fallen off the wagon today and yesterday...help?

thejenster90

hi everyone. I joined last week, and after a successful weigh-in yesterday I suddenly lost all resolve and pigged out yesterday. so today I thought I'd make up for it, so didn't eat much till the evening and have just had a food frenzy! any thoughts/advice? thanks, Jen

_xoxok

Don't beat yourself up over it.. Everyone starts out rough. & Every day won't be perfect. Pick yourself up & try again tomorrow! Just don't give up completely.. You can do it! :flowerforyou:

Nsdnjbl

Today's a new day! Just do what you can to eat the right choices. I fall off weekly!

EbonyK

It happens to the best of us. There is still time in the day to do better. Good luck and keep up the good work from here on out!

nanodot

Eating a lot of protein can really help to get cravings back under control, at least 20 g of protein. I like to have a high-protein breakfast, and then I rarely get cravings the rest of the day.

chrischinchilla

GET BACK ON IT!

krazyforyou

Its really a mind game in the begginning. If you plan out what your going to eat for the whole day that may help, it does me. Stay on track and you'll be fine.

bluestheart

Don't beat yourself up about it; it happens! Resolve to do better tomorrow - 2 bad days are not a reason to just keep having more bad days! Good luck!

mrmanmeat

hi everyone. I joined last week, and after a successful weigh-in yesterday I suddenly lost all resolve and pigged out yesterday. so today I thought I'd make up for it, so didn't eat much till the evening and have just had a food frenzy! any thoughts/advice? thanks, Jen

Don't put off making better choices.

jaxxie

We are human, we all have 'those' days...try to focus on tomorrow and not what you did, but what you will do! Don't be too hard on yourself and keep on going! Good luck!!!

HotBodUnderConstruction

I am not a psychologist/psychiatrist by any means, so I'm only speaking from my own personal experience, so take it as that. Are you self-sabotaging? You stated that "after a successful weigh-in" you pigged out....given the order of events it seems to me like self-sabotage. I used to do this. My advice is to only weigh yourself once a week to measure your progress.

Also, are you eating enough calories? I haven't checked your food diary, but before when I used to restrict myself too much, I'd binge after a period of time, and the cycle would continue. What are your current weekly goals?

Poohsta0

Doesn't really work like that. Put yesterday behind, start fresh today. You need fuel daily to make this work. Yesterday you screwed up. Put it behind you, don't forget it, just put it behind. Do better today but don't starve today to "fix" yesterday.

Silverstar46

Not eating all day makes your body tell your brain: FEED ME NOW!

What you should have done was plan your meals out for today, carefully allotting calories/carbs for each meal. That way you eat only what you should, and you also stay full so that at night time your body doesn't freak out and insist you eat everything in sight.

Remember that what you want to do is make a lifestyle change rather than diet. That means some days you will eat more than others and if you allow yourself the room to eat a piece of chocolate today, and then tomorrow for your snack eat a cucumber or a cup of yogurt. It's all about thinking, "If I eat this, will I be able to have 'that' later?"

Good luck!

cjwolfjen

You fall off, you get back on. Simple as that.

aliann30

forget about it! Get back up and keep going..don't do the not eating all day to make up for it though..as you experienced, it'll just make you crazy hungry at the end of the day. If you ever fall off and want to make up for it, do it by burning some extra calories.

thejenster90

wow thanks everyone! you have made me feel so much better. off to bed now, then in the morning off to join the gym! still 5 days to go till next weigh-in, plenty of time to sort things out! thanks again x

3natalie

The same has happened to me to!!! So many distractions living LIFE!!! Well just dont give up and get back to it!
:happy:

becoming_a_new_me

The nice thing about falling off the wagon is you can burn calories chasing after it to catch up. Haha, no, in all seriousness...tomorrow is a new day. You can't get there on sheer will power alone, plan ahead. Make meals in advance, package your snacks, and make menu. It really helps

shirleygirl910

First off don't beat yourself up. Log all foods good and bad. Go for a walk, or whatever you enjoy. This is going to be a life long pattern change in your life and is not going to be over night, in one week, or maybe even a month.

I am most successful when I log everything. Not because I eat so well, but because I can go back and look at what I did, right and wrong. Some weeks at weight in I am devestated. I either stayed the same or didn't lose. I go back and look at my log and I either didn't exercise or fell off too many times. I usually allow myself once or twice in a week to eat something off plan. Carl's Jr oreo shake is 740 calories, but sometimes that is what I need. I just don't have one more than once a week.

