Anyone else have meltdowns/throw fits?

taranbatt
taranbatt Posts: 18 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Lastnight I did! I was just so frustrated with always weighing and measuring and tracking.....and lastnight we made pizza pitas and I had my 15 turkey pepperoni on the counter and noticed my husband was taking those for his and not from the package! I threw a fit :( very pathetic I know but I just wanted to cry! I had a "poor pitty me moment" here's this guy who just eats whatever and I have to count and measure and he's taking mine that I already counted out....LOL I'm laughing now as I type this but at the moment it was a sad and pathetic situation. Anyone else have meltdowns like this?
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  • ChloC97
    ChloC97 Posts: 13 Member
    I had a monumental break down last night because my scales broke! I actually had a hissy fit like a 3 year old child because I couldn't weigh my tea out accurately. I completely understand your pain, us hungry folk get angry!
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Oh, i get frustrated when husband or the kids want a bite or whatever of my snack. I'm like, "You KNOW I have to weigh this crap out, go get your own!" :laugh:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    My husband knows better...seriously he does...

    But no I don't actually do that...I suspect there is more too it for you as well...tired? hormonal? stress at work?
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    It does become frustrating at times, but I try to keep in mind that I'm working towards a goal and need to do what's necessary to achieve this goal.
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    No.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    What concerns me about this post is why you couldn't just count out 15 more pepperoni?

    I mean, I'm assuming that you actually trusted the nutrition panel rather than weighing the appropriate serving size.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    No. Can't say that I have. Maybe there were some other emotional things going on?
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    OMG yes...my 3 yo...
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    My husband tried to take some food I had already measured out and I told him if he touched my food I would kick him square in the nuts. He laughed, then saw the look in my eyes and realized that his nuts were in danger. He doesn't touch my food.

    I take brakes from logging here and there because I know one day won't ruin anything. This gives me a chance to feel a little more normal and not worry about every gram. Sometimes you just need to step back and decide if it is actually beneficial to track that exactly. If you have a larger deficit, then you might have some extra wiggle room to not track every gram.
  • mdcoug
    mdcoug Posts: 397 Member
    The last time I cried over food, I was pregnant, hungry, in the airport and my only options were soggy day-old sandwiches.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    I'd be throwing a fit if I was putting turkey pepperoni on my pita pizza too.
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    My boyfriend is wanting to start weighing and measuring his food and get an account on MFP as well.

    I told him if we lived together and I could work part time instead of full time I could do all the tracking, weighing and measuring for both of us, and I could tweak both macros.

    He laughed in my face.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Calm_down.gif

    sounds like youre making this a bit more difficult than it needs to be.
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Yes, last night. I ordered 15 chicken wings from a great wing place down the street. 8 Thai Chili and 7 Voodoo dry rub. Usually, my husband eats right around 10 wings. This is almost always the case, and there was other food, too, so I THOUGHT 15 wings was plenty. I'd get at least 1 or 2 wings, right?

    He. Ate. Every. Damn. One. Of. Them. I got to stick my finger in the dry rub dust to get a tiny taste. Then he just looked at me with that pitiful puppy-dog face, and said he was really sorry. :grumble:
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    Oh, i get frustrated when husband or the kids want a bite or whatever of my snack. I'm like, "You KNOW I have to weigh this crap out, go get your own!" :laugh:

    I love sharing food with my kids. They either hate it and never bother me for a taste again, or I'm a few bites under my goal which helps my plan to over estimate my calories and under estimate calorie burn.
  • gramarye
    gramarye Posts: 586 Member
    Well, I have had meltdowns, but they're usually when I'm at the down-swing of depression or anxiety. So, you know, you might consider what else you have going on.

    If I'm hangry, I'm just unlikeable. :D
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    If I am going to have a meltdown it is going to be over something that matters.
  • PinkyFett
    PinkyFett Posts: 842 Member
    I had a bit of a breakdown this morning. I'm in a ****ty mood and I'm so damn sick of Hashimoto's.
  • PinkyFett
    PinkyFett Posts: 842 Member
    The last time I cried over food, I was pregnant, hungry, in the airport and my only options were soggy day-old sandwiches.

