Vera_Savora's Journal, 14 January 2014

It's all a matter of calories in vs. calories out. If you have a nice, large calorie deficit over the course of a couple of weeks, then sure - you can treat yourself with no significant damage. BUT - everything you treat yourself with, will cause a stepback, and you can easily risk undoing the whole thing. What you COULD to is to simply plan ahead. Take away 150 calories every day, and put them on the day when you like to splurge, say every other Saturday. This will give you additionally 1950 calories that you can mess with without any damage. You already saved it up. Of course, you then need to STILL register all your food, so you know exactly what you're doing. :) 

The key here is control. Keld describes a planned day of calculated indulgence, which is good. To me, a "binge" indicates loss of control. Don't lose control! Do it the way Keld says, and you'll be fine. 

To me, binging is never a good thing. It sets you up for a vicious cycle of rewarding your weight loss with food (which is why a lot of us are here in the first place). We eat for comfort, for joy, for sadness, etc. I think for the long haul, it's better to plan food in to your day. If you want a big mac, have it. Just don't have it every day. Most thin people eat that way. They eat what they want, but in moderation. Plus, many people lose control. They binge, feel bad and it take them days/weeks to get back on plan. Some people can do it, many can't. You can boost your metabolism by adding some higher caloric days, but I agree with you. Binging is never a good thing. 

Ditto previous statements: Planned indulgence may not be bad, but total inhibition or wiring your mind to see food as a reward sounds no bueno to me. Good luck, as long as you speak in love, even if you still disagree, your fiancee may still appreciate your input. 

If you're trying to accomplish a long-term lifestyle change (which is the ONLY way to keep the weight off), you're not going to get there by alternating between deprivation and binges. If you enjoy a food, you should eat it- just less often and in limited quantities. If you don't let the craving build up, you're less likely to want to binge at all.  

When I was on WW I would sometimes "linger" and I would go to Wendy's and get a double baconator and the next day I would have lost 1.5-2 lbs. Idk I believe it sometimes...  

I think he is thinking of the Spike diet. Problem with that is that some people have a hard time going back on. I know I'm not one of those kind of people so I'm no help on whether it works or not.