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What does it mean if you dream about binge eating?

You’re not ready until you’re ready. So, if you have binge eating dreams — or any dream that brings your illness back to life — remember that, no matter where you are in your recovery, you have come a...

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How much weight can you gain in a year?

So fibbing about your actual weight isn’t an issue here. Epidemiologists have observed that the average person typically puts on 1 to 2 pounds a year from early adulthood through middle age. The CDC’s...

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Why does my body ache after binge eating?

Overeating causes the stomach to expand beyond its normal size to adjust to the large amount of food. The expanded stomach pushes against other organs, making you uncomfortable. This discomfort can...

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How long after eating are calories absorbed?

The absorption process begins around 3-6 hours after eating. “Nutrients get absorbed as the food is broken down, with the majority of nutrients being absorbed in the small intestine, where they’re then...

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Can you burst your stomach after gastric sleeve?

This can allow gastric contents to leak out from the sleeve and into the abdominal cavity. Most of the time when this happens it results in a small fluid collection, or “abscess”, next to the sleeve....

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How much weight will I gain if I binge?

When you consider the protein and fat calories that remain, that would equal about 1,600-1,700 calories remaining for weight gain. Your body might decide to store more those calories, subtracting an...

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Is it normal to binge?

Some health experts may consider isolated episodes of binge eating to be normal. But if a habit of binge eating starts to have a significant impact on your life, it should be cause for concern. What is...

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Will one day of overeating ruin my progress?

The good news: it’s a resounding yes. So that your body doesn’t get used to a routine and your metabolism stagnate. So that you don’t feel deprived of the goodies. So that on the other days you CAN...

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What are contraindications to bariatric surgery?

While there are no absolute contraindications to bariatric surgery, relative contraindications do exist. These include severe heart failure, unstable coronary artery disease, end-stage lung disease,...

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Is 3000 calories a day good?

Daily calorie needs range from 1,600–2,400 calories per day for adult women and 2,000–3,000 calories for adult men, with the low ends of the ranges being for sedentary people and the high ends for...

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