Re: under the wagon wheels

[Guest guest]

Just my opinion, but salad dressing, peanut butter on an apple,

pretzels, and some grocery store samples does not a free day make. :-)

I would suspect that you lost it the next day because you didn't allow

yourself to have anything really fun. Next week plan to include

something special that you can look forward to, maybe a meal in a

favorite restaurant or a deluxe dessert. That way you can start the

following week feeling thoroughly satisfied, in control of your

choices, and eager to get back to your clean eating.

Don't even sweat the things you ate today. Basically, you had free day

today instead of yesterday. No biggie. I don't even think you fell off

the wagon, you just drove along in the ditch for a little bit. :-) And

if it makes you feel any better, my free days tend to involve french

fries, fast food burgers, pizza, Doritos, and Ben & Jerry's by the

pint.

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 03:30:43 -0000, jzagrans <jzagrans@...> wrote:

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> I'm here just to get out what I feel so guilty about. Not only did I

> fall off the wagon, I got trapped underneath the wheels and run over

> several times. I don't know what the heck gets into me sometimes. I'll

> be going along so good-great workouts, following my meal plan,

> moderate free meal and then WHAM suddenly I'm devouring anything and

> everything that's not nailed down. Yesterday was my free day and I

> didn't eat anything too extreme but I let myself have some dressing on

> a salad and some samples while I was grocery and christmas shopping. I

> also had some pb with an apple as one of my meals. Later I munched on

> pretzels. I got up today and did my cardio, had my first and second

> meal and then something just snapped and I was shoveling in pretzels

> and moved to some trail mix, then a bagel, then the chocolates I've

> been able to not even think about for months. Now I feel sick and like

> a failure. I know rationally, it's not the end of the world and really

> isn't even a big deal but its just the feeling of it all that's the

> worst part for me. I was able to put I stop to it, call my df and talk

> some of it out but man I feel frustrated. Friday I felt on top of the

> world physically and now I couldn't feel more opposite. Thanks for

> listening ladies, you guys are the best support group.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'll tell ya - that happens to me sometimes too. I think it's because

my calories are too low sometimes and that causes binging (sp?).

Perhaps you could take a look at that....

>

> I'm here just to get out what I feel so guilty about. Not only did I

> fall off the wagon, I got trapped underneath the wheels and run over

> several times. I don't know what the heck gets into me sometimes.

I'll

> be going along so good-great workouts, following my meal plan,

> moderate free meal and then WHAM suddenly I'm devouring anything and

> everything that's not nailed down. Yesterday was my free day and I

> didn't eat anything too extreme but I let myself have some dressing

on

> a salad and some samples while I was grocery and christmas

shopping. I

> also had some pb with an apple as one of my meals. Later I munched

on

> pretzels. I got up today and did my cardio, had my first and second

> meal and then something just snapped and I was shoveling in pretzels

> and moved to some trail mix, then a bagel, then the chocolates I've

> been able to not even think about for months. Now I feel sick and

like

> a failure. I know rationally, it's not the end of the world and

really

> isn't even a big deal but its just the feeling of it all that's the

> worst part for me. I was able to put I stop to it, call my df and

talk

> some of it out but man I feel frustrated. Friday I felt on top of

the

> world physically and now I couldn't feel more opposite. Thanks for

> listening ladies, you guys are the best support group.

[Guest guest]

<<I think it's because my calories are too low sometimes and that

causes binging - Perhaps you could take a look at that...>>

This is so true! Usually the cause of idle snacking, fridge roaming,

and the canteatjustone syndrome is caused by too low of calories.

Its like a signal to the spot in the brain to eat more which is

usually not the best choices (like any & all processed carbs).

Also I find its what you were eating BEFORE this binge attack

happens, so check out what your previous meal was composed of and

you might find that usually its because there wasnt enough protein

in the meal. Or could be the carb portion not only was higher but of

the higher glycemic nature as to roller coaster your insulin

response which sets off cravings. Protein has a way of clicking on

the little satiety button in our brains. Many times when stretched

between making a next meal - overly hungry and ready to grab

anything - I will have a 1/2 scoop of protein powder in a cup of

milk to settle down the craving demons until mealtime.

<<joni>>

*not all carbs are created equal*