Stuck on fattening food... Worried I wont be able to get myself back on my diet before I gain it all

wleverett1
wleverett1 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2017 in Motivation and Support
Im having a really hard time getting back to my diet and healthy eating... I had krispy kreme the other night, several of them, and some more of them in the morning (got half a dozen) and now all i want is debbie cakes. My mom even brought over a baccon egg and cheese croissant from dunkin doughnuts. And i went most of the first half of the day without eating which is why i cant seem to stop eating tonight ! :( i dont want this to continue... Ugh how do i stop?Worried I wont be able to get myself back on track before I gain it aallback! :(

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Your diet is what you eat. Make sure you aren't doing this unnecessarily hard. A healthy diet provides you with enough of what you need every day, and not too much of anything over time. You don't have to go on a diet to lose weight (actually, that's usually counterpoductive; you may lose weight, but always regain), but you have to eat less (fewer calories than you burn), consistently, and for a long time. No foods are fattening, but you have to stop overeating. Nutritious food is harder to overeat, but there is nothing wrong with an occasional treat. This means one donut per week, not several donuts every day.

    You know what you do to set youself up for disaster, why do you do that? Why don't you eat breakfast and lunch? Do you even plan your meals?
  • merzback
    merzback Posts: 453 Member
    Read about intuitive eating. It is ok to have unhealthy foods at times, but not to over do it. I also wouldn't say you're dieting. Look at unhealthy foods as something that will hurt your body more than help it, when you eat healthy , see how much more energy you have. Do not beat yourself up.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    wleverett1 wrote: »
    Im having a really hard time getting back to my diet and healthy eating... I had krispy kreme the other night, several of them, and some more of them in the morning (got half a dozen) and now all i want is debbie cakes. My mom even brought over a baccon egg and cheese croissant from dunkin doughnuts. And i went most of the first half of the day without eating which is why i cant seem to stop eating tonight ! :( i dont want this to continue... Ugh how do i stop?Worried I wont be able to get myself back on track before I gain it aallback! :(

    if you want to get back on track you will.

    you just have to do it...
  • wleverett1
    wleverett1 Posts: 9 Member
    Im trying to get it back together... Thing is Ive been going to the gas station and buying single debbie snacks in the morning otw to work :/ I know better than to buy a box lol... well I didnt have any debbie snacks this monring however I was several pounds heavier and not happy about that :((
    I mean, I didnt get crazy and eat a million or anything lol. But I definitely had like three cheat days. Been eaating cereal at night... Ive had this whole grain cereal for such a long time now that I got some fruity cherios I cant stop eating them!
    And, kommodevaran..... it was thankfully only that one day that I didnt eat in the morning til late in the afternoon. I just wasnt hungry that morning and in a rush. I had brought canned chicken and some vegies to work for lunch but didnt open them. I had good intensions! lol... Just didnt follow through. The debbie snacks were too enticing and the healthy food was just so uninteresting :/
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I think you are the victim of all-or-nothing cognitive distortion. You are acting as if it's starvation or Debbie cakes. There's a whole range of foods in the middle there that will sustain you and keep you from yo-yo'ing back and forth. It does take some planning though.

    Instead of resolving to starve the next morning, have your meals prepped, all of them, the night before for the next day. I suggest focusing on lots of protein and more vegetables. They will have more staying power than doughnuts.

    Fruity cheerios are OK. But all by themselves???? Where's the milk?
  • Trish1c
    Trish1c Posts: 549 Member
    You can eat SOME of the bad stuff. 1 donut or little debbie a week isn't that terrible, especially if you fit it into your calorie count. Eating several is a problem. Learn more about portions & self control. It's hard because some stuff is so tasty, we eat mindlessly. Last year when I was being "good" I still ate the bad stuff but I set limits. Did you know one serving of potato chips is approximately 12 chips? So that is what I'd eat. I'd count out my chip & have DH hide the bag from me. I got my taste but knew it was a "treat". I'd get in trouble when I'd eat half the bag.

    When somebody walks into your house with the bad stuff, have them walk right back out with it.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Nothing wrong with one debbie, but why are you even buying food in the gas station? Please don't feel you have to "confess", or explain yourself, we don't really care what or how much you eat, really, we just want you to be happy and reach your goals - and you are making it very hard to reach your goals. Nobody says you are constantly gorging yourself, and you don't even have to do that to consistently gain weight; most people gain weight through a small calorie surplus for a long time. Weight can come off in the same way, but in reverse, by consistently eating a little less, but for a long time.

    Good intentions gets nobody nowhere. Plan and bring meals you actually want to eat when lunch hour arrives.

    And your weight goes up and down a bit from day to day, don't let yourself be carried away with fluctuations; the long term trend is what you have to concern yourself with.
  • mgalsf12
    mgalsf12 Posts: 350 Member
    Don't bring junk food into your home. If you are craving something sweet, go out for dessert. Having a piece of cake is okay once in a while as a treat, just don't eat the entire cake.

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