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I'm doing some research on post contest binge eating and just body builder binge eating in general. This has been the most disasterous consequence of the contest diet. It really can destroy the gains made and ruin the efforts for the next season. What I am trying to do is get enough information to post a questionaire that can further information to help head off the problem before it starts. Lifestyle change and time is part of the answer, but there's more. Some questions regarding the common 12 week contest diet, how far detailed should the restrictiveness be, choice of foods, etc. Post contest would be regarding processed and fast foods. Let me know...PM, Post or email me at Franknater@yahoo.com Frank "Lift and be happy. Lift harder and be excited...Get Excited, Get Big!!!" | ||
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Well I binge ate after the Northern Kentucky last March, for about a week and look better for my upcoming show on October 6th than I did in March. I will binge eat after my show on the 6th. 1 meal that night and 1 meal on Sunday morning, then I will be doing another show on the 20th. I'll tell you which 1 I looked better at. | |||
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Frank - What info are you looking for? And - are you asking about a post contest binge right after and the morning after the show OR are you talking about a post contest binge that happens for weeks and is hard to get under control? Rachel Wade Beverly International | |||
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Rachel, The post contest binge right after a contest is usually under control if there is another contest to be done. Yes, it is the loss of control sending a person over, into the worst shape. Most of the time, this can be a person that is not going to compete again or someone told to gain size, now they're out of control and gaining the wrong size, fat. This is happening to people that start off competing and never had an eating problem. Some will say "trigger foods" others eat massively just for no reason. Prior to competing, they watched their diets, ate reasonably well and kept fat off. Some of the things I am trying to piece together are: Is there such a thing as trigger foods? What kind of foods, why, when and where? Is is chemical or pyschological or both? How long does it last? Daily, Weekly, All the time, Night only, etc? The differences (if any) between men and women. Ages may play some factor. Subconcious: Told to gain size, feeling skinny, etc. Processed vs whole or organic. (Fast food included.). The more info, of course, the more one can see a progression and cause. For some, it may be a problem (binge eating) that can have long term effects while others, it is only temporary. Any input is appreciated. The more information one can keep track of, the better I can filter into categories. This is only for my personal interest in which I am willing to share here. It has nothing to do with school or affiliation of any type. Frank "Lift and be happy. Lift harder and be excited...Get Excited, Get Big!!!" | |||
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After my first competition, in 1996, I binge ate uncontrollably for weeks.It was something I had never done before. This followed 14 weeks of perfect dieting for the show. I competed at 161 and 2 weeks later I was just under 190. I was so waterlogged that my ankles were swollen like an old woman's I did more cardio post-contest -- over 2 hours a day on the Stairmaster - than I did preparing for the show, in hopes of minimizing the fat gain, because I knew I was out of control with my eating. I can only imagine how fat I would have become without all that cardio. I recall feeling so out of control with my binging that I wondered if I needed psychological help. My wife wondered the same thing. I'm normally someone very in control of my behavior and emotions, so I found that loss of control quite disturbing. I regained control one step at a time, forcing myself first to go 1/2 day without eating any junk, then a day, and then stringing several perfect-eating days together. I've seen the same binging behavior in many other competitors. First-timers seem especially susceptible. I think it's because if you've never dieted before as strictly as contest prep requires, you have no idea how hard it is and how those cravings become so overwhelming. When it's finally over, and you can relax and eat what you want, it's like the floodgates open up and the pent-up cravings overtake you. Once you've competed, however, and been through the experience, I think it becomes easier psychologically to limit your binge to a day or two after the show. Plus, you remember how quickly you turn into a dough boy (or girl) on an extended binge. That's motivation enough not to binge too long! | |||
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First, show sort of binge ate afterwards, but never got above 12.8%, but my bodyweight climbed to an all new high. It worked okay for me, but really I wasnt truly bindign I was overeating good foods, tons of PB, tons of oats, etc and I ate sweets when I wanted, but it wasnt a binge I dont think. I was so full on good foods that I didnt have much room for bad ones. I just made the good ones taste really good. I was eating chocolate rice cakes with 3tbs of peanut butter in between meals and those tasted awesome. My last shows I pretty much enjoyed myself for a day and got back on a decent plan pretty quickly. Though I have watched others really binge and for a long time to the point it was disasterous. I think it comes from reward type thinking, then it snowballs. Weird fact. I was never a chocolate eater until after my last show, now the more chocolate the better and the richer the better. Kind of weird. My buddy said he never ate snickers, but because he had one in pump up and it was so mouth watering he now craves them, always....This message has been edited. Last edited by: Jtheo, Jason Theobald | |||
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I just did a show on Sept 22nd and now it is Oct 2nd I was 200lbs the day of the show and now 9 days later I got on the scale about a hour ago and i am 230lbs...I have been binge eating but I have been binge eating on all the contest foods pluss the addition of fruit. I still eat every 2-3 hours no snacking just 7 LARGE meals...30lbs in 9 days is crazy...Trying to get to 250 by Nov 1st. | |||
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This topic is taken too lightly in the competitive circuit, ranging from randomly dreaming about your favourite pizza post-contest to having folders full of recipes and spending HOURS looking at pictures of food on the net or takeaway menus. I am sure it is a minority of people who develop compulsive overeating and I personally have just this week connected my "new" eating habits with this diagnosis. I would love to help with any survey you have and answer as many questions as people have as my post-contest binge/compulsive eating experience placed extreme stress on my physical and mental wellbeing having competed in a figure class at approximately 4% bodyfat. Please let me know if I can help answer your questions. | |||
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