Want to know the ugly details of what happened last night when I got home from work?
General May 15th, 2008Here it is.. out in the open for all to see. The downfall from grace. Here I had that great post yesterday (IMO anyway) about remembering where I had come from and what I had accomplished and it all goes down the drain. Yesterday was a long day at work. Not long in hours… it just felt LONG. I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin by the time I left. I ate my orange on the way out the door but felt ravenous still. I had decisions on what to do last night. I was supposed to go to a friend’s and watch the season finale of ANTM, but another friend wanted me to go to Amigos with her and the girls (they meet every Wed), but I sort of just wanted to stay home.
I got home and made the kiddos a snack, and because I was so hungry, decided to have one myself. So I had 2 mini pitas with hummus…. and 2 spoonfuls of peanut butter…. and a few pieces of cheddar cheese… and the crumbs at the bottom of the bag of baked Ruffles… and a piece of bread and with peanut butter (b/c the 2 spoonfuls weren’t enough apparantly)… and a small cup of f/f milk. By this time I wanted to puke. In fact, I actually went and tried to make myself throw up. Don’t worry, I’m not bulemic or anything. I couldn’t be if I wanted to be. I can NEVER make myself throw up. It didnt’ happen this time either. I was left with the pukey feeling.
So DH got home and I decided I was going to go to Amigos and gorge myself on tortilla chips since I had already made a mockery of my diet. Plus I felt like I needed a margarita. I cancelled with my other friend and headed off. Thankfully I txted the friend who was supposed to be going to Amigos and she had drama going on with her daughter so I knew she wasn’t going either. I promptly turned around and went home. You would think that I wouldn’t have even thought about eating after my gorging before, but you would be wrong. Remember, I’m a bulk eater.
So… I made tossed salad wraps for dinner (but I used f/f ranch dressing) with breaded (breaded!!) chicken tenders and had one of those AND a tortilla with some black bean dip that i made last week. And I followed all of that with some mini rice snacks.
THEN and only then was I done. Finished. I went and watched ANTM and IM’d my friend throughout.
How in the world did all that happen? Why was I feeling so hungry? Well, I know that my period will be starting soon and that usually amps my eating habits. I don’t know why. I could ponder it, but it would be way TMI so I’ll refrain. Ugh, I hate when I eat like this. I feel bad inside and out. I just don’t know how to stop.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
THIS is how I eat. Exactly. This and that and everything else and then I end up feeling sick because it is just gross that there are a zillion different things in my stomach. What seems to help me (other than my health issues that scare me) is that I log food on fitday and I don’t want to log all of it. Over time, this will happen less and less. Just hang in there.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
what exactly is bulk eating, I’m not familiar w the term?
I am someone who feels the need to eat a good volume of food. A small bite of some high-cal treat is not my idea of a good choice usually. I’ve learned through the years to try to find volume foods with lower cals that I like. All veggies (I’ve started roasting them - yum!), apples watermelon etc, popcorn…
Don’t beat yourself up - just start again. Forgive yourself and try again.