This is my life! I have a huge binge day, eat probably 4 lbs worth of calories, feel terrible the next day, then get back on track and stay strict for about 5 days, then another binge happens. Its become a once a week thing, I binge, gain a few lbs, eat well all week to get back to about where I was pre binge, then binge again. Eventually, its going to be harder to lose those same pounds for me. But like you, I want to lose it all that day. I am trying to make myself realize that its a process. It CANT happen over night. Every day that I do well, is working towards my goal.
My goal this week was binge free. My reward to myself was going to be In N Out burger and fries if I went all work week without a binge. I stayed around a healthy amount of calories most days. 2 days I reached about 2,000 or 2,100 and a few hundred of those were in binge mode, but I stopped myself before it got to a serious "binge." So yesterday I woke up, had my normal allotted breakfast, had a delicious burger and half an order of fries and a healthy dinner, all staying in my calorie zone. I think rewards/treats is a good method for me, because I tend to stay away from burgers and fries, but when I binge on junk, I could have had 5 of those burgers in the amount of my binge calories, so why not enjoy a not so healthy treat once in a while, in a non binge manner.
Im so happy with my week and am already planning next week's reward/treat meal: restaurant pizza! (homemade and diet pizza are never the same! luckily I found a place nearby that has 170 cal a slice!)
Just understand that its a process, CANNOT happen overnight and each day is a chance to do better.
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Some days-out of control
