I have the wonderful habit of binging. Last night, I was at 1,175 calories, consisting of miso soup, veggie burger, and other random healthies.
I decided to have a drink (crystal light and one shot of alcohol). Well, it turned into 2, then 3 drinks. Then I was microwaving veggie cheeseburgers and shoving chips in my mouth.
I'm by no means an alcoholic, but I do have a problem with the just one drink rule. I call myself a binge drinker because, like food, one is just never enough when I start.
Does anyone else overeat if they drink? My binging can be any time of the day, but its inevitable if I have a drink. I do realize just not having the drink could solve a problem, but sometimes I get in these funks where I feel like, "Why can't I have a drink and a snack??" Then its just all over from there.
Yeah, drinking can definitely loosen your inhibitions. Before you drink, do you trick yourself into thinking "one won't hurt" but knowing fully well, deep-down that you are going to binge?
I think that's an important question to ask yourself. Your intention is everything
I know how hard it can be to stay away from things that make you binge, and thinking "why oh why can't I be normal?!" I think for now, you should probably stay away from things that you can't control yourself around.
I definitely am more prone to binging or eating more than I normally would when I have alcohol. It also gives me the feeling of "oh, screw it.....I've already started "being bad" I may as well keep going." (I know "being bad" is a stupid term and should be avoided but it is how my mind thinks).
One thing, that I don't know if it is the best strategy, but I have been doing is going to bed instead of eating. I think that the consequence may be that I am sleeping more than I should....but I figure at least I am not eating.
I guess if I were you in the scenario of the crystal light drink and then subsequent binge, I would have tried to just go to bed and tried to put off the drink for a more festive occasion.
I know it is so hard though! Having said what I said about using sleep as a strategy "not" to eat makes me wonder if in my case both sleeping and eating are done either out of boredom or depression. I know there are cases where both activities would be out of boredom, but I don't think it is "always" the case. I definitely do eat when I am actually hungry and sleep because I am tired.
Mmm, last advice ARTSY is maybe don't look at it like you are "out of control." I think it is a bad way of letting your mind look at it. Every minute, hour or day, you are able to start anew and work from there.
I have noticed that whenever I have something acid or tart in my stomach, I have an almost hunger like sensation in my stomach. It happens with colas, lemonades, any citrus...etc. I don't know your preferences in drinking, but I don't drink as much or want snacks as much when I drink brandy on the rocks without any additions. I sip it very slowly and enjoy the taste of it. It has worked for me to be able to enjoy a drink or two without getting crazy about eating. Also, I do wait until after dinner and when I have food in my stomach before having a drink.
You could also plan a snack to go with your drink so that it feels like you can enjoy both things at the same time.
If the binge keeps happening, I would consider it a trigger and accept that perhaps you need to set this aside until you are in the right place with it, perhaps closer to goal or after.
To make you feel better, this morning started off with a nice crisp organic apple to stop my tummy rumbles before I had breakfast ( I was waiting for my dad and sister to leave to have the kitchen to myself)
Then I decided to bake a pie, which I did, and then have a nice small bowl of cereal and a slice of zucchini bread. I did, and it was delicous, but then...I ate the rest of the zucchini bread :|
It was amazing, but I wound up having a 1000 calorie breakfast--yikes!
My weakness is any breakfast baked good I make...I don't care for store bought things at all, desserts I can control myself with, and when other people make them, i feel like if I eat too much it's being selfish, and plus I dont know what goes into it
Edit: I also drink usually 1-3 glasses of water with each meal, plus another 1-5, sometimes more, throughout the day, each glass can hold 2 or 3 cups, so it's a lot of water. It makes me feel uber full when I ate less then everyone else
Last edited by MeganTheMushroom; 06-12-2010 at 08:40 PM.
Ugh. I'm the same. Beer equals cheesy fatty goodness so I can't drink it any more. If I do, I only have myself to blame when I step on the scale in the am.
I'm just out of control : )
