Alyssa - so, I am replying to all of these in sequence, so i am sorry if exactly what i am about to say has already been said (Again bear with me)- your eating behaviours are exactly like mine, could've come out of my mouth. doesn't the "eternal hunger" suck? honestly, sometimes i amaze myself how not full i feel, even after a terrible binge. sometimes it kind of makes me want to just order a pizza, REALLY fill up and call it a day.
all of that aside, the weight watchers thing. i did weight watchers through about 60 lbs. on the older plan. presumably you're currently doing the new one? i am also assuming it's online? i got switched to the new plan once upon a time, and you're right- it's VERY few substantial calories. my thinking on this is that they assume people eat LOTS of fruit+veg (so like, im going to pull some numbers out of my hind end right now- but lets say that at 5'4- 140 you need to eat about 1400 cals to LOSE weight. if you're getting 900-950 SUBSTANTIAL calories aka protein, fats, etc the rest so 450-500 cals is made up in fruit+veg- that's prob about a lb of vegtables +2 to 3 peices of fruit). do you kind of mean what im saying? so in theory, if you were a big fruit veg eater, that would work- although im a HUGE fruit and vegetable person, and i was NOT losing on the new plan. and yes, from personal experience, eating too few calories will cause you to binge. many sad faces.
Unfortunately I dont eat any vegetables I try very often to get some in me ut the taste just is not getting better enough for me to handle eating them with every meal. I can barely eat one serving a day. But that does make sense for weight watchers. I eat a good amount a fruit to try and make up for the huge lack of veggies. Im still not sure if I should be eating more or just keep my cal intake where it is and continue following weight watchers. With the amount of fruit I eat, it seems sometimes fine if I remember to eat my fruit with every meal. But then the lack of veggies makes me feel like I should be eating something else to make up for not eating them.
Ugh. I just dont know. I was thinking of maybe starting to drink those nutrition drinks for kids who dont get all their nutrients lol couldnt hurt, could it?
Maybe I will try 1200 cals a day and see how it works out. Ill hopefully eventually find my right fit.
Doesn't sound like all are welcome. Do I need to address every binge I've had? Or since I haven't had one in a while, should I not be here?
I don't want to be irritating, so please define who can post here.
I wouldn't sweat it.. I'm sure we have ALL had days where we have binged "like the definition says" and days where we have not. Just the other day I had a mini binge.. where I didn't go all out but in my opinion that was still a binge because I ate more then I normally would have. It was still uncontrollable to teh point where I had to eat it..
Binge is defined by 'From the Mayo Clinic website'--
"Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food."
NO ONE can tell you if what you eat is binging or not only you know that. So again I wouldn't sweat it and post here if you want.. You are definitely not being irritating.
I am very proud to report that after my binge on Tuesday of cake, cookies, 2 1/2 slices of pizza and a huge bowl of ice cream wit many toppings, I was able to go all day yesterday by reminding myself how sick I felt after eating so much food.
I ate good serving sizes for each meal and only snacked on fruit when I still felt hungry.
Breakfast-Special K protein plus cereal
Lunch-Ham and Cheese sandwich (on whole wheat bread)
Dinner-Baked Buffalo Wings (Hot & Spicy, my favorite)
Snacks-Grapes and Apples, and two little special dark chocolate hershey kisses (only because of the antioxidants)
I weighed myself this morning and found I had lost 1.3lbs!!!! woohoo! I feel very good about this. I am going to keep this in mind next time I feel the need to binge! Today will be another great day. I hope.
stimkovs, at least you figured out why this happened. I sometimes don't get it many days of this behavior. Then I get it, when the damage has gone too far. Congrats for getting it.
Jenndiet, , congrats on exercising instead of eating. That's a big deal! That's my downfall lately. Need more motivation in that area.
well, I did have a mini binge again today. It was while I was waiting for dinner to be eaten. It really sucks to cook dinner and be hungry, and realize you STILL have to wait to eat.
