Shame

Of Course that is why I am on here too. But one thing I have learned is that I have to hold myself accountable! I am going to mess up sometimes. I just try harder not to and when it happens I move on, learn, and get right back up. You can do it!

If you put your diary on private it ruins the influence. You're no longer accountable. Keep it on public and just be honest! If your accountable youre more likely to behave yourself.

All the time. My eating habits are godawful. I log everything in, though, and keep my diary open to friends. Why? I don't really know. Perhaps in hopes that knowing others can view it will keep me on-track.

You've nothing to be ashamed about. We've all been there. The important thing is to learn from mistakes. Even if you make the same mistake a thousand times, it's never too late to break the cycle. Eat too much at night? Try shifting your meals so that you're eating more earlier in the day. Then at night schedule things to do that keep you away from food.

I feel this way sometimes, but I always just log it and move on. My diary is public everyday and I like to get advice on some things (there is one friend on the verge of being deleted since he won't get off my back about joining him in his low carb garbage). I just feel that when it is public, I am holding myself more accountable by letting other people see what I am doing, whether good or bad. I also comment on my own diary when I do bad to let people know that I fully realize what I did, and I also like to comment about what I am going to do to improve tomorrow and make things right.

Just hang on and keep moving forward. We're all here to help and there's no reason to feel this ashamed of yourself. It's not like you are one of those people who eats really bad and then tries to justify it all the time. Those are the people who should feel the shame because those are the ones who will never get corrected and back on track!

don't feel bad I do the same thing. expecially at night for some reason. kinda like a binge. i like to eat vegetable soup. they have one at walmart that has 100 cals for 16 oz. taste great and fills you up too. or low fat pop corn. 15 cals per cup. lets you munch as much as you want without the large calorie intake. keep your eye on your goal! this helps me. and remember its not a failure! TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY!! :bigsmile:

Do not be ashamed! This is a process, there are hills, valleys, mountains and everything in between when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We have all "fallen off the wagon" or had really bad days but that doesn't mean that you should feel ashamed. I know you mentioned that you get hunger cravings which can lead to overeating. Is there anyway you can change "what" you are eating instead of "how much"? For instance, 3 cups of icecream is completely different from 3 cups of apples, or yogurt, or pretzels, etc. If you want icecream, then eat icecream but don't do it when you are feeling those hunger pains. Maybe set aside a certain time in the day and use junk food as a treat, such as "During American Idol on Tuesday nights is my time to have that bowl of icecream" and if American Idol isn't on, then don't touch the icecream! That is my advice, it USUALLY works for me, but like I said, we all have our days in which we go over on our calories. Keep working hard and remember that this is a daily choice. Even though you messed up today, fix tomorrow. You can do this

Most, if not all of us have been there. I don't feel like making my food diary public to everyone, but it is open to my friends, and will stay open to them regardless of what I eat. There will be days when I eat a lot. This Saturday might be one of them since we have a family event to celebrate several birthdays. I will enjoy the food, and I will try to control myself. Having said that, I may eat much more than I should, and the tasty food may encourage me to eat with little control. Following that I will chart as much as I can, and realize we all have days like that. There have been times when I have gone to one of these, and shown great self-control. Other times, not so much.

I used to feel like this when I drank Diet Pepsi. I stopped drinking it about 2 months ago and it hasn't happened since then. I just drink water and feel like I have more control over my eating.

I have been there w/ the diary thing. Alot of times I just wouldn't even post one. But posting a diary does help you become more conscious of what and how much you eat. Don't be defeated by shame, we all mess up with our eating, sometimes more than we should. But pick yourself back up and try again, sometimes change is a process, not just instantaneous.

I have this problem every few days also. I once gained about 4 pounds after 2 days of eating pretty much everything I wanted to eat. Even things I would never have eaten before. I figured it was binge eating and was brought on by me not eating any of the foods I liked to eat so I decided to treat myself whenever I felt like it but only with the smallest piece ever (like a tiny bite of a donut or piece of chocolate and stop there). This has worked so far and I continue to loose. I also ensure that if I do eat a bite of something sweet/fatty, I adjust what I eat for the rest of the day. If that doesn't work you can also try to do something else to take your mind off of eating.

Best of luck.

Yes, you are not alone! In fact, I feel a lot of pressure about my diary because I've had a lot of success with my weight loss and feel like I should set the example always. I know people look to me and my diary to see how it's done..... so, when I eat an entire Lindt Intense Orange Bar, like tonight, I feel more guilty for people seeing it and what they think than for the calories I spent consuming it, lol.

Know that I would never judge you even if you tripled your calorie intake for one day and neither would most people on MFP.

Use your food diary as a way to help yourself stay accountable to yourself. It's actually a great tool - where else would you be able to let the general public see what you've eaten every day? lol.