I have to stop this urge!!!!

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Cathlete
Last week of being on vacation, I really let things go. I ate more junk food than I have in two yrs. I really started eating like this the week before. Now I can't stop this taste for chocolate and junk food.

I went to the grocery store this morning and bought good foods and had in my mind that I was going clean eating. Then I slipped and ate potato chips with my sandwich and then tonight I ate some of my son's little debbie honeybuns. I feel so ashamed. I am having a hard time going clean again.

I was attempting the no sweets, salt and increase water challenge. Well I screwed up on the first two, and doing pretty good so far on the water today. Got 20 ounces to go.


Please if anyone can help me with this! Cause this is the worst time since I can't do cardio.


kim
 
Kim,

I've been there where you just can't seem to get a handle on things. It helps me to journal. I write down everything that I eat and have for two years. This keeps me accountable to me. I write it down no matter how bad it is. Sometimes it helps to see what you are putting in your mouth in writing, at least it does for me. Hopefully others will have some suggestions for you.

Another thing that helps me is that I don't keep it in the house. When I buy ice cream, I stick with the fat-free or low-fat kind, no sugar, etc. I don't buy chips and stuff at all. I don't buy any junk food of any kind on a routine basis and it is never in the house. DH complains a lot sometimes about it and even tells me he demands a bag of Tostitos when I go to the store. LOL.... I will buy one bag when he gets in one of these moods but only one and he usually polishs it off. He buys a lot his "fixes" in single serving bags at convenince stores.

Just some things that help me.
 
kim, please do not beat yourself up! This will just make it worse :) We are not perfect and each of us is striving each day to do the best we can. Gosh, I have been there and I know the mental beatings we can give ourselves. Take a deep breath, go easy on yourself and determine to do better tomorrow.

Also, could it be that before this you were depriving yourself too much and so when you slip a bit you have trouble not slipping alot? I know that has happened to me in the past, when I have eaten so strictly that food stopped being fun at all and just became a burden. When I eased back a bit - cut myself some slack - it became much easier to eat healthy.

Sparrow


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See, this is what I am talking about as I am getting ready to go on vacation. DH is worried I will not have fun if I do not engage in sin (food sin, that is). I will probably have pizza...not a whole large one like last year to myself. Oh my gosh! It is hard sometimes to get back on the wagon once you fall off unless you are really disciplined, but you can do it!FOCUS!

Charlotte~~
 
it's is OK! Just get back on track & don't make yourself suffer for it. We ALL have these days, weeks, etc. I think it is so important to let yourself have a treat every once in a while to keep you from those kind of binges. I really craved chocolate tonight so I had 3 small choco chip cookies and boy did it do the trick. I don't feel guilty b/c I have been doing so well all other times. It's alright, really :)

"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"

Debbie
 
Aw hell Kim, that's what vacations are for! No lie, I gained 6 lbs last week when I was off--I'm not all that worried about it since I know I can lose it by this weekend.
 
In my many fallings-off-the-wagon, I've found that the first few days afterward take an enormous effort of will. Your body WANTS those carbs, and your mind is its partner in crime. They'll work together and betray you to get their "fix." After a couple of days of what feels like deprivation, your body overcomes that . . . well, addiction, sort of. It gets much easier on the third or fourth day.

Shari
 
My experience with overeating mirrors Shari's. Even though I don't keep junk food in the house, I can still overeat in a big way. Usually when I am PMSing. PB and jelly sandwiches are my weapon of choice. After going over the edge, the first few days back are the hardest. Sometimes it is almost an overwhelming feeling.

Kim, I am using a zigzag eating plan now and am eating so much more than I use to, but clean eating. You saw my thread on this. I will be interested to see at the end of this month when PMS hit if this helps any. I believe part of my problem with overindulgence during this time was the fact that I was so calorie restricted on any ongoing basis.

Don't be hard on yourself. The upswing will come. It will help in the next few days as you return to your daily routine.

We're here when you need to talk.
 
First of all, if you were eating very badly the past few days, then you had some improvement yesterday. Second of all, realize that everyone has a wek or two when they don't eat so well adn you will get over these weeks of bad eating. Third, don't get down on yourself b/c that is just going to make it worse. I tend to do that and pushes me into a downward spiral. What you ate is int eh past so just change what you eat in the future.

That being said, I know where you are right now b/c I have been there myself many times. Bad eating becomes a habit after a bit and it is hard to break. I know that once when I was in that mode, I tried phase one of the south beach diet and it broke those cravings completely. Afterwards, I switched right over to phase three (which is the way I normally eat anyways) and the cravings were decreased immensely. Another idea is to make yourself accountable and plan your day's food and resolve to stick to it. Write it all down, get it ready and force yourself to stick to it. One day at a time.

Good Luck
Christine :)
 
I got back from a 10 day vacation last Saturday. I started clean eating Monday, and today, I blew it. Now, I can't stop eating. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I wonder how you are doing now. Melissa
 
I know it's so hard to stop eating the junk, but don't be so hard on yourself. I find that having fruit or veggies cut up and very available is also very helpful, just makes it easier to grab the good stuff. (I did have an absolutely perfect little chocolate bar tonight and it was pure heaven) :9
Sherry
 
Hi Melissa,


I am doing very good on my eating this week. So I am starting to get back on track. And the ladies taught me that if I mess up to not beat myself up about it and to keep on truckin'. Boy where did that come from?? Anyway to ask for the support of the group because they are there to help.

good luck!!


kim
 
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