Food for thought......

snowy_sk

Today I have got myself back on the wagon after a couple of weeks of very much running behind the wagon. Over the last few days, I have eaten all sorts of rubbish and felt horrible..... lethargic, full, bloated, depressed. So today, I am being super healthy and I feel great! I would choose how I feel today anytime over how I felt yesterday - there is no comparison. So then why do I have sometimes cravings to eat all that junk food when I know how bad I will feel both physically and mentally? Why would I trade how I feel today for how I felt last night???

Do you think we just forget how bad we felt and how good the food tasted?

ZannahDia

I am the same way, if I eat stuff I know it's not good for me, I immediately feel horrible, and usually end up having a crappy day. But if I eat healthy and exercise I feel GREAT!! So I guess I'm wondering the same thing basically. Why do we eat a bunch of crap even if we know its going to make us feel horrible? I guess for me it's just because it tastes good. What I've learned so far though, is that victory tastes better:) So I'm definately going to try and stay away from the stuff thats gonna make me feel horrible!

ChantalGG

I have not been addicted to anything in my life except food. My choices of food hurt my body so badly. I always had stomach pain, felt tired , dizzy, weak, unhealthy, felt, acted, looked ugly.

I guess we do forget though, maybe thinking our body is healthier now or that we have more will power.

I just wanted to say that i have been eating healthier for over 2 weeks now and the pain in my stomach is gone.

dls06

Welcome back!

bigdawg025

Hmmmm.... I ran 10K yesterday evening... then I went and had a tuna melt, tomato soup, and 3 tasty beers, and I felt pretty good about all of it! :drinker: :happy: I think we're just all different. What makes one person feel good might make another feel guilty or otherwise crappy. Hang in there, and try not to beat yourself up!

YvetteBabich

OP - I struggle with this on a regular basis. Usually my weekends involve loading up on horrible junk food, and then afterward i feel so sick and awful and regretful until I'm back on the wagon and by midweek I feel amazing! And every single time I proclaim that I want to continue feeling so amazing, but then another weekend hits and I usually repeat the cycle.

The only way I can think to explain it is as a food addiction, just like alcoholism. How many times have you heard a hungover person say they'll never binge drink again? And how often do they stick to it?

I know I have an addictive personality disorder, so while this doesn't solve the problem, it at least explains it for my case.