Posts by aweiss17

Original Post by kellyrobster:

Timely post for me - I over ate at the weekend but I am looking at this week as a new week and trying to forget the binging. I am getting back into my exercise routine tonight and while sometimes it's hard not to feel bad, I just try not to criticise myself too much and keep going. If I get back on the right track now, I won't do too much damage to my goals.

 I can see I'm not the only one who over-ate this weekend!  I ate everything in sight, and this morning, I weighed 1.5 lbs more than I have in probably 18 months.  Eating well again today, and going to the gym after work... but I can't help but feel guilty and ashamed.  I've also been struggling with this overwhelming thought that I'm not going to be able to maintain the weight loss that i've worked so hard for...

The only "tip" I've seen in this thread on how to avoid over-indulging is to not buy foods you might over-indulge in.  However, some of us live in households with other people who want to eat those foods... so this isn't always an option.  I, too, am a chronic over-eater... here are some ideas that have worked for me. 

1.  Put it in a cabinet.  I find that if I have to see cookies, pastries, chips, pretty much anything tasty, the minute I walk into my kitchen, I eat the wrong thing.  If I walk into the kitchen and I am not visually inundated with unhealthy foods, I am more likely to choose something healthier to eat (I've even occasionally forgotten that I had the "forbidden food" tucked behind boxes of pasta).

2.  Check how many servings in a container.  I recently had a craving for cheese puffs.  I don't usually buy cheese puffs, because I know I'll eat the whole bag, but this time I had to have them.  So I bought a bag with four servings, instead of the large bag with 8.  Yeah, it's not as cost effective, but I only ate 4 servings of cheese puffs at a time, instead of 8 (and you can believe I would have eaten all 8).  And because I let myself indulge, I'm sure it will be months before I eat them again, and I don't feel guilty.

3.  Don't let yourself get hungry.  Anyone else notice that your cravings are worst when you haven't eaten in hours?  I never go more than 4 hours without eating (except for when I'm asleep).  I also find it helpful to have healthy "grab-and-go" foods in the fridge for when hunger does prevail; if I have to choose between scarfing down a few cookies or waiting to eat until my food is prepared, cooked, etc. (read:  15 minutes until I can eat?!?!?)... I'm gonna be eating cookies.