exercising is motivation enough not to do it...not that I've figured out a way to stop myself, but the thought of the day after helps keep the big binges at bay for a little while. Its pretty amazing how food can affect your mood and how you see yourself in the mirror. Definitely know what you mean...0
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If I binge I feel horrible for days. I mean really, really horrible, mentally and physically. That and how good I feel even after one day of eating right and exercising is motivation enough not to do it...not that I've figured out a way to stop myself, but the thought of the day after helps keep the big binges at bay for a little while. Its pretty amazing how food can affect your mood and how you see yourself in the mirror. Definitely know what you mean...
Yep i totally agree hun. It is sooo weird. My whole body ACHES. I am hoping this time i will actually learn. I really do just feel awful and I know i feel amazing when i eat well so i am hoping after a few days back on track i will feel better. Urgh. Glad i'm not going mad though and others feel the same
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I lost my mind and ate a burger and fries at 5 guys last night. I had 2000 calories available to me going in but I felt horrible all night. I ached and my body actually hurt. So the answer would be yes. Come to think of it I woke up with a headache also. Ugh!
Yep i hear ya. My body hurts too. I cannot believe it. I have thought this before but after being back on track with my healthy eating for a while and then just binging so bad yesterday I now realise how badly i react to it.
Back on track today, menus planned for the next 3 days. bring it on!0 -
If I eat a lot of unhealthy foods, I don't sleep as well, which usually puts me in such a miserable mood the next day or so.. I know that it does this to me, but that doesn't always stop me. But I agree you are what you eat. When I'm eating my calorie goal and filling it with whole foods, and not a lot of processed junk I feel great!
Same as!! hopefully this time will teach me and i will stop doing it. It SO isn't worth the "good" feeling of eating all the junk at the time. Back on track today and will make sure i don't do this again anytime soon! urgh!0 -
im still suffering the easter monday (its wed here in australia) binge of 800cal of nothing but chocolate. im bloated, sore, gassy and generally really grumpy and frustrated.
glad to know what im feeling isnt just me, its everyone who breaks out!!!0 -
I weaked one Sunday nite & ate to much pizza. It wasn't until Wednesday afternoon til I felt better. Lots of water & fiber & other good food to get there though. Funny how I ate pizza 2-3 times a week before. Guess I got used to the feeling of feeling like heck. Old habits are hard to break, but pizza is one that I don't eat anymore. Still working hard on ice cream, but the urge gets me once in awhile. Don't sleep well at all & feel like heck though when I do.0
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I weaked one Sunday nite & ate to much pizza. It wasn't until Wednesday afternoon til I felt better. Lots of water & fiber & other good food to get there though. Funny how I ate pizza 2-3 times a week before. Guess I got used to the feeling of feeling like heck. Old habits are hard to break, but pizza is one that I don't eat anymore. Still working hard on ice cream, but the urge gets me once in awhile. Don't sleep well at all & feel like heck though when I do.
Im the same hun. I literally must have just gotten used to eating good stuff and now my body is punishing me for eating like a pig!!! the feeling is starting to ease off where i am eating so well today so i am hoping by the weekend i will feel properly better. very early night for me tonight too so i can try and feel a bit more energised tomorrow!! i used to do weight watchers and eat rubbish on it (loads of sugar - if i put what i used to eat in MFP my sugar levels are WAY over)...sure i used to sometimes lose weight but i felt like rubbish!!!). Now i just feel so much better. Hopefully one day i will learn to quit with the bingeing as the after feeling is sooo not worth it!0 -
That sounds like a particularly bad sugar crash. And yeah I have done that and felt similarly. We went out for wings one night with friends, and since my body is not used to fried food anymore, I felt like absolute death the whole next day.0
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I can agree! However, your back on track and that is what counts!0
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Yesterday was my birthday. Normally I don't eat a lot of sugar at all, but people brought things for me, and I felt "obligated" (and secretly grateful). I didn't overdo it, but I did have 2 donuts before noon, a cupcake after lunch, and a deep fried tortilla with chocolate sauce and sprinkles after dinner.
I also taught my first official Zumba class before dinner.
I've been working on the same routine for the past month now. Sure, once I was teaching I gave it a little more "oomph" than I usually do - but this morning I woke up SORE! Just about as sore as I was the day after I took my first Zumba class ever!
I think I'm more sore than just the Zumba could account for - and once I found your thread it sort of put it together for me why. I ate all that sugar yesterday!!! So, thanks for posting!0 -
yep, I get a junk food hangover. I did that on Monday and was miserable by the evening and even worse by the next day. It's good to be back on track!0
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i agree if i go overboard on food i am miserable for at least the next 2 days.....i no longer have my gall bladder so i try not to over indulge because i get extremely sick if i do0
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Unhealthy foods late at night give me bad dreams and than I feel super sick the next day.0
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If I binge I feel horrible for days. I mean really, really horrible, mentally and physically. That and how good I feel even after one day of eating right and exercising is motivation enough not to do it...not that I've figured out a way to stop myself, but the thought of the day after helps keep the big binges at bay for a little while. Its pretty amazing how food can affect your mood and how you see yourself in the mirror. Definitely know what you mean...
