Lesson Learned

[LapBandit]

I thought I had pretty good willpower going but I've slipped up badly this week. We are on a fragile path. I swear I feel like a real addict...once you break the addiction you've got to be real careful or it comes back with a vengence.

I went carb and sugar crazy and the more I had the more I wanted. Or, as it appeared to me...the more I "needed". That's scary. By the end of the day yesterday I had probably consumed more calories than what I usually have in two maybe three days. And, I felt so stinking hungry still.

Sticking to a reasonable plan is the best lesson I've learned. The wrong side of the tracks is just a cookie away for me. YIKES. This is a major revelation for me. I thought I was under control. Now, I'm going to dust myself off, pick myself up and try to get back on track. It's not worth it to chance eating "the old way" for even a day because it really messes with your head! Yes, I would've done even worse without my band but now I understand what everyone means about the junk food passing through oh so easily. It's true and it sucks!

[mysherrijo]

Well,
We are only human and you did the exact, perfect, thing. Don't just chalk it up and forget it, just dust yourself off and tomorrow is another day. We all mess up but at least you know what to do when it happens. I can remember before I had the band and would diet and when I would mess up I would say, well, it's over, I've screwed up and I would continue to eat like that. Thank God for the band, I think now, even when we screw up we know we've got the tool to do it right.

Good luck with this new week, you'll do better, I have no doubt, and when you work off that sugar buzz look at how much better you'll feel. LOL

[NotSoFunny]

i id the same thing with hot dogs today. its very interesting to see it happen, i just wish it hadn't happened to me. and i crashe hard afterward. i went to the couch and napped for 2.5 hours :( So we jsut have to be cautious and careful. when we fall we can sometimes fall REALLY HARD!!

[SandraDee]

I am on the same path, today. I feel you. We can sometimes be our own worst enemies. Here's to a better day tommorow. No more potato skins and chocolate ice cream for me. Only grilled chicken and veggies.

[Tricia K.]

I'm currently there...and it sucks. I need to get my a** in line. Ugh.

[Maryb]

I am so proud of all of you! Claim your mistakes and move on, not letting a day of indulgence go any further then that day.

[DonnaB]

After not being able to eat for 7 days (too tight fill) I FELT like I really binged today. I just logged my food in FitDay.com . . . 1,145 calories!

Whew! Sure felt like more. I almost feel like a dodged a bullet, or had a narrow miss instead of a fender bender - you know what I mean?

[NotSoFunny]

I have to say that is the thing i LOVE about fitday. Even if i eat like a pig, i log it all and can see the damage. Even though I ate way too much today, I knew how much time I had to work out to combat it and burn it all off. and I did that. So I feel stupid for eating the hotdogs, but i ate right the rest of the day and worked out longer to combat the extra calories. I still burned enough for a little over a pound of fat to be gone.

[A1ikou]

LapBandit I hear you loud and clear. When I went on my holidays this year, I'd been doing so well I thought I could chill a little and allow myself a few little extra treats! Big mistake. It took me forever to try and get back to where I had been and even now my head keeps craving things it never did before that holiday. I had one milkshake when I went away this weekend and the craving for something sweet it still tangible. It is a delicate path we walk and I'm always thankful I can come here and get the support I need to 'try' and keep me on the straight and narrow.