Feeling gross and horrid after my cheat meal help?

I don't really consider them "cheat meals." I eat poorly every now and then - because not doing what you want is not feasible on the long term, and it's also a good reminder. A reminder of why I eat healthy - because usually my system is like "Wait, what is this ****?" and then I feel like crap. Just take it as a lesson in why you're putting better stuff in your body over all and move forward. :-)

I am sorry to hear that you over ate and that you are so upset about it. That said, just buck up and move on.

It seems that as far as cheat meals goes, yours wasn't too bad at all. Don't stress over it. You're not going to gain weight over 1 meal, and if you do it's just water.

Do not throw up. With your past history of anorexia I would think that this type of thinking / behaviour could lead to a relapse. Are you still getting counselling for your problems? It honestly doesn't sound like you have quite come to terms with food yet, can you speak to a councillor about this.

It can take years to regain a healthy relationship with food please take it slowly and don't take any drastic measures. :flowerforyou:

Life is a series of choices...most all of us make choices that we sometimes regret. That said, as long as you don't make this decision on a DAILY basis, you will be doing great!! Just make sure you don't wallow in the guilt...you ate it, you enjoyed it at the time, stay under your calorie goal for the week and move on...let it go.

Please don't create an unhealthy relationship with food by fearing it. That's a recipe for an ED. Enjoy a treat from time to time and move on. Just DON'T QUIT.

My problem isn't "cheat" meals... its "cheat" DAYS! And I usually feel like pooooo. You would think that would motivate me to stay on course so I don't feel that way but NOOOOO... Apparently I am a glutton for punishment. So... lots of water and healthy eating usually makes me feel better. Food hangovers suck. :sad:

I am sorry to hear that you over ate and that you are so upset about it. That said, just buck up and move on.

Short, and to the point. I like that.

For the past few weeks I've been eating really healthily and cleanly, with lots of salads and fruit and all that and I could feel my pants getting looser. However, I decided to give myself a cheat meal today just because. I ate a nutritious sandwich for lunch with veggies and chicken breast (I shared it with my parents) but for dessert my parents ordered coke float, potato wedges, a berry crumble and a chocolate Danish and I ate some of that too. But! I was already pretty full after eating the sandwich even though I didn't eat the entire thing and I still went on to eat the desserts. I of course did not finish all of it by myself but I felt all gross and horrible after that because I was so bloated. I was so close to forcing myself to throw up the food and cry but it was hard not to. I hate this feeling and I'm so scared that I'll gain weight?

I even felt like skipping dinner because of all the food. I wasn't hungry for dinner anyway.

How do you guys feel after a cheat meal? .

Don't even BEGIN to feel guilty! You're not gross and horrible. :flowerforyou: You've made big changes and stuck to them for weeks as you say. It's working, you say your trousers feel looser. You're doing really well! One little blow-out won't turn you round - not unless you let it.

The trick is not that you try to live like a nutrition-saint for the rest of your life - the trick is that you change your eating habits and eat more healthy balanced meals and limit the naughty ones to the occasional treat - which is basically what you've done! If you eat wedges and pastries like that every day you'll ruin your health drive and stop losing weight or put it on, but one meal isn't going to ruin it!

Enjoy the guzzle but keep it in its place - an occasional treat, an indulgence once in a while - you'll be fine! And you'll be a normal human being.

For me, the thing about MFP and my logging is that I'm learning about food and my appetite, and I'm taking control which I've let slip in previous years. I want to eat rubbish - not every day, but from time to time, as an indulgence. I'm finding with a bit of planning and thanks to MFP I can plan some of that rubbish into my day - and I'll have a bit of chocolate or biscuits most days - but just one instead of the whole packet. Or I do without. Today I had half a snickers bar! There was a time when I'd just have eaten it without thinking, but today I looked at the calories, thought about what I'm up to today, and made the decision to eat half and gave my husband the other half. That satisfied my desire to eath the snickers, but compromised my desire to control my calories. No cheat in that at all

There's no such thing as a cheat meal! There are just the choices you make, and sometimes if you choose to say "sod the calorie counting, today I'm letting my hair down" that's a legitimate choice. You're accountable to nobody but yourself, and some days indulging yourself is more important than the next fraction of a pound off.

I am sorry to hear that you over ate and that you are so upset about it. That said, just buck up and move on.

Short, and to the point. I like that.

Thank you. Straight shooter here.

You're over thinking things. Take a more simple approach to eating. So you had a bad meal, tomorrow doesn't care what yesterday had.

How do you guys feel after a cheat meal? .

Have you ever cheated on anything or anyone and felt good about it afterwards. NOTHING good is associated (that I can think of immediately anyway) with the word "cheat."

Get that word, that mentality out of your head, get rid of any negative associations with food so you don't have "bad" foods and you won't have to "cheat." You wanted dessert, you ate dessert. It sounded delicious.

Do you think that you will go the rest of your life with NO dessert? Of course not. Do you want to beat yourself up and feel horrible every time? I hope not. Start eating and thinking in a way now that will allow you to eat and think this way for month, years down the road.....that you can maintain for life.

Never, ever, ever, ever punish yourself with excessive exercise, skipping meals or extreme calorie restriction the next day for enjoying more food. :flowerforyou:

Lots of lovely fruit and veggies there Vicky....Keep it going!

If I've eaten enough that I feel bad physically, I always have that "why did I do this?" feeling, but I've been at this long enough to know a day like that once in a while isn't going to have much of an effect on my weight. I have a higher-calorie day about once a week -- on purpose. I don't call it a cheat meal or a cheat day. It's all part of the plan. Have a few good days, and you'll be fine.

Everyone has a day when we go over our goals. When I do it, I just plan an extra long workout or run to even it out. One cheat meal will not have much effect.