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Thanks all!!! firmly back on track today and feeling better already. Hoping after an early night and another few days back on track i will feel much better!!! xxx0
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Yesterday was my birthday. Normally I don't eat a lot of sugar at all, but people brought things for me, and I felt "obligated" (and secretly grateful). I didn't overdo it, but I did have 2 donuts before noon, a cupcake after lunch, and a deep fried tortilla with chocolate sauce and sprinkles after dinner.
I also taught my first official Zumba class before dinner.
I've been working on the same routine for the past month now. Sure, once I was teaching I gave it a little more "oomph" than I usually do - but this morning I woke up SORE! Just about as sore as I was the day after I took my first Zumba class ever!
I think I'm more sore than just the Zumba could account for - and once I found your thread it sort of put it together for me why. I ate all that sugar yesterday!!! So, thanks for posting!
You're welcome and HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday! Hope you had a lovely day 0 -
Hi all,
So i had zero sleep the night before last (ill other half) therefore i was craving sugar so badly yesterday (normally follow a low sugar plan) and i just felt constantly hungry so i eat LOADS....and i mean loads. i didn't even bother trying to track it. Good thing is i am back on track today...all food planned out and ready to go.
Bad news is i feel TERRIBLE. I feel achey...my tummy aches, my chest aches, i have zero energy and i just generally feel terrible.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Sure sign that it is true - you are what you eat and when i eat good stuff i feel goooood!
Yes. I do.
After I binge, I always feel absolutely TERRIBLE. Normally to the point of tears, but I'm getting better. I try not to keep any 'trigger' foods in my cabinet, and that way I just eliminate the temptation completely.0 -
I see a trend here. Many, including myself, know that will feel like crap after a binge but that doesn't stop us. Which proves the point that knowledge is power but other safeguards are needed to stop us from falling into traps.
Mine is to plan the day carefully and leave my money at home. Whenever I say this people remind me of the so called 'unexpected emergency' many of us spend years waiting for it and it never happens. So it's a little extreme but that's what works for me. I can't be trusted and I always indulge. So I prevent myself from going to the nearest fast food joint but not having money with me.
And to answer the question I feel horrible: bloated, headaches, constipation, low self-esteem, low energy, more cravings (ala crack addiction), disappointed to waste money on garbage, and more...0 -
I might not get a junk food hangover, but I find that, ever since I started taking more control of what I eat, when I eat foods that are fried or full of cream/fats/etc.. I get the serious number 2's and serious belly aches!0
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I had one last night, where I ate nothing for dinner but the Easter candy that my coworker got for us. I felt terrible, my stomach hurt, etc. At first I thought "I'm still under my calorie intake" but I still felt horrible. My mind rationalizes that kinda stuff saying "well if the candy is all you ate for dinner its ok", but I still think that eating the sugar affects my weight loss, even if I am under calorie intake. I don't want to become a calorie nazi (lol) and hate on myself for eating ****ty on some days, but I also don't want to eat that way. So I understand, and we all have our eating pitfalls, and I'm so glad I saw this thread!
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Yes! I let myself go a few weeks back. Had a diet coke for the first time since October and over ate on sweets and Mexican food (my two favorites) I was MISERABLE that night and the next day! I literally felt hungover!0
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Yes, I have done the same and felt awful the next day. Almost like I'm coming down with something. Definitely going to behave! Think it might be worth writing a list of symptoms and sticking it on my fridge to remind me next time I feel like bingeing. The " back off fatty" fridge magnet obviously isn't warning enough!0
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Definitley a sugar crash. Whenever I eat too much sugar I get sleepy, bad headaches, and my muscles ache the next day in the gym. As said before, it's excellent that you are back on track nutritionally and getting some really hard workouts in will help as well.0
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If you know restricting yourself leads to binges then why do you restrict yourself? MFP seems to be notorious for this nonsensical type of eating classified as "healthy" that restricts what you eat considerably and forces you to eat (what I perceive and many people seem to think) is just bland, boring food. This often leads to big cheat days, meals, or random binges. Eat something everyday that you crave and recognize it's okay to eat chocolate when you want. Just make sure it fits your calories and macronutrients and you're eating a pretty diverse diet. That's it.
You don't have to make yourself suffer through a boring diet. Make your diet fit you, not you fit your diet. The different between cutting and maintaining is that you're eating less calories. That's it. There should be no other difference.0
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