Do you ever plan a binge ahead of time? like "tomorrow i'm going to eat this and this" and you find yourself constantly trying to talk yourself into why it's justified?
I hadn't binged in 15 days. on top of that i was exercising everyday only missing two days. then something just took over. the scale wasn't budging. i felt like i was working my butt off and the lbs were still on. of course, my clothes were fitting looser, but I'm obsessed with the numbers on the scale. so last Thursday was my first binge in 15 days. it was a HUGE one too. I didn't eat much the next 3 days and also exercised each day. I didn't do so great yesterday i had about 2,100 calories and this morning the scale showed +2 lbs.
Right now I'm basically planning a binge tomorrow. There is something I am REALLY craving really bad that I see on commercials but it is really bad for you and just that meal would be like 1,700 calories. but I just can't seem to take my mind off of it and feel like I just need to eat all that and get it over with.
I feel really crazy right now saying all this, but does anyone relate? I've basically talked myself into thinking it's OK to binge tomorrow just as long as I eat only that.. and then after that I will be "good" (yeah right!)
i just can't get my mind off of it and feel like that is what i HAVE to do! ugh
I can relate with you, just last week, 2 days before I was sceduled to start fat smash I had made up in my head that it was o.k for me to eat whatever I wanted needless to say I did just that I think I think I consumed about 2700 calories. The next day I felt just awful not only was my stomach upset with me but mentally I was a wreck.
Hello there. I can't say I've ever "planned" a binge for the next day. I may have had days that started off bad and based on the "all or nothing" principle, I'd maybe plan my "bad" dinner. The next day I always plan to do better. Anyway, it's not about what I do, it's the issue on hand. If I were you and I REALLY wanted that 1700 calorie meal, I'd eat it. Well, kind of. If it's a single meal, why not eat half and save the rest for later, if that's a possibility. Maybe share with a friend? I mean, half would be 850 calories. If you eat two other meals of about 400 calories each, you're still "safe" at 1650 for the day AND it will be out of your system. Hope that helps. Be strong!
Hello there. I can't say I've ever "planned" a binge for the next day. I may have had days that started off bad and based on the "all or nothing" principle, I'd maybe plan my "bad" dinner. The next day I always plan to do better. Anyway, it's not about what I do, it's the issue on hand. If I were you and I REALLY wanted that 1700 calorie meal, I'd eat it. Well, kind of. If it's a single meal, why not eat half and save the rest for later, if that's a possibility. Maybe share with a friend? I mean, half would be 850 calories. If you eat two other meals of about 400 calories each, you're still "safe" at 1650 for the day AND it will be out of your system. Hope that helps. Be strong!
Thank you! I'm really not good at saving food for later. if it is there, I will eat it, haha. it's weird sometimes I am good with it and sometimes not. but i doubt that with what I want to eat, i could save any of it or share. i'm actually still planning on getting it i'm gonna try really hard to either save it or spread it out through the day and eat half for lunch and half for dinner.
that is, if i still do it. I'm still going to try very hard not to go there!
Every time I plan to binge for a day I go off my diet and don't come back for weeks or months. I hear you should cheat every once in awhile, but I don't know how.
Every time I plan to binge for a day I go off my diet and don't come back for weeks or months. I hear you should cheat every once in awhile, but I don't know how.
i'm actually pretty good with "getting back on the wagon" right away. well i don't know if i'd say that. i actually really restrict my eating the next day, or the next few days if it is a really HUGE binge. i plan my calories out by the week so if I have x amount of calories one day then i spread the rest of the calories i have left for the rest.. that may mean on some days i dont get much. i know that's not good but I don't know how to do the whole "cheat day" every once in a while either. i always feel like a cheat is a set back so i try to compensate for it.
i'm actually pretty good with "getting back on the wagon" right away. well i don't know if i'd say that. i actually really restrict my eating the next day, or the next few days if it is a really HUGE binge. i plan my calories out by the week so if I have x amount of calories one day then i spread the rest of the calories i have left for the rest.. that may mean on some days i dont get much. i know that's not good but I don't know how to do the whole "cheat day" every once in a while either. i always feel like a cheat is a set back so i try to compensate for it.
Planning calories for the week is an idea I never thought of. Thanks.
i know -exactly- what you mean! ive been much more in control lately in regards to bingeing, and i hadnt in about three weeks, plus trying to stay positive and exercising, etc. but at the end of last week, i was just in the worst mood all day at work. and on my drive home i was just thinking, "ok, thats it, i dont care. im going to eat this.. and some of that.." etc, even though i know itll just make me feel worse in the end. i did end up bingeing, but was able to stop myself before it got too bad, because this thought struck me - "WHY exactly am i doing this?"
i think, the thing is, i noticed i was just distracting myself from other problems which were making me feel bad. try to think - is there something else bothering you? maybe this is making you obsess with bingeing so much. then, just accept that is does happen and its okay. you can only keep trying. and slowly the urge to binge will fade.
i am unable to do a controlled binge. Absolutely can not have sweets in the house or they are gone and the wrappers are under the couch hiding from my husband.
I say go get the one thing you are planning on eating and eat it. As long as you don't spiral down from there you will be fine. Maybe look at it as getting yourself a treat rather than binging, because in reality that is what you are doing (IMHO). I think binging is a compulsive, in the moment, uncontrolable act, and clearly you have thought this over very thoroughly. If you still want it after processing the cost/benefit, then go get it, eat it, enjoy it, feel satisfied and try not to make a habit of it. Get back on track after and enjoy life.
I'm planning a binge right now. I have been "saving" calories all week because I am going to the county fair on Friday. I love fair food, it is so wonderfully bad. It comes only once a year and I don't beat myself up over it.
I am planning on one full day off a month. If it's a Holiday month, that's the day ie. Thanksgiving!
This does two things essentially. First off, you have to give yourself a reward and yes, food like a chocolate mousse is a reward for someone like me.
Two. it will reset your metabolism. It will also help with plateaus because your food intake will vary and this is actually a good thing.
My last reason is long term weight loss. I mean the permanent kind of thing. It is super unrealistic to be on a perpetual diet without an occasional treat. A once a month restrictions lifted will lift your spirits and chances are, you won't overdo what you think you would. You just have to go back to your Plan afterwards. I haven't tried this strategy yet but others have and e mailed me in the past when I was on Core that were on maintenance. They in turn were told at their meetings by their Leaders who really shared how they were able to resist temptation and not regain their weight back.
hey! I'm actually planning a mini binge tomorrow at work! we are having pizza and bread...and I love those! I'm calculating the calories of the food from my calorie-counting book. its my best friend!
I guess its not a huge binge since I'm trying to keep the pizza/bread under 400 calories.....
does that sound crazy?
hey! I'm actually planning a mini binge tomorrow at work! we are having pizza and bread...and I love those! I'm calculating the calories of the food from my calorie-counting book. its my best friend!
I guess its not a huge binge since I'm trying to keep the pizza/bread under 400 calories.....
does that sound crazy?
leda
Is it really a "binge" if it is worked into your calories and plan for the day and it is under 400 calories?
I used to plan big binges when I went 2 pounds below my goal weight. (And believe me, it was NOT 400 calories) I would eat a large thin crust pizza all by myself and then have a pound of Twizzlers for dessert. I would think about that all week and just pray that no one called to make plans so I could be alone with all of that food.
And sometimes I wonder how I got 15 pounds above my goal weight....
Planning a "controlled" binge.
i'm gonna try really hard to either save it or spread it out through the day and eat half for lunch and half for dinner.
It comes only once a year and I don't beat myself up over it.
