Weighing and Binging

Okay, im not going to be in denial....i just had a HUGE BINGE.
A carby, carby, large binge.
I think this means that my diet has been too restrictive....but i do feel pretty devestated.

But! My question is:

Should I even bother weighing myself tomorrow or should I leave it a day or two?

I just dont know if it will be better to just DO IT and feel alright about it....
or leave it, until it maybe balances out?

any opinions or similar expierences?

Ok, don't weigh yourself tomorrow. It will just make you depressed and probably spark a few more binges. Wait a couple of days and then see.

I mean, i probably but on a pound of actually honest-to-goodness weight, but since it was so carby....i'll probably see mostly water weight on the scale tomorrow?

STAY AWAY FROM THE SCALE!  Just move on.  Don't look back.  Tell your self its alright.  Its just one day.  Stay away from the scale for at LEAST three days.  Then after three days if you do find you gained, just move on like it never happened.  You cant dwell on it or it will set you back.  I had a really stressful week and ate (emotional eater) way to much.  I ended up gaining 1.5 LBS.  But oh well.  I am moving on.  One step back two steps forward.  Good luck! 

Ookay I think thats what I'll do!
Wait until like monday-ish.
I mean fretting wont undo the eating! So why waste my time.

Thanks!

Do not weigh yourself tomorrow, Monday would be good. If i binge I always give myself a few days to get back on track with eating right and going to the gym. I've weighed myself after a binge before and it only made me binge more because i saw the number and thought, "why bother, i might as well eat a lot again b/c i'm not making any progress! It's only one day, don't let it ruin your motivation )

I binged the last three days, weighed myself this morning, then cried for like an hour. I'd have been much happier if I hadn't, though you can bet I didn't even THINK about cheating today.

I say you should weigh yourself.  You shouldn't (In My opinion) avoid a matter but see the truth of it.  That way you'll now fr next time and in any situation not only weight.

I always weigh myself after a binge and record it on here.  Its a way for me to reinforce that what I did was wrong.  Since I've been doing that my binges have been farther apart.

i know the feeling and i always cringe after a binge biting my nails to step on that scale!! you have my consolation but not looking at the scale wont change the number.  theres no point getting depressed about it either as that wont change the number either.  you already know what will change that number and from today forward, youre doing it!

 

 

I would suggest that you get on the scale. For me, I feel bad when I binge and I think I should stay away from the scale but I find myself there the next morning because the not knowing is worse for me. I need to know what I am up against and you can't confront what you can't identify. Sometimes you can be in for a nice surprise, when the increase is not as bad as you had hoped. It happens!!  

On a bit of a different note... as uncomfortable as it is I try to record everything I ate on a binge.  I think a big part of why I was obese was my uncanny ability to ignore things.  At least if I write it down I'm admitting that it happened.  Not paying attention to my actions doesn't work for me. 

Weighing yourself after eating way too much won't give you any real idea of how much you weigh ... so it's pointless. It's very unlikely that you ate enough to gain more than 1-2lbs, so I really wouldn't worry about your weight.

Reading everyone's posts, I find it so interesting how different people cope so differently with binges in order to prevent them from happening again.  tee-bb, do you think you would feel determined or discouraged if you weigh in?  Personally, I agree with luzd.  I would record the entire binge.  I think breaking it down into specific foods helps you better understand yourself, your weaknesses, what foods promote a spiral effect, how many calories you actually ate.  I wouldn't weigh in necessarily because the water weight will mislead you into thinking what you did was way more damaging than it actually was.

 Good luck and don't give up.  We've all been there.

Thanks for all the advice.....I didnt end up weighing! But returned to my healthy eating and had a big workout! i feel better.
But my binging seems to be creeping up more and more lately.......and its sabatoging my weight loss goals.

I always say to myself..."just have self control, everybody has it, just do it"
But then I binge none the less, sigh...i feel so weak.

I just need to suck it up and say no more.
But its hard sometimes.