I'm on a "bender" someone please stop me!

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  • katheern
    katheern Posts: 213 Member
    Whenever I have a bad day and don't want to workout I remind myself.. remember the last time you worked out and regretted it? Nope! Can't ever remember that happening. In fact I remember feeling AMAZING and sexy... now what about the last time I decided to skip a workout? Oh yeah, that wasn't fun...
  • 2012asv
    2012asv Posts: 702 Member
    While "dieting" you should have at least 1 day a week where you eat something you "want". I have chocolate everyday.. granted it is a teeny tiny piece, but it calms the craving... this way when you encounter bad foods, you dont feel the need to go crazy.

    Also, you are doing this for YOU... others shouldn't be bothered by it, nor should that be your concern if they are. Don't stop what you are doing because someone else may get irritated that you are watching what you eat.

    The hardest part is just starting. This doesn't mean you have to hit it hard and go crazy. Grab your headphones, put on your fave songs and just go for a walk. Sometimes you literally have to "tell" yourself: GET UP. Once you're up, you'll be back on track before you know it. You have already done this before, so you know exactly what to do. Brush off the dust and keep your eye on the prize!
  • wolfi622
    wolfi622 Posts: 206
    I would add to all this to take a moment and think about the weekend that started this for you. You were worried about what your friend's reaction would be if you were counting calories. What you chose to eat, and the reasons you chose to eat it are not an insult to anyone, even if that person cooked the food. We wrap far too much baggage up in food.
  • VaporsWorld
    VaporsWorld Posts: 441 Member
    Stop! Meditate. Find that positive motivation you had before because its still in you. Pull it forward. Ball up your fist and scream! Punch the the bed pillows. Cry. Fight it. Fight. Maybe sleep. It's not exercise, but its not binge eating either. Wake up fresh and shake it off! And like LN said, log it! That way its a visual. And your friend I'm sure would much rather you count calories than to have you feel the way you do right now. It's about your health and happiness and that has to come first! YOU! CAN! DO! THIS!
  • WillPowerYes
    WillPowerYes Posts: 103 Member
    I have been flawless ever since I started MFP but I spent last weekend with a friend and just let myself have what I wanted as I knew she would hate it if I was counting calories and I wanted to forget about my diet for a while. Since then I have been finding it so hard to exercise and today I have just been binge eating. I cant motivate myself to stop, I want to get back to the same mind set as before but I cant. I need some motivating words to help me get back on track...
    A true friend will support any healthy lifestyle changes that someone else is making. A true friend will support someone who is trying to eat healthier, or stop smoking, or taking classes, or exercising, or investigating their spiritual self. So first off, I'd evaluate if that "friend" is truly a "friend" or not. [A healthy lifestyle includes both good dietary choices as well as good companionship choices.] Or .... not meaning to sound harsh, but were you just using the friend as an excuse to go off track?

    Motivation words? Know yourself, and have self accountability for your choices. Look to the future and make choices now that make a brighter and healthier future. Don't stress on the past, but instead put a positive picture in your mind of what you want tomorrow to be like, and then act on it today. Be happy in the process. Good luck! :)
  • Natx83
    Natx83 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Everyone needs a bit of HTFU.

    Sure you can have your off days, even weeks. But YOU have to make the decision to step away from the cookie jar, put down the fried chicken and get your *kitten* to the gym. Stat.

    YOU CAN MAKE PROGRESS OR YOU CAN MAKE EXCUSES....

    Stop being a pansy and just do it. No one on here can stop you from putting the food in your mouth..
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    I don't think you're pathetic or desparate....I'm going through the EXACT same thing. *kitten* happens...I'm starting fresh with the new month. Tomorrow (June 1st) is the beginning of Chaper 2 of my weight loss...
  • ChelseaM18
    ChelseaM18 Posts: 303
    Don't sweat it babe! Maybe the that's the problem. You've been FLAWLESS, and who can be that forever? Give yourself some room to pig-out or treat yourself and you'll be so much happier :) your determination and dedication is obviously really strong, so you're doing great, don't worry over a few treats here and there in your diet

    Good Luck :D
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
    Everyone needs a bit of HTFU.

    Sure you can have your off days, even weeks. But YOU have to make the decision to step away from the cookie jar, put down the fried chicken and get your *kitten* to the gym. Stat.

    YOU CAN MAKE PROGRESS OR YOU CAN MAKE EXCUSES....

    Stop being a pansy and just do it. No one on here can stop you from putting the food in your mouth..

    ^^^ Tough love there... Gotta love it!!! :-)
  • Alicemay24
    Alicemay24 Posts: 29 Member
    All this has been really helpful, I ran into work this morning (7 km) and will plan my meals for the rest of the day and for tomorrow and see ow I get on.

    My friend that came over is a childhood friend, we used to be room mates, we know each other really well and I told her what I was doing and she was happy for me because she knows my weight has always been an issue for me. The thing is, she lives in France now and I live in Amsterdam, we only get to see each other a couple of times a year and I didn't want to be saying "no no, no more wine for me you go ahead I'll have water" or " sure lets stop at this wonderful tea shop and I'll just have an infusion and you enjoy that scone while I watch you longingly". I just wanted to be with her and enjoy it.

    I'm feeling so much better about it all this morning, I hope I can write another comment tomorrow that says I did awesomely today!
  • WillPowerYes
    WillPowerYes Posts: 103 Member
    It sounds like you are getting (or rather, returning to) the positive attitude that you CAN keep up your previous good job. Well done! :)
  • BazAbroad
    BazAbroad Posts: 248
    Get on the scales,,,,
  • purple_k
    purple_k Posts: 16
    You can do it. Don't let a day of binge eating turn into 2 days... turn into a week...turn into a month. Instead, think of all the hard work you put in over the last weeks and eliminate this one day binge from your mind as if it never happened - and move on!! Every time you go to grab some food ask yourself if you genuinely are hungry or just bored/upset/craving etc... If you still find yourself really wanting the food, maybe go for a brisk walk to take your mind off it and I know for me definitely it gives me a confidence boost to know that I've resisted something I really wanted that was bad for me...hope this helps.
  • cravingcollarbone
    cravingcollarbone Posts: 30
    Baby steps! Just slowly ease back out of it.
    Daily walks, a few jumping jacks or so.
    Maybe light yoga?:)
  • Breadbar
    Breadbar Posts: 334 Member
    Bump
  • Alicemay24
    Alicemay24 Posts: 29 Member
    Gonna go to Bikram yoga tomorrow, it always makes me feel "cleansed", I think it will be a good way to forget as you said purple k and just be normal again :)

    This is the first post I have ever entered since I started this and the support is fantastic, thank you everyone for being so amazing, let me know if I can help you back!
  • Poods71
    Poods71 Posts: 502 Member
    It is hard when you are with friends who aren't on a diet and it's ok to fall off the wagon sometimes (we are all human). Now you just have to remind yourself what you are doing this for. You can do it! :flowerforyou:

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