Went Overboard Tonight

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

I have been trying to gain some weight back from losing over 50 pounds within the last seven months, last time I was weighed I was at 130lbs, I am 6'.0". My doctor said I should add more protein to my diet, so I have been doing so. Tonight I went way overboard in my eating. I do not know what got into me but the minute I arrived home this evening I ate almost the entire jar of peanuts I bought today, then I ate a bannana, followed by a bunch of grapes. Then I made a bowl full of popcorn, unsalted, no butter, cooked in olive oil. After that it was two pieces of toast with a large amount of almond butter on each slice, let's not forget the Yoplay light yogurt and then a bowl of healthy choice chicken and noodle soup, plus a whole grapefruit for desert. Oh I forgot, I also had about a cup and a half of green beans as well. I cannot believe I ate all of that in one sitting. I do not want to get fat and I am concerned about my recent eating binges like this. I have done this before a couple of weeks ago. I am still hungry and want to eat more but know that is not a good choice.

After I ate all this food, I felt really guilty and tried to exercise some of the calories off by dancing to some music and doing some other exercises at home. I was doing so good last month by keeping to a sensible diet and only eating a serving at each meal. I use to just eat celery when I felt the urge to eat more but there is only so much celery you can eat before you get bored of it. Chewing sugar free gum was another option I used, it did work pretty and I may have to go back to doing so again.

Suzie

[Carolyn Marie]

Oh, my, Suzie. I think I got indigestion just reading your post.

Someone please pass the Pepto Bismol.

Well, lets focus on the positive, shall we? You had Healthy Choice soup, a grapefruit (vitamin C) and green beans (daily serving of veggies). The peanuts, popcorn and almond butter, not so good, particularly the, um, serving sizes.

Seriously, though, it sounds like this could be stress-induced. If you haven't spoken to your therapist about it, I think you should.

They can probably suggest some things to take your mind off of food.

In the meantime, better stock up on the Pepto.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest DawnK]

So you slipped one day. I wouldn't worry about it unless it continues to happen. I believe the body has a way of telling us what it needs and when it needs it. If these are things that you haven't been eating for a while, maybe there's something that's in them that you're body is craving. Try to incorporate small portions of these items into your weekly menu.

Most days, I only eat two meals a day and sometimes only one (I don't recommend it to anyone, I don't exercise either, so my body stores everything it gets), but then, I'll get an uncontrollable appetite and clean out the house or I'll get a craving for a specific item.

Don't feel guilty just yet, just listen to your cravings in moderation.

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Thanks Carolyn. Will Tums do? My therapist knows about the loss of weight but does not know about the eating binges. Nearly ate more after I posted but managed to stay away from the kitchen. The bbq tommorow at church is going to be torture but I am going to try hard to limit my intake of food. Stay with healthy foods and not overeat. All those deserts are going to be tempting. ;-)

Suzie

[Guest 91curiouskitten]

Tips to avoid the hunger starks

Celery obviously

Gum, never worked for me but to each their own

Grapes, they're good

And for the real pangs, hard candy, and make sure you keep the wrapper, the thing about taste and being full is, the tastier it is the fuller you get, and even smelling a powerful scent helps to give you that full feeling faster, helps conquyer the pangs, scent and taste are linked, and so, a powerful taste that will last a while such as hard candy, and a powerful scent with it, should help conquer these pangs, things such a sbutterscotch, horrible in massive amounts, but once in a while, not that bad

These are all my tips I hope they help, if not, I'm sorry

[Guest viv]

Hello Suzie,,sorry to read re your eating a little too much .

Water is a good hunger suppressant . I"m one to talk tho ,,,,

twice in a week I went gaga with the fruit yogurt -last night

being really bad ,,6 pots poured over chopped up fruit

with broken cashew nuts sprinkled over the top ,,oh the shame...

Anyway Hun ,,try your best ,I will too , luv,viv

[Guest sarah f]

Suzie I am sorry that you find yourself needing to do this. I myself have trouble with this sometimes but I don't eat as healthy when I do it. It really is hard to break when you feel this way but sometimes I just eat a bowl of special K cereal for dinner to make up for these lapses. I know that isn't the best way to handle them but it helps control the weight.

[Guest Donna Jean]

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*whew*....

You really got after it, didn't you, Suzie?

Well, I lost a lot of weight a few years back and my secret was the sugarless gum....

I chew the daylights out of it and make my belly full on water or add a powdered, suragless drink mix to it to fill up on...

Good luck, Girlfriend!

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

Thank you for the hard candy tip curious, that is something I have not tried yet. Water just does not supress my appetite for some reason. The gum does help though. So far I have been doing good. Keeping to a serving at meal and snack times. Tommorow I have to really watch it, I have to be on a liquid diet all day and night so I can have my Colonoscopy on Thursday morning.

Suzie

[Guest sarah f]

I had one of those recently. They made me drink a gallon of some really nasty tasking stuff to clean me out. It was not a fun time. I hope everything comes back ok.