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Don't get mad, just enjoy the treat,
I'm sorry, but it's thinking like that that will have you running around in circles - yo-yo ing back and forth on the scale.
I think it's perfectly fine to be disappointed with yourself for eating healthy/exercising all day and then eating some crap. Although I agree with the others - your menu really isn't all THAT healthy, but I digress. The second I stop feeling badly about un-planned so called treats, that's the minute I'm steps away from being 287 lbs again.
To get to and be a healthy weight takes MINDFULNESS, maturity, awareness and RESPONSIBILITY. No, you can't always get what you want, not if you want something much better. It's okay to tell yourself no. In fact, it's a must.
You can't give into momentary whims. You're not a spoiled brat. You have to make mature, reasonable, careful decisions. You don't drive recklessly, you shouldn't eat recklessly.
Do you plan out your meals and snacks ahead of time? If not, I think it's a MUST. It sure as heck is for me. Eating healthy doesn't happen on it's own. You can't wing it. It takes a concerted, conscientious, continuous effort. You've got to PLAN for it. Much easier to stay on plan, when you've got one.
And I agree with windchime (shocking, I know
) - making statements, thinking that "i COULDNT HELP IT" is just a bunch of nonsense. It's giving yourself permission TO eat the stuff. Of course you could have helped it. Why the heck not? Stop giving the food so much power. You have the ability, you ARE capable of saying no.
You've got to put blinders on in those places - and again - tell yourself no. You've got to stick to your plan. You can't have it both ways. You have to decide what you want the MOST - one minute of *pleasure* or the all day long wonderful feeling of adhering to a healthy eating plan and the results that you get from it.
Make a plan that's full of delicious, lower calorie foods to keep you satiated and satisfied. When you're content with what you're eating, it's much easier to say no. But it does take time to get there. In the meantime - you've just got to force yourself, push yourself as you establish new healthy habits and learn to say no to yourself about certain things (the junk) and YES to yourself about the HEALTHY things - adhering to your plan full of voluminous, healthy, tasty foods.