Ate all my calories and more before 10Am!

tiny_clanger wrote: »

Just to throw in there, the first symptom of my (medically diagnosed) lactose intolerance - several months before any of the really icky stuff happened, was a craving for dairy products, including milk and butter. I could spoon butter out of the bowl and drink pints and pints of milk without being satisfied. Apparently it's very common, something to do with the way the body processes the mal-digested sugars.

If you think butter is a particular problem, I would suggest cutting dairy out of your diet for 2-3 months. If it makes no difference, you've not lost anything.

I'm lactose intolerant and LOVE ice cream, milk (I only really drink it in coffee and cereal)... can't say I'd eat butter by itself, but I have no problems eating a pint of ben and jerry's.

Oh the delicious, delicious pain! It hurts so much, but it sure doesn't stop me.

I agree with someone else who said eat light the rest of the day and get some exercise in. You aren't ruined for the day, just set back a bit.

I try to eat a small breakfast. Then 2 hours later a small snack. And then two hours lunch. Then another light snack and then dinner so if I think I'm hungry (and I'm probably not) I know I'm eating in just a couple hours anyways.

I also try to look for super low calorie munchies.

First of all, you need some daily mantras you say to yourself to keep you positive. You are worth being taken care of. You deserve to be loved by you and others. You're here, so you want this cycle to stop, but why? Maybe you can make a vision board? Get a piece of posterboard or a corkboard and put up motivating phrase or pictures and keep it in a place you will see it multiple times per day. Your board doesn't all have to be about weight loss and eating. Add other goals to it as well. Don't focus on weight loss, try to focus on being a healthier you.

It seems you like cooking, as you mentioned you baked hashbrowns, etc. Why don't you start a clean eating board on Pinterest? You can search for low-carb recipes that you might love! Turn your new lifestyle into a fun project. Please don't be too discouraged. It's winter time, the sun hide a lot. Maybe you lack of motivation is due to a chemical imbalance. You don't need to be too hard on yourself. If you aren't taking a vitamin d supplement, I suggest you do. 5,000 IU is a good dose per day in the winter. (I used to work at a natural supplement store. I am currently doing sales and training at a boxing club).

Have you tried putting little post-it notes on your bathroom mirror with your favorite quotes, or maybe pics of people (real family/friends/kids or celebrities) to keep you motivated?

Also, peer pressure and family pressure to eat unhealthy is huge. Just remember, this is a lifestyle change for YOU so that YOU can be healthy. All you owe anyone is a simple no thank you if they offer you something you're going to regret eating. They are not the ones who have to deal with the emotions that come from eating, YOU are. If they don't understand why you are doing what you are doing, then you need to stand your ground and gather the strength from inside to tell them how good it makes you feel to live this way and that you're not trying to push your lifestyle onto anyone else. People will push unhealthy food onto someone they deem to be "healthier" than they are so they have someone to commiserate with. Don't let this happen! I believe in you. You need to believe in you.

All my best.

vaguelyvegan wrote: »

starwhisperer6 wrote: »

I am in danger of this every day that I eat a breakfast. Since I stopped eating breakfast and just have coffee until lunch it has made it much easier for me.

This, too. Anything more than a piece of fruit for breakfast throws my whole day off track. I go as long as possible in the morning before I eat anything at all. I know it goes against received wisdom about breakfast-eating and doesn't work for everybody, but I do so much better if I save my calories for the middle and end of the day.

Exactly, I like knowing that I have the whole evening at home to snack or have a huge meal if I want. Then I don't feel deprived.

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

What's wrong with me? I guess I don't want this bad enough because I can't get back into the mindset. I know what I need to do but I'm just not able to apply it.
I literally ate like 2100 calories between 6AM & 930AM.

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lynnstrick01 wrote: »

You will be just fine...in fact this may be a good thing, you cannot learn without making mistakes,

In order to fix a problem 1st you have to know what caused it. And one more good thing, if you are going to binge, 1st thing in the morning is better than late at night, you still have all day to try to burn some of it off..

Ask yourself what made you eat this way so early in the day? was it true HUNGER or something else? Boredom, feeling deprived from a diet that seems too restrictive, depression (not clinical, just the blues).. once you figure out your triggers you can take measures to correct them..

If the problem was Hunger, find a food that you actually like, something full of fiber to keep you feeling full but still within a reasonable calorie count. Eat AS SOON AS POSSIBLE when you 1st get out of bed.

If the problem is feeling deprived, eat just a small portion of a forbidden food at least once per week, and on that day add a little more exercise, this will keep your mouth happy without totally blowing an entire day.

And finally if the problem is boredom or slight depression, just find something to keep your mind off of your food cravings. If you are already having a food craving the worst thing you can do is watch TV where every other commercial is about some food that you love and cannot have.

