Ladies - I don't have much time to write, but need to confess. I just completely STUFFED my face with pizza & cheese bread. It is a weakness of mine. I know I cannot control it. I should never have sat down with my family to the dinner table. Funny thing, I knew even before I sat down what was going to happen.

I'm so impressed with those of you who post here about feeling the urges but conquering them. I pray that this isn't the beginning of the end. I just got here, darn it!!! I don't want to leave. I don't want to wear big pants. I don't want to hate my body. I don't want to be too embarassed to leave the house.

It is a new day tomorrow. I'll start over. I'll try not to punish myself too hard, although I'm already planning a very long run in the morning.

Thanks for listening. This stinks. I am embarassed, disappointed, and more than a little ill. Gross - I feel completely gross.

Bleh. End of pity party.

OK, you shouldn't have eaten as much pizza and bread sticks as you did. You admitted it, now forgive yourself and move on. Don't get stuck on this one event. It happens. To all of us. It was one meal. I think the trick is to figure out how to not cut these treats out of your life, but also how to control yourself around it. Like you said, tomorrow is a new day. You're really not starting over, you're continuing with lessons learned. Good luck to you!

I have MANY weaknesses, some I can control sometimes, some I cannot. During the times I cannot and the worst happens - a binge, I know that I must forgive myself and get back on plan immediately. If the binge was bad enough to result in gain, I know that as ling as I get back on plan immediately those lbs will be gone again. For me I just have to accept that sometimes it's going to happen and I have to just move past it and get back on plan. I cannot panic and start thinking I'm going to gain it all back, because the truth is as long as I'm on plan 90% of the time then I'll maintain. Hang in there tomorrow is another day.

I don't think there are any of us here who have never given into temptation, urges or whatever you want to call it. That would be next to impossible I believe, wouldn't it????

I didn't set out on this journey to obtain perfection. I set out to get to a healthy weight and stay there. And so far, I've accomplished that. Even though I've had more than my fair share of horrible, disappointing days. But they are few and far between. Even when I have a day like that, I still consider myself a health minded person. That doesn't change. One episode, one (or two) off days doesn't alter that.

So this is most certainly NOT the beginning of the end. Or it most definitely doesn't HAVE to be. The key is - what you do AFTER the slip-up. Get back to your healthy plan ASAP. You will be relieved to do so and feeling all wonderful once again. You will gain confidence and realize that this is PART of the journey. NOT the beginning of the end. Just PART of it.

I have found that my overeating/binging episodes are fewer and farther apart than they used to be. Yes, I will continue to eat unhealthy foods sometimes. Yes, I will sometimes eat too much, even of a healthy food. But by listening to my body, I find that I want less, both in amounts and the types of food, meaning that I no longer really crave greasy, fatty foods (fast food--blech!). My goal is to feel good. By being mindful of what and how much food I'm putting in my body, I can prolong the good feelings. I no longer enjoy that overstuffed full feeling. I no longer enjoy really processed foods either. I do still love homemade sweets though and am willing to make exceptions for those within reason. As long as we eat well at least 80-85% of the time and continue to exercise, we'll be fine. We have to have faith and believe in ourselves that this is a doable and sustainable lifestyle for us.

I thank you all for taking time to post. Your comments & wisdom mean a lot to me. I made a few more unfortunate choices last night, but eventually I realized I was just tired & needed sleep. So off to bed, rested for a full 7 hours last night (which is AMAZING for me!), and had a good workout this AM.

I'm feeling better. I'm making good chocies today. I'm back on track.

Thank you SO MUCH. I really appreciate this forum.

Cheryl

I'm I glad you are feeling better today. Sleep always helps me, too.

I sometimes overindulge as well. Sometimes I feel terrible after, sometimes I don't. Like has been said, all I can do is get up and get back on plan as soon as possible and realize I'm looking at life, not a diet. I recognize that there will always be pizza and cheese bread, or ice cream, or whatever. What is more important is how I handle it, and how I recover from it when I give in an go a little overboard.

I do find I more often make the healthy choice now, but I know I will never cut the indulgence foods out completely. I just have to not beat myself up for it.

Have a good day today!