Who's going to binge this Christmas ?

[Tuberacer]

You bet your ass I will eat until content. No, I won't binge - there's no point in doing so since I don't deprive myself of foods I like. But yeah, I will eat and drink until I'm nice and full. I don't body build to compete in Mr. Olympia, no need to deprive myself on xmas.

[darkcloudcover]

I don't body build to compete in Mr. Olympia, no need to deprive myself on xmas.

Talking of Mr Olympia & food deprivation, these are Mohamed Makkawy's words for his Olympia 1983 diet:

"My diet has been the same as it always is when preparing for a contest. In other words I start out by eating only meat, chicken and fish (zero carbohydrates), then as the contest gets nearer I reduce the amount of food and take amino acids and liver tablets instead until in the last week when I live entirely on amino acids and liver tablets and no food."

However, today I see Mr. Olympia's competitors having all kinds of food & carbs pre-contest. This is not called deprivation. Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VJKc0mS-pE

This is Kevin Levrone talking about today's bodybuilders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeP4T3uwEWU

No disrespect to them, they are AWESOME! But trust me, they are eating more than you are!

[mahousesn]

Eating everything all day. Just want Strength gains.

[JakeSim]

Talking of Mr Olympia & food deprivation, these are Mohamed Makkawy's words for his Olympia 1983 diet:

"My diet has been the same as it always is when preparing for a contest. In other words I start out by eating only meat, chicken and fish (zero carbohydrates), then as the contest gets nearer I reduce the amount of food and take amino acids and liver tablets instead until in the last week when I live entirely on amino acids and liver tablets and no food."

However, today I see Mr. Olympia's competitors having all kinds of food & carbs pre-contest. This is not called deprivation. Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VJKc0mS-pE

This is Kevin Levrone talking about today's bodybuilders:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeP4T3uwEWU

No disrespect to them, they are AWESOME! But trust me, they are eating more than you are!

Okay for the Kevin Levrone video.

First, I call no way. That's not realistically possible for that women to come out of the water with her hair not wet! :O

Second, food <3

[BWC101]

I could feel 'uncomfortable' about what I eat over xmas.... or I could just carry on living my life.

Seriously bro you must be fkn kidding me

[KouRon]

I am going to unleash into as many calories as i can fit in my mouth, i will consume everything in sight that takes my fancy, i won't give a fuk about how many carbs are in it, how many fats, protein, fibre, sodium etc, i am just going to eat until i am content and enjoy the day with my family.

Given i have been cutting for 20 weeks and finish on the monday following Xmas, i am going to use Xmas day as my celebration meal. Will not be surprised if i hit 6-10k calories.

[ricardoperu]

It is just one day. Have a merry Christmas.

[truthiness1]

Just going to eat what I want and not care about the macros for a day. I do this on every family get together holiday.

[gspratley]

So anyone here wana go crazy on the wrong foods during holidays ?
I won't because I'll feel uncomfortable and then will have to diet it all off again, and you ?

^^ yes, i feel uncomfortable too... guess its a good time to bulk a little!!!

[dbman4]

I'm not going to go crazy.. but I'm definitively not going to be anal about tracking calories. I'll probably just be reasonable with my meals, have an idea of how much I'm taking.. and most likely have one meal (christmas dinner buffet) where I go nuts.. diabetes keeps me in check sometimes anyway lol

[chillaxbroseph]

I won't be "binging" this holiday; rather, I'll be enjoying any foods I desire like a normal human being. Will I go over my daily calorie/macro goals? Most likely. Will I be stuffing my face just for the sake of it? No, because I don't restrict my diet to the point where I feel the need to do so.

I see so many people scoffing at the concept of moderation, lamenting that, "you can't fit a whole pizza and breadsticks into your macros" and other absurd comments like that. Guess what? Normal people don't eat a whole pizza and breadsticks, or any of the other absurdly gluttonous examples they bring up. If your diet is so restrictive that you can only enjoy foods when you eat them in absurd quantities, it's a sign that you seriously need to reconsider things.

I'm sorry for the rant, but the word "binge" has been thrown out a lot recently, and people seem to think that it's something to be proud of. People are trying to normalize their behavior by bragging about their weight gain, what they plan to gorge themselves with, and by asking others what their plans are. I just think it's destructive in the long term.

