Joe and I have been talking about how frustrating it is to gain BACK weight you’ve lost before. More importantly - we were discussing HOW it happens.
You know. The “diet day” always starts out GREAT. You eat a good breakfast, have a big glass of water, maybe even yogurt a few hours later for a snack. BUT - at SOME POINT in the day SOMEONE puts something in front of you (like that damn Fresh! Now! sign on the way to work. Who the HELL put that there?) that screams “SCREW YOUR DIET! Eat me!” and you do.
Well, that ONE thing is no big deal, right? Eat a little less for dinner and maybe take a walk before bed. Not THAT big of a deal. Right? EXCEPT that once you break your diet with ONE item, it’s like a damn challenge to see HOW BAD can you break it the rest of the day. And you constantly are saying “Tomorrow. TOMORROW I’ll do better.”
In essense? That one bite of Red Velvet Cake turnes into Fried Chicken and french fries for lunch followed by pepperoni pizza and ice cream for dinner. I have actually eaten FIVE Krispy Kreme donuts at work and then come home and eaten an ENTIRE pizza for dinner. Was I that hungry? No. Did I eat so much I was sick? Yes. Could I have stopped myself? HELL NO.
So what is it? What is it that makes that ONE item you eat OFF of your diet make your WHOLE DAY become a Welcome Home Party for Glutons R Us?
Or is this just me? Are you sticking to your diet FINE? Well - then you just go to hell.
I know exactly what you are talking about! It seriously SUCKS! Mine is pizza or ice cream, like I seriously cant stay away from them Rrrrrr!
I can be doing soooooo damn good on my diet and exercise then all of a sudden I think I can be good to myself by having a little pizza or ic, then the whole day I stuff my face full of bad food. I just ate cold pizza for breakfast, dh is out of town, so I told myself I deserved it. I am sooo bad!
it’s not just you. i lost 70lbs a few years ago & have slowly put half that back on since then. it’s those damn little breaks you give yourself. like the dunkin’ donuts that opened across the street from my kids’ preschool today. how mean is it to put munchkins in my face everyday?! at least they don’t have krispy kreme stores here. i would surely be in the macy’s day parade if that were the case.
Especially us folks who eat when we’re upset, life gets difficult. I needed chocolate last night. Ate it. Feel guilty now. Life’s not fair, I tell you.
Sigh.
Hell NO! I’ve been having a party in my mouth for nearly a YEAR now! I had lost 35 pounds a few years ago, dieting , exercising 5-6 hours/week, looked, and felt the best I’d felt in years. Then I got injured at work a year ago, and it all went to hell!!! I’ve gained 30-40 pounds back in that year, and am the heaviest I’ve ever been and find it very hard to care or get motivated! Grrrrr
Usually it’s just the “idea” of dieting that throws me off the diet. I am never able to lose weight if I’m consciously thinking about it .
And the one thing that throws me of the diet? Why, chocolate, of course!
It takes NOTHING to throw me off. I’ve been known to GAIN weight on my diet. Then I’m hapy when I lose it. I’ve been dieting for a few months now and weigh EXACTLY what I did when I started. (I’ve also gained and lost the same 4 pounds a hundred times.) Phhhttttt! to dieting.
Here’s a little analogy.
sugar:me :: cryptonite:Superman
Can’t. break. free.
I know EXACTLY what you’re talking about. With me, it’s always the cookies that I get Elizabeth for her special treats. Do you know how many bags I’ve gone through without her actually getting one?
Thanks for the linky love, Zoot.
I lost about 35 pounds in about 4 months last year through good old-fashioned exercise and eating right. I was always consciously avoiding the term diet. I just tried thinking of it as good eating.
In the span of 45 minutes yesterday (only 90 minutes before dinner), I consumed a triple chocolate Kit Kat, a hot glazed Krispy Kreme donut, a KK cinnamon bun, a Diet Pepsi and a steak and jack cheese taquito from 7-11.
This sucks!!!
Self control? Heck no! That’s why I run.
Oh me too. Particularly with pizza. I always eat too much pizza. And veggie chips. I can put away half a bag of those without even noticing.
I didn’t see those puddings you told me about in that list of things you ate…but they were diet, right? So they shouldn’t count? Right?
