So I hit my first 'rough patch' BUT.........

k so ive just had the baddest two days...ive had a bad day before but not two in a row.  Over my maintenance twice OMG!

BUT

i am straight back into things today!  Does anyone else do this?

Im like so totally proud of myself any so so motivated even more by this that i just wanted to well i spose brag ;0) *sniggers* eek sorry and well ask everybody else....am i just a weirdo OR is this me adaptin to 'normal' life persay?

I feel like errrm hang on a minute laydee you should feel bad and guilty but i really dont, well thats a little lie.  Last night i was like why av you done this to yourself, cuz i felt totally gross, stuffed and greasy n errr! but i knew today id be bk into it n at the gym etc.

My only thing is that now i have this lack of guilt its almost like im free, like im in control, like i say what goes and if i want to eat a burger and a pizza n wash it all down with a beer then i can because hey thats life n im never ever going to not eat a 'bad for you' food again so this is just being realistic.  HOWEVER lol i do realise that this needs to be a little less but baby steps i said n baby steps im takin, i am makin small little roots for what hopefully will be a lifetime of new habits.

Anyone else going through anything similar in their brains?

i had to share because i wanna know if this is actually a good thing??

I think it is, is it lol ??  ;0))  xx

Being able to keep mistakes in perspective and not letting them throw you is generally a good thing.  Well done!!!  But try to keep those occasions to a minimum rather than becoming too carefree and easy about it or you can quickly find that what starts as one dodgy meal turns into three or four dodgy days..... and that's when it goes from being an occasional slip to just a plain old bad habit.

I find that if I try to think ahead that helps a lot.  If I'm looking at a weekend with a barbecue happening or I'll be at some outdoor event surrounded by burger vans.... I try to rehearse a little how I'm going to play it, not overfill the plate at the barbecue, pack a lunch for the outdoor event etc. 

Stay positive and be consistent.  Good luck

see it is like an emotional rollercoaster.

i felt like that yestersay morning but by last night i was fed up and very hungry, which up until this weekend id not had any hunger pangs.  id felt very satisfied.

Why now do i start with feeling hungry?

xx

Here's the deal...  If you consistently eat a little less food than you need then you will a) probably lose weight and b) get used to eating less.  Over a long period of time the b) part means that your body starts to use up a little less energy and the a) part slows down.  Appetite can also dwindle a little once you get used to less food.

So in this kind of situation it's often recommended to eat a little more than normal to stimulate the appetite and to stop the body getting too used to lower calories.

SO....

In your case, you enjoyed the extra food and you didn't let it throw you.  This is a good thing.

BUT

You have to understand that the next day after you've eaten more than normal you will have stimulated your appetite and your body will be expecting the same again ... hungry, in other words.  This is not such a good thing but if you know it's going to happen you're better prepared the next time around.  Don't worry, a healthier diet/lifestyle isn't something you get right overnight - it's a learning process and now you've learned something new and you'll not be so surprised in future.

OHHHHHHHHHHH!!

So in other words becuase when ive had my 'bad' days before its just been one meal and on just the one day and ive not stuffed myself to the uncomfortable stage ive slipped back into things quite easily.

But because this weekend i over ate consistantly for two days and to the point of not being able to move and it hurtin it has stretched my stomach slightly and now slippin bk into my smaller meals is somewhat more difficult.

WOW! so simple yet not in my thought process derr lol!

I did know it was easy to stretch your stomach but over a period of time not just two days lol, see normally id a carried on n it wud have taken me a week at least to get bk on track, so ive always expected it then cuz its been a week. but two days?? EEEK

So now this really does make me more determined to NOT stuff or binge and to stick with the smaller regular meals!

I am much better off and ultimately happier this way!

THANKS GI!!!!  :0)

xxx

I agree...if I've had a big meal one day I always feel extra hungry the next day. I know its going to happen so I just ignore it and eat within my calories as planned. The next day I'm back to normal :)