Maintenance phase but still bingeing at times

Hi everyone...a bit of background...I have lost 151 pounds and have been maintaining my weight for almost 11 months now. Thing is I still binge. It is always on horribly unhealthy foods and, although I don't eat as much as I used to, I can still pack the calories away. I am a bit disappointed that I am still doing this rather frustrating habit as you would think after all the weightloss and fitness I have regained that I would have learnt my lesson. These binges are not making me gain weight as I am exercising every day and love to keep fit so think I am getting away with it...for now at least.

Is there anyone else out there who is maintaining who has experienced the same thing?

Thanks

Why don't you let yourself have one decent indulgence every day?  I do and I still maintain.

Sounds like you can afford the calories but you are probably trying to restrict your calories in case you have a binge and it ends up being a cycle.

I try to eat healthily most of the day but I give myself a good sized chocolate bar or something like that at the end of the day and don't feel guilty about it as it is within my calorie limit.  I don't feel deprived!

My brother has been going through that for about 3 years now.  For him he purges in the form of exercise and it's very frustrating to him, so I can imagine you're going through the same thing, although, maybe not purging.

I guess I don't have any advice, just more letting you know it's not an uncommon occurance.  Try not to get discouraged.   

If you're only bingeing like once a month, I really wouldn't worry about it. In fact I'd call it something other than a binge.

What triggers you to binge? What makes you go back to that habit and those foods? I would look into the answers to those questions, because no amount of fitness and nutritional know-how takes care of the emotional side of food.

Just my $.02. I also think that dm84 has a point. Give yourself some slack, don't punish or guilt yourself for binging, just move on and see whether they become more infrequent.

I go ape on pizza and burgers.  Baseball games also tend to blow my diet.  I find if I stick to my routine and avoid walking past the vending machine at work Mon ~ Friday, I'm gold.  Then I let my self have a treat and a burger on Friday.  Then I do the pizza or what ever I am craving on Saturday/Sunday.  As for the ball game, I can't seem to avoid the snacks.  Still trying to figure that one out.

yeah I am experiencing the same thing - reached goal weight, trying to maintain, but just cannot help eating things that I simply know I don't need. At the moment i'm not putting on weight because I excercise quite a lot, but i'm worried what will happen if I start excercising less.

Hi larrylou22.i have lost weight so many times 50 60 even 70 pounds before only to go back to my old way of eating and putting in back on plus more.since i've come to cc i've yoyo'd (sp?) like crazy.but thanks to cc i do make better choices and always start back on my healthy life style.for years i've asked myself :do i have a mental problem or what ?to work so hard to loose the weight and turn around and gain it back.what has helped me this time is cc.my friends here give me encouragement and let me know it's okay if i mess up.i have the same problem eating ,then eating again.but unlike you i did gain weight.but thanks to cc i'll never gain it all back.glad to hear that you are maintaing.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.I'ts people like you that keep me motivated.?????

I've been maintaining a 25 lb weightloss for several months but still struggle with the bingeing. I have a well balanced diet, including healthy fats and the occasional unhealthy ones. I work so hard to incorporate "treats" into my diet here and there so I don't go overboard, but I'm still having trouble. I do great for about 6 1/2 days out of 7 in a week, but go crazy for that other half day. It's not causing me any weight gain, either, as I have a very active job that I work 7 days a week. But once every week or two, I'll consume 3-4000 +, and I'm a pretty small person.

For me, I think it's a simple emotional eating issue. I have a lot of stress in my life. Every now and then I eat to the point of pain, I suppose, to replace and smother the emotional pain. But that's just me.