giving in to cravings

gloryofthis

HI yesterday I was terrible, it was my birthday and a combo of temptation and peer pressure and cravings had me munching all day, chicken nuggets and burger kings and fizzy drinks and cake and a different cake and lattes and croissants and jam and sweets.
i thought i'd share because yesterday was actually HUGE motivation to me. i crave a lot of these things a lot of the time but not one thing tasted as good as i thought it would, everything was too sweet, too greasy, too heavy, too salty. i felt stuffed all day, uncomfortable, by night time i felt positively sick. i slept really badly, was gassy, had indigestion, had to wee constantly. by about 2 am i woke up with a killer headache feeling totally parched, dehydrated even.
today i feel tired, i have less energy than i have the past week, my skin feels greasy, my head ache wont go away, i'm bloated and to top it all i'm 2 pounds up on the scales.
i've never bought into the saying "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" but i'm now a believer that "nothing tastes as good as healthy feels!"
there isn't a single thing from yesterday i don't regret.
its not worth it.

trust me on that because its been a while since i've felt this gross =/

xxx bev xxx

Discoveri

I've noticed the same thing. Now more than one diet coke just makes me feel gross whereas I used to have 7 cans a day with no problem. I've also noticed that the stuff I used to look forward to (cheezits and anything else loaded with salt) just doesn't appeal to me anymore if I eat more than a serving of it.

gloryofthis

yeah i'm finding that the cravings for food are lessening tho i am still craving cola. i have new cravings now, for spicy foods for crunchy foods like salad, grilled chicken oh my goodness i'm forever craving grilled chicken lol! which is a lot better for me, craving things i dont have to feel guilty about is changing my life and yesterdays blow out and todays disappointment on the scales has taught me that i can have my cake and eat it to but made me realise that i dont really want it lol xx

ctooch99

I appreciate the candor of you post as I just posted a related topic (strategic eating) - what you went through is something that I find really annoying and challenging too.

I mean, I LOVE eating healthy and I am committed to my health and fitness, but I find (especially around holidays and events) the amount of sweet and fatty junk food is insurmountable.

And the aftermath you describe is exactly what I always dread - I HATE feeling like that and in the past that same exact experience has derailed my whole regimen.

Someone responded with really good advice and that is, if you do overindulge, view it as only one bad meal and get right back on track instead of seeing the even as wrecking your whole day or your whole week.

Thanks again for sharing - it was actually very helpful to read.