I broke my healthy streak and I feel bad :(
the4beatles
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I had like 250 calories of chips and the same for chocolate milk. I feel so bad and I wish I hadn't done that. Has anyone had similar experiences? How did you get over it?
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Everyone has those moments...forgive yourself and move on. :-)0
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Me too. It is over and done. I will try and avoid it from happening again by not letting myself get that hungry.0
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unfortunately I do it a lot.0
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Just move on, maybe hit a little more cardio next time you work out. You need to try to aim to hit your targets, but we wouldnt be human if we didnt slip every now and then. You still have to enjoy life. Besides, chocolate milk is good for you.0
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It has certainly happened to me a time or too. I recommend that you acknowledge it, which you already have, then plan to make your next meal a healthier one. Also, when we use words like bad or good as it relates to our eating, it makes matters worse. Using the word bad makes us feel like we should be punished. Don't beat yourself up. Sometimes we might not eat as healthy as we should, but most of the time we aim to have healthy, balanced meals. Finally, if you really really want something that may not be the healthiest option, allow for a small portion of it and eat it slowly. Just make sure you're not hungry or thirsty before you taste it because than you won't be able to stop eating whatever it is.
You can do this!!!!0 -
one bad meal won´t make you fat just like one good meal won´t make you thin. It´s about how you eat on a daily basis.
Drink water, eat healthy the next meal and move on. Nuggets of wisdom.0 -
It is almost impossible to not feel bad about a binge--no matter how big or small. You typically will feel guilty. There are two things you can do--feel sorry for yourself and continue to binge or forgive yourself, remember how binging made you feel, and have start over.0
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Some chips and chocolate milk is certainly not a binge.0
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Persistence not Perfection0
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I broke my healthy streak over these past two weeks over the holidays.
I just got back on track.
One bad day is not going to undo all your hard work.0 -
Persistence not Perfection
^This. One of the first things I have every day is 3 squares of dark chocolate with a cup of coffee (with full cream lactose free milk). Gives me a hit of endorphins, stops me from feeling like I'm being restricted and lets me say 'I had my chocolate this morning, I don't need (chips, chocolate, cookies....)' later in the day. But seriously, don't let this become a spiral - you say 'that was silly. Let's not do that again' and move on. I have faith in you! :flowerforyou:0 -
Have you heard of a dieting tool called If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM)? Basically you track down what you eat and record your ending macronutrients at the end of each day (protein / carbs / fats). I guarantee you that if you start writing down how many calories or carbs are in the cookies / any "unhealthy" food, you will feel less guilty about eating them. I think this is because the primary reasons why guilt manifests itself from eating unhealthy foods, no matter how small, are that you don't know the consequences of what you just ate, or how adversely it might affect your health (e.g. oh my god, how many calories did I just eat?) By keeping a tight leash on the number of what you just ate, and recording it down and then compensating for it later in the day by perhaps eating less or compensating with other nutritious foods, you will feel much less guilt each and every time you eat something unhealthy.
In fact, I actually do not feel bad at all eating fast food or greasy fries or anything, provided I keep track of what was in it ( how much fat / carbs / proteins) and then adjust my daily needs to accommodate what I just ate.
In summary: keeping track of what you eat makes it so you won't feel bad about eating sweets and junk food, provided you still hit your daily calorie / macronutrient ratios. Hope this helps0 -
Some chips and chocolate milk is certainly not a binge.0
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You have not failed, you know you did this and are back in track. I do this every mow and then and also beat myself up but , I get back on track.0
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Don't let perfection be the enemy of good.
Don't beat yourself up over some chips and chocolate milk, you will only create a vicious cycle that will end up with you giving up.
What you an do is learn from the experience and plan some alternatives next time you are craving or eating emotionally.0 -
I had like 250 calories of chips and the same for chocolate milk. I feel so bad and I wish I hadn't done that. Has anyone had similar experiences? How did you get over it?
And maybe move more. Exercise burns calories & can improve your mood. It's a win/win.0 -
Some chips and chocolate milk is certainly not a binge.
