Your Worst Binge Since Starting Here?

Today.

I was Low-Fat-Raw-Vegan between april and mid-may, couldn't afford it, so i switched to Low-Fat-Cooked-Vegan with greens, fruit, pasta, potatoes, but 2 days ago i got severely malnourished (which is super weird cause i'm trying to recover from an ED and i've actually never been malnourished, even at underweight) so i switched back to my old, low-carb diet.

Seems my body was screaming for Fat-soluble vitamins, and i feel face first on fresh tuna, fresh muscles, liver pate that i made with our own olive oil, Camembert cheese, eggs and in order to not freak out, had a beer. The calories mounted up to 3000 in the span of 18 hours.

Not freaking out though, i just need to be careful the following days.

I think you should eat more fat... healthy fat is great for you and your brain will thank you for it when you're older.

The one I'm planning on having next week which will last maybe two days and will consist of a gut buster at the Olive Garden, A slice or two of Red Velvet cheesecake from the Cheescake factory and half dozen or so large gourmet Cupcakes downed with whole milk!

Oh sheesh, that's easy, it was the day I hit rock-bottom. I had been allowing myself one "cheat day" a week a few years ago. It started simple - one bag of something from the grocery store on the day I went shopping. It was always a bag of Brach's caramels. Simple and quick, when they're gone, they're gone. Then the store stopped carrying them. So I started experimenting with different candy...and upping it from one thing to I can have as many things as I want, but on that day only, and I would usually get sick of it pretty fast - maybe 4-5 pieces of candy. Plus I was super busy and didn't have time to sit and snack. Then Halloween clearance hit and my schedule settled down....I had about 7 bags - the BIG bags - of fun sized candy. On one day. And I was eating all of them. Wasn't hungry, but I couldn't stop putting them in my mouth. Felt immensely huge and sick afterwards.

It didn't really impact my weight loss, but I learned that a "little cheat" doesn't really work for me. I've since cut out all refined sugar and now I don't crave it anymore.

i think that's why i know i need to cut out that stuff. a little bit of this or that just doesn't work for me.

Sounds like a great idea to have a free meal rather than a free day...less chance of sabotaging your whole week...

in reading this it's funny to look at the differences. i am not sure if it's a good idea to compare binges because everyone has a different idea of what they consider out of control. if i go about 2000 i feel a little guilty and definitely if i go over 2500. probably my worst one was around 4000... but it's really hard to say because sometimes i lose track when i'm in that mode. but like i said, not sure comparing really does any good. whatever the amount was, you felt bad and it was disordered eating to do that frequently. i'm dealing with that right now, trying to not overeat. in american culture people don't seem to mind overeating and we kind of encourage it (all you can eat buffets, if you eat this big meal you get your picture on the wall)... so anyway, just my 2 cents. binge eating can be a really bad problem if done repeatedly. but i assume most people do it pretty infrequently.

I sometimes eat 3 to 5 days worth of food in one day.

Oh sheesh, that's easy, it was the day I hit rock-bottom. I had been allowing myself one "cheat day" a week a few years ago. It started simple - one bag of something from the grocery store on the day I went shopping. It was always a bag of Brach's caramels. Simple and quick, when they're gone, they're gone. Then the store stopped carrying them. So I started experimenting with different candy...and upping it from one thing to I can have as many things as I want, but on that day only, and I would usually get sick of it pretty fast - maybe 4-5 pieces of candy. Plus I was super busy and didn't have time to sit and snack. Then Halloween clearance hit and my schedule settled down....I had about 7 bags - the BIG bags - of fun sized candy. On one day. And I was eating all of them. Wasn't hungry, but I couldn't stop putting them in my mouth. Felt immensely huge and sick afterwards.

Reading this post makes me feel better. I've done that. I have never admitted it to anyone because I am too ashamed. Thanks for posting something that helps me to not be so gosh darned hard on myself.