    I cried in subway a few days before my son was born.... because the toaster was broken. Then I cried again because they used the wrong cheese.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    This is one of many reasons why I don't weigh every little thing I put in my mouth.
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    This has happened to me a couple of times. Once I calm down I realize it's a combination of hormones and trying to stockpile my calories for dessert or drinks after dinner so by mid-afternoon I'm a hungry bear.

    And man, do I feel like an idiot afterward.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Not about that. I have had meltdowns before. It is from ptsd. But, I work very much to manage, reduce, pay attention to how I can prevent it. It helps to work through and face strong and very difficult emotions that got bottled up (because when I had them I was not allowed to express it), that way they don't get triggered into an overflow in which I can no longer hold them in. It rarely happens anymore, but if it does I can manage and get myself out of it.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    If I am going to have a meltdown it is going to be over something that matters.

    SHOTS FIRED!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    This is one of many reasons why I don't weigh every little thing I put in my mouth.

    How can you be sure that you aren't going over your calorie goal?
  • fittoday14
    fittoday14 Posts: 128
    YES! But not lately..

    In the past, when I would be making breakfast, I'd measure out the potatoes/eggs/bread/etc and separate them. Then, when everything was done and measured and I was ready to eat after cooking, if someone tried to touch 'my' plate, I'd snap at them. LOL Nowadays I just cook for myself, that solves the situation quite nicely. If I make a pot of food, I also measure and make portion sizes all equal to the same amount, so if anyone wants a serving, I serve them. LOL
  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    I've never had one like that, but yes, I've had moments that are lined up on the "wall of shame" in my life. My advice is to apologize for throwing a hissy fit (because really, that's what it is) and carry on, while trying to determine the triggers to avoid future episodes. For me, when I get my daily does of exercise, "angry mom" (as my hubby and daughter like to call it) stays at bay. Hang in there!!
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    I almost had one this weekend.
    So lets start with the fact that im a vegetarian.
    I was a bridesmaid this weekend and while in the bridal suite for 4 hours there was NO food, and then at the reception all the food either had meat or was made with meat stock. All they had with no meat was shredded lettuce and tomatoes. So, by the time dinner was over at the reception I was getting pretty hangry. I was literally close tears when my boyfriend decided it was time for me to go. He then took me to this burger place I love that has a great veggi burger.
  • feliscatus84
    feliscatus84 Posts: 80 Member
    Sometimes I get frustrated with weighing. He knows when a meltdown is coming and stays out of my way. Sometimes he'll say "You're measuring that?!" **I look down at my measly dollop of peanut butter weighed perfectly in grams** then I go into my rant about how I MUST weigh every morsel that passes my lips and about how beneficial it is citing all these things from MFP. That's usually when he walks away and let's me do my thing in the kitchen. Then when I leave he goes and dishes up his food LOL.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Oh, i get frustrated when husband or the kids want a bite or whatever of my snack. I'm like, "You KNOW I have to weigh this crap out, go get your own!" :laugh:

    I love sharing food with my kids. They either hate it and never bother me for a taste again, or I'm a few bites under my goal which helps my plan to over estimate my calories and under estimate calorie burn.

    Haha, this happens to me too. My toddler wants a bite of whatever I'm eating, so I naturally overestimate my calories. Bonus is, I have to try to make my snacks as healthy as possible so the bite of whatever she eats is healthy too.
  • thickerella
    thickerella Posts: 154 Member
    I have had these kinds of meltdowns...and it has ALWAYS been because I wasn't eating enough to be satisfied. Enough calories, enough protein, enough SOMETHING. If you're not satisfied and happy, it's time to take look at what you're eating and figure out what can change.

    Food restriction shouldn't make you miserable. If it does, you're going to have a much harder time sticking to it.

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