Evening binge eating support!!

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  • alucido
    alucido Posts: 167 Member
    I think I have read every thread out there tonight! haha I just bought the skinny cow clusters today. They are delish, but I know it is to late to eat them. So I will just have to wait until tomorrow :).

    Does anyone know how accurate the calorie count for exercises listed on mfp are? I feel like the calories burned during my elliptical workout are really high. I don't know if I trust it.

    Thanks in advance :)

    I wouldn't use the calorie count for the calories burned with MFP, I know there are some web sites out there that can help you better calculate based on age, weight, etc. I purchased an HRM to get the accurate amount recorded and it works great!

    Oh, and I struggle with evening binging thoughts almost every night it seems, I always have, trying to have healthy snack options available in case the urge to munch is too strong.:ohwell:

    thank you i will look those sites up!
  • Gt3ch
    Gt3ch Posts: 212 Member
    Your brain mostly runs on sugar. So your brain might be craving sugar and carbs because you're eating at a defecit and it's late and you're tired. Sometimes the solution is to just go to bed. You might find you're more tired than you think.

    You're brain is largely made of fat and cholesterol. If you're foggy and dragging and craving a quick fix of caffeine or sugar a healthy fat like avocado can sometimes turn things around.

    Many chocolate cravings are about the brain craving serotonin. It may cut the craving to let yourself have a little piece of dark chocolate that is too bitter for you to be able to binge on. Also most serotonin is in the gut and produced by bacteria. Pickled and fermented foods can add healthy bacteria to your gut and boost your serotonin levels.

    If you're diet is too austere this may be a cue to loosen up a little and tweak things so you don't feel so deprived or your body is being fueled a little differently. It's up to you whether that means a cheat day or running a smaller deficit or adding a little more fat or carbs, etc.

    Sometimes I just give in and it's OK. I end up being stronger the next day and get right back on the horse. Other times if I can I just start shoving raw veggies in my mouth until I am so engorged with low-cal food that some of the motivation for the sweet junk is lost.
  • alucido
    alucido Posts: 167 Member
    I do the PB trick and it gets rid of those cravings.

    I read on another yesterday and had to try it out

    1 cup of PB
    4 cups of Greek yogurt
    Cinnamon
    Nutmeg

    Mix it all together.

    It less calories then just PB alone and fills you up the same.

    I never tried Greek yogurt before..and now that i did I’m not a big fan of it. If I was to make this again I would try a regular yogurt. The Greek one just seemed to sour cream-ish for me. But it's not too bad with the PB, a lower calorie night time indulgence.
  • sdcohen85
    sdcohen85 Posts: 41 Member
    a cup of peanut putter and 4 cups of greek yogurt?? that is alot!! do you mean tablespoons??
  • ang3h
    ang3h Posts: 185 Member
    It might seem silly but this little recipe right here has kept me from binging..

    http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/12/14/single-lady-cookies/

    I make a different kind of cookie every day.. today I added some cinnamon and nutmeg, yesterday I added cocoa powder, day before that I used mint chocolate chip chunks.. the creativity and physical act of measuring everything out and preparing one cookie from scratch satisfies the craving.. rather than going out and buying a box of Oreos and mindlessly munching away which I've been known to do.. and then feel horrible about myself after. I have a serious sweet tooth and I'm a boredom eater. I can eat an entire box of cereal in one sitting without even realizing what the hell I'm doing..it's awful.
  • alucido
    alucido Posts: 167 Member
    haha sorry...it makes more than one serving...

    Yess that would be a lot!
  • AllDIVA
    AllDIVA Posts: 45 Member
    I call mine the mind mid munch man! LOL It is very hard. you can have a very good day the ruin everything at night. I purchased the special k crisps. sweet and only 100 calories and only 20 carbs.
  • sdcohen85
    sdcohen85 Posts: 41 Member
    That looks really great, the cookie idea!!

    and the peanut butter sounds delicious too!!

    I am trying not to eat anything more now that I had my skinny cow...LoL!
  • AllDIVA
    AllDIVA Posts: 45 Member
    I do not put much stock in the accuracy of the calorie burn for exercise. My trainer told me to keep my calorie goal regardless of what mfp shows. You could invest in the monitors that show calories burned. they run about $100++++
  • daninicoleshreck
    daninicoleshreck Posts: 35
    i brought some doughnuts home from work because I was craving them (even though i pretty much despise them)...I was going to come downstairs and eat one but...I did M100's and drank some water, and the craving is gone!
    It;s just getting the motivation to start the workout and not just eat. >_<
  • JamesterCK
    JamesterCK Posts: 109 Member
    A few nights ago I had horrible cravings. My mom lives with us, so I was waiting for her and my husband to leave so I could binge without anyone knowing. Before I got the chance, I got on MFP and was cruising the site, especially the success stories. It saved me that night; I know I would have probably ate 500 or more calories but I was able to remind myself why I'm doing this. I haven't had those cravings since but I know how to deal with it better now - I'll just get on MFP!
  • icefirekitty
    icefirekitty Posts: 21
    OMG. I have done the worst binging lately. always at night after dinner. a 90 calorie brownie. double chocolate protein bar. handfull of chocolate chips. or 2 or 3. another brownie. a PBJ. its like i can't stop! i dont know if i should just not eat after breakfast and save all the calories for late at night, or what. i feel so out of control :[ ive gained weight. from all this. even though i burn 500-900 calories a day. its that bad.
  • meeksfour
    meeksfour Posts: 59 Member
    Your brain mostly runs on sugar. So your brain might be craving sugar and carbs because you're eating at a defecit and it's late and you're tired. Sometimes the solution is to just go to bed. You might find you're more tired than you think
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    Sometimes I just give in and it's OK. I end up being stronger the next day and get right back on the horse. Other times if I can I just start shoving raw veggies in my mouth until I am so engorged with low-cal food that some of the motivation for the sweet junk is lost.

    So true to both of these! Great info and on point.

    I might have joined MFP last year with good intentions, but just recently jumped back on the crazy train....er... wagon. It has been about 10 days now of clean eating and exercise( no exercise today, not feeling well) all because of this lovely thing called friends! My diary is open and now interacting on this site keeps my hands busy and am distracted enough to keep the snacks out of reach.

    New rules for becoming healthy: journal food before I put it in my mouth...don't want others to see my bad choices, keep an open diary keeps me honest, exercise... Even,15 minutes, is way better than sitting on sofa, use the message board to stay focused, look at Pinterest because everyone is doing it!

    Friend me, see you soon.
  • MzBeckie
    MzBeckie Posts: 207 Member
    its the reason why I come on here is too read success stories and other posts to keep me from snacking. I start my days later in the morning so i got really use to eating late suppers and snacking around this time. I don't crave sweets though because I love salty snacks.
  • susiebear29
    susiebear29 Posts: 266
    I had a terrible binge last night and I have no idea why, im so disgusted with myself I had been doing so well and had not binged in over a month!! fee like crap today :sad:

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