feeling guilty

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  • jnv7594
    jnv7594 Posts: 983 Member
    amy_kee wrote: »
    Dam*%t, it's just a feeling. We all have feelings. What do you want? To not feel anything. So what if you ate some chocolate covered things? Get over it and move on. Quit wallowing in your unhealthy thoughts over nothing. If you are going to worry about every little bit of food like this, you might as well ask someone for some help with getting an eating disorder. Is that what you want??? If you don't have more important things to worry about in life, you must not be doing anything in life. Maybe someone is even taking care of you. Let go of useless stuff. Work on important things instead. This is so *kitten*)$@ silly and stupid.

    Maybe a bit harsh but true. I guess I don't see the problem. So you ate some chocolate. It fit into your calories for the day so it shouldn't be a big deal. You are developing/maintaining an unhealthy relationship with food. You need to work on getting that in check or it will cause trouble down the road.
  • angelgreathouse9
    angelgreathouse9 Posts: 103 Member
    if eating crap upsets you don't do it... i took a bite out of a mcdonalds mozzarella stick yesterday and decided it just wasn't worth it... i never want to go back to eating fast food so why bother with it at all... on the other hand if you are REALLY craving something let yourself have it in moderation otherwise you're liable to binge on it if you hold out too long. Good luck to you on your journey.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    ksommer13 wrote: »
    So everyone keeps telling me to either have a cheat day ..

    Who is 'everyone' and why are they telling you this? Nothing against cheat days, I don't understand them myself, but I'm just curious as to why 'everyone' is telling you this.
  • landfish
    landfish Posts: 255 Member
    It's a complicated relationship. On the one hand, you are putting a lot of work, heart and soul into this and you don't want to screw it up. On the other hand, a little treat once in a while is a nice thing.

    My experience has been the best way to deal with this is agree with myself that I will have one such thing every few days. A candy bar, a beer, whatever. It gets budgeted and all so I don't blow my count, but I still get it.

    I actually try very hard to do this. It reduces the sense of deprivation and I feel good knowing that I can have a beer once in a while rather than my previously heavy drinking patterns, or enjoy a bit of chocolate once or twice a week rather than going all Augustus Gloop every time I got near it.
  • cdcruizer05
    cdcruizer05 Posts: 1,006 Member
    Yep feeling guilty tonight I ate to much chicken fettucinni Alfredo I just couldn't stop until I had that full feeling...then I thought afterwards you big dummy! I walked/ran a total of 9 miles today and I felt like I defeated all that I accomplished today.

    But I look at the big picture, you have the next day, week, or months to make the right decisions and to continue to lose weight... So I Don't let it stop me.
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  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    edited March 2015
    cdcruizer05 wrote: »
    I walked/ran a total of 9 miles today and I felt like I defeated all that I accomplished today.

    There is not need to feel that way. You burned a lot of calories on your nine mile gig and that's calories you don't give back...ever. The calories you consumed are independent of the ones you burned earlier.

    Look at it like gambling. When you lose money it's gone forever. You don't win it back by winning the next hand/game. The calories you burned running are gone forever(which is a good thing)...good job!
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