Dealing with “eating guilt”

lvose5119
lvose5119 Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It’s difficult to put into words, but has anyone got tips on dealing with an almost guilt after eating? Even after half a pack of grapes and seeing how many calories are in it I felt a type of shame o think? I had a takeout pizza this evening for the first time in months and feel bad for it and know I’ll be feeling like this for a bit. But day to day I look at calorie content and get uncomfortable once one food reaches triple digits.

Has anyone else experienced this when starting their journey? I’ve only started using the app since the beginning of October and have lost a stone and half thus far. And so still have about another stone and a half/two stone to go but was hoping this anxiety would lessen a bit once I got the hang of it.

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  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    grapes have never made me feel guilt :/

    no food has ever made me feel guilt.

    its just math. all my meals are in the tripe digits. shoot, my coffee creamer is in the triple digits.

  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Never feel guilty about eating. Your body needs food to work. Just try to make sensible choices. If you slip up and overeat a bit just put it behind you and move on.

    This is a process that takes time and patience we all have days where we don't do so well but if you keep as consistent as possible with meeting your calorie goal you will lose the weight. Feeling guilty achieves nothing except to stress you out. Relax, food is not the enemy.

    Keep going and good luck.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,264 Member
    Lots of foods are triple digits - as in, more than 99 calories.

    No, I don't feel guilty, especially not over things like grapes.

    Perhaps if I ate something like a giant tub of ice cream in one sitting, I would - but have never been a binge type eater.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,089 Member
    Most of my food diary entries are in the triple digits -- it's just things like coffee, a small amount of yogurt as a topping on some other food, some fruit servings, and some veggie servings that typically come in under 100 calories. Even when I eat something that puts me over my goal for the day, I don't feel guilty. It's not hurting anybody, unless you think of it as my eating more than my fair share of the global food supply.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Well, I don't feel guilty because my body needs fuel to function...that's what food is. Hell, I need around 1800 calories just to exist, and I do way more than that.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    Do you know what you feel guilty about? What do you feel ashamed of? Basically-what specifically is the thing you feel bad about?

    Do you think you’ve done something wrong? Or do you think something bad is going to happen? Or...?

    If you can identify what you feel guilty about (not eating the food-but what is the bag feeling), then you can work on fixing it.

    Maybe think on that for a bit. Figure out what it is that makes you feel like you’ve done something you need to be ashamed of or guilty about.

    Then counter those with a non-biased reality.

    It’s not easy. But it’s doable.


  • Carmen_TX
    Carmen_TX Posts: 39 Member
    This is very common in our society, but it’s not healthy. Try to understand why you feel guilty and become more compassionate to yourself. You may find Brene Brown’s TED Talk on guilt and shame helpful in reframing this
    https://upliftconnect.com/brene-brown-listening-to-shame/
  • lvose5119
    lvose5119 Posts: 15 Member
    Duck_Puddle wrote: »
    Do you know what you feel guilty about? What do you feel ashamed of? Basically-what specifically is the thing you feel bad about?

    Do you think you’ve done something wrong? Or do you think something bad is going to happen? Or...?

    If you can identify what you feel guilty about (not eating the food-but what is the bag feeling), then you can work on fixing it.

    Maybe think on that for a bit. Figure out what it is that makes you feel like you’ve done something you need to be ashamed of or guilty about.

    Then counter those with a non-biased reality.

    It’s not easy. But it’s doable.



    I think what it is, is that I know I need to lose another two stone, in my head it feels like I shouldn’t indulge as much (for example a 400 calorie breakfast would seem indulgent and I’d feel my weight loss would be hindered if I ate lunch as well.

    I always feel embarrassed about eating food in front of people I don’t know very well or making comments about food in fear of being “the fat girl and food”. I understand that it’s not the ideal mindset but I’m trying to get out of it.

    Someone mentioned a TED talk I may look into as well when it’s not my Christmas..: (I was working on Christmas Day so having a delayed one...merry Christmas everyone!)

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