emotional dip after eating rubbish

probably a little bit of both. I would just work out extra hard the next day, and make sure you drink your water, fruits and veggies will give you extra fiber to get you (ahem!) moving again, and not feel so bloated. An "off" day once in a while doesn't have to be a bad thing; it may help you get even more focused in the end.

I can honestly say that I have the very same feelings after I have a day of 'overindulging'. i think it takes a very strong individual to just accept this mistake without loads of regret, and often sperates the people who are successful at making this a lifestyle, opposed to those who just get into a diet/binge cycle. i have learnt slowly to just accept and move on.. because lets face it, if this is something you want for the long term, which im guessing it is, there is always going to be days we splurge a little too much. like godsgirl said, drink plenty of water and eat fairly well the next few days to help your mind accept that it is back on the healthy train.
i have also heard a day off every now and again is good for the metabolism.
best wishes.

Hi there

I saw your thread and had to reply because I'm feeling exactly the same this week. We had a bank holiday in the UK this weekend, and my mum and her husband came to visit, I kept up the exercise however the calorie intake went right out the window. I did make mostly good food choices, and kept an eye on quantity, but I also allowed myself a few glasses of wine as well, which skyrocketed the calorie intake.

arrgghh!

Personally I'm trying not to fixate and have got straight back into the exercise sessions with slightly increased intensity and I;ve reducing my calorie intake over the last few days. I'm hoping doing something positive and working extra hard will mean I get over it by the end of the week. And I don't think it'll derail my weight loss, it might just delay it slightly this week.

So I can't offer much advice for you as I'm feeling the same and just to say that you're not alone, and I guess its a natural feeling to have. But don't let it get you down, get back into the routine of exercise and diet and you'll have forgotten the 'blip' next week I'm sure.

Good luck!

It is entirely amazing how I come to the forums to post a topic, and someone has already posted (almost word for word) what I was going to post! I'm not sure if the "in the same boat" mindset works for anyone else, but it helps me to know what I'm going through is just normal. I felt the same way this wekeend as well. I ate really well last week, we went out for dinner and gelato on Saturday night, which was within my daily allotment, and then the barbeque hit on Sunday. ALL KINDS of stuff I just couldn't resist. So, I didn't. But not only did I not resist them, I went totally overboard. Not one delicious-looking and tasting red velvet, cream-cheese frosted cupcake. Nope. I had three, plus cookies, plus plus plus.

I am trying hard not to get into a cycle of eating garbage all the time, but it is so much EASIER, isn't it? And that's the kicker. IF it were easy, none of us would be where we are. This is work. For whatever reasons, we weren't taught how to eat properly, or exercise properly, or maybe there are just too many choices. The bic picture is too much. Focus on the small one. We had a bad day or two or three, but we didn't ruin everything we have worked so hard for. We've got to get on with it! I don't know about you, but I am in much better shape than I was a year ago! All the best to you!

Remember this feeling. Remember how awful you feel right now.

Next time you are faced with a plate of red velvet cupcakes, or cookies etc, remember what they will do to you, emotionally.

Remember this feeling. Remember how awful you feel right now.

Thx - I have to remember how I feel right now and how bad I will feel exercising!!!!

Just think of it as part of the learning curve. Sometimes we think we can still go off track without any consequences (thus all of us who lose/gain many times). It is actually positive that you can now see that you can get back to eating better after overindulging and it's not the end of all the positives. And you can actually see and feel how eating "crap" truly does affect you. So it's a good lesson to remember when you need it!

What I like to do is look at my net cals for the week. So if I have a day or two (like yesterday) where I went over by almost a 1000 cals, I cut back the next couple of days so that it evens out. Plus I'm usually feeling bloated the next day and not even in an eatting mode at all which helps in a way. As for the feeling you get, it happens to most people. I know from my personal experience I used to get really down and it would lead to binges that'd last a week. Now I don't care and honestly it's worked wonders if I binge one day, the next morning is a new start. Your only human so it'll happen again, just look at the positives.... You enjoyed the time spent with fam and you got to treat yourself, now it's over so act like it didn't even happen. Works for me at least.