Keep trying, I've been at this for 18 months now and I lost 1-2 lbs a week (Most weeks). I am now down 129 lbs. Went from a size 28 to size 12. You can do it too!!

thejenster90

thanks for the protein advice. could you possibley give me some examples of high protein foods? thanks

Jconner30

When I fall off the wagon, I do a double-backflip into a swan dive - judges give it 3 'tens'. I know how you feel. You dust yourself off! THATS what you do! You are in this for the long haul! It took me almost 10 months to get where I am now and I still have a ways to go! (Starting weight in Jan 2011 - 285-290. Current weight, 211)

comet_wow

I know exactly where you're coming from. Please don't give up. You will have days where it all goes to hell but it takes time to change . Don't let a couple of off days throw you off the wagon. Good luck

lradatz

It depends on what your binging on... If you deprive yourself of anything and everything bad completely, your body will crave it if that's what you normally had. It's ok to give in to a couple bites of chocolate or a cookie or two, or whatever it may be, as long as you don't over do it, you will be ok and still lose weight. But it's very difficult in the beginning to lose weight and do good eating, if your just beginning. You will learn to control your cravings and want to do good, just remember it's ok to give in every once in a while, and have a day off if you need to, just pick yourself up the next day... Don't give up and stress out

thejenster90

no I don't think I am eating enough to be honest, I lost a kelo this week...maybe its too fast?

MrsGreen1985

Dont beat yourself up,it happens but I would suggest if it happens again dont starve yourself all day and only have an evening meal it will just make it worse.At least eat breakfast and drink plenty of water x

ldennett

yup - I see lots of others are saying it too. Don't punish your body for a lapse. You need food everyday. When we deny ourselves, something in our brain freaks out and tells us to shove food in our mouths. Just make a goal to stay within your calories. If you are finding that you are binging alot, you might have to slow the pace of your weightloss and add in another 200 calories a day or something. The ability to squeeze in an extra treat a day might be your answer to losing weight without feeling the need to binge.

gigglepiggle

I had a really bad day yesterday, I pigged out at lunch and spent the whole afternoon feeling cross with myself about it and ended up not eating dinner and going to bed hungry.

Today I planned all my meals first thing and stuck within my calories so I feel better. I'm sure I'll fall off the wagon again, probably in the not too distant future but I have far more good days than bad

GinNouveau

Forgive yourself. It has happened to all of us. And it won't be the last time. Do the best you can when you can. You'll get better at this and it will get easier and happen less often. Figure out why you pigged out. Have you been too restrictive? Did you do it to celebrate your loss? Did you do it because you figured you would have a week left to undo the damage? Were you upset about something? Or were you just too hungry and it set off a chain reaction? I've binged for all these reasons plus 1000 others. Through trial and pizza I have learned how to avoid some of my triggers and you will too. Just climb back on the wagon. Nothing different in today and the first day you started except you are more experienced

Helenatrandom

Listen to the people telling you to forgive yourself. I should have learned that I long time ago... But I didn't. I'm still learning.

Do NOT try to make up for today by eating significantly less tomorrow. You only end up "punishing" yourself in the morning, and "rewarding" yourself in the evening. Be nice to yourself all day long with healthy and tasty foods that meet your goals.
You deserve to be healthy and happy. Both, not either!

thejenster90

I wish I didn't live with my parents then I could limit the amount of food in the house, but they like their chocolate and biscuits so there's allot in the cupboards...and they're out right now which meant kitchen raid!

determinedsocialworker

Like someone else wondered... sounds a bit like self-sabotage. I've done it many times..it's like, Oooh, I did well..that's a bit scary..can't allow myself to feel too proud because really, it's not much..I have so much left to lose..ugh..screw it..food.. Or something of that variation... the other part you said about making up for it by not eating until late... the only thing that is doing is further slowing your metabolism. For many years I have been looking at food as "good" and "bad" and my trainer told me that if I learn nothing else to remember this-- don't demonize food. Skinny people eat pizza sometimes.. they have cookies... but they are also eating well the other 80-90% of the time and it's no big deal with a healthy lifestyle...

Just keep moving forward.. it's all about ups and downs... we fall all the time (I had 8 timbits yesterday.. did you know they are SIXTY calories each?? Yeah, me neither until AFTER I got home and logged on)... that's life.. we move on... Just realizing what you're doing and writing the post is a great thing!! Keep moving forward... You can do it!!!