Learning from binging
So now I know that I can no longer buy the breakfast/protein bars "Zone Perfect," since they've now become a big-time trigger food for me. Despite my best intentions, I wound up eating an entire box of five bars after buying one late yesterday, though I should only eat two for breakfast once a day. Yesterday I gobbled a whole box down, then followed it up with devouring most everything in the refrigerator and pantry and seeing my waist go up a half-inch overnight. I utterly felt like crap before bed and turned in early in misery. I also blew off going to the gym, though I had planned on it all day. In hindsight, I see that as bad as hunger pangs can be when sticking to my diet, the after-effects of binging are worse. I'm going to remember that the next time I'm tempted to eat more. It was an expensive lesson.
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