Stop lying to yourself

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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    No you are not the only person who does this. I try to think of things that I need to do as soon as I get home so that I don't binge. I then walk through the door with a plan in my head that will be something like, feed the cats, get changed, prepare the dinner, while it cooks put the washing away, do the ironing, clean the bathroom, etc etc. Simple things but if you formulate a plan and write it down then you are less likely to end up in the kitchen eating without thinking. It's a hard one to break though.

    This is what I do as well! After dinner I clean up, let it digest a little then get my workout on! Then I relax. Though I am a person that can't relax until I know everything I need to do is done!
  • Sweet_Pea_82
    Sweet_Pea_82 Posts: 41 Member
    In a way, I was the opposite. Before I joined MFP, I thought I ate a LOT, so my first thought was to stop eating. When I signed up for MFP and actually logged what I ate the first three days while excersising, I had less than 1,000 calories a day and then counting excersising, I netted less than 800 on some of those days. No wonder I felt tired, drug out and sluggish; I was starving myself and didn't even realize it all the while still gaining weight. After reading posts on here and doing some research I found out that I was doing way more harm than good by not eating at all. So, I have to really THINK about eating throughout the day and making sure I hit my water intake. The last two weeks I have been eating at least 1200 calories (trying to be healthy all the time, but there are a few treats) and getting my water everyday and I feel SO much better! I have more energy and it has been quite the eye opener and I have lost 24 lbs so far (not too shabby) :-) Great thread and really good advice!
  • prov31jd
    prov31jd Posts: 153 Member
    Great Post, OP. This is so true!

    To combat this tendancy in myself, I try to plan what I will eat, and I log my calories BEFORE I eat it -- so I'm sure how much it will be. Not too long ago I made the mistake of eating something, "estimating" (very poorly!) the nutritional content . . . logged it afterward, and was APPALLED to find I'd gone about 500 cals over for the day. I had to spend extra time on the treadmill. It was pizza -- I ate three pieces. If I had stopped at 1.5 or even 2 pieces, I would have been OK calorie-wise, and frankly, I would have been satisfied. Lesson learned.
  • lolabluola
    lolabluola Posts: 212 Member
    "Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down... "
  • JeepBaja
    JeepBaja Posts: 1,824 Member
    I wasted six months telling myself the extra food is OK because I was averaging six miles a day of walking and I was hiking quite a bit. I have always had a horrible diet even when I lost my 1st 30lbs. It was because I ate less.. plain and simple.

    It wasn't until after the holidays when I started to gain weight, went from losing 34lbs. to just 20lbs.... I knew what I was doing and it wasn't working. I was just fooling myself.

    So now I am back to what I know works, less food and though it is still a horrible diet, it is far less than I used to eat and quite frankly, it doesn't feel like a diet, just like the 1st time around. It works so I am going to stick with this for a while.
  • TXBelle1174
    TXBelle1174 Posts: 615 Member
    I think my biggest problem is that I will eat a late lunch - 2pm or so. Then I am not hungry for dinner so I only eat a little. Right around 8pm I am starving and want to eat everything - usually everything sweet. Of course, its the end of the day so I am nearing my calorie goal and the things I want to eat are more calories than I have left.
    Also sometimes I underestimate the sizes of portions that I have. I will "think" its only a TBSP of PB but its really closer to two. Or I will "forget" to log the piece of chocolate, or the three bites of Mac N Cheese that I had while cooking for the kids. Those things add up - QUICKLY! Especially when they are the less desireable types of food - chocolate, sweets, etc.
  • skinnylion
    skinnylion Posts: 213
    Good for you! Moving forward and learning from your mistakes are a great way to maintain a positive attitude. :)
  • LuLuRunner1
    LuLuRunner1 Posts: 329 Member
    We all do this on occassion. I try to hit the "complete food diary" button and convince myself that after I hit that button, I cannot add anymore food to the diary, so I can't eat anymore (no, it doesn't always work). The other day, though, I felt like I had been eating all day and to make myself pay for it, I started logging everything I ate and rounding those serving sizes up. Amazingly, I was actually under my calorie goal for that day. It was a nice change.
  • diddyh
    diddyh Posts: 131 Member
    If I were really struggling to wait until my dinner, I would incorporate a snack for when I get home. Maybe a piece of cheese, a yogart, a piece of fruit, etc. Make the allowance for it. This should tide you over until dinner.
  • joe7880
    joe7880 Posts: 92 Member
    Yesterday I got home from work and I was starving.

    Having that feeling of being starved when you get home can really hurt you nomatter what your good intentions are. You should consider drinking a tall glass of water and having a healthy snack sometime before you leave work. I like having an apple or a fiber one brownie in the late afternoon because without it I will be starving when I get home after fighting traffic, etc.

    Edit: Lol, exactly as suggested above :ohwell:
  • mydeloo78
    mydeloo78 Posts: 328 Member
    I did this last week... i am staying with friends and they have a candy dish with Lindt truffles in it. I kept sneaking one. Well, that one became probably 4-5 in a day but it didn't make it into my tracker. My weight stayed the same this week.. coincidence? I think not. You can fool yourself but your body knows differently! good for you!
  • gemmaldavies
    gemmaldavies Posts: 379
    good 4 u hun. we ave all done this. but u r right we shud hold ourselves accountable. xx
  • poshmonkey
    poshmonkey Posts: 15 Member
    This is one of the things I have struggled with in the past. And one of the major reasons why I have always quit. I'd swear up and down it was a plateau and I just "couldn't" lose more than 30 lbs. Granted it might start out that way, but I've had to admit to myself that I was also being lax in paying attention to - or ignoring - what I was and how much I was eating.

    I also had the idea of "I'll burn it off later" or "cheating a little won't kill me." Then I'd do it everyday. Or purposefully underestimate. It was hard for me to admit to myself that I was the only one to blame. Glad you are able to see it :)

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