I am so ashamed of myself. Here I was, just two days ago, going on and on about how good I’ve been and how I’ve resisted temptation, blah, blah, blah – and then I go and blow it.
It all started Friday night at a friend’s dinner party. I innocently ate a coconut cookie thinking “it’ll be fine, I have a few extra calories to spare”. Then came the wine, the pigs in a blanket, the spinach dip, the chocolate brownies…
Ready to sacrifice for my sins, I woke up Saturday morning and headed straight for the gym for a cardio sweatfest and then promised myself I’d eat well for the rest of the day. That good intention lasted until about 2 p.m., when a bag of chocolate trail mix somehow made its way from the kitchen cabinet to my mouth. It was all downhill from there…
Once again, I woke up this morning and promised myself I’d start fresh. I’d put all the badness behind me and renew my diet vows. Three hours later, my guilty little hand was stuffed inside a bag of buttered popcorn, the other hand working on a bag of frozen chocolate chip cookies. (Yes, FROZEN cookies – I was so determined to binge, I wouldn’t even defrost the suckers first). On top of all that, I missed my daily workout.
So, here I am once again, bloated, cranky, and discouraged. Ugh! What is wrong with me? Why do I always sabotage myself?
2 responses so far ↓
1 Thomas (twofatbrothers.com)
// Jan 20, 2008 at 10:25 pm
This is a problem that I’ve had in the past. It’s hard to break. One thing to try is to get out all your junk food after you’ve finished a big meal (so you are unlikely to eat them then) and just look at them and think about how you don’t want to eat them. Then later when you are hungry and binge, you are more likely to remember that you’re not supposed to, since you imprinted that episode in your mind.
If you do catch yourself in the act of binging or about to binge, stop right away! This is a good time to go out for a quick jog or walk, away from the food.
2 b, the better body blogger
// Jan 24, 2008 at 10:22 am
Hey there Thomas!
I’m definately going to try your advice! Re-training the mind is an important component to long-term weight loss and breaking the binge-cycle for good! Thanks so much!
P.S. Good job kicking your brother’s ass so far! I can’t wait to see twofatbrothers next weigh in.
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