Binge in positive light....

...right, i was going to come on here n rant about my binge habit that i thought i had kicked coming back...but you know what? it's actually not THE END OF THE WORLD...so i over ate today...i might go over my daily cals slightly, but it's the first time in a long time, and no doubt this over indulgence will boost my metabolism and not do any long term damadge...so there you are, im not going to get depressed about it, and neither should you if you've binged too!

I went out for a mate's birthday on Tuesday and had a six course gastro-tasting meal, they had a special offer. Ahahaha... it was awesome. Once in a while means nothing! It's the little every day habits that add up. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

Course one: fish soup

Course two: pancetta and blue cheese flan

Course three: sea bream with chorizo and veg

Course four: french lemon tart

Course five: cheese

Course six: coffee and petit four

Joy. I took the chocolate home in my bag because I was just way too full :)

I think taking joy in binge eating, or at the very least, laughing in the face of it, is self-defeating and a haughty way of looking at doing something unhealthy. I weigh every morning and every night. If I overeat, I see it on the scale for 2 weeks before I get back to where I was before the binge. That's like 2 steps backwards. To me, binge eating only served two purposes: 1) it reminded me of what a glutton/pig I could be and 2) how it was that I got obese/fat/overweight in the first place.

I've learned that I can still enjoy food without binge eating. It's a matter of attitude and disciplining yourself. I'm still learning too, on what works and doesn't work for dieting, but I'm 100% confident that slipping into old habits is no laughing matter.

Wow, you need to eat 3500 calories OVER your maintenance to gain 1 lbs so your binges must have been big enough to cause those gains

When I eat 2500 - 3000 calories even, I will not gain weight from it because I eat maintenance every other day of the week, so one time has never mattered to me!

I don’t think the poster was saying binge eating was positive, but the way you handle it CAN be positive.

Accepting that you slipped up and being able to make the choice to move forward instead of over thinking it or restricting the next day is GREAT, so well done to the author of this thread!

And, away from the subject of binge eating, “ over indulging” is a healthy part of life, what the heck is the point in eating well ALL the time if you can’t even indulge once every week or 2?

Just wanted to clear up the fact that I definitely was not saying that I take joy in binge eating, I've always struggled with it, but I decided I wasn't going to rant or get worked up...because I think the guilt trip thing serves as purpose...it makes binge eating into this whole guilt trip thing. So if I react differently and say, actually it wasn't the end of the world and it'll probably mean i boost my metabolism and will definitely not mean I put weight on then actually it really is not the end of the world.

If I looked at it from a negative point of view I'd want to do it again as a form of self punishment, because that is what binge eating is, it's self punishment inflicted on the body! So I'm not going to make myself feel guilty from it.

You know, I don't blame you.  I don't go out to eat very often (maybe once a month), so when I do, I eat what I want and don't feel guilty about it.  I mean, I can make the healthy, low-calorie stuff at home.  If I'm going to spend a lot of money on a nice meal, I'm going to at least have something that I'll really enjoy.

On the other hand, if I went out to eat every day or very frequently, I'd be more selective about what I eat... but if it's only once a month, I'm going to enjoy it.

Original Post by j-fizz:

...right, i was going to come on here n rant about my binge habit that i thought i had kicked coming back...but you know what? it's actually not THE END OF THE WORLD...so i over ate today...i might go over my daily cals slightly, but it's the first time in a long time, and no doubt this over indulgence will boost my metabolism and not do any long term damadge...so there you are, im not going to get depressed about it, and neither should you if you've binged too!

I'm probably late for this post lol. But here we go.

This is how I think about it, to make myself feel better. Okay, so I ate (for example) 2000 calories today. All in all today I burned 2210. 210 calorie defict (ignore the for example lol this actually happened yikes!!! *hits self*) (I think I burned more .every 10 minutes I do 30 situps and lunges) 

ANYWHO, 210 defict, at least it's not a pound. Think of it like that. Did I eat like 3,500 calories today? NO, and if you did, you burned half of it. I think a pound is easy to lose, much easier to gain mind you. But a new day, a new start, drink lots of water, it makes me bloated but at least Im thinking "hey, it's only water, not water retention and fat lol."   :D