BOOO! I DID IT AGAIN :(

its okay to have that stuff in moderation...........keep your head up high ... you can do it girl

Some days you just need more food. Have a plan attack next time you go there........plan ahead a bit and when you see something on the menu you want and its not all that good.........say NO out loud, that helps me lol people may look lol You are okay. I went over today too.

if you tell yourself you can't have it then you will just want it more. When you buy it throw 1/2 away before you even start eating it. When I say throw it away, I mean throw it away! so you can't get it out. Hang in there - next time you'll throw 1/2 away then you will throw 3/4 away and then you'll figure "why keep buying if I'm just going throw it out". Good Luck!

Stay within your calories and work a little everyday to turn bad meals into healthy one. I ate a lot of fast food at first but I stayed within my calories and exercised. Each day, week and month you stick with it you'll get better and before you know it you'll be a clean eater. Plus if I eat it, I use. That means I am walking around or doing something nonstop. Just don't sit and moan get up and move.

This sounds so familiar, lol. I totally know how that feels. I " DO IT" too and it is so discouraging. In my case, i have a binging problem and an addiction to junk. It really is an addiction too! I find it hard to eat healthy when all this yummy junk is so easy and readily available. And, its comfortable. I had to pull myself out of it and ask myself, "what do you want?". Becasue eventually i would not only be wayyyy over weight but sick too. Ultimatly we have no choice but to LEARN how to be healthy and talk yourself through it. Everyday, all day, i have to talk myself through my eating habits. YOU CAN DO THIS! Believe me, we can do this together, all of us. Let me know if ya need a pep talk, i know i have my days when i need them. Take care

I can totally relate BUT here is my thinking, sometimes those high cal days force you to eat better and I usually see a loss in the next few days after a big splurge. Plus, this isn't a diet it's a lifestyle change and you can't cut out everything you enjoy - you'd go crazy! Maybe tack an extra 15 - 20 min to your next gym/exercise session, otherwise, move on we've ALL done this!!

I know how you feel. Don't give up. Its in the past and done. Look towards tomorrow.

It can certainly be frustrating! When I crave Taco Bell specifically, I will make my own tacos/burritos at home and add Taco Bell sauce. That seems to help the craving go away.

You crave it- because the food is made so that you do!

Fast Food is as addictive as Heroin!



I have struggled with the same thing- Fast Food, especially Taco Bell.
Here is what has helped me.

Avoid driving past them. I know it sounds crazy- but it's the same mentality of recovering alcoholics- many of them won't drive within 5 miles or blocks of a bar they frequented- because it would be too easy for them to go back. I know this is hard- because there are literally tons of fast food places everywhere!

Watch a video, DVD, or television program on the dangers of fast food. This will probably put you off eating it, as the program will likely go into graphic detail about the high fat, salt and sugar levels in the foods. Two excellent examples are the films "Super Size Me" and "Food, Inc".

Avoid your local fast food restaurants as much as possible. Whenever you pass one, or any other fast food outlet, think back to the program you saw and what that type of food is doing to your insides. If you are without food and your only option is a fast food place, buy the healthy options such as salads or grilled chicken.

Recommended reading: "Fast Food Nation", by Eric Schlosser. This book gives you a sense of fast food's effect on your health, and also its effects on the global economy, agriculture, immigrants, etc. You'll think about this book when you feel tempted to go to the drive-through.

Try not to carry cash with you. Having cash on hand makes it that much easier to stop at a fast food place on the way home, and there's something sad about charging a burger and fries to your credit card that might deter you from using plastic.

<b>When you are driving past a fast food place and feeling the urge- just keep your eyes focused ahead and start saying, "I LOVE being skinny more than I love Taco Bell Mexican Pizza" or whatever. That has helped me. </b>

And the one that did it for me PLAN AHEAD.
If I was going out on a hungry stomach- it was almost inevitable- that I would end up stopping. I would first rationalize it, "ill get 1 small thing".. and then when I pulled up to the window, my brain would think, "well since you're stopping anyways, why not just get the whole 1400 calorie meal"... and there i would go. And then next thing I knew- I would be craving it and I would give in again. So I NEVER leave the house hungry or without bringing healthy food to snack on if I know I'll be hungry later and only have fast food as an option. BE PREPARED. You know what your triggers are- so do everything you can to avoid having them ever set off... it will make avoiding it sooo much easier for you.

About 4 years ago I weighed my heaviest- 350lbs. ALL I DID WAS STOP EATING FAST FOOD-- and I dropped 100lbs. Just from cutting out fast food. It actually was easy. After a week or two- you stop craving it. My family would eat fast food in front of me- and it wouldn't even bother me. My body began to crave healthy food and the thought of greasy fast food made me sick to my stomach. After I had stopped for a few months- my cousins somehow coherced me into trying a fish sandwhich from burger king. I took one bite and was so grossed out. All I could taste was salt. It was disgusting- but made me realize- just how "desensitized" your taste buds get when you are constantly eating that crap.. and that's what it is CRAP.

So anyways, hope this helps! I was in the same exact boat as you! But you can do it

I hate to sound harsh- but overeating/fast food is addiction- just like being addicted to alcohol. If you were an alcoholic and trying to stop- you wouldn't be successful if you told yourself, "Ok I can have 1 drink a night or even a few times a week... have all I want on Wednesday and then not drink anything on Thursday to make up for it".. You're still an alcoholic.
I know fast food is my weakness and in order to stop the addiction- I had to completely cut it out of my life and learn to deal with the emotional issues behind it.

I had a rough day as well. At work without even thinking I grabbed a cookie... on my way home I was like OMG! I HAD A COOKIE!!! What a waste of 140 calories! Then when I got home, I just ate, thinking I would be fine... then I had two glasses of milk at dinner... I was almost 280 over for the day.... so guess what? I am popping in a few work out videos and burning 300 cals tonight. I usually don't eat back my calories I earn from working out... but tonight I am working off the extra calories I ate!

Like everyone else has said, you had a difficult day today, tomorrow is a new day, you don't have to let it make for a bad week, month or year. Cheers to all of us having a better calorie day tomorrow!

I swear I could hear Oreos calliing my name last night! I have a backup plan at home for this. I drink a cup of sugar free cocoa. It is sooo cold outside, and the warm cup feels so good in my hand, plus my choclate craving is dimmed

If you do go back, I will say I ate at Taco Bell over the weekend and the steak Fresno soft taco was pretty good and I stayed within my calorie intake for the day.

Stay strong, and live life one one meal at a time. Smile and love yourself