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why not restrict eating after a binge?

i know a lot of people say do not fast or skip meals after a binge, but why not, wouldn't your boby not gain weight?  it would balance the caloric intake right?

people have said that skipping meals will cause another binge, what it i can resist the binge and still skip meals, would that still be a problem?

Yes it would because that's called an eating disorder.

but regardless of e.d or not, my concern is i don't want to gain weight.

it sends your body mixed signals and thus it will want to hold onto the binge food in efforts to make up for the soon to be restriction, why not just try to eat healthy and if you slip up and overeat every now and then, brush your self off and grab a healthy salad for the next meal.

Skipping meals will cause another binge. Say you binge in the morning, then skip lunch, by dinner you'll be starving and possibly binge again. People will try to fast the next day and end up binging again.

I also think you need to find out the reasons behind your binges. Could it be stress related? Are you eating enough calories throughout the day? The foods you are eating, do they have enough protien or fiber?

at dinner before the binge, i had some mango salad with dried shrimps and scallops and a small apple which was little food for a normal dinner for me.  and i was craving pistachio nuts and had like 400 kernels, it had shells too, that didn't even stop me from eating them.

I just read you other post and you said your family knows about your binging. Can you talk to them about it? Maybe ask if your parents will take you to therapy?

they can't help, they'll try their best at hiding it but i manage to find it so now they can't even buy some foods they want to eat. 

as for professional, i've seek counselors at school, they are so short of staff that they've referred me to outside clinics.  i'm really busy with school and work, i don't have the time to run from places to places to see a therapist.  school has always been a priority of mine.

I understand that school and work are important but so is your health. The choice is yours.

If you want to eat a lighter amount after eating a lot that's a normal habit, but completely skipping food is setting yourself up for some really horrible habits.

People frequently make the trade offs.  Today I'll have 400 pistachios and tomorrow I'll eat the low range of my calories unless I exercise, then I need to eat more to make up for the exercise. 

Edit: I take that back.  After reading your other posts, you need to see a counselor as soon as possible imo.  Whether your eating habits are causing your problems or they're the result you need professional help, your school work will probably improve from seeing a counselor and getting some help with your issues.

You are not eating enough and what you call a binge is probably a result from undereating.

Helpless, I just saw your stats from another post and you are currently classed as underweight. Please stop counting calories and get some support.

i just figured...

EVERYBODY in caloriecount can tell you to

STOP COUNTING CALORIES
GET OFF THIS SITE
etc.....

 

but yo uknow what?
she wont listen to US. to her, we're just some computer info book searching only for ways to lose more weight and IGNORING our warnings.

 

best to ignore her...... >: [

I think I just dit the worst thing for my diet: the day before yesterday my father brought home a shopping bag with different kinds of chocolate,because my family is formed of   chocolate addicted people(lol...me to)and after months of restricting chocolate I just couldn't resist anymore and I ate..and ate ,I think I ate  at least 400-500 grams (one pound and a few ounces)of chocolate meaning at least 1000 cals more then my needs of 1.500(I know..sad:[ )...and yesterday,for compensate I didn't eat anything all day(just drank lots of water and green tea).Today I feel ok and I came back on my diet track and I don't feel the need to eat chocolate or other junk food because I still feel guilty about the chocolate-binge day:(.

 

That day when I didn't eat anything was the first day(and hope the single one from now on) of my entire life when I've been on fast all day long.Will this do any harm to my health or my weight?

One day of overeating or undereating won't hurt your health or affect your weight in the slightest.  It's just a bad idea to do it on a regular basis.  The key to good health and weight-control is balance....  If you like chocolate, for example, have a small amount once a week, say.  Then it's a nice treat, part of your healthy diet and you won't feel so deprived and miserable that you have to eat it to excess when you finally get your hands on some.  

A lot of people will be having a particularly big lunch on December 25th.  Many people (myself included) are trying not to overeat in the run-up but aren't starving themselves either and will be planning to take a few brisk walks on Boxing Day.... that's balance. 

What you are describing is called "binge-restrict" and is a dangerous cycle. Constantly depriving yourself will lead to overeating or "binges" of large caloric quantities because you are starving your body of what it needs. This is a form of disordered eating, and as such I suggest you speak to a professional such as your doctor, a parent, friend, clergymember or otherwise outside of CC in regards to it. Calorie Count's mission is to promote healthy and sustainable weight management and if you are not out to help yourself we cannot help you.

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