two days of bad choices. what to do

2) Some folks *plan* a cheat meal/day every so often
(every week, several times per month), to stir up
their metabolisms.
Those days often result in a downward "whoosh!"

Feel better soon, diva!
Best wishes!

I was doing well for a few weeks and the past two days... Chinese food, Mexican food, chocolate. I don't even want to know how many calories I inhaled. Now I feel sick, tired, bloated. Should I just get back on track? How many days until I feel better physically?

two days of bad choices. what to do?

Don't make it three.

Should I just get back on track?

If I felt terrible after eating Mexican food, Chinese food, or chocolate, I'd be more worried about my mental state than anything else. I eat all kinds of foods. I only feel sick afterward if it wasn't cooked properly. Otherwise, it's all in your head.

Wow - I have to reply to this.

For decades I was told that my stomach complaints were "in my head" - in other words, that it was a "mental" thing. I finally did some testing and it turns out I have full blown Celiac, which I have now found runs in my family on my mother's side. There are at least seven of us, just in the last two generations of my mother's family - and those are only the ones I know of.

To dismiss someone complaining about not feeling good after eating certain things, is being misinformed - and a bit heartless. Just because you have an "iron stomach" does not mean others do, too. That's like saying that just because someone can do the splits, everyone else should be able to, too, something we know is definitely not true.

You're talking about Celiacs, an incredibly rare food allergy. I'm talking about someone who claims to "feel terrible" after eating "Mexican food." There's no specification as to what was eaten, just that apparently "Mexican food" is bad and unhealthy. It's an unhealthy mindset.

If I felt terrible after eating Mexican food, Chinese food, or chocolate, I'd be more worried about my mental state than anything else. I eat all kinds of foods. I only feel sick afterward if it wasn't cooked properly. Otherwise, it's all in your head.

Wow - I have to reply to this.

For decades I was told that my stomach complaints were "in my head" - in other words, that it was a "mental" thing. I finally did some testing and it turns out I have full blown Celiac, which I have now found runs in my family on my mother's side. There are at least seven of us, just in the last two generations of my mother's family - and those are only the ones I know of.

To dismiss someone complaining about not feeling good after eating certain things, is being misinformed - and a bit heartless. Just because you have an "iron stomach" does not mean others do, too. That's like saying that just because someone can do the splits, everyone else should be able to, too, something we know is definitely not true.

You're talking about Celiacs, an incredibly rare food allergy. I'm talking about someone who claims to "feel terrible" after eating "Mexican food." There's no specification as to what was eaten, just that apparently "Mexican food" is bad and unhealthy. It's an unhealthy mindset.

Celiacs and other lesser digestive disorders or sensitivities are not incredibly rare. An issue with Mexican food could come from sensitivity to dairy or cummin or gluten. MSG or even just the large amount of salt in these foods can also cause some people to feel off. Don't be too quick to label people as having mental issues if some foods, or over eating make them feel sick. I for one am lactose intolerant, have gall bladder issues (which is very common among people my age, and cannot consume Splenda without severe cramping. Those things aren't in my head, they are in my gut...

