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I posted this on a group page that I belong to & wanted to share it also with my buddies. I still haven't had the guts to weigh in after the 2nd sugar binge of the holiday weekend, but will force myself to tomo as I leave tomo night for 8 days & will have limited weigh in opportunities. Having recently hit goal, I'm feeling down today knowing I've blown that & worried that while being away and eating every meal out, I'll get further away from it than ever. But hoping this post helps.
I overate beyond fullness twice over the holiday, & both times not until I was alone. Thanksgiving night after a good but not overstuffed meal & nice holiday with family, I started in with just a few tastes of the other desserts as I was cleaning up. (I'd had my piece of pumpkin pie with my dinner.) But, unfortunately, one little taste turned into 2 then 3 then... and the sugar binge began.
Fri & Sat, I was determined to get right back on track & both went smoothly. But Sun, after taking my youngest to the airport (my older son had left on Fri), I again couldn't control the urge & finished off the last of the desserts (of course, having "tried" to give away as much as I could).
Both of these binge times are part of what has been a pattern for me. My husband & I host almost every holiday at our home with his family. I love having them, but do stress over the food, house, etc. And, I do enjoy myself & all being together, but always end up in a sugar binge when I'm alone doing the final cleanup. Usually at this point, my hubby & boys are vegging on the couch. So, for Christmas, I have to find a way to force myself to do that final cleanup before everyone leaves & go veg with them.
I also seem to always binge after my boys leave to go back to school. I'm sure I'm using food to comfort the sad feelings over them leaving. And again, I know I need to find better ways to deal with these feelings, just haven't been successful at it yet.
Would love your thoughts, but I honestly am starting to think that like an addict, until I've reached bottom, I'm just not ready to change?!? My mind knows that these binges are not good for me, emotionally or physically, and it also knows all the strategies to avoid these binges (get busy doing something else, take a walk, check in with a friend, take a nap, etc.), but I just won't do it when these times come. I feel so determined to change these horrible patterns, but when the time comes, I just don't/can't?
Diet Calendar Entries for 27 November 2012:
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1165 kcal
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Fat: 20.12g | Prot: 84.00g | Carb: 162.50g.
Breakfast: Smart Balance Fat Free Milk, Ideal Shape Shake, Pure Premium Coconut Water with Mango. Lunch: Light & Fit Carb and Sugar Control Yogurt, Smart Balance Fat Free Milk, Ideal Shape Shake. Dinner: Stew Leonard's Healthy Tomato Eggplant Bisque, Dannon Fit & Light Greek Yogurt. Snacks/Other: Reduced Calorie 100% Juice Smoothie - Tropical, 100% Carrot Juice, FullBar Shake, Nonfat Caffe Misto (Grande). more...
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2144 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 14 hours, Tennis - 2 hours. more...
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