This. Nothing wrong with having chips and chocolate milk, just make it fit into your daily calorie allotment and enjoy!0 -
250 calories isn't a binge. I agree with the comments about simply moving on and doing a little more exercise if you want to work the weight off.0
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If anyone should be feeling bad it should definitely be me lol. I was on a good work out / diet plan throughout the whole year of 2013. Then Thanksgiving rolled around and I completely fell off my game. It's all good. I'm not dwelling on it. I got a clean slate for 2014 and I'm going to kick it off even harder this year and see better results than last year ;')0
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Need to not get into the good food vs bad food cycle. I've seen a lot of folks quit because they couldn't be perfect every day, I have something sweet every day (one serving) and it's planned into healthy macros. Keeps you from getting the cravings and doing a real binge. The "snack" you had was not a binge, maybe plan one or the other in a few times a week, chips can be good too, look for some "healthy" chips with a bit less salt and fat and add them to your day. I love my black bean chips and save them for when I come in starving from work and need a snack so I don't eat to much before dinner. fiber, protein, and the bbq ones are amazing. So work out compromises that fit your lifestyle. Check your calories too, fat2fit radio has an awesome real life calculator, MFP will tend to set you low, need to get enough calories and a lot of the need to "bulk up" your calories goes away.0
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250 calories is a binge? The ****?
OP, I had well over 250 calories of soda, ice cream, and beer last night. I didn't feel guilty in the slightest because it fit into my day and I was under my calorie goal. My guess is that your calorie goal is low and you are making this far more complicated than it has to be. You can still lose weight eating chips and chocolate.
Here is a link for you:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it
Read it and implement the information there, you will be grateful you did.0 -
Just try to keep going back on the healthy streak and don't give up.0
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I'm getting back on my diet for the new year after letting things go. Started Wednesday, rocked it Wednesday and Thursday, had a couple of beers and some bar food last night and blew it yesterday. Yesterday is over. TODAY IS A NEW DAY. A NEW CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
So far so good today. On task and not feeling bad about last night.
It's not a failure if you pick up right where you left off and keep working at it. Don't beat yourself up about this!
Happy New Year!0 -
If you hold yourself to impossible standards, you're going to feel like a failure a lot of the time, and that can't help. If you look at some past posts describing people's genuine eating binges, you'll realize that what you enjoyed was a minor bump in the road. Most normal people have them. The trick is to make them infrequent, make them things you genuinely like (not just mass quantities you consume without thinking after too many beers, for example), and to consume them with the attitude of "I will enjoy every calorie of this stuff, then go back to eating healthy."
During Christmas week I enjoyed more wine than usual and had a couple of Mom's homemade Christmas cookies with every lunch and dinner. I'm back to my usual healthy habits and don't plan to weigh myself for awhile!0 -
It's chips and chocolate milk. Why get upset about a few calories of things you crave? You planning to deny yourself sex until you die too? Find a method that works and is reasonable. What matters is long-term net results. Stop trying to be perfect.0
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Just move on. We've all done it. One bad day (and really, it's not the end of the world, it's not like you went 1000 calories over your TDEE or something) won't make much of a difference at all.0
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I had like 250 calories of chips and the same for chocolate milk. I feel so bad and I wish I hadn't done that. Has anyone had similar experiences? How did you get over it?
do you really think you're going to be 100% on all of the time? Do you think you're never going to miss a workout ever? Your health, nutrition, fitness, etc are not predicated on the fact that you had a few chips...and BTW, I'm a healthy *kitten*, fit *kitten* mofo and I have chocolate milk after every lifting session. Your nutrition, health, fitness, etc are predicated on what you're doing 90% of the time...not the 10%.
Think of it this way...would someone who generally ate like **** and never exercised be "healthy and fit" if they were to pick a day once in awhile to eat some broccoli and go for a run? Of course not...just like having a few chips is completely meaningless in an otherwise nutritious diet.0 -
It's gonna be okay.
I ate/drank over 3000 cals on New Year's Eve and enjoyed every one.0 -
Chocolate milk isn't at all bad for you. It is a great post-workout recovery drink. I consume it on a regular basis, actually. It has protein, calcium, chocolate...
If you know you are going to crave chips and chocolate milk -- or any treat for that matter -- try to plan for it. Fit in your day.
The goal here is long-term success, not perfection. Don't start out on the wrong foot by beating yourself up for simply being human.0 -
Some chips and chocolate milk is certainly not a binge.
This! If you are going to torment yourself over a little "slip" than you are just going to drive yourself nuts! Remember, this is a lifestyle change, not a diet(short term). There are going to be days where you eat a little differently. Don't beat yourself up about it. And don't torture yourself at the gym for it either. Exercise is to nourish the body and reward it; Not punish it for something we ate.0
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