I did horribly today!

I haven't been on here for awhile. I ate horribly today.

Need to get back on track. I cannot believe how "bad" I feel. Stomach hurst, feel a little nauseated. Probably all the carbs that I am not used to? I do eat fruits and whole grains, but today had A LOT of sugary stuff.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Sorry you did horribly. You did learn one thing though - that stuff doesn't give you the pleasure it once did. Don't let yourself get drawn down the path of getting used to it again.

Today's another day!

Sorry you feel crummy!  But, as far as being "bad", I don't buy into that.  One day is one day.  When one day turns in to eating bad "for the holidays" aka 3 months, then it is an issue.  If it is truly just one day, I don't sweat it.  I ate all my favorite Thanksgiving foods yesterday, and they were delish.  I don't believe in substituting these foods for "healthier" options that taste like crap.  We have a heart stopping spread of stuffing, broccoli cheese casserole, mashed potatoes, and copious amounts of pie.  I even ate my favorite carby sides BEFORE my turkey (which was covered in homemade gravy)  so that I didn't run out of room before getting to the "good stuff".  I then ate a little bit of both pecan and apple pie, and it was all delicious.  I did comment to my hubby last night how much better I felt not having stuffed myself to the point of unbuttoning my pants as I would have before surgery.  I had some of all my favorites, enjoyed them guilt free, and didn't take home any leftovers.  Today is business as usual.  Now, I'm not super strict day to day, but I truly don't think that the holidays need to be stressers if we're really just indulging ON the actual holiday.  Food is yummy, and I don't think it makes us bad people, or failures, to admit that a yummy traditional meal can still bring some pleasure.  Albeit a different kind of pleasure than the old binge till you want to die from the old days.  Flame me for this if you want, but this is just my two cents.

Guilt is a dangerous emotion!

No flaming from my direction.. this is pretty much the way I think of things too.. I wouldn't say no to any wonderful home-made goodies if I wanted them even during the losing stage. Did I mindfully eat and limit myself to a small amount/bite/taste/no leftovers- yes. To me, food is pleasurable and bonding and should be honored as such.

One day of indulgence doesn't = failure in my book. It's the mindset of "I ate crap, might as well eat ALL the crap since I blew it" or the worst case scenario- calling the whole season the "Holidays" and eating everything that gets brought out this time of year that gets us in trouble.. that is an old behavior of mine that stemmed from putting too much emotional baggage on something as simple as pie or a cookie. Now that I realize that nothing is really off limits, but IS to be respected- I find I am less triggered to do the all or nothing tango (eat big, gain a couple, panic, go into deprive mode.. rinse repeat.)

I needed to break that mindset, it was maddening. 

 

Thanks for the great support. Yes, it was a learning lesson - that is for sure! Especially that foods that I love, really don't give me the satisfaction they used to - physically & emotionally. So, I'm kinda surprised by that as I hadn't thought about that before.

Thanks again!

Lynn

Well, many of us went off program these past few days. forgive yourself and look forward. remind yourself of how crummy you felt when you are tempted to eat off program. get rid of the bad stuff.

look on my blog page for recipe for cinnamon almonds. being able to eat these keeps me from eating all kinds of worse sweets and junk.

you will get through this and be fine.  diane

Thanks Diane for the recipe!

I have printed it and plan to make some over the next few days. They sound wonderful!