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Home >> Diet Forums >> I fell off the wagon...

I fell off the wagon...

pixiechic said: "i agree with everyone else here. if you know yourself to be an emotional eater, it might be worth keeping a food journal. instead of heading for a snack when you're feeling upset or stressed, grab a pen and a notebook and jot down what you are feeling and why you want to eat. by noticing patterns, you can work to avoid an eating meltdown. always remember that you have the power to change the way you deal with things, and eating to make yourself feel better will not help you get to your weight loss goals. good luck and stay strong!"

pixiechic said: "you could always have some air popped popcorn with a bit of seasoning salt or parmesean cheese sprinkled over top. or consider frozen yogurt or sorbet. the most important thing to do is to stay consistant. you don't have to stop eating to lose weight, you just have to eat smarter and burn energy every day."

pixiechic said: "[QUOTE=UniqueMystique]Cupcake...........who does the shopping in your household? I do all the shopping. If I don't buy it....they can't eat it. And if they really want it...they have to make a huge effort to go out and get it. I rarely take anyone to the grocery store with me too. That's sabotage just waiting to happen! Don't get me wrong...I still buy kid friendly snacks and stuff for the young ones....I found that if I have them in the house...they don't want it (which is way cool). I just have a seperate area for that stuff and I don't allow myself to touch it. I have a drawer and a jar specifically for the kids. I think that there is still candy and crap in there from last Easter. That's how much my kids eat candy and goodies. ;)[/QUOTE] good point. shopping is half of the battle. never go grocery shopping when you are hungry. you will be more likely to buy stuff that you don't need."

shrkntz said: "I keep a lot of breakfast bars and grain crackers with cheese when I want to much. I found some grain nachos and low cal cheese with some salsa to snack on the other day. It is just better to dust yourself off and write how you felt in a journal about falling off the wagon. Everyone does it, its just you who has to get back up and continue on like nothing happened. Don't kick yourself, I stopped going to the gym for 2 months cause I felt so bad. Don't let one day ruin all of your success. You can do it!"

featherish said: "Keep your thoughts positive and your will to achieve your goal in mind. If you are confronted with a situation you have the ability to make a decision how you want to handle it. You can turn to food or you can burn off some of the negative energy that you are feeling some other way. Maybe go for a walk or ride your bike. Exercise and fresh air will help to release endorphins, which will lift your mood as well. Just keep at it, you are doing well!"

featherish said: "How are things going for you? Any better?"

Henrietta said: "Something about this "emotional eating" concept has me confused. The food is eaten to make you feel better, but then ends up making you feel worse? Let's face it, food shouldn't have any emotions. Basically we all eat food to survice. I have the same feelings you have happen to me sometime and I'm not sure where I learned it. I've been working really hard to try to break any emotional feelings towards eating."

Henrietta said: "The SO needs to support you. Tell him to put that crap away!"

Heather said: "Way to go. Make informed choices for yourself. When you are seeing results, your man may want to change his habits as well. Keep up the good work!"

Cupcake said: "And TOTALLY got stuck in the spokes. :( After 3 days of following the South Beach Diet Phase 1 to the letter.... I had a baaaaaad relapse. I was aggravated with my boss (I'm an emotional eater)... and I dove head first into a bag of m&ms. Then came the fun size bag of cheezits.... and last but not least the fun size bag of mini chips ahoy. I feel sooo horrible now. :("

Cupcake said: "Thanks guys. I weighed myself this morning and have lost 4 pounds so far. Yesterday wasn't a total loss.... I ate a normal dinner and so far today have stuck to my diet. :D"

Cupcake said: "I completely understand the whole if its not in the house you won't eat it idea. But thats difficult to do when the person you live with isn't on a diet. Sitting there watching a movie with your SO... and you have carrot sticks and he has a bowl of ice cream, or popcorn.... those carrot sticks don't look too good. It definitely takes willpower."

Cupcake said: "Thats a good idea. Thanks guys. From now on, I'll go shopping by myself."

