Ok. So I had a minor fall off the wagon again. At my volunteer gig all they had was a pork option (I don't eat pork products!!!) or peanut butter sandwhich for our dinner. Peanut butter is my most notorious trigger food but I needed to eat something so I chose what was really my only option. I ended up eating about 3 sandwhiches, but they had very little PB on them so maybe only 1.5 servings of pb total... mostly bread. When I got home I went straight to my almonds and polished off half the jar.
I know my calories for the day are somewhere between 2500-3000, but I really didn't eat anything I would consider junk food. Usually my binges are cookies or something equally evil. I don't feel as bad about this binge as my other ones, but I still wanted to fess up for accountability and get some feedback on how food quality effects your binges?
I have to be careful when I buy nuts because I can eat sooooo many calories in one sitting. I do have to say though that when I binge on healthier foods it usually won't cause continued cravings/binges. I think maybe your body was craving some substance/protein and that is why you ate so many nuts when you got home. I had to buy some sardines ((for protein in my snack) today and I bought some dry roasted edamame and dried cranberries to make my own trail mix (less fatty than nuts, chocolate, etc). Maybe try to bring some food with you to your volunteering gig so that you have extra options to hold you over until you get back home.
The fact that you kept to healthy food speaks about being quite in control, so don't beat yourself. Now that you know that is a trigger, keep away from it... And start again! Maybe you can plan ahead and always have something to eat with you so you won't resort to that kind of food... Join us in the March binge-free challenge! We are a cool group!
In my late teens/early 20's I had major issues with binging, but I didn't binge on anything that caused a weight gain. I could eat a carton of egg whites, or a whole cucumber, or entire bowl of steamed vegetables.
I went to therapy for it in my mid-20's. Although it didn't make me gain because the calories were negligible, it was the mindset of the action that scared me.
I can def binge on healthy foods, if they are creamy. Instead of fluff or Nutella, I can eat tons of avocadoes.
Same with nuts, cause they don't really fill me up, and I want to eat them till I am full.
If you know something is a trigger food, and its not some essential vitamin, and you want to lose weight, I would find a substitute-because it is calories in, calories out. If you want to incorporate it back into your life, try therapy or something.
Well, I think if I'm going to binge, then I would "rather" binge on healthier options (popcorn is my downfall) - however, for me, it's the behavior of binging that is dangerous. So whether I am binging on popcorn, dill pickles, Kashi cereal or Ben & Jerry's, chocolate chip cookies and chips with queso -- a binge is a binge and my body doesn't appreciate it. For me, the binges on healthier foods are a stop-gap, an interim solution only - until I can figure out how to eliminate them from my life completely.
A binge on good foods
