What to do! Screwing up my own efforts!

Yesterday is past. You can't do anything about it. Tomorrow never arrives. You can't do anything about that, either. Today is the only thing you have control over. Don't regret or procrastinate. Do your best...today.

edit: In other words, don't beat yourself up. Just do your best.

Ive been there - I get totally ravenous and devour everything in sight! its terrible.
One day this week I ate TWO cookies @ 240cals each AND a donut at 320!! GAH!!!
That was a terrible day for me - Im pretty sure I didnt even exercise either - which I felt guilty about - but as I thought about it - I thought - so what. We all have bad times - and I think sometimes our body needs a little trickery like that.

I do my best not to BUY anything that would be dangerous for me like that. For snacks I have been buying only fresh fruits and healthier option FRESH things. I try not to get boxed goodies anymore. I went shopping hungry and picked up a bunch of 100cal snacks - then rethought it and put it all back. So what if its 100cals - its chocolate LOL I need to avoid chocolate because I go binging and Id probably have 2 or 3 snacks and be at 300 cals...

Yesterday is gone.

Take today one moment at a time. When you want to start going after those snacks - pause. Walk away from the cupboard and think about it for a few minutes first. Have a big fat glass of water and occupy you rself with something else. If you are still hungry - then help yourself to one thing - but grad i and leave the kitchen. Chew it slowly. Savour it. Then you might be less tempted to scarf more

yep me too, the only thing that stops it is to be out of the house & why I try to get to the gym at least 3 times in the week once my son is asleep. Get back at 10pm have a quick & a cuppa then bed. dual benefit, getting fit & not eating crap.

Oh my doctor told me this one. That hungry feeling in your tummy is really weight loss. You are trying to fix it thinking it's something wrong. Rephrase it in your mind to thrilling visual images of the fat in your problem area melting. It totally works. You will sleep like a baby and wake up lighter on the scale (sometimes 2 lbs) What you are feeling badly about is really your program working. You just have to let it.

When I start to get the urge to start eating again...I go outside...take a short (or long) walk. I breathe in the fresh air and really think about how far i have come. Not sure if you are religous, but I also pray and talk with God. It really helps me refocus on what is important. It helps me, plus, I just got some exercise in too that I didn't plan on. I hope this helps....Today is a new day. Don't think about yesterday.

Is there some kind of emotional pressure that's getting to you? Something that has you stressed or upset and gives you the jitters? Sometimes, if we're used to comforting ourselves with food, we can mistake those jitters for hunger.

That's my big struggle, and that's why I do the same thing. For me, it's usually midafternoon, and I raid the candy jar at the office, or eat a bagel that isn't in my plan... Sometimes it's later in the evening, too.

And I have figured out that it's because I'm frustrated with my job and unsatisfied with my contributions to the world, and I get that jittery feeling. And some days I can't do anything about it, and I chide myself for it and try again the next day. Some days I can control it by making myself do something else--like writing, or getting up and taking a short walk.

Find tools that will help keep you busy so that you don't think about eating, if you can. If you have a hobby, pick it up at night before the craving hits. Or go for a walk. Or turn on music and dance. Or keep a journal that helps you track your feelings, so that maybe you will find a pattern to how you're feeling when you get these cravings, and can then figure out the behaviors that can help you deal with those feelings in a more constructive manner.

It's a struggle, but I find that I'm getting better at doing it. Like others have said, don't beat yourself up when you do it--that might just make you do it more, as counterintuitive as that might be. Just do the best you can. We'll make it! You can do it!

Something that is not widely known is that eating carbs & sugar can affect your brain chemistry. It depends on your metabolism, and how well it processes them, but for many people carbs & sugar cause an energy spike followed by a crash. And when you crash, your body produces chemicals & hormones that make you want to eat again, get that high again, as quickly as possible (even if your body doesn't really need the fuel).

If that's what you're experiencing, try getting more of your calories from protein and fewer from carbs. I would try not to eat any carbs or sugar at dinner / supper. But do try to eat something with protein in it every few hours. Protein burns slowly & steadily. That will keep your metabolism from crashing, and should make it easier for you to resist temptation. Don't worry about eating late at night, my doctor said it doesn't hurt a thing as long as it's not sugar or carbs.

Good luck!

I find that at night I eat when I am bored.

Watching television or surfing the internet doesn't keep me entertained enough, apparently. :laugh: Grab a large glass of water or tea and sip it instead of eating or simply go to bed. Really! Go to bed, it fixes everything. :laugh: Also, another thought could be to not 'complete' your diary until the next morning, thereby not giving yourself the 'off the books' feeling you get when you close the diary for the day.

I always keep a tub of low fat yoghurt or a lite dessert yoghurt plus jelly in the fridge.It covers my late night cravings and is very filling.Generally,I do not buy the junk when I shop,AT ALL,if your a terrible late night eater,having it in the cupboard is bad,if its not there you cant eat it.

Guess we are all in the same boat, in one way or another. Just put a note by the computer that says...."Today is a NEW day - remember WHY you are doing this, so "Just Do It"!!