Logging over eating

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Something that also keeps me in line is knowing my friends will see my stuff up, and it embarrasses me. My diary is also public for extra motivation
  • paxetamore
    paxetamore Posts: 399 Member
    It's about knowledge, not self-criticism :-)
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    edited March 2015
    One cool thing about logging a pig out day is that if it's just one day, it doesn't set you that far back. A logged over day can be a great learning tool, showing you how to fit those days into maintenance.

    Food isn't good or bad, it's a tool to fuel your body and to enjoy. Use this and all other out-of-step days to learn and grow! it's not realistic to think that youll never overeat on any day again ever. So, when it happens, log it, learn from it, and move on. One day's overage does not a failure make.
  • ilovemypeekapug
    ilovemypeekapug Posts: 106 Member
    Sorry you are having a bad day, and dealing with depression. It's awful! I had a crappy week and decided to just have a binge-fest today. BUT, I logged it. Taco bell, little Debbie's, soda....ever nasty calorie. Keep in the habit of logging. One change at a time. It will come, just don't give up! You can do this. Best of luck. Feel free to add me if you like.
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    "What is the point..?" That is the depression talking. The point is, you want to change and feel better. That's what got you here. Don't beat yourself up over a bad day. It's OK.

    None of us got to this point overnight and none of us was able to change our unhealthy habits overnight. Log it and leave it in the past. Tomorrow is a new day.

    I know this sounds like a bunch of platitudes, especially when you are feeling depressed. I have suffered from depression at various points in my life and it is indeed crippling. My health issues were making me feel very depressed and I'll tell you something about this weight loss journey on MFP - taking control of my diet has helped me feel like I have much more control of my life and my future. As I have started losing weight and exercising, I have become much more forward focused - which turns out to be a great cure for depression. I can't change what I screwed up in the past but I can certainly influence my future in a positive manner.

    "Depression is the inability to construct a future." ~ Rollo May
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    What's the point of trying to diet if your behavior will never change, right?

    We can just give up now 'cause it's all a waste - what's the point, right?

    We take responsibility and change our behavior, that's the point.

    That's the point.
  • Mafuezee
    Mafuezee Posts: 38 Member
    yesterday i literally ate a whole pizza hut box thing....but I logged it even though it all sucked . Today I did better
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Mafuezee wrote: »
    yesterday i literally ate a whole pizza hut box thing....but I logged it even though it all sucked . Today I did better

    Nice logging.

    I was tempted not to log my whisky/mac and cheese/arroz con leche/chocolate fest last night. But I got home at 2:30 am and went for it. Whoops.
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
    I ate almost 500 calories over today and logged all of it. I know tomorrow I will stay under goal and everyday after that to make up for it. I would normally let that big res number freak me out but, this time around I learned what works for me is to have a day where I eat what I want and not worry that day and just be good the rest of the week. Kind of an 80/20 rule.
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  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    When people stop logging one day, they tend to stop logging forever and disappear. I have made that mistake and wasted months of great effort to see my progress slide. I will not make that mistake again.
  • Stardust620
    Stardust620 Posts: 250 Member
    I have been going over my calories lately too for a number of reasons. I was getting depressed about it but then realized that even if I'm not reaching my calorie goals, I was doing a lot of other good things, like drinking more water, walking more steps each day, cooking fresh, wholesome food, and having less sugar and caffeine. Even if I don't see a change on the scale yet, I actually do feel better physically and mentally because of those small changes. Calories are just one small part of a very large, complex puzzle. Each little step is a step in the right direction, even if that is just writing down everything you eat and trying to improve just a little the next day.
  • shifterbrainz
    shifterbrainz Posts: 245 Member
    The old cliche, "knowledge is power" kind of applies. Log it to learn, not to judge. From a calorie/weight control viewpoint, honestly logging "bad" days will help you realize "bad" days are not really the disaster we imagine them to be. It's helps put them into a more appropriate perspective. And maybe knowing that can help to not add on to the emotional/depression part of "bad" days?
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    Log it and I'd suggest making a note as to what was going on that you ate so much. You might start to see patterns aftr a while.
  • Nightfly01
    Nightfly01 Posts: 85 Member
    zachbonner wrote: »
    Nightfly01 wrote: »
    okay so I am running down everything I am eating. I am having a bad day a bit depressed and I have resorted to eating garbage. What is the point of writing everything down if your behavior will not change??

    If you're not ready to do this, then you're not ready to do this. Simple as that.

    Thank you that is the hard truth that I need.
  • mwebster01
    mwebster01 Posts: 111 Member
    Nightfly01 wrote: »
    okay so I am running down everything I am eating. I am having a bad day a bit depressed and I have resorted to eating garbage. What is the point of writing everything down if your behavior will not change??
    start switching out a snack for a salad.if you're going to eat junk then keep it under 1500 calories,or whatever your weight loss calorie intake goal is.though I don't think you should eat a lot of junk food you'll still lose weight.

  • mwebster01
    mwebster01 Posts: 111 Member
    Nightfly01 wrote: »
    okay so I am running down everything I am eating. I am having a bad day a bit depressed and I have resorted to eating garbage. What is the point of writing everything down if your behavior will not change??
    If you eat badly one day,just make it up the next day by eating healthy.were going to have some junk foods days,don't worry too much,just keep going.

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