Holiday Binge Eating

by Smith
(OH)

Nate,
I heard that when you binge eat your stomach capacity increases and it stays that way for a few days. Is that true?

ANSWER:

Smith,

Yes that's true, but its worse than a few days... your stomach's capacity can increase by up to 25%, and it will stay that way for two weeks!

The best way to deal with this is to:

1- Try to minimize the binge eating in the first place, but if that doesn't happen...

2- Eat a bunch of lean meats, fruits, and veggies. This will help you feel full, but you won't be taking in nearly as many calories as if you would have filled up on carbs.

Also, you need to drink a ton of water in the days following binge eating.

It takes a lot of your water to digest all that food, not to mention the boatloads of sodium you ate... also, drinking water will help with the hunger pains.

Good luck.