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Originally Posted by Breannaj1215
I was doing so good and then a cheeseburger tempted me and it won. I cant seem to stay with any kind of "diet". I feel disgusting right now. Its become so bad that I cant even look in the mirror because I feel so gross. Im not posting this for anyone to feel sorry for me I just have to vent to someone.
One cheeseburger does not make you a failure. One thing that helped me immensly was to not think of this new way of eating as a "diet", unless you define it as simply your diet, meaning the foods that you eat. It really helped me to view it as forming new habits, my new way of eating for life. Not some temporary 'diet' that was to be strictly adhered to, and that I could 'go off' when I got done. That was my downfall in the past; I lost 30 pounds, got tired of watching what I ate, and decided to relax for a while. Just kind of chill and go back to my old ways because hey, I was looking pretty good.
Bad idea. It's better, for me, to just come up with a new way of eating. And my new way of eating allows for the occasional cheeseburger. Because I'm not aiming for perfection, only postive progress. That's the beauty of calorie counting; you can have whatever you want, just make sure you count the calories.
Some days I still go over. The past couple of days, I was out of town visiting my sister so I suspect I went over by more than a litte; I'm just letting those days go. They are over and done; I can't get them back and it's not productive or helpful to punish myself over it. I got home at 3 PM and I am back on plan tonight with some healthy salmon and wild rice for dinner.
All is not lost. It's not a moral judgement or an indication of your character; it's just a cheeseburger. Keep moving in a positive direction and you'll start seeing results.