I fell off the wagon again.

tanyajensen75

I have been eating so well (for me anyways) for the last 6 months. I lost 25 lbs and I have been logging everything, including the bad and embarrassing. Lately though, I have been eating easily 2700+ calories for at least the last three days. I am so frustrated, but I am so addicted to the "full feeling". Does anyone have any advice on what I can eat/ make that will help this horrible eating cycle or any advice on how to handle it better?

tolose21702

I am in the same boat literally...I had lost 25lbs as well and completely fell off the boat last week. I started back again today and honestly you just have to be honest with yourself and look back at what you accomplished and don't be hard on yourself for the failures and look at small accomplishments. This weight loss or getting a better healthier you is a "journey". Just cause you didn't feel you did well the past 3 days don't let it ruin what you know you have done already!!!! Lets start back at it again lady!!!!

katiestenton

Guys im exactly the same, did great for a month now been on a sugar binge since friday! Starting over today now. Feel free to add me, my diary is public

celticmedic

I've been there the last 3 years and can't find my drive or motivation. I feel like a complete slob. But, apples are your key. Eat an apple or part of one 20 minutes before a meal and it will help with that satiated feeling.

asgentr

I am going through something similar. It all started when cheerios and chips were brought into the house. Eating cheerios for breakfast gives me cravings for the rest of the day. The chips were there to binge on, sending my sodium and weight through the roof, making me feel like f-it. Then yesterday I bought chocolate chips to add to protein bars and... guess what? I practically ate the whole bag of chocolate (sans-protein). The main thing is to keep bad food out of the house/out of reach... especially in the early stages of breaking the addiction or during relapses. Also, remember it is okay to throw out the food. It probably cost a few dollars and you would probably be willing to pay a ton more for the ability to avoid temptation.

scolaris

Blow your own mind here: there is no 'wagon.' Get out of the idea that you are on or off any sort of magical wagon, boat, scooter, rocket ship, broomstick, or skittle pooping unicorn entirely. Sure you can have 'streaks.' I'll throw you a bone. So you broke your last streak. How long will your next one last? Make it even better! It's all just LIFE. You know what to do. You don't need a wagon to do it in.

SuperheroSadie

I ate awfully for one weekend and then had to deal with what you're dealing with now. Fattening days breed fattening habits. You need to spend two days (you're going to be miserable, I'm not gonna lie) eating strictly healthy foods in your calorie range. After that, it will be a non-issue. It's just getting through those two days where you re-adjust what 'full' is that are going to make you feel hangry all the time.

billglitch

try more fats and fewer carbs

__leis__

I love intermittent fasting. I used to think it was not eating at all two days a week then eating larger portions five days a week. I've learned that a lot of people only eat 8 hours a day and that seems to work for me too. I have coffee and 32 oz of water when I wake up. Then I eat around 400 calories at noon (I've never liked breakfast). I'm usually pretty full after that. Then I have a snack if I feel like it and dinner at 6 and a snack at 8 if I want. If I eat breakfast then I'm hungry all day. I've tried eating 6 small meals, it works if you stay under your calorie goal but I never felt full. With two big meals and two small snacks I feel full and I'm still losing 2 lbs a week.

viren19890

What just happened here? Turned from helping the OP to a confession thread?
Anyhow

In an ideal world -how weight loss would work is you slowly decrease calories - so you aren't starving rather slowly giving your body time to adjust but since we are creatures of instant results-we wreak ourselves and sometimes it works and then the results show up and we keep up the momentum but doesn't happen every time.

First you need to find a stronger WHY - once that's established.

Eat foods that help you meet your macros Carbs/fats/proteins, (some stay satiated with high carbs some with fats some with protein) find what works for you,

Realize that if you try too shed too much too quickly -one day you'd break and fall off proverbial wagon again.

You do not need to deprive yourself of any foods , you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight -if you maintain a deficit -it might not be healthy and might not keep you full but you'd lose weight.

If worse comes to worse and you want to eat big -try not exceeding maintenance- so you won't lose anything but you won't gain anything either.

