Struggling to feast
Blythmag
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Is it me or is anyone else struggling to let go and eat some party food ? I never thought id be like this up until as recently as yesterday but i am.
Ribbish food is scaring me.i hope yous get what i mean?
Ribbish food is scaring me.i hope yous get what i mean?
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Yup. I get it.
My diet is on a roll, but I'm convinced if I eat one piece of pie I'll gain 30.lbs overnight.0 -
i mean, I understand what your saying. But wouldnt it also then also be just as disordered thinking to feel you HAVE to stuff yourself just because a time of year or a party? Neither is really a healthy mindset. Its okay to prioritize your goals above your moments of wanting to eat snacks. Unless your like severely under eating out of food fear id consider it a good thing that your focusing on your goals and are committed. If your undereating in general, Maybe go to your doctor and discuss it, Vs the forums on MFP.2
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JaydedMiss wrote: »i mean, I understand what your saying. But wouldnt it also then also be just as disordered thinking to feel you HAVE to stuff yourself just because a time of year or a party? Neither is really a healthy mindset. Its okay to prioritize your goals above your moments of wanting to eat snacks. Unless your like severely under eating out of food fear id consider it a good thing that your focusing on your goals and are committed. If your undereating in general, Maybe go to your doctor and discuss it, Vs the forums on MFP.
No im not undereating, but i guess i dont want to derail myself, usually at xmas i eat well and think nothing of it but now seems different, i cant put my finger on it
Dunno0 -
holycrosser wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »i mean, I understand what your saying. But wouldnt it also then also be just as disordered thinking to feel you HAVE to stuff yourself just because a time of year or a party? Neither is really a healthy mindset. Its okay to prioritize your goals above your moments of wanting to eat snacks. Unless your like severely under eating out of food fear id consider it a good thing that your focusing on your goals and are committed. If your undereating in general, Maybe go to your doctor and discuss it, Vs the forums on MFP.
No im not undereating, but i guess i dont want to derail myself, usually at xmas i eat well and think nothing of it but now seems different, i cant put my finger on it
Dunno
sounds like a good thing to me. Your not broken for not wanting to derail yourself0 -
I don't have the same problem per say, but I do feel more picky than in the past. Like some cookies brought to the office yesterday, I'm sure they would've tasted good but they wouldn't have been absolutely delicious. I want to indulge but only on things that are to die for. The other stuff isn't worth the extra time in a deficit5
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holycrosser wrote: »Is it me or is anyone else struggling to let go and eat some party food ? I never thought id be like this up until as recently as yesterday but i am.
Ribbish food is scaring me.i hope yous get what i mean?
if you don't want to eat the food then don't eat it there is nothing wrong with it but if you do want to eat stuff you can do one of a few things. 1. you can eat whatever you want given it's just one meal sitting, chances are it might put you off for a little but you just have to get back to your plan the next meal. at the most you will loss one or two days but that's it. 2. you can shoot for the healthier choices offered, meats without glaze, doubled eggs, homemade potato salad, ect and try and avoid anything processed. 3. the day before you can either fast up until the party or do a really good workout to help get your metabolism up a little.0 -
I don't really deprive myself to begin with, so I don't feel the need to binge - or avoid binging, either. If I want a bit of something, I can have a bit.
You can eat all the things, just not all of it, and not all of the time.
That being said, trigger foods are bad for some people, so I get it!2 -
Today i popped into work on the last day before hols, they had all brought food in to have a small party, i couldnt bare to pick at it like i usually do, thats so not me, i ate the healthiest thing i could see as i was a little hungry. Im determined to keep this going but i also WANT to enjoy myself.
Weird this1 -
If you don’t want it, don’t eat it. Easy.0
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holycrosser wrote: »Today i popped into work on the last day before hols, they had all brought food in to have a small party, i couldnt bare to pick at it like i usually do, thats so not me, i ate the healthiest thing i could see as i was a little hungry. Im determined to keep this going but i also WANT to enjoy myself.
Weird this
You don't have to eat ALL the food to enjoy yourself...
You can enjoy yourself without eating anything, or with just eating a couple of treats...
You just need to decide which you want to do and not worry about your decision2 -
It's sad when the holidays aren't even about food and we question our normalness because we don't want to participate in the gorging of food and simply just eat and enjoy the other parts of the holiday.
I am really anti Christmas.. spending money and food.. it stresses people out so bad they cause accidents. Hurt others. Hurt themselves. And leave themselves in huge debt for january.. those same family members would.. or at least should enjoy your company without all that.
I've gotten to the point now where I basically just show up for Christmas. I don't really gift much. I don't expect gifts back either. However the premise of this holiday being so money/gift/food focused leaves me feeling guilty about just showing up and enjoying it which I shouldn't4 -
HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »It's sad when the holidays aren't even about food and we question our normalness because we don't want to participate in the gorging of food and simply just eat and enjoy the other parts of the holiday.
I am really anti Christmas.. spending money and food.. it stresses people out so bad they cause accidents. Hurt others. Hurt themselves. And leave themselves in huge debt for january.. those same family members would.. or at least should enjoy your company without all that.
I've gotten to the point now where I basically just show up for Christmas. I don't really gift much. I don't expect gifts back either. However the premise of this holiday being so money/gift/food focused leaves me feeling guilty about just showing up and enjoying it which I shouldn't
Yeah, I do my best to do the parts of the holidays that are meaningful to me while leaving the parts that aren't meaningful or cause me stress/unhappiness behind.
I know this isn't possible for everyone, but to the extent people can do it, I highly recommend it!1 -
holycrosser wrote: »Is it me or is anyone else struggling to let go and eat some party food ? I never thought id be like this up until as recently as yesterday but i am.
Ribbish food is scaring me.i hope yous get what i mean?
I get it!! I've tried to unwind a bit and indulge but I can get my mind around it. I end up not eating whatever it was and opting for some veggies. Or I'll stress about the food choices, and wish there were healthier choices. Definitely weird for me!!1 -
I truly don't have that problem. That is, I can eat sugary desserts and gain 10 lb overnight easily. Often.3
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I have just lost 24 lbs. pretty quickly. I have not binged in those 8 weeks. New for me. I am making so much better choices and if I want to continue losing, I can't be eating too many carbs at a meal and then have dessert. So I have to pick and choose what I will eat and won't eat. I think it is a good thing that you are not so focused. I am actually knowing when I am just about full and I can now stop. (I hope it lasts)0
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I let go a little bit yesterday but was still mindful of being a piggy.i was better than i usually am.0
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Yeah, I'm struggling pretty hard. But the day is over with now and I did pretty good. I ended up in the "green" so I'm all good. Actually really proud of myself, because there was some really good looking food in my face pretty much all day. *pats self on back*0
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Yes I know what you mean and I used to be afraid to break out a little. But now I kind of understand that one meal will not ruin all my work.. not even 1 whole day. I can't eat what I used to anyway so that helps, now I have a handful of chips not a bag, I eat a couple of lollies, not a bag. I basically enjoyed having a taste of most things Christmas day. Today was back to normal.0
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