I'm an all or nothing person. Moderation doesn't work for me. But it's taken a lot of work for me to stop throwing it all out the window if I slip.

I used to be really obsessive and would torture myself when I 'slipped up.' But these days I try to eat mindfully. I focus on the reasons I ate the way I did and use that information to come up with strategies to have more control when this situation arises again, and that usually helps keep me from beating myself up.

We can't change the past, but we can change our relationship to it.

i think it's just important to remember that you're human, that sometimes, you want to eat something you like, and it's ok :)

don't get my wrong, it took me some time to come to this notion, and when i do eat a little extra of something or i have my planned "cheat" meal, i feel guilty. but then i remember that restricting myself all the time will just lead to a large, several day binge (for me), and that's dangerous for me. i take a lot longer to recover from those. i find that just planning it in once a week or every other week curbs my binges or a need to overeat. i'm also diligent about planning for the day after a cheat meal; i always find that it helps.