binged this week - help

Question
I'm 5'2" and 114 pounds... trying to lose weight (about 10 pounds). Right now I'm struggling with binge eating, and have gone from 110 to 114 in 2 weeks :( I know it's only temporary, and starting today I am talking to my nutritionst each day and really trying to stay on track.  Anyway, this past week *against the suggestions of my nutritionist* I counted calories, and had about 18420 calories!! I exercised a lot kind of:
Monday
- elliptical for 125 minutes
- brisk walking for 50 mins on an incline
- weight lifting for 10 minutes
Tuesday
- elliptical 100 minutesd
- stair stepper 5 minutes
- weight lifting 10 minutes
Wednesday
- elliptical 70 minutes
- moderate stationary mike 15 minutes
- moderate walking 25 mins
- weight lifting 15 mins
Thursday
- elliptical 55 minutes
- moderate bike for 45
Friday
- elliptical for 85 minutes
- stationary bike moderate 25 minutes
- weight lifting 20 mins
Saturday
- ran 3 miles at 6.0mph.

I want to take a rest day today, but feel like I need to torch more calories.  I don't know what to do... I feel like a failure eventhough I'm at the gym so often.  There's basically no way any of this is muscle gain ... I'm so frustrated!!

Am I "overtraining?"  and if I get back on a 1400 a day meal plan should I be okay?  I'm going to the shore in a week, and am really nervous.

Answer
I believe that you are overtraining a bit because you are not allowing an adequate amount of recovery time for your body between weight training sessions.  The body requires 36-48 hours rest between heavy muscular stress so it's important to take a day off between weight training sessions to allow for proper muscle tissue repair and regeneration.  

I also believe that it would be in your best interest to return to a stable, lower calorie diet to return to your previous weight.  Following a consistent level of training and a consistent pattern of eating is the best approach to maintaining a consistent weight.  

Binge eating as well as intense training to compensate for it may be signs of an underlying eating disorder.  If this kind of behavior persists, you may want to consider counseling for any psychological connection to the binging and intense physical training.

Thanks for your question, Shannon.  I hope that my answer was helpful.

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