Oh boy. Perhaps my mental state (labeling food "good" or "bad") is a work in progress. I agree. But, I think most people come onto these boards for support. Nobody is perfect. If it were easy for me to eat moderate amounts of any food, I probably wouldn't be reaching out for support. I'd be eating when hungry, eating in moderation, and doing just fine. Thing is, I came onto MFP to try to become more accountable to myself. To start logging what I'm actually eating. And when I see the numbers in stark reality, it's a wake-up call. I did fairly well for the first 2-3 weeks of using MFP. Then I had two days where I ate all kinds of food that, in very moderate portions, wouldn't bother me. But I didn't eat moderate portions. I went overboard. I felt physically ill from making these wrong choices. It's not celiac or a gluten allergy. It's not lactose intolerance. It was too much food, with too many carbs, sugar and fat, in too short of a time frame. For me, I am learning my way still. I can see that there are obviously trigger foods for me. I'm not ready yet to eat Mexican, Chinese, cheese, sweets, in any amount of moderation. Note I say yet. I am trying to get there. I tend to have an "all or nothing" mentality, which is not realistic if this is about adopting a healthy lifestyle. But the thing is ... I am trying. I. Am. Trying. And in doing so, I reach out to others on these boards who are where I am, who have been where I have been, and who are further along than I am. Believe it or not, hearing that someone can relate to what I have done or how I am feeling is very encouraging. It makes me WANT to get back on track. Not because I have some outside applause prodding me along. Just because I don't feel as a alone in this struggle -- a struggle which can be very difficult when others around you don't understand.
Most interesting of all, these boards are showing me that showing care and respect for others is worth emulating. And, in turn, it helps me move the needle to care and respect myself -- and the foods I put in my body.

I was doing well for a few weeks and the past two days... Chinese food, Mexican food, chocolate. I don't even want to know how many calories I inhaled. Now I feel sick, tired, bloated. Should I just get back on track? How many days until I feel better physically?

If I felt terrible after eating Mexican food, Chinese food, or chocolate, I'd be more worried about my mental state than anything else. I eat all kinds of foods. I only feel sick afterward if it wasn't cooked properly. Otherwise, it's all in your head.

Wow - I have to reply to this.

For decades I was told that my stomach complaints were "in my head" - in other words, that it was a "mental" thing. I finally did some testing and it turns out I have full blown Celiac, which I have now found runs in my family on my mother's side. There are at least seven of us, just in the last two generations of my mother's family - and those are only the ones I know of.

To dismiss someone complaining about not feeling good after eating certain things, is being misinformed - and a bit heartless. Just because you have an "iron stomach" does not mean others do, too. That's like saying that just because someone can do the splits, everyone else should be able to, too, something we know is definitely not true.

You're talking about Celiacs, an incredibly rare food allergy. I'm talking about someone who claims to "feel terrible" after eating "Mexican food." There's no specification as to what was eaten, just that apparently "Mexican food" is bad and unhealthy. It's an unhealthy mindset.

Celiacs and other lesser digestive disorders or sensitivities are not incredibly rare. An issue with Mexican food could come from sensitivity to dairy or cummin or gluten. MSG or even just the large amount of salt in these foods can also cause some people to feel off. Don't be too quick to label people as having mental issues if some foods, or over eating make them feel sick. I for one am lactose intolerant, have gall bladder issues (which is very common among people my age, and cannot consume Splenda without severe cramping. Those things aren't in my head, they are in my gut...

Celiacs IS incredibly rare. According to all 3rd party data I've read, it affects about 6% of the global population.

As for the rest, again, you're ignoring context. I didn't see anywhere where the OP stated that EVERYTIME they ate Mexican or Chinese food they felt sick. It seems to be more along the lines of "I've been restricting all these foods out of my diet, broke, binged, and now I feel bad." Chocolate?

The OP's issue isn't some phantom disease, it's their mindset. It's something that needs to be pointed out, because it can solve these problems from continuing to happen.

You realize of course that 6% isn't 'incredibly rare' by most normal definitions. An incidence of 6% would mean that more than 1 in 20 people would have the disorder. At that rate odds would suggest that most times you ride a bus there is someone on board with Celiacs, if your number is correct. I personally know three people with the disease. But again, I wasn't just talking Celiacs I was talking food sensitivities and allergies as a whole. As to context, you might be misjudging mine. I wasn't talking about the OP, I was talking about not dismissing people in general if they say some foods can make them feel sick just because you do not feel that way. It's not a mental state thing for many people and I am glad it is not an issue for the OP. If there is some excess sensitivity from folks on this issue, it's because many people who have these issues suffer for years from family, friends and especially doctors telling them it's just stress or in their head, until they finally get diagnoses by someone with experience in dietary issues.