Have you ever had "I'll eat what I want day"..every so often

As the days. months and years passed that feeling became less and less and now non-existant...it hurt too much to screw up a bunch of progress for one day of gluttony, not to mention the stomach isn't too kind on that type of behavior any more! LOL

As the days. months and years passed that feeling became less and less and now non-existant...it hurt too much to screw up a bunch of progress for one day of gluttony, not to mention the stomach isn't too kind on that type of behavior any more! LOL

If I had a body like yours I would never have those days......:grumble:

But alas......I have my body so I do have those days. :drinker:

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KDiamond, I agree with you. I had a hamburger and fries (not from a fast food place -- they were local fresh ingredients) for the first time in months. They tasted great, but afterward my stomach felt heavy and upset. That is the feeling that I now remember more than the taste. I had a light salad for dinner and didn't go over my calories for the day and that is what felt great during and after.

I've designated Saturdays as my "eat what I want days". I work 8-4 on Satuday & I eat healthy during the day, but I give myself a free night-Sundays I don't work so I'm able to go out Saturday nights so I limit my alcohol intake to Saturday nights & special occasions. It helps to have those few hours a week where I don't have to examine the nutrition label before I eat something (I still try to log what I do ea/drinkt tho). If I feel I MUST have a drink any other time I limit myself to 1 or 2.

Also, even after going over my calories majorly last night (I kept it the same # of calories as my body burns just staying alive-BMR) I still lost several pounds overnight haha. Sometimes your body needs that SHOCK of crappy food to kickstart your metabolism (cuz your body says, what is this and how do I get rid of it NOW?!")

On most days (give or take a few days) you ever have something good laying around the house and you have to whip it up and eat it..even if it was high in calories? Not too high, but it contained calories equal to a few slices of pizza lol today i am kinda having one of those days..I'm sick, ill eat what i want dammit and drink all the OJ i want!! lol sorry.

If you are sick, get yourself healthy. That does not mean to order a pizza with everything and down a 6 pack... but I am certain no one ever got fat drinking OJ!

Feel Better!

Although this is all still very new to me, I don't plan on denying myself something if I really want it. If I really want something, I'll just eat less of it. Eat a small cheeseburger instead of a Big Mac, eat half the donut instead of the whole, eat 5-10 chips, instead of 1/2 a bag.

Do you think you could eat half a donut? I know there is a no chance I would have the willpower to do that.

On most days (give or take a few days) you ever have something good laying around the house and you have to whip it up and eat it..even if it was high in calories? Not too high, but it contained calories equal to a few slices of pizza lol today i am kinda having one of those days..I'm sick, ill eat what i want dammit and drink all the OJ i want!! lol sorry.

I'm there today! I lived in Holland for 5 years. Just moved into GR 8 months ago.

I figure if you only do it once in a while it does not hurt so bad. My gotta have days are getting further apart. When I don't feel well certain things sound really good. I just do portion control on those days.

Oh yeah, I could eat 1/2 a donut IF I cut it in half BEFORE eating it. lol

someday's I think I'm just going to eat what I want all day today and not worry about it, but I just can't do it. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy things that are not healthy and high in calories but I just can't do it allllll day. I guess it's a good thing.

I'll confess that I do not eat enough during the week, which is unhealthy, I know. But on the weekends, I tend to allow myself more calories, usually my "maintenance" amount or a couple hundred above, but certainly nothing like my box of Honey Combs and 3/4 of a bag of pepperoni Pizza Rolls binges of the past.

It's working for me so far, but that's just me. Basically, I know I will more than make up for those extra calories from the weekend in the upcoming week.. I don't really just eat whatever I want on the weekends, but I may treat myself. The weekends up my metabolism, but that's just how I am personally affected.