Eating/Guilt/Workouts

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samanthaeve10

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I had a great day today workout wise. I woke up, and did IMAX2- this is one of those "dread" factor tapes for me.
Its 1130, (here in NYC) and I just HAD to eat 4 chips ahoy cookies.-- and as we all
know, eating constitutes a larger portion of weight loss results than exercise. (at least for me!)
so.... I am not tired, and I have been cruising the forums, and I feel good, and I was thinking of doing MIS, to make up for the miserable way I feel about the cookies.
I usually have a better grip on this sort of thing, and get over the binge and start a new day ,etc.
Has anyone else ever done this? Worked out IMMEDIATELY after eating something thats not so,um, nutritionally sound???!!
 
Well, if it makes you feel better, I am on the west coast and just polished off 4 chocolate chip cookies for my after dinner treat! There is no way I can work out after eating sugar! This constitutes a stomach ache and a miserable workout for me. So instead, I just think how great the cookies were and look forward to my workout tomorrow morning!

By the way, I did IMAX2 yesterday morning also :7 But no dread factor for me - I absolutely love that workout!
 
I agree. I never can workout right after eating too many goodies. I usually factor in some sort of intense cardio the next day or so. Really I am trying to "un-tie" my workouts to my eating. I used to always workout to make up for a bad eating day. But now I just workout because I love it and my body craves it. Heather
 
I use to be really bad for this type of behavior.I think I use to be a little to crazy about certain things.I can't say I workout immediately after, but I diffently did something that day to make up for whatever it was that I ate.
I had to give up that way of thinking though.I was consumed with only that.I felt like wherever I went and whatever I did I would be thinking...what will I have to drink?, what will there be to eat?,I can't eat hamburgers.Don't get me wrong,I wasn't really small and I didn't starve myself but I certainly didn't enjoy life.Now I do ...but I am 8 lbs heavier:p
Lori
 
I've never worked out immediately after eating something that doesn't meet the Clean Eating Sonderkommando Seal of Approval guidelines, and I'd just like to suggest: be a little more gentle with yourself. 4 Chips Ahoy cookies does not a binge make, and in fact it is usually preferable to have a high carb snacklet shortly after a workout to replace depleted glycogen stores. While you probably don't want to make a daily habit of it, just know that if you do have a cookie or two every now and then it's not fatal.

A-Jock
 
Hey!!! You just did IMax 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pat yourself on the back. Wash the cookies down with a glass of milk and make it into a nutritional bonanza, not a self-flagellation session!

Truly, you do not need to rush out and now do MIS. That is excessive. You will then be punishing yourself for eating. Don't go there.

Put the guilt in the trash can. Be proud that you leapt through a tough interval workout. Look forward to a healthy dinner tonight and a high energy MIS session tomorrow.

4 cookies is peanuts to me. SO what? Tomorrow you will treat yourself to a plate of pan-seared salmon with fresh herbs and steamed collard greens followed by a yoghurt and a tangelo. Right?

Smile!

CLare
 
Hi, I just have to reply to your post... I posted a question regarding handling cravings/munchies a few days ago. The mere act of posting a question somehow lifted the guilt and I went outside to garden. Just digging in the dirt with a shovel, pulling out weeds, watering the flower bed using a watering can instead of a hose, hauling trash... that just about burned the junk I ate (half a bag of Sunchips, which is actually made with whole wheat and whey protein).

I've actually done what you asked about -- worked out after pigging out to make up for the excess calories. If it makes you feel better, why not? But why let your guilt get in the way of your goals? So you ate some cookies. Who doesn't slip every now and then? I really don't believe that there is anybody out there with perfect self-control, not even the most buff. Even those ladies who enter bodybuilding competitions give themselves a break post-competition, with limits to those diet breaks of course. My suggestion is, instead of punishing your body, just eat clean again. As you say, tomorrow is another day. And yeah, sometimes after I pig out, I clean our two-story home top to bottom. The guilt is channelled in a good way right there. I burn the food without punishing myself.
 
I totally understand where you are coming from. I used to work out like a maniac if I ate something "bad". After doing extensive research to prepare a paper for for sports psychology class, I realized this was a big problem for me, as in, a form of disordered eating. According to all the articles, books, etc., purging calories by exercise is considered to be a type of bulimic behavior, and that is I how I viewed my work outs, as a way to get rid of calories so as not to gain weight. Writing that paper was the best thing I ever did, it allowed me to get some help with this and now I work out because I like the way I feel, and I don't worry about how much I "burn" off anymore. What a fine line this seems to be. I remember thinking at the time this was going on just how "terrified" I was of gaining weight, so why not do an extra thirty minutes of cardio on top of th sixty I already did. My $.02, try to enjoy food and exercise as separate good things you can do for yourself, because mixing up the two may lead you down a road you definitely don't want to go down. I've been there, and its a dead end.
 
I agree with Clare (gee whiz, I think I always agree with Clare). Anyway, you should pat yourself on the back for IMAX2 and not worry about the 4 cookies. I can't begin to tackle IMAX2 and I've worked out for years! One day I'll get there.
Lisa
 
LKZ I couldn't agree with you more. So many people particularly woman fall into the "disordered" eating pattern that you are describing. Exercise should be viewed as something fun and beneficial to your health and if you reap asthetic benefits great, but you will certainly make strength and aerobic gains as well.

When a behavior becomes obsessive and you are eating and then doing excessive exercise to "counteract" what you just ate, it's time to re-evaluate. Also, if you are consistently comparing yourself to others or weighing or measuring yourself constantly -- that's a red flag too.

I have a client who is a former competitive dancer. She is fit but decided that she wanted to get more muscle definition. So she proceeded to starve herself and then work out for two hours until she almost passed-out at the gym. I told her I wouldn't train her if she wasn't eating, so I set up a meal plan for her to follow and she is beginning to see results.

As women, I think we're too harsh on ourselves that we have to fit into some mold that society gives us.

Sorry to rant but I had to add my .02cents!:)
 
When I eat something that causes those guilty thoughts, I balance it out by eating slightly less the next day. Exercising off something you've eaten is a legitimate eating disorder called exercise bulimia. You are, in a sense, purging by exercising and while that's probably better than throwing up, it's not a good way to deal with those cravings we all give into from time to time. It's okay to eat cookies! If you feel you've overdone it, compensate by eating less at another meal to balance it all out. Overeating at times will not blow your diet nor make you fat. It's a kind of daily average we have to look at. Some days I am ravenous and eat a lot; other days, particularly if I am busy, I don't. So don't sweat the cookies! Look at the big picture and strive for balance.
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Bobbi, that was great advice. Thanks.

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