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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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
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