[determined4000]

You should enjoy yourself but not PLan on a binge

[Miickk]

My family is Italian so when I'm full I'm sure my relatives will begin to shovel food down my throat.

[UrosW]

I will definitely enjoy the special time with my family but will not overfeed or shovel food down my throat. Will eat like a human being, enjoy every little bite of delicious food and every little sip of wine.
Those are the moments that make live worth living and special...

[KarmicEffects]

Bulking from Thanksgiving -> New Year's , notasinglefkisgiven...as long as my lifts go up every week! Back to cutting after that, but I like to enjoy my holidays whole-heartily.

[determined4000]

My family is Italian so when I'm full I'm sure my relatives will begin to shovel food down my throat.

Mine is too
But they will be too busy arguing (I mean having a discussion) to know much I eat
I will help myself to plenty of leftovers to restock my firdge for the following week
Italian family--> each family brings enough food to feed the entire party

[Miickk]

Mine is too
But they will be too busy arguing (I mean having a discussion) to know much I eat
I will help myself to plenty of leftovers to restock my firdge for the following week
Italian family--> each family brings enough food to feed the entire party

Haha! Sounds all too familiar. After Christmas lunch last year I couldn't even move and a few hours after mum asks if we "want dinner." I was like wtf women...? but we still had dinner lmao.

[Scruffy77]

i remember past holidays not eating cookies and stuff for a cut, guess what thats borderline eating disorder talk. its 2 days of eating and if you think its going to make a difference after all the hard work you put in you are nuts

[darkcloudcover]

i remember past holidays not eating cookies and stuff for a cut, guess what thats borderline eating disorder talk. its 2 days of eating and if you think its going to make a difference after all the hard work you put in you are nuts

This is called discipline, however, binging is borderline eating disorder. And yes, it can make a big difference, I know a guy who gained 16 kilos in 2 days of eating like there's no tomorrow, it took him 1 month to get back where he was.

[determined4000]

not real weight

This is called discipline, however, binging is borderline eating disorder. And yes, it can make a big difference, I know a guy who gained 16 kilos in 2 days of eating like there's no tomorrow, it took him 1 month to get back where he was.

if he did gain that it would require a 122,000 calorie surplus in two days

[darkcloudcover]

not real weightif he did gain that it would require a 122,000 calorie surplus in two days

Come on man. You know it's mostly water. Water weight is not fun neither, he looked literally like a balloon.

[weknow24]

our family's not too big on xmas, but for NYE, at least 3 different families will be cooking a variety of calorie dense dishes and you can be sure I will be consuming from every food available without thinking about macros/calories etc. A nice bottle of red was given as a present recently too so I will be taking that out with my gf too

it's going to be one of my very few cheat days during the year, but I've more than deserved it (after an additional 2 weeks more of cutting )

[CaliSuperSport]

our family's not too big on xmas, but for NYE, at least 3 different families will be cooking a variety of calorie dense dishes and you can be sure I will be consuming from every food available without thinking about macros/calories etc. A nice bottle of red was given as a present recently too so I will be taking that out with my gf too

it's going to be one of my very few cheat days during the year, but I've more than deserved it (after an additional 2 weeks more of cutting )

Same here, I go to 2 or 3 christmas/holidy functions over the week, so I really have to watch what I eat. Last year I put on weight easily without even stuffing myself.

[Episode95]

Oh you already know. Mom's homemade lasagna, cannolis, and dat dere ham is always fantastic.

[easty23]

Definitely going to enjoy the desserts, its the holidays going to enjoy myself and not worry about much

[KingJames2012]

Come on man. You know it's mostly water. Water weight is not fun neither, he looked literally like a balloon.

Seems to me you have a disorder of your own.

[Christiffer]

All these Christmas binging threads remind me of why I stopped posting on this forum. Eat with your family and enjoy the day. Don't see how much food you can continuously stuff in your face until you feel sick. Cheesecake and blueberry pie is what i'm anticipating. I will end the day with a rough 4-4500 cals.

[OrcaLifter]

It is Christmas. I will enjoy it and not worry about food, macros, etc.

[71Avido]

I'll be stuffing my face for sure, tis the season!

[JerseyRich]

I'm Italian so I will get yelled at if I eat like a bird. lol Its only one day...enjoy it.