Believe it or not exercise is a great appetite suppressant, Get up and get busy, get on the treadmill, do a few sit ups or leg lifts, something about exercise just seems to make food cravings go away, if you just can't motivate yourself to exercise, there is always housework to be done, laundry to get caught up, you can take a walk, call a friend on the phone, jump on an internet chat room, read a book,,, anything that takes your mind out of that "I JUST WANT TO EAT" mode

I say this because I have the same struggle, Mine is at night though (much worse) cause if I give in i gorge myself then go to bed. I know I am not really hungry i just WANT TO EAT... I am learning to fight it though, it is a process.. just take it 1 step at a time

Night is my worst too. SOOO bad at night. Even if i do good all day! :-( On the flip side, if i start my day starving and then binge, I just end up saying 'screw tbis whole day' and eat bad the rest of it. Lately, I've been doing ok but night is so much harder that I will have a small snack and then go to bed early just so I don't eat any more for the day. I can't go to bed hungry because then I wont sleep and will get back up and eat my entire kitchen! So far, knowing myself and planning ahead has helped. Thank you for sharing and good luck! ... wish me luck too. Haha

realityfades wrote: »

bvff35 wrote: »

Night is my worst too. SOOO bad at night. Even if i do good all day! :-( On the flip side, if i start my day starving and then binge, I just end up saying 'screw tbis whole day' and eat bad the rest of it. Lately, I've been doing ok but night is so much harder that I will have a small snack and then go to bed early just so I don't eat any more for the day. I can't go to bed hungry because then I wont sleep and will get back up and eat my entire kitchen! So far, knowing myself and planning ahead has helped. Thank you for sharing and good luck! ... wish me luck too. Haha

I had this problem. Upped my protein during the day and also made room for treats during the day and my night eating stopped. It might not work for you but it's worth trying.

Also if you feel like you can't go to sleep without eating, you could try portioning out some cheese or eat a piece of fruit or veg.

Can I ask how much protein you eat per day? I have increased mine but maybe not enough.

LOL! This post made me laugh out loud. Girl, it's ok. Just try to do better tomorrow. One bad day of eating is not going to make you gain weight, just like one good day of eating isn't going to make you lose weight. Moderation is key

bvff35 wrote: »

realityfades wrote: »

bvff35 wrote: »

Night is my worst too. SOOO bad at night. Even if i do good all day! :-( On the flip side, if i start my day starving and then binge, I just end up saying 'screw tbis whole day' and eat bad the rest of it. Lately, I've been doing ok but night is so much harder that I will have a small snack and then go to bed early just so I don't eat any more for the day. I can't go to bed hungry because then I wont sleep and will get back up and eat my entire kitchen! So far, knowing myself and planning ahead has helped. Thank you for sharing and good luck! ... wish me luck too. Haha

I had this problem. Upped my protein during the day and also made room for treats during the day and my night eating stopped. It might not work for you but it's worth trying.

Also if you feel like you can't go to sleep without eating, you could try portioning out some cheese or eat a piece of fruit or veg.

Can I ask how much protein you eat per day? I have increased mine but maybe not enough.

Increasing protein to 30% and decreasing carbs to 40% worked for me.

Hi, just move on from now. Don't wait until tomorrow; just restart now. I occassionally have bad food choices during the day, but I just reset from that moment. I never wait until tomorrow though. I don't want to allow myself to just give up for a few hours. Use postive self-talk; fight against negative self-talk. You ate it; it's in you. You are still a really good person and are ready to restart.

So you've just proved to everybody in the forum that you're a human being. Everybody in here has F'ed up. The most important thing is to get right back on it. Literally pretend it didn't even happen. Otherwise you get sucked into a very deep and very dark hole.
Maybe you have the personality and eating type that prefers a smaller eating window so you can eat bigger meals? Experiment with that. Just make your one and only rule that you won't go over your calories.

MizzMaamI1 wrote: »

I use to fast until afternoon then eat all my calories before 6 PM. I just need to keep working to get back to that point.

Does this help your tendency to binge, or does it make it worse?

Not an issue where I have expertise...I am just curious because it seems a little counter-intuitive.

vivmom2014 wrote: »

absoluttalent wrote: »

3 and a half hours for the equivalent of 3 beers and a big Mac meal, totally possible.

Between 6 a.m. & 9 a.m.? LOL.

Sounds like my kind of breakfast! Of course, that's probably what made me rolly-polly in the first place... :P

I had a talk about emotional eating with a 'skinny' friend. she even admitted that when she was down she would start overeating. What I picked up from your comments is: you have a baby or toddler and you mentioned "treated myself more". So you see, you are probably at a point where you have enough pressure to be eating whatever comes in sight. The best thing is: throw everything out of the house that triggers you (sorry for familymembers) and make a foodplan (I sit down on the couch, relax and start studying Pinterest, make albums with good food and read interesting articles which are very motivating) and make sure you enjoy the food you prepare, this should be the best time of your life working towards a newer you, dont punish yourself too much and even with the extra pounds you look beautiful!