Attention All MFP Members I need Help! what is wrong with me

First - stop calling yourself names. Seriously - it doesn't help. Words have power and the more you hear/say/write/read those kind of negative labels the more you'll believe it and the harder it will be to change those beliefs.

Second - it was a bad food day. It happens to us all. Only YOU can answer your question about what is going on with you. Sit down and reflect - did you eat because you were tired? Bored? Emotionally drained? Figure out why you gave in, or at least what your triggers were, and come up with a plan on what you'll do the next time you face the same kind of situation... because you WILL face it again. When you wake up tomorrow, remind yourself that it's a new day, and that dwelling on yesterday's poor choices will serve you no good. Take what you need to learn from your bad days, leave the rest behind and move on.

First, don't beat yourself up so much about this. It will maybe slow you down for a day or so, but if you get back to eating healthy tomorrow all will be good. In fact if you have been in a calorie deficit for a long time (I see you have been a member since February) this will probably help your fat loss in the days to come as our bodies don't like to be in a constant calorie deficit and because of it will reduce the hormone Leptin which is a key hormone for fat loss, appetite control and more. This day of eating lots of calories has probably raised your Leptin level to normal again, and that will help you in the days to come. Occasional days eating like this will help in the long run, just don't do it too often.

One day is not a deal breaker. It's hard, but you have to brush it off and keep going. You are certainly not a fat cow. Chin up. You can do it!! :flowerforyou:

try not to get yourself down, thats when all the mistakes happen. stay on top of things and use today as encouragement. keep it in your head and remember how disappointed and guilty you feel next time you have this problem. dieting is difficult, i think it gets the best of everyone. tomorrow is a new day.

you owned it... now move on.

Repeat (several times a day if needed): I AM NOT A BIG FAT LOSER!

The fact that you are acknowledging the loss of control is AWESOME! I have done it a few times too, I am sure I will do it a few more times too. But being able to recognize that you didn't eat as well as you should have shows that you are moving in the right direction. At least it felt that way for me.

I think we sometimes need 'those days' to make us really acknowledge that we are learning from our past mistake and we are willing to fix them. Most importantly, each day is a new start. What is done, is done.

You said: I am getting rid of all my son's old baby clothes and equipment so I spend two hours carrying boxes, swing, car seats, and stollers down the stairs and to the car.

HUGE emotional trap for me! My kids getting older, not needing things (gasp, one day me!) as much... It can be hard and it may have set you off without you knowing that was what did it.