How to Recover from a Binge (Fashion Blog Post)

 

Yes I cheat!

After a recent blog post about clean eating, which you can read here, I received a question from Jiye (Gia) Lee of Dressed Up Files asking if I have cheat days.

Yes I do. In fact, when I do, I binge on really unhealthy foods.

But I try to recover quickly.

Usually within a day or two.

Feeling sorry for myself doesn't accomplish one single goal, so why waste the effort? Instead I follow a recovery process that swiftly puts me back on track.

It's easier said than done though.

Because eating clean all the time requires painstaking discipline, even a one-time slip buries me with emotions. Getting over the initial hump of regret is the hardest part, and that's why I've prepared an arsenal of recovery methods to speed things up.

Need help recovering from a binge?

Maybe you can make use of the methods below:

1. Get over it.

Again, easier said than done. But, c'mon!

Did you set off a bomb? Nope. Unleash an epidemic? Nope. You ate bad food. Big effing deal.

2. Drink extra water.

Binging on highly-processed foods puts excess sodium and sugar in your body, which require extra water to flush out. An H2O-based detox should do you good at this point. It also makes you too full to overeat again.

3. Double up your work out.

You can't get away without being punished. Nope, not gonna happen. And because you screwed up, why don't you work twice as hard.

4. Eat all your meals.

Starvation slows metabolism and leads to more mishaps. Nobody wants that.

5. Dress up (like I did in today's Fashion Blog Post)

Because when you feeling bad, you need other ways to feel good again.

A comfy, over-sized tank helps disguise a "food baby" belly.

Wearing shorts to accentuate legs, and divert attention away from the stomach. Heels help too.

Thanks for reading today's Fashion Blog Post.

 

I'm sure you're not a clean eating psycho like me.

 

But if you do eat clean, or just eat healthy in general, then hugs to you!

 

How do you recover from a binge?

 

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