How do you feel?

Smithy0067
Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
edited November 13 in Motivation and Support
I feel guilty! Just had 2 toasted cheese and devon sandwiches. Don't know why, just lack of self control I guess.
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  • keeponlaughing
    keeponlaughing Posts: 41 Member
    Log it and move on. 1 meal will not destroy you. If you feel that bad you can always exercise the calories off:)
    A quote I like: Nothing tastes as good as health feels.
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    I know, thankyou. I like the quote.
    Feeling more positive. :)
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    keeponlaughing wrote: »
    Log it and move on. 1 meal will not destroy you. If you feel that bad you can always exercise the calories off:)
    A quote I like: Nothing tastes as good as health feels.

    Exercising away guilty calories is a very bad weight loss plan. First, it's not sustainable long term. You *cannot* out-exercise a bad diet--the physics of amount of calories burned is just not favorable. Second, as a repeated pattern it can contribute to compulsive exercise. If OP is already feeling guilty about eating one meal, it's probably not a good idea to head further down that path.

    Additionally, the "quote" you offer is a reworked version of a pro-ED slogan. Subbing in "health" for skinny doesn't change that. Toasted cheese and devon sandwiches, in fact, can absolutely be part of "health." I'd argue that the ability to have and enjoy treats without punishing yourself is a crucial part of "health"--physical and mental.

    OP, it happens. It's great practice for the rest of our lives, because there will be days we eat birthday cake or are hungry when there are donuts in the break room or have an extra beer at ballpark. We practice saying, "Dang, that was good," logging it, and getting back to the kinds of things we usually eat.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited February 2015
    I'll never get why people would feel "guilty" for eating. It's just food.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    I want a toasted cheese and devon sandwich now.
  • cheshirecatastrophe
    cheshirecatastrophe Posts: 1,395 Member
    edited February 2015
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    I'll never get why people would feel "guilty" for eating. It's just food.

    It happens. A lot of people grow up with twisted ideas of a relationship between food, weight, weight loss/gain, and morality.

    The question (for those of us who *do* experience that phenomenon) is, how do you fix that. Running out to burn off calories you feel bad about is not a long-term solution. Eating 800 calories a day of kale and nothing else is also not a long-term solution.
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Thankyou, I appreciate your comments and encouragement. I was also hoping other people could just share how they're feeling, whether that's happy, sad, proud, frustrated, whatever. Sometimes just good to say how you feel and why if you like.
    Anyway, right now I'm feeling tired. B)
  • ZebsterBC
    ZebsterBC Posts: 198 Member
    That sounds like a mini binge. Log it, learn from it and move on.
    I've learned after many binges (small or large) how empty and unsatisfied it leaves me feeling. I can now catch myself and make that quick decision that the calories aren't worth spending on that food. When they are worth it, I enjoy it to the fullest and work it into my calorie goal by adjusting other meals.
    Today is a better day. I hope yours is going well. :)
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Feeling good.
  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    I feel like there may indeed be a pot of gold at the end of this blasted rainbow.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    Smithy0067 wrote: »
    Feeling good.

    Feeling really proud of myself with 17 binge free days now!
    Thanks for beginning this thread Smithy :)

    I think it's important to stay in touch with how we're feeling, sometimes we forget about that part of ourselves during this whole process.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    llUndecidedll wrote: »
    I feel like there may indeed be a pot of gold at the end of this blasted rainbow.

    <3
  • ajocec
    ajocec Posts: 19 Member
    I feel guilty whenever I feel full even if I have stayed within my calories and not eaten any "bad" food
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Sometimes it's good just to share how we're feeling. :)
  • TheNerdyMonkey
    TheNerdyMonkey Posts: 31 Member
    This past Monday was my birthday and we spent the weekend celebrating with all kinds of junk I shouldn't have had. The week leading up to my birthday, I had lady problems and didn't work out ALL week and ate a bunch of junk! It wont set me back though, I am going to get back on track and continue this journey :) I just try to remember how bad I feel when I mess up, so I can use that to fuel my self control (which I have very little of lol) Best of luck! Sending good vibes!
  • bunnywestley81
    bunnywestley81 Posts: 178 Member
    I am feeling hurty and and woozy and drowsy.

    Bad back, random rash... antihistamines would be a good sedative!
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    I've got a "cheat" day planned for this Saturday. I'll eat above my maintenance number a bit and drink several beers. I'll add an extra workout this weekend, enjoy the splurge, and go back to my new lifestyle. Some cheat days are within maintenance days, and some aren't, but both are planned, logged, enjoyed, and overcome.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    I feel tired, proud and happy :)
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    feel hungry, all.the.time.
    even at the end of the day on a 4200 calorie bulk, hungry..sucks but what can ya do
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    JohnBarth wrote: »
    I've got a "cheat" day planned for this Saturday. I'll eat above my maintenance number a bit and drink several beers. I'll add an extra workout this weekend, enjoy the splurge, and go back to my new lifestyle. Some cheat days are within maintenance days, and some aren't, but both are planned, logged, enjoyed, and overcome.

    I've never understood 'cheat days'. That word is just odd to me the way it's used so often on here when one is simply making a choice to eat at maintenance for the day. It would seem the word 'cheat' is something that is thought of negatively from the past and comes across as shameful. In our minds I mean... like a diet mentality 'cheat' ... like who exactly are we cheating? lol

    I've heard 'treat day'... now that sounds like a positive word to me. I just would hate for someone to feel they are doing something wrong simply because they are enjoying a nice meal at maintenance for the day. shrugs... Guess we all think of it differently.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    bulk_n_cut wrote: »
    feel hungry, all.the.time.
    even at the end of the day on a 4200 calorie bulk, hungry..sucks but what can ya do

    Does water help you at all? :)
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    I feel blah. Just not in the groove. Hopefully a good sleep and ill be bright and chipper tomorrow!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    jenncornelsen wrote: »
    I feel blah. Just not in the groove. Hopefully a good sleep and ill be bright and chipper tomorrow!

    Sleep sounds fabulous!!
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    bulk_n_cut wrote: »
    feel hungry, all.the.time.
    even at the end of the day on a 4200 calorie bulk, hungry..sucks but what can ya do

    Does water help you at all? :)

    it does, but its temporary; i drink a lot all the time so im peeing all the time lol
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    bulk_n_cut wrote: »
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    bulk_n_cut wrote: »
    feel hungry, all.the.time.
    even at the end of the day on a 4200 calorie bulk, hungry..sucks but what can ya do

    Does water help you at all? :)

    it does, but its temporary; i drink a lot all the time so im peeing all the time lol

    Yup, that can be a definite down side! lol
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    good but tired and ready for bed
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Feeling a bit worn out. I don't know why trying to eat healthy food is so hard sometimes.
  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    I'm feeling lazy which is better than yesterday's feeling of tired. I want to go to the park for some cardio, but it's so far, far away.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    exhilarated!
  • Smithy0067
    Smithy0067 Posts: 21 Member
    Disappointed I haven't done any exercise all week! Looking forward to a new week.
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