Start lifting/running/jogging/HIIT/biking/Stairs/Cardio/boxing - anything to accompany this journey.

Finally, results are all good and dandy but weight loss is about journey. Destination is healthy mind and body.


Good luck

gatorsong

scolaris wrote: »

Blow your own mind here: there is no 'wagon.' Get out of the idea that you are on or off any sort of magical wagon, boat, scooter, rocket ship, broomstick, or skittle pooping unicorn entirely. Sure you can have 'streaks.' I'll throw you a bone. So you broke your last streak. How long will your next one last? Make it even better! It's all just LIFE. You know what to do. You don't need a wagon to do it in.

I love the skittle pooping unicorn!

squallybing

Someone once said to me "think of the seven days of the week as seven flowers in a vase, if one dies, you throw the dead one away not the whole vase, so if you have one, two, three bad days, it doesn't mean the whole week has to be a write off". I try and remember this if I have a bad day (or several bad days) and think that even if only one day of a week was a good day, then it's still one day closer to reaching my goal

junodog1

gatorsong wrote: »

scolaris wrote: »

Blow your own mind here: there is no 'wagon.' Get out of the idea that you are on or off any sort of magical wagon, boat, scooter, rocket ship, broomstick, or skittle pooping unicorn entirely. Sure you can have 'streaks.' I'll throw you a bone. So you broke your last streak. How long will your next one last? Make it even better! It's all just LIFE. You know what to do. You don't need a wagon to do it in.

I love the skittle pooping unicorn!

I want to be a skittle pooping unicorn, cause I'm special.

MissusMoon

scolaris wrote: »

Blow your own mind here: there is no 'wagon.' Get out of the idea that you are on or off any sort of magical wagon, boat, scooter, rocket ship, broomstick, or skittle pooping unicorn entirely. Sure you can have 'streaks.' I'll throw you a bone. So you broke your last streak. How long will your next one last? Make it even better! It's all just LIFE. You know what to do. You don't need a wagon to do it in.

So much this!

wrknonmedaily

Same here. I lost it about a month ago after a hard run. I kind of over did it. Gained back 10 of the 20 lost. Back on starting tomorrow. Lol has anyone looked up the phrase " off or on the wagon." I just did. Will wipe it from my goals and vocablary. LOL!

tanyajensen75

Thanks everyone! Wonderful points. I meant "off the wagon" because of binge eating. It literally is an addiction for me. I am not beating myself up though! Sometimes it's just reassuring to hear from other people on the same journey as me. Thanks for the bomb advice. I guess my skittle pooping unicorn was a lie lol.

healthyandfit2016

Being busy with my life and my workouts keeps me from overeating.Drinking milk after dinner helps lessen my appetite so theres no night time bingeing. It makes me feel fulll. Doing this made me lose 9 lbs.

madcow132

I am exactly the same-lost 25lbs and fell off the wagon post wedding! My advice would be to analyse your eating patern-is there a particular time of day you tend to eat more? Personally I am good until after dinner then over eat on snacks in the evening. So I now keep all snacks out of the house and keep myself busy with activities in the evening. E.g. get out of the house for a walk, see a friend or just knit something to keep my hands busy!

angelwowings23

I literally just posted a status about this. I've been pretty darn consistent since January. Having always been a fitness addict, but never having to focus on nutrition...this has been a pretty big change in my life. I've never really needed to worry about what I ate because I've never eaten much or too unhealthy. However, wanting to take my fitness goals to the next level...I needed to buckle down and really focus in on that aspect of things. Anyhow...I've been soooo stressed with life and some crazy recent things at work...I just didn't give no f**ks this weekend. I followed my intermittent fasting still, but then didn't count cals or macros thereafter. Wine and carbs were more important than my nutritional goals this weekend and I'm paying for it dearly today. I am soooo regretful but there's nothing I can do about the past. Just need to push through the bloated feeling, chug water like it's going out of style and try to refocus on the "why" of my journey. No cheats/treats for a while because I really ate several weeks worth of treats over the weekend...and it soooo wasn't worth it in the end. :-\