Does anyone else feel guilty after cheating on their diet?

Sounds to me like you would be better off following IIFYM and not beating yourself up and forcing yourself to only "eat healthy" however you are defining that. Not doing you any favors.

Nope--I'm not perfect & I'm going to slip up. Yesterday was Jimmy John's & McDonalds, today is fresh vegetables, lean protein, and complex carbs. I've been more successful with losing weight and getting healthier now that I'm not super strict and don't give up!!

I'm the same way and I beat myself up over it. I'm learning not to but its hard. I'm trying not to use the word "diet". I'm trying to learn to eat better and still have goodies. I cant stay on a diet very long so its better for me to watch what i eat and cut back on my portions. If i have a desert I make sure I have enough calories.

You only live once so I'm trying not to be too picky but stay healthy.

kristie

Nope. I focus on 80% coming from whole foods and 20% coming from treats. Makes it easier. I also refuse to think of foods as bad or good, just nutrient dense compared to calorie dense. If I do go over I cut myself some slack and remember that it's long term, sometimes our bodies need extra energy.

No. I don't look at anything I do as "cheating." If I eat too much, I log it and move on.

When you start shaming yourself you're more likely to get into the mindset that it's all or nothing. It shouldn't be "I'm either on a diet or not" it should be "this is my life, sometimes I eat more than I intended, but I keep myself accountable for it and keep moving forward."

Or something.

I do if I do not log the excess! Feel like I am being dishonest. Otherwise, not really, because some days I just feel hungrier than others. I do try to make an effort to cut down a bit for the next/ few days! Sometimes, if it is too big an amount, I just chalk it up to experience and forget it! I definitely can't do perfection!! LOL!

Nope, primarily because I'm not on a diet. I also don't consider eating something I want to be cheating, as I usually work to make what I want fit into my calories, but if it doesn't, I don't go over my goals often enough to make a big difference.

Nope. I'm not on a diet.

I don't feel gulity about it. I just work out a little harder the next day. I have learned that if I deny myself what I like to eat or something that is just junk then I will just eat everything in sight and give up. So I just eat in moderation and log everything. If I go over its okay. I usually have enough from other days to make it up.

I used to be just like you, feeling upset when I "cheat" and eat something bad. Now I try to live by the 80/20 rule, I eat healthy 80% of the time but sometimes you just want/need pizza! I don't feel guilty because I eat very well the majority of the time and I don't let the 20% stop me. Plus I know that if I didn't have that little bit of wiggle I would totally binge and be in a never ending cycle. I've been eating like this since October so it has really worked for me!

I don't 'diet' and I can't 'cheat' on myself.

To me diet is noun. Its the sum-collective of all the food I eat. To diet, as in to eat special foods expecting some special result, is silly in my opinion.

I eat what I want - tempered with a system where what I eat (total) each day needs to fit in certain parameters. Sometimes that means I decide I don't want XYZ enough to fit it in today, or if I do then I a) have a limited portion of it or b) remove something else from my daily food plan or c) move more & burn more calories so that I can add it in.

No guilt. The guilt stopped when I stopped mindless eating. I would feel bad about that I suppose.

I've got a sorta funny story about this.


I ate a square of mom's baked ziti yesterday and wrote it off as a generous 900 calories (it was a normal portion, but the recipe used lots of cheese and meat). But then I saw my log (written). I was already at my daily goal for the day. So I was seriously upset with myself. I jumped in the pool (water was cold but I wasn't taking any excuses) and swam for an hour (interval laps/rest). Towards the end, I realized I must have double counted something earlier.


So in all I got extra exercise and had a light dinner. So far I haven't overeaten at all since the start of my diet nearly 2 months ago.

You shouldn't feel guilty for eating more every once in a while. eVERYONE overeats on occasion. Don't let food be your life.

My weekend days are like that. I preplan first thing in the morning or the night before everything I will be eating that day. I make sure I get in extra exercise above what I usually do so I can have extra calories. I keep fruit like grapes, blueberries and bananas in the freezer. WHen shopping I make sure I buy low cal snacks and easy to make stuff like almond milk (makes a good smoothie with my almond milk) or lettuce so I can have a "taco" salad with salsa, lettuce, tomatoes and black beans. I drink extra water before I let myself grab extra stuff beyond the meal times to eat. I also make sure I have it planned to eat six times a day. Sometimes I am just counting the minutes until my next meal when I feel extra snacky or hungry. I think preplanning helps out so much to help us stay on track. Its my best advice to anyone. I say to plan your food around your typical days. Grab a bowl of frozen grapes (1 cup/100g) and snack away guilt free. I feel guilty when I don't preplan or workout. You aren't alone in this.

I know when I cheat, like mcdonalds I had for lunch, I shouldn't eat it. By the time I made it back to work to dive into my Big Mac I made myself nauseous thinking about all the fat and calories I was going to consume! I are like 3 bites and trashed the rest. When I do cheat or eat something I shouldn't, I make sure I double up on my nightly exercise and the next day is a clean day. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...