Bye bye guilt!

Clarimusic00

Hello MFP friends ... I was thinking about one of the best things about losing weight today. I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there that share the experience I've had.

I used to buy fast food, fatty foods, ice cream, all those junk items because I 'craved' or 'earned' them from having a bad day. I used to come up with a million reasons why it was okay to eat that junk. I was eating to make myself feel better. And then after I ate it I would be overcome with guilt. Why did I eat it? Why do I do this to myself? Why must I eat to make myself feel better? I knew the guilt was going to come but I would spend some much of my free time trying convince myself why it was okay.

Today I realized how amazing it is not to have to go through that anymore. I never realized how much energy I put into thinking about food and how emotional the guilt made me afterward. My days are so much happier and I rarely feel guilty after eating anymore. I still splurge a little here and there but I know I've been doing great and its okay to treat yourself once in awhile.

BYE BYE GUILT!!!! I feel amazing! Hello to my future!

dlperry65

Congratulations! Great post.

LoggingForLife

Love it!

Clarimusic00

Anyone else out there that was like me?

jsnv

Its energizing to take away the negative crap! Thanks for the reminder.

Eponine7

I was like this for years. Only in the past year or so hAve I begun to feel free from the food-obsession tyranny. Food is fuel, right? No good foods/bad foods...all is good in moderation. I agree with you...it is wonderful to be free from the guilt!

thepetiterunner

Food is fuel. Guilt should be associated with actions that involve doing something bad. Like kicking a puppy. Telling small children they're fat. Giving booze to an alcoholic. Giving people the middle finger for no reason.

Guild should NOT be associated with harmless things like a pancake, a cupcake, a box of crackers or cookies. They didn't willfully hurt anyone, start a country-wide genocide or cause an economic crisis to my knowledge, so I don't think they deserve so much credit in destroying your mood

MyrianeO

Food is fuel. Guilt should be associated with actions that involve doing something bad. Like kicking a puppy. Telling small children they're fat. Giving booze to an alcoholic. Giving people the middle finger for no reason.

Guild should NOT be associated with harmless things like a pancake, a cupcake, a box of crackers or cookies. They didn't willfully hurt anyone, start a country-wide genocide or cause an economic crisis to my knowledge, so I don't think they deserve so much credit in destroying your mood

I agree that guilt should be associated with actions that involve doing something bad, but I understand why putting bad food into your body would = guilt.. If you are doing something bad to your body, you should feel guilty..
SO when I used to load my body with junk all day long, I felt like poop all the time. Now, if I decide to have a treat, I have a smaller version of what I would have had and congratulate myself for making a positive concious decision

I still have a long way to go on my weight loss, but with a mentality like that, I am confident I will make it! Thanks for all these inspiring comments!

Clarimusic00

Thank-you for all your responses! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who used to think like that and feel amazing now that we have gotten out of that mind set!