I Have Got To Get A Grip
14 Jun
Man oh man have I got to get a grip! My eating is OUT OF CONTROL! Last week I had a 0.6 lb loss (still haven’t even posted my weekly weigh in post for last week) and honestly I can’t even tell you how I managed that. Only thing I can say is that the fact that I’m still in love with the gym and working out must have saved my butt from the gain I should have seen on the scale!
Ever since Memorial Day weekend my eating has been way off the charts! Actually it started before that when I started having a few dates with M that I mentioned before (I won’t go into details as to what has happened but let’s just say he isn’t someone I was willing to have in my life anymore so I stopped seeing him). Obviously our dates centered around eating out and I started letting myself slip and order whatever I wanted. And that snowballed into allowing myself to eat whatever I wanted over Memorial Day weekend thinking I would just get back on track as soon as Monday rolled around. I did good for a day or two….and then I went right back down hill 
It’s really hard for me to admit this but I’ve fallen back into some of my old eating habits – pigging out in ‘secret’ when no one is around, eating greasy, fried, bad food, eating sugar…just eating all the old stuff I used to eat that made me so miserable!
I tried fasting for 24 hours to get all the garbage out of my system and I was such a witch with a capital B by the time the 4th or 5th hour rolled around that I couldn’t even stand myself and gave in and pigged out.
I’ve worked so stinking hard to lose this weight! I do NOT want to go back to where I was at before but if I don’t get a grip on things that is EXACTLY where I’m heading!
So I’m asking you. No I’m begging you please please give me some tips/pointers on how to get things under control again!
First, take a deep breath and be glad you are even aware that you need to tighten the reins again.
Here’s what works for me to get through the cravings and get back on track.
One: make sure I go to bed a little earlier. Being tired is my biggest problem in making poor choices. So take some time alone and if you don’t think you’re sleepy at least get ready for bed and read until you feel more like sleeping.
Second: plan all of your food for the day before. Write it all down, meals, snacks, etc. And be generous with the healthy items. This way the decision is already made before you are hungry and pressured to choose that moment.
I commit to doing these things for 2-3 days to help build my confidence and remind me how good it feels to make right choices AND that I am able to choose wisely.
It also clears up my thinking and often shows me something I’ve been avoiding working thru or figuring out and that was why I was turning to food in the first place.
You can do it. It’s going to be ok.
Great suggestions Stacey.
Tough love here. There aren’t enough hours in a day to work off “pigging out.” You are single so you want to go out and everyone can understand that. My husband and I want to go out to eat, too, once in a while. We pick places that have their menus online so we can pick ahead of time what we want to order. Then we don’t even need to take a menu and be tempted. I’m losing really slow, about 1/2 to 1 1/2 lbs a week but I can easily meet my calorie allowance because it isn’t so restricted and some day I’ll get to my goal. I don’t have to stress about it. If we want to go to a movie, we skip dinner and have popcorn at the movie (without butter.) You can work around life by substituting and planning. You have to come to grips with the fact that even when you lose it all, you won’t be able to eat everything you want or you’ll gain it back. It is time for a real life-style change not just for a short time but a life time. My husband weighed 340 and is now 205. He lost most of it almost 10 years ago. He would have gained it all back if he continued to eat pizza, chicken wings and beer again. Believe me, he is so much happier eating salads, lean meats and fruit. It has become normal for him. I want to see you succeed. Next time bring your own food to grill at the picnic. You should really be focusing on becoming healthy and losing weight is a bonus. I believe that is the only way to life-time weight-loss success.
I love that There aren’t enough hours in a day to work off “pigging out.” Isn’t that the truth? Congrats to your husband on his weight loss – that is awesome! I’ve been saying that this time around I’ve learned it’s all about a lifestyle change and not just something I can do for a little while but obviously that’s not the truth because otherwise I wouldn’t be back in the ‘I don’t care, I’m just gonna eat whatever I want’ stage again!
Hi Tishia — don’t beat yourself up. The important thing is that you’re not in denial. You realize that your slipping back into old, unwise eating habits — so congrats on that… and for asking for help when you need it.
One thing I want to share that’s helped me is realizing that eating the fat, greasy, salty, sweet food is making you crave it even more. That’s why you need to stop as soon as possible. It’s when you eliminate those items from your diet, you will regain your control again. Water — drink mega water and flush out your system. The last thing you want to do is fast. Try eating something every 1-2 hours.. whether it be a slice of apple, cheese stick, whatever.. just nibble throughout the day and get some good nutritious food in your body. That’s my recommendations to regain your control ASAP.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..June 14, 2010 — Weight Update =-.
Thanks for the tips Jen.
I love that “There aren’t enough hours in a day to work off “pigging out.””
OUCH!
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Hang Out With Cool Marketing Women in July: London, ON =-.
Yeah I loved that too!
New here. Found your site through Plus Size Bloggers. Anyway, I’ve been trying to get a grip on my eating for several weeks now. Not sure how but keep trying. Looks like you had some good weight loss.
.-= Barb´s last blog ..Exercise and Food =-.
Hi Barb. I’ve been trying to get a grip and you would think that by now (almost a month later) I would have done it but I still haven’t!