Doing bad this week

[CathyProc]

I've been terrible food wise since yesterday. I've been doing a lot more walking and strength exercise but have given into my cravings yesterday and today so angry with my self!

[IndigoBlue61]

We've all been there CathyProc 😕 Two difficult days will not wipe out all the good ones you have had before. Just draw a line under it and start again. Successful people aren't the ones who never fail but the ones who refuse to give in. 😊

[CathyProc 6lbs in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Thank you for the kick up the bum, it's crazy how easy it is to say bugger it I may as well finish the week bad but I've got a goal to get to!

[blackbeauty99]

I have had many days like this in the past. I would just draw a line under it and start afresh. Please don't beat yourself up about it. You're doing great and can do this.

All the best

[alwaysstartingagain]

Don't feel disheartened. I remember the days I did exercise and I got hungry way more, its one of them things we learn from and now you know the triggers so its handy to have in foods which will fill you up. I haven't done too good this week but I have counted how many times I have missed the sweet run or said no to things and it outweighs the naughty moments that I don't think ever lives us for good. Its just our taste buds hopefully change and we can find other things that aren't as bad. Be pleased your still here and doing exercise and don't beat yourself up your doing well x

[CathyProc 6lbs]

Thank you both! Just feel more annoyed with myself than anything because I know I can do it but I give in and regret it afterwards x

[alwaysstartingagain in reply to CathyProc]

Every success story says they had their bad days...your back at it and get rid of the guilt x

[Dipper]

These things happen when we change our lives. It takes a wee while to form new habits. Don't be hard on yourself accept that you had a wee blip and move on.

[Pineapple27]

Sometimes I think exercise or activity successfully completed almost gives us the excuse to say "I've been good, I DESERVE this treat/goodie/reward."

As I replied to a similar post earlier, willpower and resistance to temptation doesn't just happen! It has to be worked at. I always say that the "willpower" is the muscle that needs to be the strongest to succeed!

The only way I have succeeded this time is to change how I approach food and eating it. I have learned to resist temptation! BUT please believe that this has taken a LOT of hard work and practice!

If you log your food - keep track of how many calories some of those "treats" contain, after a while they kind of stay in your head (medium egg = 70 cals, slice of white bread 100 cals, meringue nest 57 cals, 30g (matchbox size) of cheddar, 122 cals)

I do have sweet treats, but I buy my own choice, so things like 2 finger Kitkat, single finger Twix, Club biscuit... these are all around 100 calories. I keep them in a tin and I can have one whenever I want to, but I limit it to no more than one a day and usually with my afternoon cup of tea. They are always logged into my diary.

If you don't keep a log of what you are eating and the calories foods contain, then it's a bit like trying to travel from one place to another without a map! You might get there eventually BUT it's likely to take you much longer than if you planned the route and used a map PLUS you might take a few wrong turnings and end up going back on yourself!

I have also learned not to plan each trip out of the house to include food. Once upon a time, I'd have included lunch with a trip into town, coffee and cake with a visit to the garden centre. I now plan or even prepare a meal BEFORE I go out (usually a salad) so that I know exactly what I can eat as soon as I walk into the door... and don't turn to "what I fancy" (usually high calorie carbs that don't keep you full for very long...)

Make a list of the reasons WHY you want to lose weight. Keep it somewhere safe (stuck to the inside of a kitchen cupboard door?) and look at it from time to time, especially when you are raiding the kitchen for treats!

I always ask myself before eating something really calorific "Do I really want to eat this thing more than I want to lose weight this week?". It's called "mindful eating" - being aware of why you are considering eating - real hunger? Boredom? Temptation? Feeling fed up?

Have a glass of water, wait 5 minutes and consider whether you still want the food. Once it's been snaffled down, it's too late and you may end up feeling cross and angry with yourself.... and that feeling lasts for a long time, much longer than the temporary enjoyment of whatever treat you ate....

Oh, and I always remind myself how good the feeling is of seeing a loss on the scales at my weekly weigh in! That feeling lasts for days!

[CathyProc 6lbs in reply to Pineapple27]

This is amazing thank you!

I think his will be something I come back to every time I feel like being bad

[Pineapple27 in reply to CathyProc]

Glad that it's helped you!

It's about catching yourself at that very moment when you are about to do some damage and thinking for 5 minutes.... then deciding whether you really want to continue with where you're going.... or stop yourself.

If you are able to stop yourself successfully, you'll feel really pleased with yourself! The more you do it, the more natural the behaviour becomes until it just becomes "normal" - the way that you always operate!

[gman1961 Restart April 2024]

Draw a line under the blip,

We all have those moments,start again ,don't beat yourself up.

Gary