Do you log when you binge?

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  • beccas27
    beccas27 Posts: 200 Member
    Yes, I do! I like to look at my past diary ALL the time to see what's going on
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Yes, in fact I created my own special food item just for my glorious binges.
    "Free Day - Bobby Clerici - Big Time Pig Time"

    This saves me effort, so I get back to more binging - LOVE IT :drinker:
  • cgsr
    cgsr Posts: 113
    Yes... I haven't binged in a long time but used to quite frequently and I think it was something that I needed to see. In fact, here you go... probably the worst time of my eating life. I'd hit goal, yet was still attempting 1500 a day, plus running 10K every other day, plus weight lifting and a very stressful job which lead to these three weeks:
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    It still shocks me to see those stats now and it's something I work hard at not repeating, so for me, logging every morsel on a binge has been an invaluable tool to beating it.


    This is the whole purpose of logging food anyway...not so people can view our diaries and give us "great days" but to use it as a tool to analyze why we are getting (or not) the results we are. Good luck
  • emmymae22
    emmymae22 Posts: 206
    I sure do. It helps me to face the reality of what I did to myself/what I used to do to myself aaallll the time.
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    I log when I binge, and I binge when I log! LOL You GO girl, just DO YOU!
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    umm, hell no. I take a nap.
  • happythermia
    happythermia Posts: 374
    I log it! even if only to remember the yummies LOL! or to remember "that was TOTALLY not worth it"

    Log everything! it helps - even if you are eating like a maniac :-)
  • knittygirl52
    knittygirl52 Posts: 432 Member
    I have to confess that usually the answer is "no." But lately I've been trying to. I find that one of 2 things is true. Either (a) I wasn't as bad as I thought and I'm feeling terrible just because that's what I do to myself, or (b) I was way, way worse than my worst imaginings! It probably is helpful to do it to get it out of your system. I guess. I dunno!
  • tberend
    tberend Posts: 91 Member
    This just happened to me the other day. I logged everything in though & when I hit the complete this entry button & it told me how much i would weigh if i ate like that for five weeks, it was a real wake up call & made me want to get back on track....

    That's a great idea. I would have probably not logged it, but this would really help me out.
  • epmck11
    epmck11 Posts: 159 Member
    What's the point of counting calories if you're just going to binge and then not even track it? For it to be effective, you need to count all you're eating, not just when you're eating good.
  • loridianehood
    loridianehood Posts: 10
    I log it but as quick calories....dont want to share with anyone the ridiculous stuff I binge on, but I do want to know the penalty....lol
  • Nelliebird1430
    Nelliebird1430 Posts: 108
    I log it! It's not going to "make it go away" if you don't, LOL!! Aand for me, its a good way to know just exactly how much I am consuming, so next time I might think twice before the binge! :drinker:
  • swest222
    swest222 Posts: 455 Member
    when i first started here i didn't but what i've come to decide is that if i eat it, i log it....no matter what. another thing i've done is to make my food log public for my friends, makes me stop sometimes and say do i really want all those people knowing that i've eaten this much food. it helps me stay on track.


    THIS exactly .... Im embarassed of others to see it .. so it helps me
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    mostly yes. today and tomorrow no!, lol
  • samntha14
    samntha14 Posts: 2,084 Member
    yes!
  • AmieJess
    AmieJess Posts: 9 Member
    I haven't in the past, but have just started to (new to MFP). For me, this is a way of "owning the binge" instead of pretending it didn't happen. I like the fact that I can review weekly calories, so including the binge gives me a better overall picture of how I am doing and how often binges are occuring, especially since one of my goals is to work on binge/emotional eating patterns.
  • mommamindi
    mommamindi Posts: 256 Member
    Absolutely
  • starringmelissa
    starringmelissa Posts: 24
    I want to log it, but honestly, when i go for the gold, im munching so much i don't even know what i ate or the amounts of by the time its all said and done.

    I would like to log it for shame purposes. prob would be the best motivator i've got.
  • Jlobe114
    Jlobe114 Posts: 3 Member
    I log it, otherwise it's too easy to not be accountable....and then you wonder why you're not losing weight? Plus, I agree with an earlier post that brought up the statement.....if you continue to eat like this you'll weigh <YIKES> in X weeks.....
  • dreamingchild
    dreamingchild Posts: 208 Member
    I log it because sometimes by logging you realize that by f*ing up the day you didn't really f* up your whole diet...

    I'm an all or nothing gal and if I f* u I figure I f*ed everything up, ya know?

    By logging I realize I didn't screw up my whole world and everything will be right the next day. Helps keep me honest. I have to record everything that goes in my mouth!

    This is soooo true. I can't tell you how often I think "oh i ate so bad" and when i log it i'm like...not too bad nothing to cry about or wreak my whole diet over. It is actually amazing how that works for me.
  • patchesgizmo
    patchesgizmo Posts: 244 Member
    some days I don't but I am striving to be honest so today I did, I feel like an absolute pig and I hope it helps me when I look at it.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    the first time I binge, im never tracking my food again.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I log the good, the bad and then ugly.

    I have logged my 4.5k food intake, If I ever had the displeasure of topping that, it'll still be on my diary lol
  • cfm919
    cfm919 Posts: 13 Member
    I write a little note and say oh well another day I messed up. All this week I messed up. Friends and Holidays will do it everytime!
  • monacandoitin2012
    monacandoitin2012 Posts: 5 Member
    I log it - makes me not want to do that again
  • DelilahCat0212
    DelilahCat0212 Posts: 282 Member
    Yes... I haven't binged in a long time but used to quite frequently and I think it was something that I needed to see. In fact, here you go... probably the worst time of my eating life. I'd hit goal, yet was still attempting 1500 a day, plus running 10K every other day, plus weight lifting and a very stressful job which lead to these three weeks:
    13cca2e5.jpg
    d1384f0c.jpg
    13cca2e5.jpg

    It still shocks me to see those stats now and it's something I work hard at not repeating, so for me, logging every morsel on a binge has been an invaluable tool to beating it.

    So awesome!!! I love it!

    I started logging mine too...I want to see the bad...and my friends are super supportive.
  • jamiek917
    jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
    no but i DEFINITELY should. its the habit im trying desperately to break
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    Yup, I log the good the bad and the very ugly binges.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    I do log it if/when I binge. I have the app on my phone so I try to make myself log it while I'm eatting so I know how badly I'm doing...it's sometimes a pain but it has helped keep my binges smaller than I'm sure they would have ended up
  • MsNewBooty83
    MsNewBooty83 Posts: 985 Member
    Yup. Gugh!

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