I can't believe I did that! I was doing so well! :'(

Dont make yourself throw up!

aww this is tough!! you shouldn't do that! haha, well you know you really shouldn't
Ok now this happened what to do? I'm not sure from a health prospective, but from a psychic one I will be drinking more water, and I do mean MORE water. then I will have to "punish" myself with extra workout and exercise.

You know, when someone do such a thing this is creating a habit of what we gave an excuse and say it's a "one" time "treat"...
well this actually will make the brain send that neuron that told you to eat it this time. now your brain well find it easier to send that neuron again, but the solution is that you fight it from the FIRST time. Now it happened, till yourself in say it out loud to yourself so you hear it that you will NOT do this again..this helps your brain to not do it again...

Being healthy, fit, exercising all starts with mental training before the physical training. If you train your mind, your body will be able to do almost anything

and btw dark chocolate is good health resource and antioxidant so you may want it to replace other unhealthy sweets. and better treat your sweet teeth with some fresh fruits!! Don't feel bad but DO smth about it and good luck achieving ur goals!

First you have to realize everyone messes up that is part of being human, learn to forgive yourself. Then move forward, one slip-up is not going to ruin everything. Losing weight is a long journey.

For me personaly I can't do sugary foods any more. I am a sugar addict, once I start I can't stop myself.

Third throwing up is worse for you than the excess calories. Your body knows you put sugar in it so it made a lot of insulin to absorbs the sugar. You than took the sugar away so you have an increased insulin level with no sugar.
If your not now, you will crave high calorie foods to coup with the increased insulin level.

Your water weight will be high on sunday because of the insulin.

dont beat yourself up over it. if you were to get lost while on a car trip would you give up and go home? no, you would try to get back on track as quickly as possible. use it as a learning tool and dont keep it in the house. yhou will do better next time.

A very good analogy.

There is no need to 'punish' yourself for being 'bad'. Eating chocolate is not a crime! You ask what will happen? Well, maybe you will only lose 1.2lb this week when you would've otherwise lost 1.3lb! The horror!

Really, get out of this mindset that dictates you must be 'good' all of the time in order to succeed. It's ridiculous as well as unrealistic. You are setting yourself up to fail. I've lost over 60lbs since Christmas and I can assure you there have been MANY days when I have eaten too many calories, had too much alcohol, eaten chocolates, etc.

This is a lifestyle change. You can't expect to never eat chocolate ever again. It's your 'all or nothing' attitude which will be your downfall.

That is very very dangerous behaviour ( i mean the purging). I want you to not beat yourself up and hate yourself for making a slip. We all do it and one bad choice is not going to mess everything up if make good choices after..but binging and purging is NEVER the answer, its unhealthy and very addictive behaviour. We are all human and will over indulge from time to time...but if we can't control it I suggest finding a food addicts group and seeing if they are for you. Main thing is stop the cycle of guilt, and not worry about what the extra calories will do for one moment in time and go for an extra session @ the gym on the days after you go over board

I would be more concerned about purging than about eating the chocolate. Everyone of us here on MFP have made bad choices either for a meal, a whole day or a whole week; but you put the past behind you and get back on track at the next meal! You have to always be moving forward. When I find that I have binged in some way, I try to drink lots of water and get myself out walking - that is a much healthier way to counteract bad food choices then throwing up. Hoping you will try to let go of what has happened and know that when it occurs again, you can make a better choice about how to cope with it. Good luck to you on this journey.

The same thing happened to me yesterday at work only mine was pizza. I was just going to have a little but it was good and I did feel bad after. I got to the desk and entered in what I ate. I seen that I would have been over my calories for the day so every chance I had I walked and drank more water. One day isn't going to hurt but making yourself sick is going to end up really doing damage. Promise us that you'll never do that again.

The purging is definitely more worrying than the binge. You have to move on from this and not let this become a way of controlling your diet. If you eat something you shouldn't, vomiting it back is bad news. Far better to to have chocolate in moderation and cancel it out by additional exercise and being extra healthy the next day. We all have days that are not so good, and it's not the end of the world if you don't let it be.

As they say stuff happens. Biggest thing don't give up acknowledge the mistake and move on. Maybe today exersise alittle longer to burn the chocolate off. When I screw up I push the exersise a little longer. When your hungry late at night and craving just get a few snack out of the bag and put the bag away. Then get a big glass of water and for each bite take a drink of water, hopefully that will decrease the amount you need and satisify the craving.

Don't ever make yourself sick just because you ate a couple of cookies. Purging, or bulimia, can seriously affect your health, both mentally and physically. If you need something sweet, have a couple of cookies or a piece of chocolate. If you're feeling guilty about it, which you shouldn't, spend a bit of extra time exercising the next day. A couple of hundred calories really aren't all that significant in the long run. As one person pointed out, it takes 3500 calories to add one pound of fat. It's much better to have a treat once in a while than to deprive yourself until your cravings make you eat half a box of cookies and have to deal with feelings of guilt afterwards. I had a parent that did the same thing on a regular basis because of their obsession with their weight. I know firsthand how it can affect the people around that person. Please don't do it to yourself or your family and friends.

We all "fall off the wagon" once in a while. Last Sunday I had a similar incident. I just couldn't seem to get enough to eat. I even grabbed a bag of chips and ate quite a lot (didn't count out serving). I was feeling down about it. I logged all of it the next day. I was soooo mad at myself!!! :mad:

I went to the gym next day and did 10 mins extra of cardio (which is a big feat for me, bad knees).

Just make this a lesson learned for you. I have since made sure I could "afford" the extra calories before I eat anything other than my normal snacks.

You can do this!!!