SO MAD AY MYSELF!!!!

Juniper3411

I think the problem we have with dieting in general (or at least a lot of people anyway) is thinking...oh god I just ate soooo badly...now it is all ruined and I might as well eat everything. The problem with this is that with that mindset you will never achieve your goals! Like others have said, having one off meal, or even one off day is NOT a bad thing. And you don't have to start all over either. Even if you don't exercise it off. As long as you keep eating healthy immediately after a binge you will NOT undo anything! I've even found that the occasional splurge helps me lose more weight! (But I do mean "occasional") becuase it can sometimes trick your metabolism. But I definitely would keep it to one meal a week though, especially in the beginning phases of trying to lose weight. I'm not supposed to have any alcohol on the first phase of South Beach, but I just had a baby and after 9 months of not being able to drink, I don't want to be restricted for another month!! So I just make sure it is in moderation and I'm not going to worry about it.

Keep your chin up! You are doing just fine

keleighsl8

You need to start seeing food differently and truly SEE how bad McDonald's is for you. Start by renting the movie FOOD INC. Just the other day I looked at the nutrition book at Yogurtland to see what I was eating and the 2nd and 3rd ingredients were Corn Syrup and High Fructose corn syrup. I will never eat it again.Start by changing how youy see food and you will be surprised how much weight you lose and how healthy you are.
PS: If you steam veggies in a little bit of chicken broth they taste delicious.

downtome

I'm going to go a different route here and I hope that you will understand that I'm not trying to be mean, just honest. I believe that if you really want to lose the weight, you are going to have to be in the right mind set and really buckle down, meaning you will have to have some kind of control with your food. I realize it's all new for you with the calories counting and all but you will have to train yourself to eat differently. My suggestion is to take small steps on a daily basis, try different fruits and veggies, try cooking healthier dinners and do atempt to watch those calories, because unfortunately, all the exercise you are doing might be good for you but the only way to lose weight is by eating right...exercise and healthy eating go hand in hand. My mom would exercise everyday but she never lost any weight as she would still be eating crap all the time!

Read a few diet and health books for starters, get some ideals on how it all works. Joining MFP was a very smart move as this site is very helpful for keeping track of calories and such. Your a step in the right direction and you know what you have to do, but your going to have to apply yourself and try not breaking the rules so often. It's ok to have a splurge meal once in a while but you will have to learn how to watch calories and eat healthier to lose the weight. You can do this, it's a learning process and will take time, but it is doable! Good luck!

lcoulter23

you may want to look into doing a low glycemic index plan. It is what I am on and it is helping me control my intake of "bad" carbs and replacing them with "good" ones. However, something can be high glycemic and when you add stuff to it it will go into the low glycemic range. I have done the calorie counting before with a different program, but this is much easier and I don't dread entering them in on this because I don't have to constantly check the packages, I can just enter the name of the brand and the food and it tells me how many calories it is. I also measure everything out. Maybe next time you get a McDonalds french fry craving you can get a small instead of a large. It takes baby steps to figure out portion control. I started my journey with out this tool in august and it has taken this long to realize what real portion sizes are. It is hard and it really is a struggle at times. You will get through this though and get back on track.

AmoreCouture

You will be able to do it. Don't doubt yourself! At first you will make more mistakes, but you learn from them, and I believe it gets easier and better as you work at it.

I have not mastered the food either, and I also have had a problem loving junk food and not eating healthy foods, and eating too much of it, but even though I am not where I should be, I'm not where I was when I started MFP, and I know I only have room for improvement. Accept this as a lesson learned and use it for future trials and temptations. Good luck!

getfitgirl1

i'm a binge eater myself. some people don't understand that taking food away from some people is like taking alcohol from an alcoholic. it's so hard and i'm an emotional eater too. just remember to take it day by day. you can do this. hang a picture on your fridge or cabinet of how you want to look and really take a good look at the picture before you open the fridge or cabinet!

amfmmama

it happened. it's over. just dont let it be your excuse to stop. One day will not ruin all the hard work you have put in!

Dawntodusk

i'm a binge eater myself. some people don't understand that taking food away from some people is like taking alcohol from an alcoholic. it's so hard and i'm an emotional eater too. just remember to take it day by day. you can do this. hang a picture on your fridge or cabinet of how you want to look and really take a good look at the picture before you open the fridge or cabinet!

Just wondering if your addiction is to all food, or a particular type of food. I'm guessing it's carbs/sugars that you're addicted to (as are most people). I don't think people get addicted to protein, for example. I never hear about binge eating 2 roast beefs, for example. It's always sugar-laden, refined carby-type snacks. If so, it's carbs-sugar that you're addicted to, and - like alcohol - you can take steps to manage this addiction. But, first you have to recognize it.