Long weekend in May we went on a bike run/ hunting camp weekend and I logged in as much as I could remember, going over my calorie intake for the weekend by about 1500 calories... mostly in liquor and probably another 1000 in food! A lot of my friends don't log in their alcohol and its a huge shock at how much it adds up!!!! Not to mention all the food like BBQ steak, potatoe salad, nacho dips and my wonderful breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, homemade hashbrowns, pancakes, lots of maple syrup and lots of coffee!!!! We only go once a year so that was my excuse!!! Love May long weekend!!!

I never had a proper binge where I completely ate over my calorie limit. It happened through that I ate about 70% of my daily calories as a brunch (mostly on Sundays) and didn't had much left for the rest of the day, but I still managed to be under my goal.

Love this thread!! No need to feel anything but perfectly normal as 'pigging out' behaviour is i believe part of our genetic coding from stone age times when feeding ourselves regularly was never a given. Something about a party with loads of food spread out that brings out that base, stone age instinct to indulge, like this may be the last meal before winter REALLY sets in...!! The problems related with today's binging only occur with the frequency and the type of food, so providing that the rest of the time our portions remain small/adequate and our food simple and clean no need to reproach ourselves. Also large hunts were generally done in packs and the spoils shared and celebrated. So I never worry about calories at such events, show no shyness or pride in mixing, throw caution to the wind, dance like everybody is watching and I just don't care, share a laugh and EAT my fill !!! (Can't say I drink any different as I don't drink alcohol or fizz drinks.) I then bask prostate with my bloated belly, enjoy the feeling of absolute fullness, and smile contentedly at the joy of it all curling up my toes before falling asleep, late!. " Everything in moderation, even Moderation !..." :drinker:

After several weeks of 1200 calorie days, I decided to have a cheat meal at my favorite bbq joint. Pulled pork, ribs, mac & cheese, tator tots covered in brunswick stew and cheddar, jalapeno cornbread, fried pickles and jalapenos, and banana pudding. Went to do my grocery shopping afterwards and decided the cheese danishes looked great. Picked up a four-pack and ate three before I left the store. When I got home I ate an entire one-pound bag of chips with with 16 oz. of onion dip and followed it with a bag of lindt truffles and a package of oreos with milk. I couldn't bring myself to log it so I don't know what the calories were. I ate all of this in less than four hours and I ate continuously. I would've eaten more if it was possible. I was sick as a dog for three days. I gained 10 pounds overnight but 8-9 of them fell back off within the next 4-5 days. The rest of it was gone by the next week.

I know it's a technicality - but this is actually a binge and not just a crazy high calorie meal/day (people seem to use "binge" a bit liberally on MFP). Binges, by definition, are huge amounts of food consumed in a small amount of time when there is a sense of lost control over intake and the food is used (abused) in a way to meet an emotional need. This is an example of what you see in Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia (purging or non-purging).

As another poster said, I have had to forget the idea of "cheat" meals/days - because this is generally what happens when I try to do one!

I've only been doing this for a month so nothing too crazy...yet. I consider this is a binge eat: I ate my dinner and was full. My husband came home with a salad and breadstick for himself, plus one for me. The breadsticks are enormous, about 18 inches long. I ate the whole thing and felt HORRIBLE afterwards. I consider it a binge because I didn't need or really want the food, but I felt a compulsion to eat it. Six weeks ago I would have eaten two large slices to go with my breadstick and felt pleasantly full.

Also, this weekend my husband and I are celebrating our fourth anniversary by going out to a very fancy steak house...and I am having fear/excited anticipation about this meal. I really want to eat everything I desire, but I'm not sure if I should! I know from past experience it is difficult for me to keep going after a big misstep. Would YOU go crazy at the very fancy steak house?

I haven't had a real binge but Friday night I went way over on eating tortilla chips and salsa. I truly believe that this one food combination is something I CAN NEVER eat again. ITs one of those things that very hard to stop unless its all gone.

Denise

I gave into my sweet tooth and had about 40 yogurt covered almonds. My intake was 2200 calories. I avoid that treat because I have no control.

Me too! If I am going to have a bad day then I am making myself be accountable for it. Its hard!!!