[bee optimistic]

Well... basically my whole day today was just one huge binge...
but in retrospect the good thing is, I think I got it outta my system, I had been eating extremely good for the past couple weeks and was quite proud... and after my binge today it simply renewed my effort for why I am trying to loss weight, and now I am excited to start tommorow renewed fresh... no more binges!!

Has anyone else ever been 'excited' about a binge?? I'm just kicking myself for thinking that good will come from my binge but I feel as though this binge was a realization for me because after I was finished I hadn't enjoyed myself at all and instead of being disgusted I was just simply happy it was over and I feel it made me more aware of how much I have enjoyed the healthy changes in my lifestyle over the past little while.

I want your input ladies....

[CousinRockingChair]

I'm glad you feel happy

But I've always found that I'd get locked in a cycle of BINGE! followed by YES! MAKE A FRESH START! then ANY MINOR SLIPUP! would be followed by a BINGE!, cos after all, I can always just go YES! MAKE A FRESH START!

I've found whats most effective is just not to say anything to myself after a binge. Make it as unemotional as possible. Break the link between food and mood, whatever that mood is.

emily
xxx

[JayEll]

Hey bee,

It's good to get past the binge and recommit to your program. I think Cousin has a good point, though, about disconnecting food and mood.

Pigging out is never a good thing! Consider someone trying to abstain from alcohol--who goes out drinking excessively--then says the next day, "I'm glad I got that out of my system!" Well, it's not out of their system, they're just still feeling satisfied. So in a comparable way, it's easy to feel OK after a day of eating excessively.

So, just be aware that the feeling can be misleading. Overeating isn't something to get out of one's system, in my opinion--it's something to be avoided.

Good luck! I'm glad you've recommited!

Jay

[veggielover]

I used to get all excited for friday night when I would get all sorts of fast food with my sister and just have a carb fest... but now I just hate the uncomfortable feeling that comes right after and Saturday morning. I dread it enough to never even want to be "full"!

[sockmonkey70]

For me...for some weird reason, I always seem to lose weight the next day or two after a binge..or any off plan food. It confuses me profoundly. I have been on plan strictly for two weeks....nothing lost. Then last night I ate a piece of cake, and this morning I lost a pound LOL. So I wouldn't say I get excited by going off plan, but I always have that glimmer of hope in the back of my mind that maybe it will help me lose. *shrug* Weird body!

[Kery]

Doesn't work for me... "Getting it out of my system" just means that I'll have a few days 'off', then the desire to eat too much again comes back full-force. I had to white-knuckle that severely, but fortunately, I'm really starting to actually prefer fruits and the likes to the uber-processed-sugary stuff, so this is a big step as far as damage control goes. (And you don't want to binge on plums anyway. No, seriously, you don't. )

In any case, recommitting right after is the right spirit. It's done, it's past, it's behind, might as well jump back on our feet and resume healthier habits as fast as possible.