What causes you to relapse when you are dieting

Jackw9998
Jackw9998 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
For me the main issue which causes me to stop dieting is when I see little or no progress. If there is no change on the weighing scales I just start binge eating as I then believe that I will always be fat and nothing I can do will change it.
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  • laurabadams
    laurabadams Posts: 201 Member
    Making excuses causes me to relapse & binge. And unrealistic expectations based on terrible dieting information provides a sound basis for me to make excuses.
  • susanp57
    susanp57 Posts: 409 Member
    Stress or boredom
  • rmgnow
    rmgnow Posts: 375 Member
    LMAO @ relapse.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Cutting out too many foods and stress
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    rmgnow wrote: »
    LMAO @ relapse.

    Why is it funny?
  • Jackw9998
    Jackw9998 Posts: 3 Member
    rmgnow wrote: »
    LMAO @ relapse.

    I couldn't think of the right word
  • chelllsea124
    chelllsea124 Posts: 336 Member
    Stress, depression, that "time" (TMI)...
  • alondrakayy
    alondrakayy Posts: 304 Member
    Restrictions. That's basically it.
  • kristinak48
    kristinak48 Posts: 110 Member
    Stress, not prepping food, lack of motivation to MOVE. When I get sick that puts me out of sync too. If I don't see progress I tend to get frustrated and give up.
  • lexiehtown
    lexiehtown Posts: 30 Member
    Stress, primarily
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    hanging out with friends, booze opportunities, injuries, not having a food plan (meaning meals prepped in advance and snacks at the ready)
  • disneynerd999
    disneynerd999 Posts: 4 Member
    Jackw9998 wrote: »
    For me the main issue which causes me to stop dieting is when I see little or no progress. If there is no change on the weighing scales I just start binge eating as I then believe that I will always be fat and nothing I can do will change it.

    This exactly! But I've discovered lately that a good day my brain can comprehend and rationalize fluctuation. Bad days I feel like I'm just meant to be chubby and no matter what I do it won't change a dang thing so I might as well go eat a bag of chips. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.

  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    I don't consider it relapsing because I'm not on a diet I always try to eat my best as a regular thing, but definitely friends and alcohol, that combination will make me eat things I don't normally.
  • laurabadams
    laurabadams Posts: 201 Member
    rmgnow wrote: »
    I just found it funny because the relapse is on food.
    And I just think that food in general isn't bad for you, or dangerous, but the word can be appropriate in certain settings.

    What I do to stay on a healthy track is to remind myself that this is not a Sprint. It's a marathon and if I do somethings right and I don't see a physical gain. I try to concentrate on the mental gains

    I interpreted the OP to mean a relapse into a perceived undesired behavior (binging), not a substance (food).
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    rmgnow wrote: »
    I just found it funny because the relapse is on food.
    And I just think that food in general isn't bad for you, or dangerous, but the word can be appropriate in certain settings.

    What I do to stay on a healthy track is to remind myself that this is not a Sprint. It's a marathon and if I do somethings right and I don't see a physical gain. I try to concentrate on the mental gains

    I dont think it has a bad connotation and appropriate word. Guess its subjective you tied it to "food"
    Food sure- but also habit, cravings, lifestyle changes, etc.....

    Relapse is simply to suffer deterioration after a period of improvement.



  • kristikitter
    kristikitter Posts: 602 Member
    Buying binge trigger foods (there are a lot of these for me), boredom, frustration, impromptu meetings with friends - there are pitfalls all over. All you have to do is remember that it's not a 'diet' in the traditional sense of the word; your diet is just what you eat. And you have to achieve balance where you can in that diet.
  • bethany4health
    bethany4health Posts: 8 Member
    Grilled cheese.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    If I don't have breakfast, I lose control later that day and eat too much. I only had to do that a few times to learn to eat breakfast.

  • nyponbell
    nyponbell Posts: 379 Member
    Depends on what you mean by relapse - a full-blown one or a minor one that I can move past from within a day or two. If it's the latter then pretty much anything can do that; the former, it's usually starting to feel successful in my journey.
  • pacific904
    pacific904 Posts: 92 Member
    Temptations - tv adverts, food shopping, husband bringing treats, going home to Belgium ( the pâtisseries, frites and Leonidas chocolates), food quarters in Marks @ Spencer London, Cadburys chocolates, sausage rolls. Would love to go on a fasting retreat but not ready to pay big money to be deprived.
  • l911jnt
    l911jnt Posts: 164 Member
    for me it is when the scale stops for about 3 weeks. It just drives me crazy. I can deal with it up until that point knowing how my body works but then it gets to me. Im in that spot now. Im losing my motivation. I have about 20 more lbs to drop and I am stalled out for a little bit. One other thing is the prep. I cant do it as well if I dont prep and I get tired of prepping food and packing food to take everywhere .... hate it.
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    edited July 2017
    If you are the type to stop doing something completely (like "dieting") just because you don't see the results you want right away [instead of fixing the things you are doing wrong and moving forward] then no one here can help you.

    When I read your post, what I heard in my head was "I am not losing weight as fast as want so I start feeling sorry for myself and resume overeating again. What is your excuse for doing that?"

    You don't relapse when it comes to eating habits. Relapse is related to disease and illness.
    You may revert to old habits.
    Your choice of the word "relapse" is interesting. It may point toward you trying to externalize your behaviors.

    Be disciplined and consistently make better choices. Problem solved.
    It comes down to how bad do you want results compared to how bad you want a cookie or whatever.

    You choose to binge eat. No one makes you do it.

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  • court_alacarte
    court_alacarte Posts: 219 Member
    besaro wrote: »
    hanging out with friends, booze opportunities, injuries, not having a food plan (meaning meals prepped in advance and snacks at the ready)

    Me dos on the friends/booze opportunities, they usually go hand-in-hand. Also I like to blame my foodie ways in the sense that I will literally eat anything, thus everything looks/sounds good to me, which I feel makes me more easily give into temptations?? Excuses, really LOL Even if I did prep my meals, if I find out my work is catering Tex-Mex, it's all over. And my relatively sad pre-made lunch gets lost into work-fridge oblivion.

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