So how much damage can one day of bingeing really do? It can't be that much can it? Think of how many calories it takes to gain one pound. Here's my story, aka confession from yesterday.
The day started out great. Went to the gym and did 80 minutes of high intensity cardio and then weights, was eating very good, had a fiber one bar, a bowl of special k, apple, and 10 almonds. Then around 4:00 I get into a little fight with my mom, she hurt my feelings and upset me, that coupled with a bit of boredom and presto a binge was born yesterday.
I had been so good for six weeks, i keep track of all of my good days and yesterday was day 44. And here is what i ate:
It started with candy, stupid Air Heads and tootsie rolls, then i had peanut butter straight out of the jar, probably like 10 spoonfuls, then 3 homemade valentine sugar cookies with frosting, then pretzels dipped into more peanut butter, then 2 pieces of cinnamon raisin bread, then about 8 herseheys kisses, then a huge piece of chicken with barbeque sauce and a string cheese, 2 more valentine sugar cookies, 3 starbursts candies, then a mini bag of jelly beans, then 2 sugar free puddings with cool whip and sprinkles. UGH!
I am feeling so guilty right now! But i am trying to rationalize. To gain 1 pound you would have to eat an excess of 3500 calories. I doubt that my binge added up to that. I doubt that that was even my total caloric intake because prior to the binge i was at like 675 calories. But even if it did add up to that I burned close to 900 calories at the gym yesterday (although i don't really know how accurate the machines are i know i burned alot) so that would help with some of those calories. I guess i am trying to talk myself into believing that one night of bingeing really doesn't matter in the long run. It makes you bloated and you feel awful but one binge is not going to make someone gain 10 pounds overnight even if you feel like it did. It most likely does not make you gain even one pound or two or five or ten. That is if you only do it one night and then get right back on the plan. That is what i am telling myself. Does anyone agree?
I am trying to fix things right now. Today I went to the gym for an hour and a half of cardio. I ate a fiber one bar for breakfast and made tuna with pickles and a teeny tiny drop of mayo and two tomatoes, i am trying to avoid carbs so no cereal today. I am drinking ALOT of water right now, on my second huge bottle. I am eating a salad later on tonight with more protein and another piece of fruit and then i am done for the night. Going to try to stay at 1200 calories today.
Tommorrow i am basically going to follow the same menu and run/walk for an hour and drink my water. Please tell me i should be back to normal and free of any water weight gain by Monday morning when i go back to work. Please tell me i can make up for a few bad hours of eating on Friday with two great days to undo that little damage.
I am trying to convince myself it will be okay but again right now feel so guilty and am hating myself. Trying to tell myself the spike in calories will even do me good now that i am going back to a low number today and tommorrow and for the rest of the week. Thanks for listening to me ramble!!