So, I was doing really well for a few weeks. I lost 3 lbs, hadn't binged in a while. Then I started doing minor binges towards the end of last week, and started getting really messy on friday and saturday. I didn't think it was that bad of a binge, but now I've been up at 166/167 this entire week (I was at 163 last thursday- the scale even seemed like it was going down to 162).
I'm getting really frustrated because I've gained all this weight from binging after losing it all off, and now I can't lose it off. Every time I see a downward shift in the scale, it just comes right back only 1 lb higher than it was.
I've been drinking tons of water and tea, have been exercising everyday but Sunday (which, I didn't binge that day, but I did eat a good amount of sugary foods), but the weight just won't come off.
I just want to lose 20 lbs to get to 145... and it's so hard. I've been struggling with this for months now
Sorry for the rant, but I'm getting so frustrated.
i feel your frustration..i've been "at this" since about january. i've fallen off the horse a few times. i've lost a whopping what..7 pounds?
just today, my weight shot up like 2 lbs, no reason at all. no binge.
i don't know how long you've been trying but, if "the weight just won't come off" take a look at your calorie intake. especially if you're working out all the time. you might not be eating enough. i know! but..it works for people here. good luck!
Last edited by valalltogether; 04-12-2012 at 08:14 AM.
Ahh, this is so familiar. I've been having the same struggle for the past month. You know what? You know all those little binges, and the bigger binge that "wasn't that bad"? They probably are worse than you realize. Have you been tracking your binges, or just telling yourself "it could have been worse"? My weight was not moving despite exercise and what I THOUGHT was moderate/good eating. Then I started tracking everything. And a day that I thought was not so bad, was near 2k calories! So now that I know that, I am actively tracking to make sure I stop playing guessing games.
Then I started doing minor binges towards the end of last week, and started getting really messy on friday and saturday.
What constitutes a 'binge' for you? Are you tracking the calories from the extra food? You only have twenty pounds to lose, and those are the absolute hardest to get off. At that point, I'm sorry to say, every calorie really makes a difference, and trying to offset your intake with exercise is only going to do so much. Unless you're running miles and miles a day, those binges are probably going to keep you from losing.
It sucks, but that's the reality. Check out the featherweights or the maintainers forums on this site; they can all tell you just how stubborn those last twenty pounds can be.
valalltogether- Here's what yesterday looked like for me:
B: Chopped apple and banana, some green smoothie poured on top, w/ quinoa and almond milk
L: spinach salad, some quinoa-millet-tempeh-veggie dish, some leftover pasta (about one scoop of each)
s: orange, and later an apple, mini cucumber, and a carrot
D: a kale salad with a tahini dressing, chopped apple and red bell pepper, and a couple chocolate (dark) covered almonds and an orange for dessert...
Workout was 1 hour bike ride (leisure, hilly), 1 hour long walk with my dog, and an hour on the eliptical. I worked out a lot yesterday.... Seems good, right? (Btw, I'm 17 y/o, 5'8, and 167 lbs)
Binge for me.... hm... Well, in my food log, I write it down as "Binge..." with a frownie face, lol.
A bad binge for me usually involves chewing and spitting, plowing through a batch of granola bars, spreading peanut butter on them, something like that. I used ot be really into baking but had to quit because I had a problem binging on what I made. So, I haven't done binges like this in a while though. Maybe two or three since New Year's.
A minor binge would be, say, for breakfast, I fix myself a bowl of muesli with fruit, then half way through, decide I don't want it anymore, so I throw it in the food processor with some more fruit, almond milk, a big spoon full of peanut butter.... Maybe I'll throw in some greens too, B12 supp., maca powder... Anyway, then I wat some of that, have 1/2 a granola bar... Yeah, it can get messy. But I try to incorporate those calories in, but maybe I do get off. I'm sure I do.
I will say, though, that when things start going well, and I spend 2-3 weeks losing, I'll binge out of control. I guess my body's afraide it's going to be starved again (like the time I lost this weight initially, before gaining it back). Then my weight goes back up, plus 1 lb, and stays there until I can get things under control. I need to keep things under control though...
Now, I really don't think it's possible to have gained 4 lbs from one weekend though. So, maybe I put myself up 1 or 2 lbs, but the rest MUSt be water, right? How long 'til that comes off?
Last edited by MeganTheMushroom; 04-12-2012 at 01:54 PM.
I recommend writing down everything you put in your mouth (including that which is spat out) in your food journal. That way you can have a better understanding of the correlation between your consumption and your weight loss/ gain. You might also consider seeking help from a counselor or support group from your binge-eating.
It was easter and my bday last weekend so a 3 day binge, gained 5 lbs, lost 4lbs the next morning so a net gain of 1lbs, I had a whole apple pie (2 apples, 200 cals of spread, 400 cals sugar,200 flour) on friday and dinner and dessert, and then half an easter egg, bag of sweets, meal out, couple of drinks, popcorn at cinema, I hated it I was full for most of the weekend and had tummy pains that ive never had before after a binge, I was full so much except for the first half of the pie, when I am offered food I feel so panicked and just want to get rid of it.
I lost 20 pounds and since November its been a constant battle to loose the regain because of binging I am now at the lowest weight I've reached 3 times since Novemeber because I also get scared of letting myself keep going its like panic like I think I can't do it or something bad will happen.
I've been going for months as well I can't track everything or i get obsessed so when i finish college I will up my visits to the gym and work on my problem area which is trigger foods, I don't buy them anymore its just when im out or in someone elses house now
-which is horrible because people judge me for having a piece of cake and being told in front of others its very fattening - when I was managing to use portion control, my bf was asked at the cinema did I fall off the wagon as I went to get a scoop of icecream when I used to get sweets, crisps and icecream all i wanted was one scoop, was called a fat biitch at a party for taking the last slice of pizza it was just sitting there and causing me anxiety its really a self punishment thing I don't enjoy binges after Ive gotten through more than a normal portion, I know I have a lot more to sort out than a number on a scale, maybe until I work on my thought patterns and triggers Ill keep ending up at sq 1.
swissy- That's sounds terrible! At least you're at your lowest weight now. Good luck with losing the rest off!
This week has been going really well. Especially yestarday and the day before. Weight's still up though, but it volleyed a bit b etween '65 and '66, (wound up being 166), so maybe it's going down.
Desmothenes- I'll try to start doing that. I try not to chew and spit anymore, and my binges aren't like they used to be. I think maybe I do restrict calories too much for a couple weeks, and that's what causes the binges? I had lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks before my last bingings, which might be a bit much considering my weight loss isn't huge. What do you think?
I had this going on since about january. That's when after 4 months of 'maintance break' (was at 142 in september) I started back up again. I just thought it would go as easy as the first 20 or so lbs. I did well for a bunch of days but would then go offplan for a bit and be afraid to log what I ate. Then I did well. Then came carnaval. Then I did well for a month and it just stayed around 142 and I would have bad days here and there. Now I've been on plan for a month and the weight started moving about a week ago.
Morale of my story is that with losing the last bit you really can't afford to go off plan ( my plan allows about 200-300 calories for candy, badd but it works for me!). You could but it's gonna take forever. Or it wont happen beause the vicious cycle of getting demotivated and then stuffing yourself "just one evening" undoing a whole week of work sets in. What I did is I upped my calories from 1200 to 1400 and I allow myself to eat back 1/4 or 1/3 of my exercise calories. And finally it's working the way I want to again.
So you have to be really honest with yourself. Are you really doing what you should? Goodluck!
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