If you DO overeat...?

Question

If I DO overeat at a meal, is there anything I can do make sure my body burns up as much of that as possible as opposed to storing it as fat??

I am very active...2 hour workouts 5 days/week and 30 minutes-1 hour the other 2 days. I normally eat extremely healthy (chicken, veggies, fruit, yogurt, etc). This was a very rare thing and I feel very full and uncomfortable and guilty.

Answer 1

The more muscle you have in your body, the more calories your body burns when dormant. Hit the gym, if you build muscle your body will burn calories even when you are not on the treadmill.

Answer 2

Boost your workout for a few days and see how that goes. Some of that depends on what you overate. Food with a higher saturated fat content will be harder to burn off than something full of simple carbs. If possible, try to be active soon after eating. For instance, if you go overboard on dinner, go for a walk afterwards. Even if it doesn't change how fast I burn it off, taking a walk or something like that makes me feel less uncomfortable. Be careful not to fall into the "I blew it at lunch so the whole day is gone, I'll have another cupcake" trap. A lot of diet's fail because of that.

Don't worry about it too much. A boost in your workout and cutting out some of the "extra's" for the next day or so should balance things out.

Answer 3

The best way to get rid of that fat is to excercise. Pills, drugs etc are very harmful to the body. If you do overeat, go out for a walk after dinner or even any big meal. Do some stretches and what not. Sometimes I love playing music loud and dancing, it burns tons of calories and is great practice for your dance moves.

Answer 4

Go for a walk and then maybe choose healthier options/eat a lighter meal for your next meal! :)

1 meal really won't make a different in the grand scheme of things, it's when you overeat on a very regular basis and do nothing to compensate that you start gaining fat.

Answer 5

I applaud you on wanting to become leaner and healthier. But, try this for when the weather is in the teens. Exercise is a natural process that our bodies use to eliminate excess fat. People gain excess weight by either overeating or lack of sufficient exercise. So, on those days, stop and grab your coat and your keys and leave the house. Hurry to do this, but once outside take a leisurely stroll around your block. Then go back home and DON'T SIT DOWN, but do some house cleaning. Continue doing this 1 block jaunt for 1 week. Next week walk 2 blocks at the same leisure pace and go back home and clean some more. By now you should be more intuned to yourself and feeling like you can take on the world. Well, don't. We don't want you to get discouraged and stop walking. Your body will be fine tuning itself as you walk so you may not see immediate results. For your third week take in a block further and go home and do some more cleaning. Do the same for the fourth week as well. Now, here you are at the second month. You should be feeling more energetic. Are you? OK, then let's begin. This time when you go for your walk you will increase it by 2 blocks each week. If you feel pain or are short-winded then stop and go back to your last comfort zone of walking. This is only your body's way of saying that it is not ready for that step so fast. It is not telling you that you can't or never will do it, but just not then. Now go out and buy yourself some good raingear for the days when it is raining cats and dogs. Boots included and cover your nose and mouth as well. Don't let the inclement in the weather get in the way of you having good health. Now that you are walking further you need to go home and start organizing the cabinets and drawers. You are probably one of those people who still watch too much television. If you can't get up the nerve to throw it (idiot box) out, then watch it standing up as you go around and clean house. Oh, and another thing, while you are losing weight your clothes will start to bag and sag. Get rid of them! After all of your hard work you want to flaunt your success. Go out and buy new underwear and outerwear clothing. Don't forget that your feet will have lost weight too, so buy new shoes. Don't overwhelm yourself, though. Buy a piece at a time as you loose weight and get rid of your fat clothes. DO NOT STOP once you are at your ideal weight. Now you have to maintain it, for a lifetime. And always be aware of your surroundings. I can see you now. YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD!

Answer 6

Do something to really move to burn the extra calories. Go for a fast 30-40 walk or dance for awhile, it depends on what kind of things you like to do, but something that will make you move for about 30 minutes!

Answer 7

what you can do is walk after a meal....
or a few hours later..exercise.
it's better to have some small meals during the day.. rather than waiting till you're so hungry that you tend to overeat at one meal.
also be aware of portion size....and try not to overeat at one meal .

Answer 8

I would say excercise after but that might make your cramp up or something. I don't think it's bad to over eat just once. Just be sure you cut down on portions and there won't be as much fat to store. Exercise regularly. Good luck! :)

Answer 9

Why is everyone concered about there weight? I was concered badly one time, And I
Got skinny and it wasn't really fun so I put on a extra few pounds. Your weight is what
god wanted you to be, and if you don't like it, then you don't like what god gave you.
You should be happy god gave you a life.

But!, If you really wanna loose weight heres what you do. swimming season is coming
up and I know your really scared people will laugh at you.

- with every meal drink Water or Orange juice, Milk sometimes (Milk is very fattening).

- If you are bored and you think about eating and you think your hungry don't eat
Because you are really not hungry your just thinking about it. So try to do some sit ups
or push ups instead. Or do what you like to do.

- If you have junk food in your house, then get it all out. Because if you don't have
Junk food in your house, Guess what, You want be ABLE to eat it.
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Let's say you eat alot of junk food, and you stop eating it. You will drop 15 pounds
easy.WHEN YOU SEE A CANDY, THINK OF A HOT GIRL/GUY IN A BATHING SUIT AND THINK WHO
YOU WANT MORE.

- Get some Fruits in your house loaded, and eat those when you are hungry but try
Drinking Lots of water too.

- Exercises -

1.) Punch air - Makes your arm look non-fat.
2.) Running/walking - Good for you also burns what you ate in the past 24 hours.
3.) Biking - Burns the most calories and fun. just ride around fast for 10 - 20 minutes
straight.
4.) Swimming burns the same and more as biking, because your using your whole body, You
can loose 5 pounds by swimming for 2 hours doing fast laps.
5.) Weight lifting - Light weights make your muscles the same and get the fat off you
also you look better. Heavy weights - Builds muscles like body builders.

But, People like you for who you are and if they don't and you wanna
change so they will like you don't because that is not a true friend.But
if you are really fat, and you want to impress a girl, then do what I just told you
Believe me it works. DONT get frustrated if you don't see results, because it will
take about 3-5 days mabey even 2 days if you try really really hard.
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HERES WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO :

Get on your couch and put your behind right on the edge of it or
where your comfortable, and start doing sit ups while watching T.V., I
do This everynight and moring for 100 sit ups for 3 sets. I did this for
4 days and got a flat stomach

You might start seeing your lower body stick out more, and thats normal,
All you do is lay on a flat floor and raise your legs for 25 seconds each for
5-7 sets. Do this in the moring and at night. P.S. - Lower body is the hardest part
to get tight so don't get frustrated about instant results cause your not going to get
instant rusults.

If your pecks, or known as your upper body is popping out, then do some
push ups at your house. Do 10-15 a set if you wait them to get a bit littler
and cut. You see guy models with cut pecks because that is what turns the lady on.

For cardio vascular - Skip fast rope for 3 minutes then another session
do this for 30 minutes if you want results fast!
Also jogging. Helps tremendously! Do 20 minutes of jogging, and if you
can't do the whole 20 minutes jogg in between.

Foods that I eat alot :

Apples - 0 calories and feels you up.

Green beans - 60 calories a CAN but great for your health.

Grapes - Idk how many calories but great too.

Any fruits are good for you.

Drinks :

Soda - Twice a week or non

Water - ALOT 0 calories, good for you, FEELS you up alot.

Orange juice - Great for your health.

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Do Lot of cardio vascular excerices to... Helps you get rid of 80% of the fat!

Answer 10

Run..best all over body calorie burning exercise that will keep you in shape that you can do