Over-eating... is it really a new day tomorrow?

Log everything you eat: log log log. Make a committment to log everything, Even when you eat junk food. If you are committed to losing weight, seeing it in black and white in your log will eventually lead you to make changes in your eating habits.

If you develop long-term good habits, then it really always is another day tomorrow. That's not a justification, it's just the reality. Also, I think people tell themselves that it's another day tomorrow because it's healthier to forgive yourself and resolve to try harder tomorrow than it is to beat yourself down and punish yourself. The problem with punishing your own mind to learn a habit is that, losing weight isn't (always) something that is necessary to your survival or happiness. So if you start to perceive it as more of a hapless struggle, then you're more likely to give up for good eventually. Forgive yourself and resolve to work harder tomorrow.

That having been said, I ate a huge slice of banana bread from a cafe and a slice of birthday cake and a piece of pizza today, and I'm pretty bummed, too. The twinge of disappointment is enough to motivate me for tomorrow.

Anyway, whether you get there by building yourself up or beating yourself down for it, tomorrow is a new day anyway! I hope it will be wonderfully successful for you.

I had a "Binge day" yesterday and posted for help -. Had all kinds of great ideas and encouragement and the bottom line ....I forgave myself and just got right back on track. Had a great day today, managed to get in some work out (in my garden doing the things I love to do) and still had a couple of cookies as a snack treat with my afternoon coffee. I am finding if I log in my meals for the day every morning I am more apt to stick to them. It is helpful to be able to see what and when I can eat next especially if I am on the verge of going off track. Not a big deal if you make some minor changes to your menu for the day there is a "delete" button and you can always add if you have to. I use it as a guideline and don't consider it carved in stone. This is just something that works for me, it may not be for everyone, but that is why we are here , to help and encourage each other.

Don't beat yourself up if you make a slip, maybe you have a special "buddy" that can be your "mentor"? I have my daughter and we chat each day about how well or how poorly we think we have done. She has been the greatest inspiration to me.

Anyway, good luck with your weight loss journey and don't give up. Sandy307

Hello again, I just re-read your post and thought of something else that might be helpful to you. Instead of thinking of your meals as Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, you can call them whatever you wish but you can treat them all as snacks if that is what works for you. Just space them out during the day and try to have healthy choices. Having said that, it is okay to have ice cream once in a while, every day if that is what works for you. Just treat it as part of your menu plan and don't feel so guilty about it that it makes you fall off the wagon. I have read daily menus from several of my friend's posts and one lady has 3 cookies every day as part of her menu. Another one has an ice cream bar several times a week. They just plan it into their day's menu.

I have been purchasing a few low calorie treats to have instead of chocolate bars and potato chips. I rather like the Quaker rice cakes, they come in several different flavours. Also you can get potato chips that are baked instead of fried and they are pretty good too.

I am not sure how much weight you have lost so far or how long you have been on MFP but I am thinking once you see a difference in your mirror and the clothes you are wearing you might find it will give you the added will power that you need to hang in there. And "yes" there is a new day tomorrow, trust me...I have been there and I am sure many other people have been there too!

Hang in there! Sandy307

"Tomorrow is another day" is really more of a tool to say 'you can't blow your diet in one day' rather than a continuous cycle. Meaning, it should be used sparingly.

Good luck out there, eyes on the prize.

I am going through the same thing right now. I am so frustrated and angry at myself. I had finally lost 30 pounds and was only 15 pounds away from my goal to have gained almost 10 of it back. In the past 2 months i've become lazy and unmotivated. I'd eat healthy throughout the day but come after dinner all i'd ever do is snack. I'd even set myself a limit but then i'd justify it and continue to eat. I'd tell myself that tomorrow will be different and that I cannot continue this way and come next morning I'll do very well right up till late afternoon. I've always said and I will never be that person to gain back the weight and now look. It's extremely frustrating and I know how you feel.