[Vanessa_40]

This morning i was feeling really bad about myself..like so many other people here i'm a closet eater..i do great in front of friends and family but every once in awhile when i'm alone i go crazy...like last night..this will sound so bad..i ate almost a half a loaf of bread and a box of those cereal bars...then two hours later ate dinner..i was so depressed when i got up this morning..i didn't even want to work out..but i made myself..i ran 4 miles..i thought that would make me feel better..but no...then i came here and read though a few post..it makes me feel a bit better to know i'm not alone..and to read all the kind replies..it's nice to come to a place where people really care..

Thanks Again....
Vanessa

[aphil]

Hi Vanessa,
You did right by keeping that one incident under control-and starting over again this morning and making yourself work out.
You have lost a lot of weight, and that is the key to making your goal, and to keeping the weight off once you meet that goal. You are going to slip up now and then-but when you do-just go on like it didn't happen.
I find that if you do that-there isn't a lot of damage done. It is when you slip up-start beating yourself up for it, and then end up not working out or eating right the rest of the day that you get into trouble. For a lot of us that one incident turns into a week or two of bad choices and one incident becomes 5 pounds gained back a month later.
You did right by doing what you did today. You should be proud.