i ate a huge piece of cake yesterday

microburst20
microburst20 Posts: 130
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The sad thing is I really only enjoyed the first couple of bites. Then I started to be grossed out by what I knew was in the frosting. I ate the whole thing anyway. After eating relatively healthy for the last couple of months I was at the hospital with a family member and wasnt sure how long we would be there and was "afraid" I would be hungry and not be able to get anything to eat. Of course I could have gotten a salad or sandwich but none of it looked healthy so I decided I might as well have cake. I learned two things about this incident. 1. Food is very emotional for me. 2. I have developed a taste for healthier food(surprise!). Luckily I was able stay within my calorie budget for the day anyway. Gonna pick myself back up and keep moving forward. Maybe try to do a little advance planning for emergencies.

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  • Asil02
    Asil02 Posts: 261
    It's bound to happen to us all from time to time. It's what you do after that is important. You seem to have the right attitude of accepting it for what it is and moving on. Food is a huge emotional thing for me, too.
    You will be smart to keep some things in your purse for "emergencies" such as this. Maybe a small bag of nuts or some 100 calorie snacks?
    You're doing great! Just keep up the good work!
  • Nurse_krissy
    Nurse_krissy Posts: 102 Member
    I always.... and I do mean ALWAYS, have food in my purse. Maybe it's my inner fat girl afraid of not getting her next meal, but I feel better knowing it's available. Some things I keep in there regularly are mini cliff bars (90 cal each), stretch island fruit strips (50-60 cal), raw almonds (10 cal each), and my water bottle. I try to remember to cut up an apple each morning to throw in there, too. That emergency stash has saved me MANY calories! If it's what it takes to curb the hunger so I don't overeat at my next opportunity, then it's worth it. Give it a try.

    Also, don't torture yourself over the cake. It sounds like it gave you valuable insight about yourself and you were able to reign yourself in afterwards and stay within your calories. You didn't say "eff it!" and continue to make bad choices the rest of the day. THAT is something to be proud of! Use this experience and think of it the next time you're in a similar situation. Remind yourself how crappy you felt AFTER you made that choice.

    There have been times I've done the same thing but was able to recognize that poor choice about 3 bites into it. As hard as it is for me to be wasteful, I quit at that moment and threw it away. That's an empowering move. Other times, I ate the whole darned thing and felt enormously guilty. Now I just ask myself: How will I feel AFTER I eat this?
  • microburst20
    microburst20 Posts: 130
    Thanks for the encouragement! And the snack suggestions! I am going to start carrying a larger purse (more of workout- ha ha) and start packing some food for on the go. Its nice to know there are others on the same journey. :smile:
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    You learned something valuable and stayed within your calories for the day. Congratulations! Sounds like it was a very good day for your lifestyle.

    And, yeah, keep a healthy snack around - good lesson learned.

    I like "Clif" Bars. They're relatively cheap, they last for a VERY long time, and at least not absolutely horrible for you. I don't eat them often, but dang they're handy when the other nutrition choices available to you are horrible and you need something NOW. I throw one in a pocket when I go for a bike ride, keep one in my drawer at work, etc.

    A sustained diet of them is probably not the best, but when it's that, fried food, or cake, I don't feel too guilty snarfing one.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    You didn't say "eff it!" and continue to make bad choices the rest of the day. THAT is something to be proud of!

    If I had a pound for every time I made that mistake. Oh, wait, that's why I'm here!

    Good insight - it's important to catch yourself when you mess up and avoid the "well, I've blown my diet for the day, so I might as well..." because that turns a small mistake into a much larger one.

    Then when you DO turn that small mistake into a larger one, which we all will from time to time, it's important to recognize it for what it was, forgive ourselves, and move on.
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