I have to wait because SO is out doing guy things, and won't be back til around 9pm. I WOULD RATHER eat dinner earlier, but I VALUE a family dinner.
I had a headache and started to eat from the pain, cold fruit, but then I wanted/needed something else, so that is when the chocolate and coconut came in.
still I finished at 1860 cs. Not too bad considering yesterday.
About the hunger and anxiety divide: I don't know if this may help, but I have found that if you eat your portion of healthy food and you feel you could eat a whole double cheese pizza after it (oh yes I would and so much), just wait half an hour. Your stomach will start working and the hunger will go away. If it is anxiety, address it as what it really is: not eating, but relaxing and doing what you have to do to make your life better.
As to the overeating-bingeing-BED issue: when I was little and started to binge there was no word for the disorder, so I thought I was freaky and did not talk to anyone about it. People spoke about anorexia and bulimia, but not about bingeing as a disorder. Now that the word has become more popular, I notice that some may use it to mean not precisely the disorder but other food-related behaviours which entail excess. BED (Binge eating disorder) means eating a lot, in a short time, quickly and lacking control, AND ALSO TO DO IT TWO TIMES A WEEK AND FOR SOME MONTHS. Then it becomes a disorder, not before that. We may mean many different things by the word "binge", but if we are here talking about it, it is because we need to do it. And anyone who needs to share is welcome here!
As to my personal challenge: I haven't binged in 2012 yet and it sounds like a dream to me. I learned to stop being afraid of being hungry, I learned to stop after I had eaten my four crackers, I learned to go without cheese, sugar, white flour. But the most important thing I learned is that I can do things I thought I would never be able to do. We all can, when the right moment comes. Get ready for that moment and make it happen!
Last edited by inglesita64; 05-25-2012 at 11:22 AM.
i just had the mother of all binges. it happened before noon . right as i was about to go for yoga.
sad part? i had the binge, then the crying fest.
i also realized the issue. the potential issue.
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Aw, hun I'm sorry you had a bad day... not even so much for the binge but that you must have felt so badly to cry afterward.
Do you mind sharing what it was that you realized was the issue? Maybe it will help to talk it out.
Jendiet- I'd consider finishing under 2000 calories a success! Way to go to hang in there- making dinner and waiting for dh is hard for me too!
Inglesita- you've always got such good advice. Thank you for sharing your input!
Thanks to everyone for the kind words and encouragement. Getting back on track makes me feel SO much better. Day 3 here- ready to do whatever it takes to get to day 21!
I binged. Sadly.. Last night then today I went and had Mcdonalds.. I was doing such a good job at this.. And I'm up 4lbs.. Gained back all that I lost this week. *Sigh*
I was really stressed out over my first job interview and coudnt help it. that's over now and now I'm going to be right back at it.. hopefully that 4lb gain was water weight (doubtful)
I did exercise yesterday but today I'm in so much pain because of it. Ouch! I went all out in that workout. Felt good at the time but was in soo much pain last night and today.. meds here I come LOL.
I binged. Sadly.. Last night then today I went and had Mcdonalds.. I was doing such a good job at this.. And I'm up 4lbs.. Gained back all that I lost this week. *Sigh*
I was really stressed out over my first job interview and coudnt help it. that's over now and now I'm going to be right back at it.. hopefully that 4lb gain was water weight (doubtful)
I did exercise yesterday but today I'm in so much pain because of it. Ouch! I went all out in that workout. Felt good at the time but was in soo much pain last night and today.. meds here I come LOL.
Sorry for the inconsistent ramblings.. lol
I'm sorry it was a bad day for you, but you don't ever need to be sorry for your "inconsistent ramblings" as you put it. Get it out there! Vent if you feel the need to... that's what this place is all about.
many sad faces. 
I feel very good about this. I am going to keep this in mind next time I feel the need to binge! Today will be another great day. I hope.
