I just binged like a madman!

[DoshKel]

Hey all. Tonight was REALLY weird. Here is how the story goes: TOnight after dinner around 1:00 am I had my daily snack. It was a normal snack consisting of 1/2 cup cereal, 11 little soup crackers, 1/4 cup blueberries, some nuts and 2 pretzels. I ate this watching my favorite show (cowboy bebop) and went to sleep right after around 1:30 am. Well...I woke up about 30 minutes later and I was freezing cold, VERY dizzy, heart was pumping weird and I felt really heavy all over. I've had these feelings before since I am going through an ED but never this intense. So...I went to the fridge and ate some blueberries because I thought it would calm my pains. Well, one thing led to another and sooner or later I found myself eating uncontrollably. I was eating everything in sight. From strawberries, blueberries, cereal, crackers, soup crackers, soycream, pickles, pretzels, hummus, peach salsa, nuts, PB and honey sandwich on a wraped peice of WW bread, chips, and 2 HUGE bowls of cereal w/ milk (as in 1 bowl = 2 or more cups of cereal). I ate all this stuff and alot of it. Has anyone experienced this sort of super hunger spree before? Should I be worried that I did this? Right now i'm so full that I could push on my stomach and :spew: would happen. I probably consumed about 2x my daily intake of calories. I do feel extremely energized right now and it has been along time since I felt like that :).

P.S. I only took in around 599 calories after dinner tonight. Would that make it alright that I did this?

Cheers.

[Cissy]

You probably binged because you restricted. You hadn't eaten much all day (600 is HALF of the minimum you should eat), so I'm not surprised that you binged. I know from experience that binging sucks, but if you eat throughout the day, you might not binge like that at night.

[DoshKel]

So I binged because my body is so hungry that I did it without even thinking? Wow...thats intense. I actually don't feel THAT bad about it becuase I feel so energized and good right now. I know i'm going to sleep like a baby tonight also :). I just hope I don't get sick tomorrow. Thanks for the reply Cissy.

Cheers.

[Walter]

Why are you counting your calories? Who counts how many pretzels and soup crackers they eat?

Eat until you're done. Wait a few hours. Repeat as necessary.

[bizarro]

I'm glad you are eating a little more and feel ok today DoshKel. Please do the same tomorrow and the next day if you can, but only at a slower pace, LOL!

[clickman]

Yea, it's probably the restricting. Does your doctor know you experience those symptoms? (Very dizzy, cold, irregular heart beat)

[Rie]

Why are you counting your calories? Who counts how many pretzels and soup crackers they eat?

Eat until you're done. Wait a few hours. Repeat as necessary.

Ditto everything mikie said. Your body will let you know when to eat, just listen to it.

[rainbowmoon]

Its because of your eating disorder, binging is a direct result of starving yourself; your body knew it needed food. Start eating reguarly, and stop counting crackers and stuff, dude. :)

[DoshKel]

Hey everyone. Yes, my doctor knows that I have been experiencing these symptoms. He told me that if I drank my Ensure and ate normally they would go away. I'm counting my calories because I want to see how much i'm eating and want to keep track of what i'm eating. Um, I had a really bad morning today...I just broke down in front of my parents and we just had a huge discussion on my ED and my mental state right now and everyone was crying. I feel horrible. Sorry if my post sucks...I just feel really bad right now. Thankls for replying everyone and for your advice. Hope everyone is doing good.

Cheers.

[Formerbaboon]

I did the same thing a while back. I ate alot less than you do now (and that is a bad thing), I hadn't gone over in about two months, and I binged, and binged, and binged. I probably ate about 3,000 calories in 6 hours. I think you should focus on getting at least 1200 calories a day. I bet you will still lose weight from that, but you need more calories. We don't need you dying on us!

[glamboy]

I dont think he needs to LOOSE weight Former.
~Glamboy

[Cissy]

FB - Don't encourage him to lose weight. He shouldn't. Thanks.

[Walter]

I probably ate about 3,000 calories in 6 hours.
Welcome to my life! :lol:

[Formerbaboon]

I am not encouraging him. My doctor told me that when I eat 1200 calories a day (don't anymore), I am still losing, but its better than eating *** calories.

[clickman]

Welcome to my life! :lol:

Dear Mike,

send me your metabolism. thanks.

sincerely,

clickie

[Formerbaboon]

OT:

Speaking of mail,clickamn, you should get your letter by tomorrow, hopefully.

[rainbowmoon]

DoshKel- I'm sorry that you had a bad day/situation, but in the long run, talking to your parents about this and having their help will eventually lead to recovery more quickly than going it alone. So while you might view it as difficult/challenging/unpleasant, some day you might look back to that situation as one that helped you get back on the road to health.
In addition, I am not an advocate of calorie counting, generally, but you do need to make sure you are getting a healthy amount of calories. Try at first to get up to 1500-thats the minimum for any man on a diet I believe, like 1200 calories for women. I'm not saying thats an acceptable FINAL GOAL, but its a starting place.
lovenlight,
Linz

[DoshKel]

Hey everyone. Wow, I really feel like a failure. All this time I have been doing this and I haven't really even thought about what it has brought on my parents and friends. My parents try so hard to get me to eat right. Like they will stress that I need to eat more at dinner because I had like 1/4 cup rice and a salad and I just get mad and say i'm getting enough. I don't know whats wrong with me. Everyone...thanks for your advice. It has really helped me and made me realize that i'm in big trouble. So...THANKS :):). I started drinking my Ensures now and I bet those will bring me up to my calorie requirements. I hope I can get better.

Cheers.

[Brigio]

Doshkel I just want to know why you want to be skinny, don't guys want to be tough and strong? My advice to you is to maybe start weight lifting.. you'll increase muscle mass and it could possibly push you to eat more. You can't build muscle without proper fuel. Just a suggestion.

[Nirvana19105]

Doshkel I just want to know why you want to be skinny, don't guys want to be tough and strong? My advice to you is to maybe start weight lifting.. you'll increase muscle mass and it could possibly push you to eat more. You can't build muscle without proper fuel. Just a suggestion.

*STEREOTYPE ALARM*

[Formerbaboon]

Beep Beep Beep!

[clickman]

I'll second that alarm.

[rainbowmoon]

Hey everyone. Wow, I really feel like a failure. All this time I have been doing this and I haven't really even thought about what it has brought on my parents and friends. My parents try so hard to get me to eat right. Like they will stress that I need to eat more at dinner because I had like 1/4 cup rice and a salad and I just get mad and say i'm getting enough. I don't know whats wrong with me. Everyone...thanks for your advice. It has really helped me and made me realize that i'm in big trouble. So...THANKS :):). I started drinking my Ensures now and I bet those will bring me up to my calorie requirements. I hope I can get better.

Cheers.

You realize it now and you are working on getting better, and thats all that matters. One thing I have learned is that the past is the past...you can't go back even a minute in time and undo what you've done, all you can do is make the future better! I believe you will.
lovenlight,
Linz

[Brigio]

I know its a sterotype.. and I'm sorry but I just don't understand. I don't know any girls who find super skinny guys attractive (no offense to anyone!) and even super skinny girls for that matter. I just want to understand better. I think that's it so sad that food has become the enemy.. for me too. I constantly strugge with food and I hate it.. it's a horrible place to be. It's just strange to me to see a guy struggling with anorexia because we don't really here about it in society. It's almost refreshing to know that guys struggle with food too and that's its not just a female issue. Anyways I'm sorry for sterotyping, I would just like some insight into this issue (anorexic males)

peace

[glamboy]

No all guys want to have veins popping out of their necks in order to bully small children and dogs.
~Glamboy