Grawwwwr!!! I JUST broke out of the 140's. The other night, and for the last few days, I've been doing late-night binges and I don't know why! I'm not sure if TOM is coming or what, because it's been a little erratic lately. But I don't want to go back up! I outright REFUSE to let myself get back up to where I was before... but I'm having difficulty staying on track right now. Advice, encouragement, stories?
First, congrats on busting through the 140s! Take a pause to celebrate!!
I don't understand the phenomenon of celebratory "cheating", but I have the same tendancy. Seems like when I reach a milestone, I cave to a few days of guilt-free tastes, snacks, goodies, whatever & feel like I've earned it. Late night is worst for me, too.
I'm thinking of adding in an evening light workout - pilates, yoga, something quiet & calming to refocus & keep me out of the kitchen. I have a few DVDs at home, and tonight, it seems to have calmed the munchie-monster.
I hope this helps. It isn't much by way of advice, but you are not alone and you WILL get back on track. Keep your end goal in mind & realize that binge eating is not treating yourself with the respect you deserve.
I do the EXACT same thing every time I hit a benchmark kind of number. It makes me crazy - I end up gaining 2lbs and have to work at getting back to the benchmark. I think for me it is a self-sabotage kind of thing. I think I fool myself into thinking I am rewarding myself, and then look back and see it as sabotage. I don't know what the answer is. But you are not alone.
Just jumping in to say its the same story for me. I hit 125 one day and have not seen it since. I decided to accept this as part of the journey,
and now have decided that I will be happy to stay around 127 - 128 until I can get the strict discipline train back on track.
Knowing that this is not a diet and so I won't be quitting the diet when I get to a certain number has really helped me see the big picture. Now I can continue to eat healthy and exercise.
I know the goal is important - but don't forget to enjoy the day along the way.
I soooo understand. I'm with you. I'm joining the group to say that once I hit 133-134 pounds, I started going off my plan and having binges again. I swear I'm sabotaging myself. I saw 132 pounds on Tuesday and you know what I did? I binged on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Now the scale says 134 pounds. What am I trying to do here?
This weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), I am going to try the "back to basics" approach. I'm going to forget that I have lost 40 pounds and act like it's the first day of my diet. I will try to be gung ho, fresh eyed and enthusiastic with my eating and exercise. Maybe I'll test test out a new salad recipe. And I will keep my hands busy all weekend. My apartment is filthy and I will be cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. And I will stick to my exercise program of running & walking.
I think a "fresh start" will invigorate me and during my weigh in on Monday, I hope to see the binge weight gone (or almost gone).
I'm glad to say I am back on plan this weekend and physically I feel so much better eating nutritious food. My weigh in is tomorrow and will find out what the scale says.
I don't want to get into an unhealthy "maintenance" habit of bingeing for a few days and then going back on plan to get the weight down. I want to eat healthy every day, not simply for weight reasons, but for health.
congrats on getting out of the 140's! I also have problems with late night binges from time to time. I try to save a few calories to play around with in the evening when i start to get binge, so i can have a little something and not feel like i blew the entire day. You can do it! Good luck!
I used to be a terrible late night binge-eater. As soon as I messed up it would put me over the edge. I would think, "well, since i already messed up my diet today i might as well enjoy it and start dieting tomorrow." Of course I would then massively overeat and "starting fresh tomorrow" became every day's excuse. This of course led to continual weight gain instead of loss.
I've finally come to realize that I'll never be perfect with my diet. Now, instead of giving in and binging after I make a mistake, I take it in stride and "sentence" myself to an appropriate amount of exercise to be done over the course of the week to make up for it. Ever since I've started using this system i haven't gone off the deep end with binging and been able to stop myself before truly messing up my weight loss.
I'm having a rough time with the scale going the wrong way. Just checking in so I can't put the scale in the closet and give up. Hope to have a better day - must remind myself that 5 pounds is better to lose that 25.
I don't understand the phenomenon of celebratory "cheating", but I have the same tendancy. Seems like when I reach a milestone, I cave to a few days of guilt-free tastes, snacks, goodies, whatever & feel like I've earned it. Late night is worst for me, too.
Exactly, why do we do it? I celebrated for 3 days the fact that I finally break 130 and at the end of celebration end up with extra 6 lb…so !!! Sorry, no real advice, as I am struggling myself now, just know that you are not alone.
Last edited by onthedietagain; 05-27-2010 at 02:43 PM.
Thanks Ilene - that's what I'm calling it - a stop along the way in this journey.
I can mange to stay under 130 with a little balance of this and that. So that feels like I haven't lost complete control. I think that I will get around to losing another 5 to 8 pounds in the next year - when my mind gets ready.
With a 2 week trip to Texas coming up in a week, I know this is not the time.
I was hoping for a kind word - thanks, you made me smile. Have a great day!
Hey guys, I don't post often, but I wanted to put in my 2 cents. I have a really bad tendancy to munch like a crazy person after 9pm. It can be such a pain, especially knowing that it's probably whats keeping the scale from going down. Here's what I've been doing: I brush my teeth! I positively won't eat anything if my mouth tastes like mint and it prevents the nighttime snacking because I don't want to brush my teeth twice. For someone who has big problems with night binging, this really works well for me!
Why Did It Happen Now?!
I just got on the scale this morning to see all of my binge weight gone (a bit of it was just bloat)
«----- this is what feel like doing to myself when I do that 
... Maybe maintain for a while then resume at a later date, but not too late 
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!!! Sorry, no real advice, as I am struggling myself now, just know that you are not alone.
