What do you do when starting to unravel?

girllovedcupcakes
girllovedcupcakes Posts: 109 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have been going fairly strong these last 52 days. I have lost 23lbs so far and I feel myself about to slip in a big way. I work out walking 2 miles 5-6 days a week and also do a circuit while at the gym. For the most part my food has been on track except for one day a few weeks ago when we had to put my dog down I went on a HUGE binge, like horrible.

The last two days we have had visitors in my office who brought in big trays of goodies from Panera. I had a oatmeal cookie yesterday and a chocolate chip one today : ( I went ahead and adjusted what I have left to eat today so I didn't go to far over my numbers but I just feel so stupid and out of control for eating like that. I also had one of those skinny cow candy bars day before last so I can tell I am heading in a bad direction. There are always people bringing in bad food for the whole office because of the nature of our work and I have been able to resist until these last two days. Oh and next week were having a company BBQ ugh!

Any tips that help you from falling off the wagon? I am going to work out extra hard these next few days to make up for it. I would just appreciate any advise you have!

ETA: Have any of you ever been to an OA meeting? I think that may help but I have no idea what to expect.

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  • gerripho
    gerripho Posts: 479 Member
    I read this twice and still can't make the connection between your post and the title of your post. Eating a cookie yesterday and another today isn't what I would call "starting to unravel." So, you had two cookies in two days. With all your other healthy eating and your dedicaiton to exercise, two cookies in two days isn't really that big a deal.

    One of the reasons people start to lose weight, do well for a while, then really quit for good is because they go to the extreme of never permitting themselves the occassional treat. Remember, this is a life style change, not a marathon race toward your goal. Do you really want your new life style to be one where you can never ever again have a lousy cookie? If you can't commit to that for your new life style, then for your sake permit yourself to have a cookie once in a while as you work toward your goal.

    And, you're now losing about 3 pounds a week. That is a pretty rapid weight loss. Allow yourself to ease up a bit and maybe lose 2 pounds a week. Don't deprive yourself of everything and fail in the short term. Allow yourself to still enjoy an occassional treat and succeed in the long term.
  • boxkat
    boxkat Posts: 32
    Two cookies in two days won't break you! :) That's treating yourself - with a *free* cookie no less. Put it in the past, and say "Okay. No more cookies for a while!" Then sick with it. It's one thing to cut back... another to never eat another cookie again.

    BUT, if your binge consisted than more of that? It's okay. Going over every once in a while can actually help to rev up your metabolism. Just don't make a habit of it. Put it in the past and forgive yourself. Don't even log it if you don't want to. Chances are, even with that binge, you are doing -so- much better than you were before.

    To help prevent binges, I try to allow myself treats, and try not to let myself get too hungry by eating lots of fresh foods. An entire cucumber, for example, is only 12 calories!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    It sounds like you are worried that this is just the beginning of some big fall.

    Really, you are just like all the rest of us. Making decisions every day, some really really good ones, and making some progress.

    Pat yourself on the back for all the success you've had so far, forgive yourself for being human and having a couple cookies and a candy bar. This whole thing has a learning curve to it, and it is often two steps forward, one step back.

    Just keep moving in the general direction of your goal for the majority of your decisions. I like the 80% / 20% Rule. 80% of the time you make good choices. Celebrate those!

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