diet, break diet, binge cycle

corliss777
corliss777 Posts: 12
in Motivation and Support
Does anyone have the problem of doing well on a diet, then breaking the diet, then feeling bad or beat youself up for breaking the diet which starts a binge only to start the cycle again. How do you deal with breaking your diet or how did you come out of the cycle. Yesterday I had a mini binge. I was tired from the day and I didn't deal with that problem before I broke my diet which resulted in a mini binge. Today I'm back on track which is good and I've owned up to the binge and moved on which in the past was hard for me to do. Usually I would binge for days. I'm learning not to be hard on myself and just move on but it's till hard for someone who strives to do things right and to do things well. So how do you all deal with this or how has anyone come out of this cycle.

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  • trm1959v
    trm1959v Posts: 4 Member
    I think the most important thing you can do is write down what emotions you felt when you decided to binge. Were you upset, angry, frustrated, tired (feeling a little lazy), sad, blue. Once you recognize what triggered the binge then the next time you feel that way instead of eating you do something else. Take a bath, kick a pillow, deep breathing, yoga. Whatever it takes to get your away from the feeling that triggers a binge. And don't beat yourself up that brings up that feeling of guilt which is such a useless emotion. Congratulations for not doing it for days, its a start, one day at a time.

    For myself I have found myself fantasizing my next meal with pasta, oh did I say I have a gluten intolerance, but what can I say I learned to cook from an Italian woman and I so miss my pasta and lots and lots of cheese. I have not binged but I am counting down for my mini vacation over the 4th of July and no I will so not be dieting during that time.
  • corliss777
    corliss777 Posts: 12
    Thanks for the response. Yea I'm trying to take it one day at a time. Stress and tiredness is always a trigger for me to eat junk. Hopefully I'll be okay once school lets out and I have some down time. Or maybe I should see a therapist. :-)

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