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What causes you to relapse when you are dieting
Jackw9998
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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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Making excuses causes me to relapse & binge. And unrealistic expectations based on terrible dieting information provides a sound basis for me to make excuses.4
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Too many restrictions.8
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Stress or boredom4
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LMAO @ relapse.
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For me being too restrictive has always been the problem. If I am constantly telling myself I can't have this or that then that is all I want. Learning that I can eat things I like in moderate portions really helped me learn to stick with it. And sometimes life just gets in the way of our best plans. Allowing myself to have a day here or there when I can't really control what I am eating or if I am exercising and knowing that I don't have to just give up, I can just get right back on track the next day helps too. I have actually gotten pretty good at staying on track foodwise even when I am not in charge of what is being served because I allow myself to eat anything I want to eat I just watch my portion sizes.6
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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.
I used to do exactly the same - then I educated myself. I understand now that it's totally normal to fluctuate as much as 5lb from day-to-day and that there are so many variables that affect water weight.
I started writing a blog when I first started taking my weight loss seriously, this is one of my earlier posts that explains where I think I was going wrong before https://blackwellange.wixsite.com/exercisenoextrafries/single-post/2016/12/27/The-Start-of-My-Journey
I am now half way to my target weight - I've lost 17kg (37lb) so far.
Taking measurements, progress photos and using a trending weight app like Happy Scale or Libra can be most helpful when you're discouraged by fluctuations.6 -
Cutting out too many foods and stress2
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Stress, depression, that "time" (TMI)...1
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I couldn't think of the right word
There's nothing wrong with your word. It works just fine. Perhaps the other poster would prefer revert or regress. Whatever the case, it's all the same.5 -
Restrictions. That's basically it.1
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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.1
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Stress, primarily0
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Cheesecake, it always starts with a cheesecake.16
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hanging out with friends, booze opportunities, injuries, not having a food plan (meaning meals prepped in advance and snacks at the ready)4
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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.
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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.3
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Previously it was not being educated on the proper way to drop weight. I was using another app for years that also was based on CICO but I'm short and sedentary so when I put in my stats and put 2pounds per week (bc that's the "safe" way, right?
) it gave me calorie targets like 735/day. I didn't know any better about the minimums for health and body functions. I'd lose the weight then gain it back in no time, obviously. Then start the cycle again.
Now that I've found mfp and have the forums to learn that 1200 needs to be the minimum I consume daily and that even "low" that gives me .25 pounds/week loss these days. I've also learned what maintenance is and that my tdee is currently 1475 (with 15 more pounds to go).
So for me I relapsed and regained previously due to being uneducated and buying into a lot of hype and woo out there.7 -
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 gains8 -
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).2 -
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.
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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.1
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Grilled cheese.2
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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.
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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.0
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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.0
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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.1
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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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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.0
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