I shouldn’t be talking. I about finished off the rest of the carton of Girl Scout Cookies that I began on yesterday. Plus I found a bag of half eaten chips in one of my desk drawers, and now? I’m eating gummy bears. I’m so getting way fat.
Y’all did so good dropping the pounds before, climb back on that horse and get going again. I’ve been using FIT DAY for about 5 weeks now (got the home version - much faster and only $20) and am loving it. Even getting the wife to switch over from WW and saving the $12 a week there. It’s a great tool and kinda helps if you’re a goal oriented sorta person
Cheetos. CHEE-TOS. And Loaded Potato Soup from the Alice Cafe.
Luckily for me, I have a lapband now and don’t really HAVE to watch what I eat (I can’t eat enough of anything to do any real damage) but I lost the same 40 pounds over and over before that, and ended up having 15 gallstones at the age of 23. The doctor said the main thing that caused the faulty gallbladder was an inconsistant diet, you know, low-fat , low-fat, low-fat, CHEESEBURGER! MILKSHAKE! ONION RINGS! low-fat, low-fat, low-fat……..
Anyway, even with my lap-band I try to watch the fat content of what I eat. And I think thats why I’ve responded so well to it (I’ve lost almost 80 pounds since June 18th). Also? I can’t eat alot of breads.. so, no doughnuts, pastries, rolls etc. I think that helps too.
Anyway, I’m proud of you for making this change, and believe me, you WILL fall off the horse from time to time… so just recognize it for what it is: a tiny mistake. Not a complete failure at your diet. Get back on that horse and RIDE, girl!!!!
Totally relate to your story. Am very glad we don’t have something called donuts in the Netherlands, at least not available for sale on every corner of the street!
My whole problem is the “One Last Time Binge” before the diet starts. Then the diet doesn’t start for whatever reason. Then I have another “One Last Time Binge.”
I think I’ve had about 6 “One Last Time Binges” in the past month or so. Oh well.
I’m that way with exercising - if I stray one day, it throws my whole routine off and then all of a sudden the Gazelle is collecting dust. Like right now.
I’m pretty good about not eating fast food and such, but if J buys snacks and they are in the house then I’ll eat them.
Since he has a genetic lung condition his body’s always working overtime. Which means he can eat whatever, whenever he wants and his body stays lean and muscled. And who’s jealous? Me. Because 2 days of snacking and my stomach starts to get a bit squishy. It’s not fair.
I can resist anything EXCEPT for asian food. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hawaiian, Vietnamese……doesn’t matter if it’s asian food. Sigh…..and too bad there’s asian food EVERYWHERE you look out here…..AND my boyfriend LOVES asian food so much that you would think he was asian himself…. There’s no hope. The one good thing is that I don’t care much for sweet things. I’d much rather stuff my face with a nice big sub or a huge bowl of rice than cookies and cake.
I was just going to have a baguette with some proscuitto & a slice of provolone, perhaps a slice of tomato, possibly some lettuce for lunch, but now, I think I’ll have a Krispy Kreme for each finger AND my thumb, and a pizza with squid & corn. Thanks!
I could not eat healthy all the time, although I do try but it never works out, plus I get bored. You can’t always deprive yourself either because if you do, you will binge and feel sick! My weakness is chocolate and of course Pizza! I loooove pizza!
Peanut M&Ms, how do I love thee?
Funny, I started today’s post with a similar sentiment. The question is, what size was the pizza?
ps…. just wanted to tell you that I’m back up at typepad. come see me.
ps…. just wanted to tell you that I’m back up at typepad. come see me.
Don’t I wish I knew. All I say is thank goodness I’m holding steady at this point.
Oh, Im such an emotional eater and I do the exact same thing…keep in mind that I have tons more to lose than you do. *gasp* ….as I sit here stuffing my face with peanut m&ms, my downfall to all things healthy. I wish I could just scrunch and wiggle my nose and be the size and shape I desire and stay that way for all time…eating ANYTHING I damn well please. *nod*
i am the same exact way, Mmmmmmmmmm why did you have to mention pizza? it’s all one big giant MIND GAME.
My downfall is usually red wine. Those stupid extra empty calories. Oh, and my inability to get off of my ass in any kind of regular fashion and exercise.
Well, I’ve just started mine today and I’m sitting here, and I’m HUNGRY, dammit. *sigh* But I’ve used up all my points. I’ve got to find something “free”.