Cupcake said: "Things have been going much better the last few days. I dropped South Beach, I couldn't go without wheat toast in the morning. So I'm back to good old fashioned eating healthy... which is doing me good. Thanks for the tip about shopping alone... that was a big help!"

Darren said: "Stay away from the "Fun sizes". Next time you breakdown, eat smaller amounts of candy."

Darren said: "Emotional eating is easy to understand, IMHO. People in modern culture are raised to view food as part of a "happy" lifestyle. Picture grandma making a huge dinner for Thanksgiving. The whole family gathers, eats up, and oh boy, life is just perfect. So once this idea of eating is equated with "being happy", we tend to want to eat some of the food when we're feeling blue. Ultimately though, as we get fatter and fatter, our former emotional state of happiness becomes a sort of hell on earth when we realize just how big our pants really are. So ultimately food can't make us happy."

Darren said: "You ain't kidding. You would need a microscope to find as much as a cracker crumb in this condo."

UniqueMystique said: "Yeppers....grab ahold of them boot straps, missy and yank yourself back up! Wipe the dust of yourself...and the crumbs and get with the program. Buy you a little stress ball that you can keep at your desk (a small rubber ball that is firm but squishy). When he ticks you off....squeeze away! We're rootin' for ya!!!!!! Come on!!!!!"

UniqueMystique said: "Also.......often when things go wrong in our lives....it can feel like there's a hole in our stomachs or an empty feeling. We eat to make that feeling go away. We know that it's psychological but would rather believe that it's physical....something we can control."

UniqueMystique said: "I'm a stress eater...not a emotional eater. I have ditched all the 'bad' foods from my house. It's hard to eat something if it isn't there."

UniqueMystique said: "Cupcake...........who does the shopping in your household? I do all the shopping. If I don't buy it....they can't eat it. And if they really want it...they have to make a huge effort to go out and get it. I rarely take anyone to the grocery store with me too. That's sabotage just waiting to happen! Don't get me wrong...I still buy kid friendly snacks and stuff for the young ones....I found that if I have them in the house...they don't want it (which is way cool). I just have a seperate area for that stuff and I don't allow myself to touch it. I have a drawer and a jar specifically for the kids. I think that there is still candy and crap in there from last Easter. That's how much my kids eat candy and goodies. ;)"

UniqueMystique said: "You're welcome! It sure makes sticking to a plan easier. If others want something unhealthy...they can go get it themselves. At least you aren't contributing to their unhealthy ways. Buying junk foods for someone trying to eat healthy is like buying drugs for a person in rehab. That's how I see it anyhow. :D"

Razor said: "Get back on track right now! Do NOT chalk it up as a whole day lost. Put the crap aside and follow your next meal on The South Beach."

Razor said: "So why not fill your hosue to the brim with raw and fresh veggies, fruits, and whole grains and emotional eat all you want? When you get emotional grab all the celery you want and chow down in front of the TV. If you are feeling extra emotional spread some natural peanut butter in that celery and sit in front of the TV. Do the same with fruits. Maybe make a chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat? Let's say you want to eat some junk. I make sorbet. I take frozen strawberries and let them thaw just to be a little soft. I blend them in a fruit processor, add a little bit of natural peanut butter, and then splenda. It taste like I am eating ice cream."

lotusleaf said: "if you are an emotional eater, and alot of us are, its really importna to think of the reasons why this is and what actual comfort eating gives us in times of stress. Making this link is just as important as anything else, as changes in eating habits generally need a rethink of the reasons why you over eat in the first place."

Qian said: "Don't worry, everyone has problems like that. Not only is a stress ball good to keep you from eating but it works out your hands, wrists and forearms, and we all know what excercising (even if it is for 5 minutes) can do for weight loss, sometimes just getting up and walking around for a little while is a good way to not stress eat, also, is to think about how not eating makes you feel. Your pants don't feel tight, your not tired, you don't feel sick, and you know that the weight will drop. Keep up the good work"