Guilt after eating anything unhealthy?

nicdddd · December 2018

I am not trying to lose weight, I want to maintain my weight.

I am 20, and weigh about 53.7kg. My height is 168cm.

The past 4 months I’ve been having seriously lifestyle changes to my diet. To the point were I feel extremely guilty after eating a square of chocolate. I have cut out most dairy, I’ve switched to almond milk, almond butter and never eat yogurts or anything like that.

I am very active and would run / gym for an hour at least 6 days a week.

My overall calorie intake is 1000-1200 and would on average burn between 200-500 calories a day.

Every night I would love one Lindt truffle but I always put it off because it’s unhealthy.

After a day of eating fruit, veg, Weetabix etc would it be okay to eat one Lindt truffle?

musicfan68 · December 2018

How is one Lindt truffle unhealthy? I'm sitting here eating some M&Ms and don't feel guilty about it. As long as it fits into your daily calories and isn't totally crowding out your macros, you can eat whatever you want.

Oh, and you should be eating more than 1000 calories a day, especially if your burn numbers are correct. If you are burning on average 300 calories, you are only netting 700-900 calories given your 1000-1200 intake.

concordancia · December 2018

If you are trying to maintain your weight, why are you only eating 1000 calories a day? Have the truffle, set MFP to maintain and eat that many calories. Also, if you are only eating fruit, veg and weetabix, please get some more protein!

paperpudding · December 2018

Your BMI is at low end of normal ( 19) - now that may be healthy for you, I don't know.

You certainly would have room in daily maitenance calories for one Lindt truffle and if your overall diet is nutritionally balanced, one truffle will be fine.

Feeling guilty after one square of chocolate is not neccesary or normal.

TavistockToad · December 2018

Is there a medical reason you cut out dairy?

You're eating far too little to even be close to maintaining your weight. Please eat more before you seriously damage your body

hesn92 · December 2018

I'm confused. You say you're not trying to lose weight, so why are you eating so little and exercising so much? You can't possibly be maintaining on that.

And I don't know what to say, I don't feel guilty about anything I eat. It's all food. One piece of chocolate in an overall healthy diet doesn't just magically undo all the healthy things you already ate.

quiksylver296 · December 2018

I eat chocolate or ice cream every night. You don't get bonus points for eating more healthy after you've met your daily nutritional needs. Plus, mental health is important, too. Chocolate and ice cream make me happy. Being happy is good for me.

whatalazyidiot · December 2018

Not going to repeat what anyone else said, but you learn pretty fast that "healthy" and "unhealthy" is highly subjective. People love to put a label on things. I just eat what I want, and if it's in my calories for the day, I feel great about it.

deannalfisher · December 2018

i'm slightly concerned about some of the stuff you posted - you might also want to consider talking to a therapist about disordered thoughts about eating; the feelings of guilt etc

kami3006 · December 2018

deannalfisher wrote: »

i'm slightly concerned about some of the stuff you posted - you might also want to consider talking to a therapist about disordered thoughts about eating; the feelings of guilt etc

Indeed, there are numerous red flags in the OP.

psychod787 · December 2018

I figure if I can keep 90% decent food in my diet. I can hopefully completely enjoy the other 10.

apullum · December 2018

You're not maintaining on 1000-1200 calories. I promise. I'm 16 cm shorter than you, weigh about 2.5 kg less, and maintain on 1400 before counting exercise. I eat all my exercise calories.

If your weight is staying stable over an extended period of time--not just a few weeks, but a few months--then you are eating more than 1000-1200, and/or you're burning fewer exercise calories than you think you are.

If you are actually eating 1000-1200, then you are undereating and you will lose weight in an unhealthy way. You may suffer deficiencies or other negative health consequences. Your athletic performance will suffer. You may also black out during a workout if you're already undereating and also not eating back any exercise calories, since your body needs fuel to keep up a high level of activity. Fainting when you're out on the trail a couple miles from home, or on a piece of gym equipment, is not an experience you want to have.

It's very good that you don't want to lose weight, because you're pretty close to the lower end of your optimal BMI range.

I would strongly encourage seeing a mental health professional about your body image and relationship with food. Several things in your post make me concerned that you're at risk for an eating disorder.

nicsflyingcircus · December 2018

I am trying to lose weight and I had coffee and two Christmas cookies for breakfast. No guilt. Probably destroy some fajitas and margaritas for dinner. Also no guilt. Will exceed my calorie alottment for weight loss, but I have some banked this week (super busy work days, didn't get all my food in).

Guilt after eating anything unhealthy?

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