What's the best thing to do after binging??

Jordant107
Jordant107 Posts: 218 Member
edited December 20 in Motivation and Support
We all mess up at some point or another.......................what's the best thing to do if we do over indulge ridiculously!??

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  • mindidily
    mindidily Posts: 196 Member
    I tell myself it's not the end of the world, brush it off and keep on going. Maybe take the kids for an extra walk or something. I'm in this for the long haul so I don't want to live the rest of my days without the occassional treat or something.
  • MMAGZ16
    MMAGZ16 Posts: 9 Member
    I tell myself it's not the end of the world, brush it off and keep on going. Maybe take the kids for an extra walk or something. I'm in this for the long haul so I don't want to live the rest of my days without the occassional treat or something.

    I 2nd that!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    We all mess up at some point or another.......................what's the best thing to do if we do over indulge ridiculously!??

    Make sure it's a while before you do it again.
  • Suziq2you
    Suziq2you Posts: 396 Member
    I usually take a nap.
  • PSmillie
    PSmillie Posts: 26 Member
    Someone once made this comparison for me: "If you trip going down the stairs, are you going to try to catch yourself or just throw yourself down the rest of the way?"

    Just catch yourself. Drink a lot of water and flush all that crap out of there.
  • chantels1
    chantels1 Posts: 391 Member
    Drink lots of water to help stabilize your blood sugar!!! Then get back on track. No big deal, It happens!
  • FitForLife81
    FitForLife81 Posts: 372 Member
    I get in a killer workout and then don't sweat it =)
  • amandab1669
    amandab1669 Posts: 86 Member
    Do your best to get back on track. Stay strong and remember your goals and how good it feels and how you look after you work out and eat healthy
  • lubnanoor38
    lubnanoor38 Posts: 4
    Give yourself a break and relax. Tomorrows another day to start over. Remember the bloated feeling of overindulging and use it to remind you when you feel like binging again. That's what I did today.
  • auto63
    auto63 Posts: 156 Member
    If you trip going down the stairs, are you going to try to catch yourself or just throw yourself down the rest of the way?"

    LOVE THE QUOTE YOU ARE SO RIGHT!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Tums and a good burp.

    Then, unless it's a party situation, take a look at my life and see if there's anything that needs tweaking. Maybe I hadn't been eating enough, maybe it's depression kicking in, etc.
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member
    I tell myself it's not the end of the world, brush it off and keep on going. Maybe take the kids for an extra walk or something. I'm in this for the long haul so I don't want to live the rest of my days without the occassional treat or something.

    I 2nd that!

    agreed!
  • amanda3588
    amanda3588 Posts: 422 Member
    I tell myself it's not the end of the world, brush it off and keep on going. Maybe take the kids for an extra walk or something. I'm in this for the long haul so I don't want to live the rest of my days without the occassional treat or something.

    Ditto
  • milleric
    milleric Posts: 25
    Whoops, wrong binge
  • Kennkaru
    Kennkaru Posts: 210 Member
    PURGE!
    Just kidding.. don't do that.
    If I eat more than I planned and am feeling particularly shameful about it, I first try to figure out why I did it. Sometimes there's a clear reason- sometimes there isn't. However, identifying your triggers can be very helpful.
    I also make sure I drink a TON of water to flush out any excess sodium I ate. Water retention can make a medium-size binge look like an extra-large on the scale.
    Rather than starving yourself the next day, maybe make some small, easy reductions over the next week.
  • ready2tryagain42
    ready2tryagain42 Posts: 202
    I try to get back on track the next day. Drink a lot of water and say tomorrow is another day... :)
  • amberwallbridge
    amberwallbridge Posts: 4 Member
    i go to bed and when i wake up in the morning i would have forgot that i felt guilty.
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    I have messed up too. I usually just get back on my diet and exercise a little more.
  • jenlarz
    jenlarz Posts: 813 Member
    Get on with things the next day, drink a ton of water and do not weigh until the extra sodium is gone :) And most importantly don't berate myself about it :)
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    We all mess up at some point or another.......................what's the best thing to do if we do over indulge ridiculously!??

    Learn what the behaviors are that trigger the impulse to overeat and learn to change that behavior so it doesnt happen again...
  • kma0576
    kma0576 Posts: 1
    :wink:
    Someone once made this comparison for me: "If you trip going down the stairs, are you going to try to catch yourself or just throw yourself down the rest of the way?"

    Just catch yourself. Drink a lot of water and flush all that crap out of there.
  • BlueDahlia77
    BlueDahlia77 Posts: 77
    Forgive yourself.

    Slips happen. Sometimes they're big, sometimes they're small. What's important is to not kick yourself to death because you had one big meal. Just relax and make the next right action for the next meal — meaning regular portions, food options, etc. You may have had one big meal, but starving yourself at the next meal won't "make it alright".
  • Zisaleh
    Zisaleh Posts: 64 Member
    I agree with those who said drink lots of water. That and a good workout is a good idea.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    We all mess up at some point or another.......................what's the best thing to do if we do over indulge ridiculously!??

    Forgive myself, up my water for a couple of days, maybe try to get a little extra exercise in and not eat all the calories, and move on. Chances are, what most of us think of as a "ridiculous" overindulgence is not even close. If I overindulge by 500 calories, I STILL lose weight because I'm running a 1,000 calorie a day deficit. I just lose it a little more slowly.


    But let's say you overindulged truly ridiculously.

    (2) 6-packs of Guinness Stout (12 beers): 1,500 calories
    (2) 99 Restaurant "All Star" Cheeseburgers: 2,360 calories
    (4) sides of french fries: 1,360 calories
    (4) slices Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake: 1,800 calories

    Total: 7,020 calories.

    At 3,500 calories in a pound, assuming you ate your maintenance allotment that day in addition to the binge above, and that you did not work out that day, that's about 2 pounds.

    I'm losing 2 pounds a week at a pretty steady rate. So that's a setback of one week (once all the temporary sodium gain goes away, which might take a few days).


    In every journey, there are a few mishaps. If this was easy for us, we wouldn't be here. Forgive yourself, move on.
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